Retro Radio Podcast

Sitting alone at his desk, Richard enjoys a phone call from his best girl, Helen. She tips him to a client who is to pop in. The sensational hat maker fears a theft before his Fall showing. Is a rival out to sabotage him? Gerald Winters is his long time partner, but would he stoop so low to do such a thing?

In the upscale studio, Richard looks into the ill feelings, and condescending attitudes. The receptionist, Lillian isn’t falling for his ruse as a designer, when Richard looks more like a fullback k on the football field. All Richard needs to do is safe guard the designs until the show.

A phone call from Walt Levinson break’s the news to Richard that murder has crept into his simple case of protecting the designs. On the scene of the car crash, does it prove to be just an accident, or is foul play involved? Richard smells a rat, and its time to put the pressure on high.

Richard lines up all the potential enemies, and digs for motives, and who had the most likely one. Winters is the obvious choice, but Richard isn’t one for settling for the obvious. Joined by his cop friends, Otis and Walt, Richard moves in. Just how dangers will this take down be? The killer falls into the trap, and all the secrets are revealed.

On the way to a Christmas party, Nick and Scotty stop to collect Christmas contributions. Why doesn’t old Mr Rasper want to donate to help kids in need? Nick decides to find out why, and plans to mobilize his team to look into the matter.

Tragedies, losses with the boxing ring, and takeovers in management are learned. Abandonment, and ill feelings are in the past, and wishes for Merry Christmas are given. What else crosses paths with the crusty Rasper? A woman from his past drops in to invite him to Nick’s Christmas party. Elsewhere, Ben and Nina get ready for Jimmy’s first Christmas. That is, unless Ben has something more pressing at work.

Will the hard luck be turned around? Will Ben get the break he needs to make lots of money? The benevolent party that Nick is putting on inspires some change. Speaking of the party, how are things going with the kids? When things settle down, Nick shares secrets behind the mystery for his staff.

Quick fortunes are to be made in the west, but when things get rowdy, it’s going to take law men to settle things down. It helps to have cattlemen turn in their guns when they come to town. Complications arise when ranchers refuse to sell land to the railroads.

It takes gun play to set things straight with Jubilee, but he’s not the only rancher who feels that way. . Thorsen might decide to sell out, or maybe not. Stubborn pride means he won’t be forced into anything against his will. However it shakes out, Bill is going to have his hands full, and will gunplay mean the end of Wild Bill?

Bill is too smart to be mowed down so easily by the thundering guns that surround him. The merry go round of horse chases leads to a confrontation to finally put Jubilee Jynx in his place, and restore peace to the ranchers on the plains.

Robbery Detail. On a lonely street, a man is robbed, and his car stolen.

Joe Friday and Ben Romero go to a high-rise department store to interview Harvey. He describes the car jacking on his way to work. On the way, a man with exotic tropical fish is questioned, and we learn about some of the sea life in his tanks. Clown fish, a sea horse, Egyptian mouth breeders, and some of their habits.

A hot tip locates their man, but a confrontation after a 12 hour stakeout ends up with Joe shot.

Voiceover duty is taken over by Ben as he describes how the case is developing. Joe’s condition is serious, and Ben tells how new cadets are warned of hazardous duty, and why investigations are kicked up a notch when it involves a fallen officer. Ben gets tough as he pursues the trail.

The suspect is easily apprehended, but what about Joe? He seems on the road to recovery, and though the robber is caught, they still have a stolen car to find.

So far Phinus Peabody has been in town for a whole day, and hasn’t started any fights. A record for him. Still, Abner tells how his old civil war PTSD kicks in when passing cars back fire, and Phinus scrambles to find his old musket, and tries to race to the battle.

A phone call asks Lum for the use of the store, to recruit young women to the Waves. He has to set Abner straight on the women’s branch of the Navy. One problem they didn’t count on is the sea of blue uniforms triggering Phinus into thinking the Union Army is on the attack.

Lum tries to assure him its for women, and the modern day Navy. Will the crusty old gent figure it out? Can they distract him long enough to keep him out of the store until the ladies are finished with their meeting? Lum turns to fixing up the store for the recruiting effort. He may even get himself spruced up for those lady officers. But he may need to rescue the prisoners Phinus has held hostage at the lodge hall.

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Bog “Ferry Command” Hope opens with jokes about the job the command does in flying supplie around the globe. Pilots, transport planes, the Rose Bowl, draft boards, and more are among the jokes. Bob brags about his athletic prowess on the football field, and his Christmas holiday.

