Radio Retropolis

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Radio Retropolis episodes

February 01, 2022 The Dragnet Radio Podcast #230- The Big Saw (4/6/54)
A pair of masked gunmen are identified by one of the customers in the bank with the trail leading to a car rental agency. Commentary on actress Geogia Ellis who also played Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke. Plus, the history of Gunsmoke on radio and television.
32 min
January 31, 2022 The Superman Radio Podcast #498-The Story of the Century - Pt. 6
Kent’s sanity is taken for a spin when Batman now enters the mystery telling Kent to prepare for the shock of his life. Commentary on Candy Meyers and his connection to Clark kent. Candy appeared in one epoisode of the Superman television series in 1952.
16 min
January 30, 2022 The Suspense Radio Podcast #152- The Argyle Album (12/13/45)
A reporter finds the long-lost argyle album but dies of a heart attack right before he was about to tell his friend where he hid it. Or was he murdered? Commentary after the episode on Robert Taylor who was not well cast for this episode.
34 min
January 28, 2022 The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Killer at Large (1/9/50)
A husband framed for the murder of his wife goes on the run to find and kill the murderer. Now a murderer himself, a female photographer captures the incident on film and blackmails him. Commentary on series' themes of fate and insanity. Plus star Alice Reinheart.
30 min
January 27, 2022 The Superman Radio Podcast #497-The Story of the Century - Pt. 5
Kent worries that the same fate as Perry has befallen Jimmy when someone claiming to be Kent asks Jimmy. Commentary on the character of Ms. Bacharach who also appeared in one episode of the Superman television series.
15 min
January 25, 2022 The Dragnet Radio Podcast #229- The Big Confession (3/30/54)
A man walks into the precinct and confesses to Sergeant Friday that he's murdered a young woman. Commentary on technical advisor Jack Donahoe and the connection to The Black Dahlia.
31 min
January 24, 2022 The Superman Radio Podcast #496-The Story of the Century - Pt. 4
Kent, who is now with Lois, went back to the house as instructed by Perry and was baffled to see the setting has changed as well as the owner himself baffled. In addition to that, Perry is now missing. Commentary on the Lois/Clark dynamic.
13 min
January 23, 2022 The Suspense Radio Podcast #151- I Won't Take a Minute (12/6/45)
A man drops off his girlfriend in front of a store to deliver a package. When she doesn’t return, he goes inside to find her only to be told that nobody has ever seen a girl matching her description before. Commentary on star Lee Bowman.
30 min
January 21, 2022 The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast- Beyond the Grave (12/19/49)
A man is haunted by ghostly calls from his dead wife on the hour every hour saying he will die at 2am. Commentary on the clever twists in tonight's story.
30 min
January 20, 2022 The Superman Radio Podcast #495-The Story of the Century - Pt. 3
Just as Clark hangs up from Lois who had just asked him to bring another $10,000 to the location, in through his door walks…Lois Lane. If this is Lois, then who was on the phone? Commentary on Abbot and Costello's skit Two Tens for a Five
14 min

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Radio Retropolis stands out in the crowded podcast landscape by blending vintage radio drama with modern storytelling flair with EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes commentary from JR!