Podcast Episodes

The Train Porter (Rochester)

March 28, 1937 - The Train Ride to Hollywood. This is the first episode with Eddie Anderson who would later become a regular on the show as Rochester…

3 years ago

Oscar Night (The Continental)

March 24, 1952 - Jack and Mary attend the Academy Awards and Jack tries to sing his song. 

References include the many celebrities at the Oscars - Ho…

3 years ago

Live at Air Base (Lt Robert Taylor)

March 12, 1944 - From Livermore, CA near San Fransisco. Jack in the Navy. References include Red Skelton, Abbot and Costello, Fred Allen, Maxie Rosen…

3 years, 1 month ago

Now Cut That Out! (Hubba Hubba Hubba)

March 5, 1944 - From Lemoore Army Air Field, Don Wants to Get Paid. This is the first episode where Jack Benny says "Now Cut That Out!".

References i…

3 years, 1 month ago

Surprise Guests (Tamarisk Country Club)

March 2, 1952 - Guest Show in Palm Springs at the Tamarisk Country Club. The surprise guests will be Danny Kaye, George Burns, Frank Sinatra and Grou…

3 years, 1 month ago

Brewster's Millions starring Jack and Mary (BONUS)

February 15, 1937 - The Lux Radio Theater presents "Brewster's Millions" with Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. There have been a few versions of the …

3 years, 1 month ago

Jack Benny Fiddles With The Classics (Bonus)

1956 - It's a children's record! Jack Benny tells the story of becoming a great violinist and how it all went wrong. Featuring the vocal talents of M…

3 years, 2 months ago

Dennis Day's Parents (Baa Baa Baa)

February 7, 1954 - Dennis is told to quit the show by his mother. Jack Benny is also visited by a ten-year-old Harry Shearer. Plus Mel Blanc's hillar…

3 years, 2 months ago

North-West Mounted (Winter Olympics)

February 9, 1936 - Jack Benny and the gang have returned home to New York after almost a year in California. They mention the Winter Olympics in Germ…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Shooting of Dan McGrew

January 24, 1954 - After a look at the home life of Bob Crosby, Jack Benny and the gang dramatize the Robert W Service poem "The Shooting of Dan McGr…

3 years, 2 months ago