Lets Pretend – Retro Radio Podcast

Before we hear our story, the pretenders take a helicopter flight that delivers us a safely in storyland. Our story involves sisters with the names, One Eye, Two Eye, and…

Get ready to travel to storyland on an old-fashioned hayride. A king called his three sons together, and gave the command that it’s time they each marry. None are too…

Occasionally at the beginning of the show, the announcer tells of an award for the show, or reads a letter of praise. A few weeks ago on the podcast, a…

The show has just received an award for 16 years of top-notch service. The pretenders take a ride on a rocket for today’s adventure into storyland. A household with 6…

Let’s ride to storyland on a speed boat. Today’s story is one about a mean dwarf. Once upon a time in a land beyond the moon, a princess needs a…

Take a trip to storyland by climbing a rope. Today’s story is one from the Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Three princes are seeking a bride, but only one princess…

The audio starts with the story in progress. Audio quality is excellent. The story of a conceited, arrogant king who is taken in by a couple of con men posing…

Fasten your seatbelts as the Pretenders blast off in a rocket to travel to storyland today. It’s going to be the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. The story of…

Let’s take off in a hurry to storyland and go by motorcycle. Once upon a time in Sherwood Forest… well just listen in to enjoy this radio dramatization of the…

Today’s story is said to be the basis for Shakespeare’s play, the Taming of the Shrew. Now let’s take an express subway ride to storyland, and get started. A king…

Travel to storyland by riding a parade of zoo animals, the classic tale of a wealthy merchant who lost all he had. He and his two daughters now have to…

How should we travel to our magical storyland today? Pogo sticks sounds like the way to go. The story is one adapted from the Arabian Nights, and is about an…

Come one, come all, and let’s pretend. Listen and enjoy the week’s children’s story. Mount up on horses as we ride off to storyland. The Juniper Tree is a story…

The pretenders share a fan letter that requests today’s story. Let’s take a motorcycle ride with the police to storyland. A fisherman has a wife who complains of their poverty,…

Today’s story is a legend from Greek Mythology. Take a magical ride as a magical harp transports us to storyland. Prince Jason awaits the arrival of Shira, a well-known teacher…

The Pretenders take us to storyland by a fast ride in a convertible sports car. Three brothers find themselves in trouble with an evil witch. They contemplate the horrible fate…

A house without windows, the house of the world, has Good Will and his child companion shut out. Walls keep him shut out, but inside a young family feel the…

The Pretenders read a letter from a fan who has requested today’s story. Let’s all ride horses into storyland and enjoy. At the bottom of the sea, mermaids wonder over…

First up, the Pretenders answer a few fan letters, and respond to some criticism, before getting started with today’s requested story. To travel to storyland today is on a flock…

To travel to our storyland today, let’s all take a Chinese rickshaw. A Nightingale brings happiness to a young lady as it sings its songs outside her window. She enjoys…

Take a special train that goes nonstop to storyland. Is there anyone out there not familiar with the story of the girl with the long blonde hair? Listen in and…

There’s another fun packed show in store today. The Pretenders read a fan letter, and respond to it. Uncle Bill has his cohost Cybil lead the kids to storyland as…

To travel to storyland today, let’s ride on an old fashioned, horse drawn ice cream wagon. After a brief sponsor message, the story begins. In the neat and tidy workshop,…

This begins with a bonus track. It’s actually a recording of Puss in Boots, as narrated by Hal Peary, the Great Gildersleeve, he brings this tale to life with a…

Without the usual opening formalities, we get right to the story. It’s a story about an old king’s with three sons, and they each face a challenge to see which…