Origionally broadcast Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Hour 1 - Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator starring William Gargan, originally broadcast September 7, 1954, 68 years ago, Ghosts Don’t Die in Bed. A strange house on a stormy night, and a corpse in the library. The corpse is from an eighty year old murder! Last show of the season.

Hour 2 -  Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 7, 1957, The Charmona Matter.  A sunken yacht and a missing captain are both heavily insured. The grieving wife isn't exactly heartbroken about the loss of either!   Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 7, 1936, Judge McGee of the Court of Domestic Relations.   Meet the judge at the Wistful Vista "Court of Human Relations." Guess who?

Hour 3 -  The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast September 7, 1951, The Bohemian Star. A diamond as big as a duck's egg? In 1938 London, Harry learns about the crown jewels of Bockanovia.  Also Part 5 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Curse of Kamashek Matter, originally broadcast September 7, 1956.  The secret of the bones.

Originally broadcast Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Hour 1 -Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast September 6, 1951, 71 years ago, The Big 17.   A teen-age riot in a movie theater leads to the discovery of a marijuana and goof-ball ring. The seventeen-year-old "pusher" is about to start distributing much stronger narcotics. 

Hour 2 - The Life of Riley starring William Bendix, originally broadcast September 6, 1947, Riley goes to College?   Riley enrolls at a phony engineering school: "P.I.T.", "The Pacific Institute Of Technology."  Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 6, 1948, Opening Night Jitters. 

Hour 3 - Suspense, originally broadcast September 6, 1955, Strange for a Killer starring John Dehner.   A killer trapped by the cops is holding a man's wife and son hostage in their apartment.  Also Part 4 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Curse of Kamashek Matter, originally broadcast September 6, 1956.  The curse strikes...twice!

Originally broadcast Monday, September 5, 2022

Hour 1 - Tailspin Tommy, originally broadcast September 5, 1941, 81 years ago, The first show of the series.  The gang flies over a downed airplane.  Upon investigating, it appears to be tied into the theft of a tungsten mine!

Hour 2 - The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast September 5, 1951, Leroy Buys a Car.  The first show of the season. It's finally time to teach Leroy how to drive.  Also Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 5, 1954, Boast to Boast.  The McGees are back from a brief visit to Twin Rock Falls, but nobody wants to hear about it.

Hour 3 - The Fat Man starring J Scott Smart, originally broadcast September 5, 1951.  An ex-major, hated by everyone, is shot in the woods of suburban Washington, D.C. Whodunnit? Everyone has a motive! Also Part 3 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Curse of Kamashek Matter, originally broadcast September 5, 1956.  A wealthy man isn't, Donald is secretly off to Egypt.

Originally Broadcast Sunday, September 4, 2022

Hour 1 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast September 4, 1945, 77 years ago, The Murder Profits starring Wendy Barrie.  During a dark and stormy night, Claudia Dale picks up a hitchhiker on a road beside a cemetery. He seems to know all about her, where she's coming from, and the fact that her husband has just been murdered.

Hour 2 - Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast September 4, 1952, Engagement Ring.  A member of the Anderson Family just got an engagement ring, but it’s not who you’d expect, and it causes havoc in the household.  Also, Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police, Episode 36, originally broadcast September 4,  1937, Speed is lost in the tunnel.  

Hour 3 - Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 4, 1947,  The Mask of Medussa.   An excellent horror story about forty seven murderers frozen solid. They still possess active and seething minds, even though they remain in kept in a "wax" museum.  Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Curse of Kamashek Matter, originally broadcast September 4, 1956.   Looks like Johnny's off on an expedition. 

Originally broadcast Saturday, September 3, 2022

Hour 1 - Mr President starring Edward Arnold, originally broadcast September 3, 1950, 72 years ago, A Different Kind of Loneliness. As Mr. President tries to put the country’s economic house back in order, he also tries to get the White House repaired.  

Hour 2 -The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast September 3, 1949, The Bums Rush. Marlowe is hired to find an old geezer, and finds murder instead.  Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 3, 1948, Difficult Dress Rehearsal. 

Hour 3 -The Whistler, originally broadcast September 3, 1945, Ambition Perilous.  A scheming politician's plan to further his career by giving a job to an ex-con he helped send to jail has interesting results.  Also Part 1 of a 5-part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Curse of Kamashek Matter, originally broadcast September 3, 1956.  An expedition is forming, but family conflicts are too.

