Retro Radio Theater

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Retro Radio Theater

Each week, nostalgia radio historian Carl Amari presents two classic radio shows from a specific genre on each hour-long Retro Radio Theater podcast.  Week one it’s two detective episodes (Sam Spade and Dragnet), week two it’s two western episodes (Gunsmoke and Have Gun-Will Travel), week three it’s two comedy episodes (Jack Benny and Our Miss Brooks), and so on with mystery, adventure, science-fiction, drama, romance and horror!   Carl not only plays the greatest shows from the golden age of radio, but he gives you historical information on each and every show.  Don’t miss one new Retro Radio Theater podcast each and every week, featuring two half-hour classic radio shows. 

Episodes

  1. 11/01/2023

    Fibber McGee and Molly and Great Gildersleeve

    Fibber McGee & Molly 10/27/42 The Old Timer is Hiding | The Great Gildersleeve 4/22/45 Leila’s Big Party

    1h 8m

  2. 10/25/2023

    Fort Laramie and Cisco Kid

    Fort Laramie 5/27/56 Sergeant Gorce’s Baby | The Cisco Kid 4/17/58 Stage to Silver City

    1h 10m

  3. 10/18/2023

    Philip Marlowe and Richard Diamond

    Philip Marlowe 5/28/49 The Ebony Link | Richard Diamond, Private Detective 2/2/51 The Caspary Case

    1h 8m

  4. 09/13/2023

    Suspense and Escape

    Suspense 6/23/49 Ghost Hunt w/ Ralph Edwards | Escape 11/5/47 Evening Primrose w/ Elliott Lewis

    1h 7m

  5. 09/06/2023

    Dangerous Assignment and X Minus One

    Dangerous Assignment 3/27/50 Vienna w/ Brian Donlevy | X Minus One 5/8/56 The Seventh Order w/ James Monks

    1h 6m

  6. 08/30/2023

    Jack Benny and Our Miss Brooks

    The Jack Benny Program 5/7/50 Jack Buys a New Suit w/ Jack Benny and all his gang | Our Miss Brooks 10/1/50 Miss Brooks May Have the Measles w/ Eve Arden

    1h 7m

  7. 08/23/2023

    Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel

    Gunsmoke 2/14/53 The Round-Up w/ William Conrad | Have Gun-Will Travel 7/26/59 The Wager w/ John Dehner

    1h 1m

  8. 08/16/2023

    Sam Spade & Dragnet

    The Adv. of Sam Spade, Detective 9/19/48 The Hot One-Hundred Grand Caper w/ Howard Duff | Dragnet 1/4/51 The Big Holdup w/ Jack Webb

    1h 7m
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Each week, nostalgia radio historian Carl Amari presents two classic radio shows from a specific genre on each hour-long Retro Radio Theater podcast.  Week one it’s two detective episodes (Sam Spade and Dragnet), week two it’s two western episodes (Gunsmoke and Have Gun-Will Travel), week three it’s two comedy episodes (Jack Benny and Our Miss Brooks), and so on with mystery, adventure, science-fiction, drama, romance and horror!   Carl not only plays the greatest shows from the golden age of radio, but he gives you historical information on each and every show.  Don’t miss one new Retro Radio Theater podcast each and every week, featuring two half-hour classic radio shows. 

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