Mixilo's BB Podcast

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Wrong One Matter” Johnny travels to the Everglades to solve a mystery. (Original air date November 12, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 25:11)

0:20:00 - Hanukkah Lights
“The Two Menorahs”. (Original air date 1994, NPR.) (Running time 13:02)

0:30:00 - Fibber McGee and Molly
Fibber assists Gildersleeve shovel 5 tons of coal. (Original air date December 03, 1940, NBC network.) (Running time 28:50)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Cow Doctor” (Original air date May 28, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 25:28)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
Program #5 An early Dragnet episode about a brutal beating. (Original air date July 07, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 29:43)

2:00:00 - One World Flight
“Philippines”. Norman Corwin reports on the state of living in Philippines in his worldwide tour, one year after WWII. (Original air date March 18, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:36)

2:30:00 - The Eternal Light
“Mattathias” The story of Judah Macabee’s father, Mattathias; a story in honor of Hanukkah . (Original air date December 02, 1956. NBC network.)(Running time 29:13)

3:00:00 - The Lux Radio Theatre
“Miracle On 34th Street”. The classic story with the original film cast. (Original air date December 20, 1948. CBS network.)(Running time 53:55)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Bee or Not to Bee Matter” Con artists posing as wronged hotel guests have a very convincing act; can Johnny uncover the secret? (Original air date October 29, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 24:22)

0:20:00 - Lum and Abner
Lum seeks an invitation to Thanksgiving dinner. (Original air date November 23, 1944, ABC network.) (Running time 10:32)

0:30:00 - Our Miss Brooks
This Thanksgiving, Miss Brooks has many mouths to feed, and not the bird she hoped to feed them. (Original air date November 27, 1949, CBS network.) (Running time 29:27)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Tried It, Didn’t Like It” Someone has been shooting Hank Jurgens’ turkeys again. (Original air date September 7, 1958. CBS network.) (Running time 21:41)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
Program #4 An early Dragnet episode about a stake-out, with a brilliant and suspenseful flashback. (Original air date June 24, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 29:51)

2:00:00 - Inheritance
“What is America?” (Original air date November 21, 1954. NBC network.)(Running time 29:50)

2:30:00 - Let George Do It
“Cause for Thanksgiving” A ten-year-old boy has seen something, but he won’t say what … or anything at all. (Original air date November 20, 1950. Mutual network.)(Running time 29:05)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“India, China”. Norman Corwin reports on the state of living in India and China in his worldwide tour, one year after WWII. (Original air date March 11, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:36)

3:30:00 - Soldiers In Greaspaint
Bob Hope and Jack Benny host, and Al Jolson, Jascha Heifetz, Merle Oberon and more appear in this Thanksgiving salute to the U.S.O.. (Original air date November 25, 1943. NBC network.)(Running time 28:26)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Three For One Matter” Things aren’t what they seem in this mystery. (Original air date October 22, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 24:03)

0:20:00 - Spotlight on Roy Campanella, with selections from March of Dimes 1951 PSA, interview with Vin Scully in 1959 and Mr. Campanella appearing at a “Book and author luncheon” in 1959 over WNYC.

0:30:00 - The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny
Jack Benny and the gang attend the 1950 USC-UCLA football game. (Original air date November 26, 1950) (Running time 26:15)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“The Liar from Blackhawk” Is Hank Shinn really an unstoppable sharp-shooter? (Original air date May 21, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 24:42)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
Program #3 Listen for the unique use of flashback in this early Dragnet episode about a brutal robber. The episode is sometimes called “The Werewolf” (Original air date June 17, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 29:32)

2:00:00 - The Six-Shooter
James Stewart stars in this western about a lone cowboy — who may not be ‘lone much longer. (Original air date December 6, 1953. NBC network.)(Running time 28:05)

2:30:00 - Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Nightclub photographer quits an abusive job, and finds out she’s being hunted down! (Original air date August 6, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 29:06)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“Egypt and India”. Norman Corwin reports on the state of living in Egypt and India, is only stop on the African continent in his worldwide tour, one year after WWII. (Original air date March 4, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:40)

3:30:00 - The Hall of Fantasy
A Frankenstein-esque story about a scientist and… his project. (Original air date April 6, 1953. Mutual network.)(Running time 23:11)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Double-Barreled Matter” Johnny must figure out how a drug-smuggler hides his wares. (Original air date October 1, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 23:09)

0:20:00 - President Johnson’s remarks upon signing the the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 (Original air date November 7, 1967.)