Francis Langford sings, I Had the Craziest Dream Last Night. Bob jokes about the gifts he got for Francis. She shares secrets about their Christmas party, and the plans for the New Year. Skinny Ennis enters, fed up over the thin jokes, and tries to prove he’s in good shape. Jokes include dating, dancing, and fat girlfriends. Skinny Ennis sings, By the Light of the Silvery Moon.

With the ads clipped, due to being an AFRS presentation, Skinny Ennis sings, Moonlight Becomes You. Reviewing Bob’s life, and career in films, a dateline of his movies is given. The cast join him in the year in review, and wonder what the next year will hold.

As the RAF fights in the skies, on the ground it’s a red letter day for the Home Guard. With shortages of gear, troops have to swap off who gets to carry the rifle, and who carries the water bottle. The same kind of luck holds true when it comes to uniforms. Not enough to go around, and never the right sizes. What makes it a red letter day? At least they have clothes to wear.

An inspector visits, inquiring about weapons, but will Captain Mannering recognize the thick German accent as belonging to a spy? The official is actually a Polish officer who tells about the bounty for German spies.

Night falls, and air raid sirens go off. Is that parachutist a friendly or a foe? Following orders, they wait for him to expose himself… wait… that didn’t sound quite right. How will the Home Guard handle taking their prisoner captive? Will it look bad if the prisoner escapes? There could still be a way of turning over two prisoners for the price of one.

Bonus Tracks

* Keith gives a short history of the Home Guard in World War 2, and their real life mission, and shortages in equipment.

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* Vera Lyn 1940 Nightinggales Sang in Barclay Square.

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Performing live for the troops at Camp Roberts, Watson tells a tale of a murder in wax. In flashback we join Holmes as he gathers the details from the police. In further flashback, we relive the moments the young man tells about his girlfriend, Bessie, being stabbed. More crimes show up, with the same manner of stabbing. Hearing the drama of 10 murders, Holmes focuses on obscure clues, and starts work on the case.

What does a residue of colored wax indicate? Watson thinks it may have a theatrical connection, but at Holmes suggestion wax museums are investigated. A display of a comprehensive collection of killers is found, criminals from earlier cases of the great detective. An offer of a reward to spend the night in the scene of horror is a publicity stunt of the museum. Holmes suspects something more sinister is going on, and plans to trap a killer.

Holmes keys in on an important clue, a play on words and names. Disguised as Watson, Holmes arms himself and goes to spend the night in the museum. What danger awaits? Will Watson come to aid his friend in time?

Billy Mills opens with, Jericho.

It’s Make a Pal of your Wife Week. Though Fibber starts with comments aimed at raising Molly’s hackles, he turns it around by offering to take her out for lunch. As she gets made up, the Old Timer visits to sell soap to Fibber, with a chance to win a 22 calibre rifle. On the way downtown, The McGee’s meet Abigail Uppington, where Molly shoots back catty remarks on matters of romance, and Billy Mills. Kitchenette McGee brags on his taste in cousine from his earliest age.

Harlowe Wilcox does some hard sales of the sponsor product.

On the way to dine at Nick Dipopolus restaurant, they meet Teeny, who talks about the games she’s going to play. Harlowe is back to spin some soft sell, based on his experience in the restaurant.

Being busy, seating is at a premium. Nick joins his friends, but is his food really as bad as Molly had made it seem? Mrs Wearybottom is the laconic waitress who is ready to quit her job. The Kingsmen sing, Dinah.

As Molly enjoys her meal out, they notice Gildersleeve doing his taxes. He shares about his mother’s pies. Does he have any complaints about the food at Nick’s? We eavesdrop on Billy Mills and Abigail Uppington as they dine together. When Fibber has forgotten his wallet, will Molly get her meal out, without having to do dishes?

Note: Molly implies they’ve been married for 15 years. It has probably been more like 20 or so years by this time.

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Abner has gone to pick up his poppa, after disturbing the peace. Today Cedric and Lum discuss Phinus, and that he needs to be treated like the fine old gentleman that he is.

As abner approaches, they describe the old man’s appearance. He seems every bit as eccentric as all the claims have made him out to be. The ramblings of the old man make little sense as he mistakes Cedric for someone he has known before. There’s a good boy, ain’t he?

The mind of Phinus wanders from one incom0plete thought as he recounts civil war battles, inquires about Lizabeth, and how business is going. Bouncing from topic to topic, he think Lum reminds him of somebody… but then he looks different. Even Cedric, who he has never met before, is someone he mistakes for having met before. It’s enough to make Lum forget his own name.