Ron's Amazing Stories

On this episode of Ron’s Amazing Stories, we look at the News. Also, on the news theme we will hear a story from the OTR series Night Beat called, I Know Your Secret. To finish the show off we have something pretty special and funny. It is an interview done in January of 1989 and if you love a good story, you are going to love this. The OTR tale for this episode follows a reporter who covers the night shift for the Chicago Star. Neat Beat was broadcast on NBC from 1950 to 1952. Our story is called, I Know Your Secret and first aired on April 10, 1950.

On today’s episode we are going to head to the doctor’s office

and interview Doctor Troy Dreiling. We will follow this up with a

western staring one of Americas greatest actors James Stewart. I

think you are going to enjoy this one so why not just hit the play

button below. You know you want to.

During the 1950’s everything was cowboys and Indians. Whether

you played it in the backyard, watched it the theaters or listened

on the family radio it was everywhere. One of the more popular

western stars of the time was James Stewart. He had his own series

on the radio called The Six Shooter. Our story comes from there and

is called The Shooting of Wyatt King.

Links from this program:

Zenaptic

Chiropractic (Vancouver Washington) – (360)260-6903

Today’s Health

- Absolute Life Radio on KPDQ 93.9 FM - 2pm (PST) on

Mondays

The Six Shooter episode Ron spoke of

On the podcast this week we talk to Pam Ferderbar about her book Feng Shui and Charlotte Nightingale. Also on the show we have a short story written and read for us by Ashley. It’s a true story! We end the program with something special you won’t want to miss. So please press that play button and let’s do this! A couple of weeks ago I read this in my email box. “Firstly, I have to say how much I enjoy amazing stories. While I haven't found too many "amazing stories" in the humor genre, there's always a first time. I'm a funny girl with a heart of gold. I've written a funny book, with, you guessed it, a heart of gold!” - Pam. Now how in the world could I pass on having someone with a heart of gold and funny too. Pam is an Author, Journalist, Photographer and Director. She is from the great state of cheese, all things dairy and is also my home state, Wisconsin.

During the program I promised a couple of links:

Pam’s dad’s photos can be found here (Tom Ferderbar). A link to to Ansel Adams photo of Monolith can be found here.

On this episode on Ron’s Amazing Stories you will hear Howard Duff as Sam Spade, have a Gerald Vance science fiction story, read an email from TVchance and a ghost story sent in by one of our listeners. It is a one of a kind show. Our OTR story is classic Sam Spade adventure. On this week’s blog we spent a good amount of time on who Sam Spade was. If you have not read the blog, I highly recommend you do. What we have is a story from the radio series The Adventures of Sam Spade staring Howard Duff.  It first aired on April 10, 1949 and is called, The Stopwatch Caper.

On the podcast this week we have, Tribute to Asimov. We will even hear from Isaac Asimov himself, have one of his famous short stories and add a tale about a Martian visitor and his break to the restroom. So sit back, relax and press hat play button to find out more. For story, on this episode of Ron’s Amazing Stories, comes from the OTR series Dimension X and is called Pebble in the Sky. This story takes place in the same universe as Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, but can stand on its own. On June 17, 1951, NBC broadcast this much abbreviated radio adaptation of Pebble in the Sky. In this version the whole story was reduced to 25 minutes and the ending is quite different, leaving Earth alone as "a pebble in the sky".

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week we have a classic movie turned in to a radio classic. You will hear the adapted story of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. They were real people and they and had some amazing adventures together. Lux Radio Theatre was a long-run radio anthology series broadcast on NBC from 1934 to 1955. The series adapted Broadway plays during its first two seasons and then began adapting films. These hour-long radio programs were performed before live studio audiences. The show became the most popular dramatic series on radio and broadcast for more than 20 years. Our main story is presented by Lux Radio Theater, is called The Plainsman and it first aired on May 31, 1947.

On the podcast this week you can expect a suspenseful show.  Who are those ants and do they do birthday parties? Also, we get to the bottom of the dead guy in the chair. You want more? Well, there is more hit the play button and listen. This episode’s old time radio gem is a gem. It is a story that has an ending I guarantee you won’t see coming. It is from our favorite series Suspense and does great job keeping the tension building. It stars Joseph Cotton who was a film, stage and radio sensation in the 30’s through to 1981. The story is unlike any I have heard before. It is called The Thing in the Window and first aired December 19, 1946.

On this episode of Ron’s Amazing Stories, we have mysteries to solve. Sherlock Holmes deals with a Locked room, O Henry searches around town and we have an unexplained tale from you guys. So, sit back, put on your deerstalker hat on and press play! We have a classic mystery for you. The case that every detective fears. It is the unsolvable locked room mystery. Our story has such a problem and it takes the mind of Sherlock Holmes to sift through all of the information and find the only solution. It comes from the OTR series The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and it stars that great character actor Sir Nigel Bruce. It is titled The Murder in the Locked Room and first aired in 1947.

On the podcast this week we have an interview with a very special guest, A story from America’s favorite western called The Big Con and another short story from O. Henry. You just can’t make this stuff up. Our OTR story for this episode on Ron’s Amazing stories comes from… you guessed it Gunsmoke. If you read this week’s blog you knew that already. What you don’t know is that the story tells of a real life con-game that was used over and over again. It comes from second season and was a popular episode. The script was reused several times during the show’s run. It is called the The Big Con and first aired on May 16, 1953.

On the podcast this week we fulfill a request for a O-Henry story, have a cool tale from Jason Orr and play one of Ron’s all time favorite series. Here is the mind-blowing part. We do this all in one show. Sound amazing? That’s because, it is Ron’s Amazing Stories! For our short story we have something special. A request for a specific story written by O-Henry. The request comes from Darrel and Mary and of course is a classic. William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His works are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings. What will we hear? Well, since this is a surprise, you’re just going to have to tune in to the show and listen for yourself.