This Day in Old Time Radio

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This Day in Old Time Radio is the weekly old-time radio podcast: every week, one complete classic radio show that first aired this week in history, from the golden age of radio, the 1930s to the 1960s. Westerns, detective shows, comedy, science fiction and suspense: Gunsmoke, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Suspense, The Jack Benny Program, X Minus One, Our Miss Brooks and more, remastered. Host Winnie Hale, radio archivist, sets each broadcast in its day and tells you what else was on the air that date. A new episode every week. From Stupid Potato: 62 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 191 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

  1. 10h ago

    November 10, 1941: Lum and Abner, Puts Library in Store

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 10, 2026: November 10, 1941: Lum and Abner, Puts Library in Store. 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): Lum and Abner: Puts Library in Store, with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Stupid Potato0:12 Stupid Potato0:44 Winnie Hale: November 10 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for Lum and Abner, first aired November 10, 1941. Also on this date: The Adventures of Superman (1941); Fibber McGee and Molly (1942)2:31 Lum and Abner: Puts Library in Store (first aired November 10, 1941) — Lum and Abner, the partners who run the general store in Pine Ridge, are at odds after a surprise birthday dinner for Lum went awkwardly wrong, leaving schoolteacher Miss Frederick embarrassed. Lum is eager to win her back and hopes for a quiet supper with her. Abner and Grandpappy Spears suggest the store could double as a free public library, which Lum sees as a way to keep Miss Frederick close to home. The episode is from the Lum and Abner series, first broadcast on November 10, 1941, with Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in the lead roles and Lurene Tuttle as Miss Frederick. This excerpt covers the first part of the episode.13:36 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato13:47 Winnie Hale signs off14:29 More free classic radio at stupidpotato.comStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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. 1d ago

    November 9, 1941: The Great Gildersleeve, Birdie Quits

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 9, 2026: November 9, 1941: The Great Gildersleeve, Birdie Quits. 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): The Great Gildersleeve: Birdie Quits, with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Stupid Potato0:12 Winnie Hale: November 9 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for The Great Gildersleeve, first aired November 9, 1941. Also on this date: The Jack Benny Program (1941); The Adventures of Superman (1942); Fibber McGee and Molly (1943)1:47 The Great Gildersleeve: Birdie Quits (first aired November 9, 1941) — Marjorie and Uncle Mort Gildersleeve prepare a birthday dinner for Judge Hooker, a neighbour they have never warmed to. Oliver Honeywell, a lodger who cuts his own hair, is also invited. The Great Gildersleeve is a Hollywood-produced comedy series, first broadcast on NBC on November 9, 1941, starring Harold Peary. Gildersleeve's loyal cook Birdie tells the judge she will consider a move to his house, and the judge's offer of a better wage makes her waver. The household gets through the meal with gifts, ties and a tense dinner, and Birdie's position in the Gildersleeve home comes under strain.31:34 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato31:45 Winnie Hale signs off32:27 More free classic radio at stupidpotato.comStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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. 2d ago

    November 8, 1953: Our Miss Brooks, Convict

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 8, 2026: November 8, 1953: Our Miss Brooks, Convict. 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): Our Miss Brooks: Convict, with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Stupid Potato0:12 Winnie Hale: November 8 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for Our Miss Brooks, first aired November 8, 1953. Also on this date: The Jack Benny Program (1953); The Whistler (1953); Broadway Is My Beat (1952)1:56 Our Miss Brooks: Convict (first aired November 8, 1953) — Our Miss Brooks follows English teacher Connie Brooks at Madison High School, where Principal Mr. Conklin has launched an economy drive just as a state examiner is due to visit. Connie and her colleagues Mr. Boynton and Miss Davis learn that William Dobson, a man Conklin once convicted of armed robbery and who has just been released from prison, is loose and reportedly angry with him. Eve Arden stars as Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Mr. Conklin, in this November 8, 1953 episode of the CBS Radio series. The story follows the school staff's worries and the economy measures that keep the faculty busy and anxious.29:17 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato29:27 Winnie Hale signs off30:08 More free classic radio at stupidpotato.comStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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. 3d ago

    November 7, 1951: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, The Case of the Borrowed Knife

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 7, 2026: November 7, 1951: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, The Case of the Borrowed Knife. 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator: The Case of the Borrowed Knife, with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Stupid Potato0:12 Winnie Hale: November 7 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, first aired November 7, 1951. Also on this date: The Great Gildersleeve (1951); Life with Luigi (1950)1:46 Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator: The Case of the Borrowed Knife (first aired November 7, 1951) — When young Wilma Lord arrives at Barry Craig's detective office asking for protection before her marriage to wealthy philanthropist John Waring, she hints at danger but refuses to say whose murder she fears. Before Craig can learn more, a man with a knife in his back is found dead—and he turns out to be on crime boss Harry Otis's payroll, the same man who employs Wilma. As the police investigate and an alarm goes out for Wilma, she calls Craig from hiding and arranges a secret midnight meeting in the park.31:28 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato31:38 Winnie Hale signs off32:20 More free classic radio at stupidpotato.comStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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.

