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The Six Shooter: “When the Shoe Doesn't Fit” — A Cinderella Story in the Old West
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In this episode of Chesterton Radio, broadcasting from Atchison, Kansas, we explore a fascinating story from the classic NBC radio western The Six Shooter, starring James Stewart as wandering cowboy Britt Ponset.
The episode, “When the Shoe Doesn’t Fit” introduces a mysterious young woman, In the rough world of the frontier, fairy-tale names rarely come with fairy-tale endings.
In this deep-dive discussion we explore:
• how James Stewart’s performance gives Britt Ponset unusual warmth and intelligence• why The Six Shooter remains one of the most underrated western dramas of the Golden Age of Radio• the surprising moral and human themes hidden in this seemingly simple story• how radio storytelling creates entire worlds using only voices, sound, and imagination
Along the way we ask a Chestertonian question:
Is Britt Ponset really a gunfighter — or something closer to a wandering knight-errant of the American West?
Join us for a thoughtful and lively conversation about storycraft, character, and the enduring power of classic radio drama.
From Chesterton Radio in Atchison, Kansas — where the theatre of the mind still rides the open range.
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