Originally broadcast Friday, September 2, 2022

Hour 1 -The Whisperer starring Carleton Young, originally broadcast September 2, 1951, 71 years ago, Stanley Hayes.   "The Syndicate" orders Stanley Hayes to be killed.

Hour 2 - Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast September 2, 1956, The Return of Hattie Pelfrey.    Hattie Pelfrey, a most unusual old lady, is feeling poorly, so she visits Fort Laramie to visit her son...Captain Quince! Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 2, 1948, Claudia’s Furniture gets a Part!

Hour 3 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast September 2, 1956, Old Pal.  A month after Jim Rankin was murdered and the Wells Fargo money stolen, Jim's old girlfriend Lily is leaving town. She's paid for her ticket with two of the banknotes stolen during the robbery. A short time later, Lily disappears!  Also, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 2, 1962, The Doninger Doninger Matter.  Johnny uses an atlas to find the missing beneficiary.

Originally broadcast Thursday, September 1, 2022

Hour 1 -  Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 1, 1949, 73 years ago, The Case of the Cold Blooded Professor Part 2.  Professor Horn has escaped from a maximum security prison, and David Harding is sparing no effort in recapturing him!

Hour 2 - The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, Uninterrupted Melody.  Mental Health of Ice Cream truck drivers exposed!  Also St George and the Dragonnet.    Also Claudia, originally broadcast September 1, 1948, The Town Crier Interviews Claudia. 

Hour 3 - Suspense, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, The Man from Tomorrow starring Mr and Mrs Frank Lovejoy. A story about a Korean war jet jockey chosen to develop his senses beyond mortal men.   Also, Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police, originally broadcast September 1, 1938, Shooting Breaks Out.

Originally broadcast Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Hour 1 - The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 31, 1956, 66 years ago, Colloquy #3 - An Analysis of Satire.   Stan Freberg explains the art of satire to a skeptical censor and illustrates the explanation with his own recordings. 

Hour 2 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 31, 1952, Strange Passenger. An excellent story about a strange woman hitch-hiker named Ann, who loves the song, "Star Dust" and who can't be killed! Also Claudia, originally broadcast August 31, 1948, Claudia Rehearses while David Vacations.

Hour 3 -   Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast August 31, 1954, The Hot Spot.    Johnny Silver, a well-known band leader, has been murdered at "The Hot Spot," a swank nightclub.  Also Part 6 of a 6 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Kranesburg Matter, originally broadcast August 31, 1956.   A fiance and his intended are made for each other. Both broke, both frauds. 

Originally broadcast Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Hour 1 - Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 30, 1949, 73 years ago, The Cold Blooded Professor Part 1. Professor Horn is a very smart man, but is also a criminal who has robbed banks.  When approached by a counterspy, he kills him and then kills his housekeeper after changing his appearance. 

Hour 2 - Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 30, 1954,  Obie Tater.  Two tough guys rough up Obie Tater to force him to tell where his gold is hidden. When that fails...Obie finds himself suddenly married.  Also Claudia, originally broadcast August 30, 1948,  A Rocky Rehearsal. 

Hour 3 - Double or Nothing starring Walter O'Keefe, originally broadcast August 30, 1950.  A fun quiz show sponsored by Campbells Soup.  Also Part 5 of a 6 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Kranesburg Matter, originally broadcast August 30, 1956.  Johnny learns that the society girl is out and her maid is in. More female visitors. 

Originally aired Monday, August 29, 2022

Hour 1 - Escape, originally broadcast August 29, 1948, 74 years ago, The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.  The fascinating F. Scott Fitzgerald story about the home life of the richest family in the world. Sam Edwards and Peggy Webber star. 

Hour 2 - Casey Crime Photographer starring Staats Cotsworth, originally broadcast August 29, 1946, The Red Raincoat.  A middle class double triangle (a hexagon?) comes right out of "True Detective Chronicles."  Also the Adventures of Jungle Jim, originally broadcast August 29, 1936, Shanghai Lil makes a deal. The revolution begins, but The Purple Triangle air fleet returns to its base!

Hour 3 - Box Thirteen starring Alan Ladd, originally broadcast August 29, 1948, The Insurance Fraud Scheme.   A doctor, dead for almost seven years, is suspected of still being alive...and with good reason!  Also Part 4 of a 6 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Kranesburg Matter, originally broadcast August 29, 1956. A murdered pearl thief and that gun again.