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Classic Radio for August 26, 2023 - Some very early Jack Benny
Before Jack Benny became the loveable skinflint he did in the 40's and 50's he was a much more sarcastic wiseacre in the 1930's. Though these episode…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for August 25, 2023 - Fibber and Molly across 25 years
90 minutes of some milestone Fibber McGee and Molly programs
First, from 88 years ago, August 26, 1935, we learn how Fibber and Molly ended up with th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for August 20, 2023 - Tomorrow - a tale of Civil Defense
Tomorrow was a stand-alone radio program produced by ABC in 1956, in which Welles played the role of narrator. Broadcast on October 17, 1956, the pro…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for August 19, 2023 - 1984
The NBC University Theater production of George Orwell's 1984, originally broadcast August 27, 1949. Announced as the first radio production of the s…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for August 15, 2023 - And now, the news (commentators)
A look at the way Radio and their commentators covered news in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. In this episode:
A portion of the 20th Century International …
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for August 14, 2023 -The end of World War II
78th anniversary of the end of World War 2 -- Victory in Japan day (V-J Day) - The news and sounds of the end of World War 2, and Norman Corwin’s Fou…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for Aigist 6, 2023 - For it's 1, 2, 3 strikes you're out!
A Baseball special edition of the podcast
First, William Frawley stars in an episode of the Hallmark Playhouse from May 12, 1949, 74 years ago. This s…
2 years, 6 months ago
Classic Radio for June 30, 2023 Hour 1 - The Death Watch
Did Justice Triumph, originally broadcast June 30, 1947, 76 years ago, Death Watch. Two criminals decide to rob an old couple. The criminals' problem…
2 years, 8 months ago
Classic Radio for June 30, 2023 Hour 2 - My Uncle Toby
Theater Royal starring Sir Ralph Richardson, originally broadcast June 30, 1954, My Uncle Toby. Also Lum and Abner from July 1947, Accidentally yours…
2 years, 8 months ago
Classic Radio for June 30, 2023 Hour 3 - Boston Blackie and the Hundred Thousand Dollar Note
Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris, originally broadcast June 30, 1944, The Hundred Thousand Dollar Note. Mr. Manleder's business note for $100…
2 years, 8 months ago