0:30:00 - Duffy’s Tavern
Archie’s in the mood for love, and marriage? (Original air date January 5, 1949) (Running time 28:05)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Robber Bridegroom” Can there be a happy ending to this wedding in jeopardy? (Original air date May 14, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 25:36)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
Program #2 A policeman is shot, and Friday and his partner are on the trail of the shooter. (Original air date June 10, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 28:38)

2:00:00 - Night Beat
The story of Ruth Martin, who’s sold everything she owns to splurge for one night. (Original air date November 16, 1951. NBC network.)(Running time 29:32)

2:30:00 - On Stage
“Loving” Cathy and Elliot Lewis in a set of three vignettes on the theme of love. (Original air date September 30, 1953. CBS network.)(Running time 28:46)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“Italy”. Norman Corwin interviews notables and laypeople in Italy one year after WWII. (Original air date February 25, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:32)

3:30:00 - The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly
Molly discovers some of her old love letters. (Original air date October 21, 1941. NBC network.)(Running time 30:28)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Medium Rare Matter” Johnny debunks a phony –but convincing — spiritualist. (Original air date October 8, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 23:59)

0:20:00 - Houdini séance
An excerpt from the 10th and final séance of Bess Houdini to contact her departed husband, Harry Houdini. (Original air date October 31, 1936.) (Running time 6:38)

0:30:00 - Quiet, Please
“The Thing On The Fourble Board” A man recounts the story of discovering a creature from fathoms below. (Original air date August 9, 1948) (Running time 23:34)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Potato Road” Marshal Dillon and Chester are trapped in a potato cellar. (Original air date May 7, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 25:26)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Kid” Teenagers terrorize the town. (Original air date November 10, 1953. NBC network.)(Running time 25:16)

2:00:00 - The Mercury Radio Theater
“War of The Worlds” Orson Welles and the Mercury Players present perhaps the most famous radio broadcast of all time. (Original air date October 30, 1938. WRC station.)(Running time 3:42)

3:00:00 - Escape
“Three Skeleton Key” Vincent Price stars in this tale of horror. (Original air date March 17, 1950. CBS network.)(Running time 29:32)

3:30:00 - Inner Sanctum Mysteries
“Birdsong For A Murder”. Boris Karloff stars in this suspenseful tale of an asylum escapee. (Original air date June 22, 1952. CBS network.)(Running time 21:37)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Buyer and Cellar Matter” The glamour of the movie business is a bust for Johnny. (Original air date September 17, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 25:05)

0:20:00 - A Recollections Christmas Special
Founder of The Big Broadcast, John Hickman, interviews Ed Walker about his days as a Joy Boy. (Original air date December 20, 1990. WAMU.) (Running time 9:00)

0:30:00 - Murray Horwitz and Susan Stamberg talk about the founding of The Big Broadcast , and we hear from some of our longtime listeners

0:45:00 - excerpt from NBC Monitor
(Original air date December 31, 1961.) (Running time 15:20)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Letter of the Law” The final episode of Gunsmoke. (Original air date June 18, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 24:23)

1:25:00 - We hear from some more of our longtime listeners

1:55:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Close” The last original script of Dragnet, the radio series. (Original air date September 20, 1955. NBC network.)(Running time 25:23)

2:00:00 - The Joy Boys
Ed Walker and Willard Scott. (Original air date January 25, 1961. WRC station.)(Running time 3:42)

2:00:00 - Suspense
“No Hiding Place” A family of four spend the weekend in their new civilian fallout shelter. (Original air date October 1, 1961. CBS network.)(Running time 24:20)

2:30:00 - Jean Shepherd
“Ethics of the Fallout shelter”. (Original air date October 16, 1961. WOR station.)(Running time 22:50)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“Czechoslovakia” Program #6. Norman Corwin reports on post-war conditions and aspirations of Czechoslovakia. (Original air date February 18, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:29)

3:30:00 - The Eternal Light
“A Cigar Box and A Promise”. A biography about the founders of Siskin Hospital. (Original air date November 26, 1961. NBC network.)(Running time 28:36)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Shifty Looker Matter” A rare kidnapping case. (Original air date September 3, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 25:39)

0:20:00 - Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner plot to trick Grandpap. (Original air date April 21, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 11:16)

0:30:00 - Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner decide what to do with all the unlabeled cans. (Original air date April 22, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 11:44)

0:45:00 - excerpt from The Fred Allen Show
Fred Allen interviews the creator of Superman, Jerome Siegel. (Original air date October 9, 1940.) (Running time 11:15)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Reward For Matt” An angry widow puts out a bounty — on Matt’s head! (Original air date April 30, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 25:12)

1:25:00 - The Writer’s Position In America
Excerpt from The National Association Of Authors: Arthur Miller speaks about the writer’s position in America. (Original air date June 23, 1957. Station WNYC, New York City.)(Running time 10:46)

1:55:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Daughter” A young girl’s bedroom is a hiding place for her parents’ heroin. (Original air date September 13, 1955. NBC network.)(Running time 24:59)

2:00:00 - Suspense
“Self Defense” A woman tricks a man — but not her lover — into murdering her husband. (Original air date October 16, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 25:21)

2:30:00 - Cavalcade of America
“Journey Among The Lost”. Jean Arthur stars in this biography of Dorothea Dix and her battle for the humane treatment of the insane. (Original air date March 07, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 26:48)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“Sweden and Poland” Program #4. Norman Corwin reports on post-war conditions and aspirations of Sweden and Poland. (Original air date February 04, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:33)

