Obsession: Old-Time Radio Suspense and Mystery

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Old-time radio suspense and mystery from 1950: Obsession. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Obsession: 30 episodes, in the order they first aired. A new episode every week. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 186 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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  1. 4d ago

    Obsession: 13 Dynamite

    Mabel works at a roadside diner on the inland California highway, where truck drivers stop on their runs. Fred, a driver who hauls oil, arrives and speaks to her with a provocative manner, and she resents his cutting remarks about her. Steve, a dynamite driver she has been seeing, is later killed when his truck blows up on the road. Fred then takes a dynamite run, and his conversation with Mabel grows more intense as she begins to reveal her restless longing to escape the diner. With Mabel, Fred, Steve, Nick. Listen for: Mabel's tense, teasing exchanges with Fred at the counter, and the sound of the truck drivers and the highway traffic outside the diner. First aired in 1950. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Obsession on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  2. Oct 21

    Obsession: 12 Surrender Is Farewell (AFRS)

    Carol and Roger are newlyweds who move into Roger's Connecticut home, where his older sister Linda has long run the household. Carol soon finds Linda hostile, as small incidents over money, a broken heirloom and personal belongings build into open conflict. Roger falls ill and Carol and Linda clash over his care, while Carol writes a letter describing how the strain has grown. The story is told as an Obsession episode from the series of the same name, with Joan Loris in the lead role; the air date and the other cast are not given in the transcript. With Carol, Roger, Linda. Listen for: Carol's letter to Linda, read aloud in the station waiting room, as the story is told in flashback First aired in 1950. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Obsession on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  3. Oct 21

    Obsession: 11 Summer Evening (AFRS)

    Painter David Martin and Mary Reynolds meet by chance on a Italian street, when she is searching for the American Express office. They fall in love and spend idyllic weeks together. Later, David wants to return to painting in Paris, while Mary hopes to pursue her own singing. Their quarrel over her career and his work leads to a painful parting. The story is told through a series of memories as David, now alone in a rooming house in New York, recalls the time they shared. Peter Van Eyck stars in this episode of the Obsession series, which was broadcast by AFRS. With David Martin, Mary Reynolds, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Briggs, Mr. Martin, Pietro Camroni, Leslie Marshall. Listen for: Mrs. Faulkner's porch talk about the newly arrived couple, and the closing reveal of David's grief as he stares at the picture of his wife. First aired in 1950. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Obsession on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  4. Oct 21

    Obsession: 10 The Hangman

    Oliver Copeland, a struggling painter, and his wife Nellie live in a small house in Middlesbrough after their marriage, but money grows scarce. Oliver is frustrated that his plans for a London art exhibit are at risk, and Nellie grows frightened as a series of murders of women walking alone rocks their neighborhood. Oliver goes out at night and behaves strangely, and Nellie's suspicions begin to grow. Inspector Lamont visits the household with questions, and Nellie tries to make sense of her husband's secrecy. The story is part of the Obsession series, and Tom Conway stars. With Oliver Copeland, Nellie Copeland, Alice, Inspector Lamont, Mr. Copeland, Mr. Parekent. Listen for: Listen for Nellie's growing suspicion of Oliver as his late nights and strange behavior are noticed by the neighborhood and by Inspector Lamont. First aired in 1950. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every week: Obsession on Stupid Potato, every episode so far and the episode guide. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

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Old-time radio suspense and mystery from 1950: Obsession. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. Obsession: 30 episodes, in the order they first aired. A new episode every week. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 186 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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