  5. 4d ago

    November 6, 1949: The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, Television Test

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 6, 2026: November 6, 1949: The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, Television Test. 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: Television Test, with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Stupid Potato0:12 Winnie Hale: November 6 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, first aired November 6, 1949. Also on this date: The Whistler (1949); Let George Do It (1950)1:48 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: Television Test (first aired November 6, 1949) — Phil Harris and Alice Faye, in the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show on NBC, are tested for a possible television series in this 1949 broadcast. Rexall's directors debate whether the public should see Harris on screen, and the company decides to film a rehearsal to see how he photographs. Harris dresses as a cowboy to audition, and Alice teases him about being the star of the show. The rehearsal then turns to a private eye story, with Harris playing a redheaded detective and Elliott Lewis, as Remley, cast as his bumbling assistant. Mr. Scott, the sponsor's representative, takes a keen interest in how the performances look on camera.31:44 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato31:55 Winnie Hale signs off32:37 More free classic radio at stupidpotato.comStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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.

  6. 5d ago

    November 5, 1947: Boston Blackie, The Old Shoe Clue

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 5, 2026: November 5, 1947: Boston Blackie, The Old Shoe Clue. 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): Boston Blackie: The Old Shoe Clue, with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Stupid Potato0:12 Winnie Hale: November 5 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for Boston Blackie, first aired November 5, 1947. Also on this date: Duffy's Tavern (1947); The Whistler (1947)1:38 Boston Blackie: The Old Shoe Clue (first aired November 5, 1947) — Boston Blackie receives a mysterious package containing an old, battered shoe along with $1,000 and instructions to deliver it to the police. When police detective Farraday checks the shoe against a decade-old unsolved murder case involving a shoe print, Blackie suspects the shoe may be connected to the killing. Blackie visits Eddie Maley, the prime suspect from years ago, to investigate the matter.28:14 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato28:24 Winnie Hale signs off29:08 More free classic radio at stupidpotato.comStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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.

  7. 6d ago

    November 4, 1945: The Jack Benny Program, Is Sick In Bed After Being Robbed (AFRS)

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 4, 2026: November 4, 1945: The Jack Benny Program, Is Sick In Bed After Being Robbed (AFRS). 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): The Jack Benny Program: Is Sick In Bed After Being Robbed (AFRS), with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Winnie Hale: November 4 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for The Jack Benny Program, first aired November 4, 1945. Also on this date: The Fred Allen Show (1945); Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1946)1:29 The Jack Benny Program: Is Sick In Bed After Being Robbed (AFRS) (first aired November 4, 1945) — Jack Benny is sick in bed at his Beverly Hills home after being robbed of ten thousand dollars, a loss he blames on a publicity stunt by his press agent Steve Bradley. Rochester tends to him while Mary Livingstone visits with fruit and news of relatives who want part of his winnings. A detective arrives with questions about the robbery, and a telephone call warns Benny to keep quiet about the bandit's appearance. Later an income tax man named Rainey visits, pressing Benny about taxes on his supposed winnings. The episode is part of the Jack Benny series, first aired on November 4, 1945, with Benny, Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the cast.27:00 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato27:10 Winnie Hale signs offStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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.

  8. Nov 3

    November 3, 1957: Gunsmoke, Bull (AFRTS)

    This Day in Old Time Radio for November 3, 2026: November 3, 1957: Gunsmoke, Bull (AFRTS). 1 pieces (whole radio episodes): Gunsmoke: Bull (AFRTS), with Winnie Hale. In this episode: 0:00 Winnie Hale: November 3 in radio history — Winnie Hale sets the scene for Gunsmoke, first aired November 3, 1957. Also on this date: Suspense (1957); X Minus One (1955)1:40 Gunsmoke: Bull (AFRTS) (first aired November 3, 1957) — A buffalo hunter named Bull Hogan comes to town and gets into a fistfight with a man named Frank Wilkins over a woman at the Long Branch Saloon. The fight turns deadly when Bull beats Frank to death, and Marshal Dillon must investigate what witnesses claim was just a fair fight.25:54 This Day in Old Time Radio on Stupid Potato26:06 Winnie Hale signs offStupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 62 free 24/7 channels and 191 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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This Day in Old Time Radio is the weekly old-time radio podcast: every week, one complete classic radio show that first aired this week in history, from the golden age of radio, the 1930s to the 1960s. Westerns, detective shows, comedy, science fiction and suspense: Gunsmoke, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Suspense, The Jack Benny Program, X Minus One, Our Miss Brooks and more, remastered. Host Winnie Hale, radio archivist, sets each broadcast in its day and tells you what else was on the air that date. A new episode every week. From Stupid Potato: 62 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 191 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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