3:30:00 - Battle Stations
“The Battle Of The Atlantic” Part 2. An informative drama about the above and below battles in world war two; “U-Boat Alley.” (Original air date August 12, 1943. NBC network.)(Running time 29:03)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Wrong Doctor Matter” A semi-continuation of events from the preceding adventure, in which Johnny gets involved in narcotics and murder. (Original air date August 20, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 24:28)

0:23:00 - Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner try to figure out Grandpap’s secret. (Original air date April 20, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 11:24)

0:30:00 - The Textron Theatre
“Cinderella” A treat for the young and young at heart, for Helen Hayes and Alfred Drake fans. A rare piece of radio! (Original air date December 29, 1945. CBS network.) (Running time 28:59)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Born to hang” A failed lynching leads to a revenge threat. (Original air date April 23, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 25:36)

1:27:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Ruling” An illegal search may set a guilty man free. (Original air date September 6, 1955. NBC network.)(Running time 24:53)

1:55:00 - Studs Terkel interviews Oscar Brown, Jr., June 6 1977

2:00:00 - Destination Freedom
“Of Blood and The Boogie” Oscar Brown Jr stars in this biography of Chicago pianist and boogie-woogie pioneer Albert Ammons. (Original air date October 16, 1949. Station WMAQ.)(Running time 29:10)

2:30:00 - Escape
“Pressure”. William Conrad as submarine captain in this suspenseful undersea stalemate drama. (Original air date March 22, 1953. CBS network.)(Running time 29:26)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“France, Denmark, Norway” Program #3. Norman Corwin reports on post-war conditions and aspirations of France, Denmark, and Norway. (Original air date January 28, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:28)

3:30:00 - Battle Stations
“The Battle Of The Atlantic” Part 1. An informative drama about the above and below battles in the first year of world war two; “U-Boat Alley.” (Original air date August 05, 1943. NBC network.)(Running time 28:24)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Perilous Padre Matter” Johnny gets pulled into a treasure hunt in Texas. (Original air date August 13, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 21:08)

0:23:00 - Lum and Abner
Grandpap is able to guess what is inside the unlabeled cans. (Original air date April 16, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 10:49)

0:35:00 - Lum and Abner
Grandpap is selling advice on how to guess the cans’ contents! (Original air date April 17, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 11:17)

0:46:00 - except from The Goldbergs
“Molly taken to Hillcrest” Molly Goldberg is under stress and the family takes her to a rest home. (Original air date December 15, 1944. Mutual network.) (Running time 11:00)

0:58:00 - Gunsmoke
“The Gypsum Hill Feud” A feud has an unexpected victim. (Original air date April 16, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 25:24)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Fifth” Children of an alcoholic mother are found, abandoned. (Original air date February 2, 1954. NBC network.)(Running time 26:25)

2:00:00 - X Minus One
“Protective Mimicry” Mandel Kramer stars in this Johnny Dollar-esque tale of fraud in the future. (Original air date October 3, 1956. NBC network.)(Running time 29:11)

2:30:00 - One World Flight
“Great Britain”. Norman Corwin’s landmark documentary series second episode featuring Great Britain after World War II. (Original air date January 21, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:42)

3:00:00 - Arthur Hopkins Presents
“Machinal”. Sophie Treadwell’s theatrical classic starring the original Broadway lead Zita Johann. (Original air date June 7, 1944. NBC network.)(Running time 58:00)

0:00:00 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
“The Chuck-A-Nut Matter” Johnny investigates an auto accident. (Original air date July 30, 1961. CBS network.) (Running time 24:14)

0:20:00 - Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner invent a grab bag to sell unlabeled canned goods. (Original air date April 14, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 11:24)

0:30:00 - Family Theatre
“Mademoiselle From Saint Antoine” A small group of American GIs get lost behind the Nazi lines in France. (Original air date July 4, 1951. Mutual network.) (Running time 28:58)

1:00:00 - Gunsmoke
“Skid Row” Ann Cabot comes to Dodge looking for someone who has changed, for the worse. (Original air date April 9, 1955. CBS network.) (Running time 24:50)

1:30:00 - Dragnet
“The Big Blonde” Detective Friday goes undercover as a mark to catch swindlers. (Original air date August 23, 1955. NBC network.)(Running time 24:46)

1:55:00 - Lum and Abner
Grandpap is correctly guessing the contents of the unlabeled canned goods. (Original air date April 15, 1953. ABC network.) (Running time 10:45)

2:08:00 - Suspense
“The Lady Pamela” Deborah Kerr stars as a crafty woman jewel thief, tracking down her former partner in crime. (Original air date March 31, 1952. CBS network.)(Running time 29:49)

2:40:00 - Exploring Tomorrow
“The Happiness Effect” The story sometimes called “The Gift”; an artist in the future clashes with the ‘brain writers’. (Original air date December 18, 1957. Mutual network.) (Running time 19:57)

3:00:00 - One World Flight
“Introduction”. The first in Norman Corwin’s landmark documentary series for which he visited 16 countries which produced 100 hours of recorded interviews. (Original air date January 14, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:39)

3:30:00 - Heartbeat Theatre
“The Con Man”. A man operating as a con-man tries to con the Salvation Army. (Original air date July 26, 1959. Salvation Army syndication.)(Running time 28:40)