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The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live August 1 through August 28, 1938.   Starring: Cast of Blair of the Mounties Orson Welles Al Jolson Irving Berlin Cast of The Shadow Seabiscuit Charlie McCarthy Nelson Eddy Edward Arnold Edgar Bergen Ella Logan Rudy Vallee   Featured Songs Include Marie – Tommy Dorsey Orchestra My Bonnie – Ella Logan Heat...

This episode starts out solemn with references to the marauding Japanese and unreasonable bully   Nazis but ends with lots of laughs thanks to Charlie McCarthy and Friends.   It consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live July 3 through July 31, 1938. Starring: Orson Welles Edward Arnold Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Spencer Tracy And Fay Bainter   In this ep...

Peace on Earth Good Will Towards Men A Celebration of Christmas through Old Time Radio! Featuring Two Great Radio Christmas Time Broadcasts Casey Crime Photographer – Christmas Shopping from   12/19/46 The Lone Ranger – 3 Wise Men from 12/24/54 With Songs and Excerpts from War Time Radio Christmas Broadcasts! Starring Franklin Roosevelt Fibber McGee Lionel Barrymore Bryce Beamer Bob Hope And More!...

My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to each episode I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference for when writing the script. And that's what you are about to hear, part of that best of reel, a one hour chunk of really gre...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live June 4 through June 19, 1938. Starring: The Cast of Colombia Workshop Fred Allen Ray Smith Portland Hoffa Harry Von Zell Peter Van Steeden Don Wilson Jack Benny Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Phil Harris Don Wilson Kenny Baker Mary Livingston Joan Bennett Featured Songs include: Cry Baby Cry – Town Hall Qua...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 26 through June 1 1938.   Starring: Robert Young Fanny Brice Hanley Stafford The Cast of Columbia Workshop Georgie Jessel Mary Livingston Don Wilson Kenny Baker Phil Harris Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Jack Benny Andy Devine Agnes Moorehead Orson Welles Fred Allen The Mighty Allen Art Players   Featur...

This turkey filled audio feast is made up of two broadcasts from the World War two years, the first from 1942 the second from 1944. During the big war, Thanksgiving had an extra emotional impact. So many families had empty chairs where sons and daughters used to sit but now were stationed all over the globe doing their duty to protect those who sat around the thanksgiving table. Some of those chai...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 18 through May 25 1938 .   Featuring: The Cast of Cavalcade of America Robert Young Joan Crawford Frank Morgan The Cast Of The Columbia Workshop Georgie Jessel Mayor Jimmie Walker Josephine Starr Ned Wayburn Norma Talmadge Don Wilson Jack Benny Mary Livingston Phil Harris Kenny Baker The Cast of Bla...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 5 through May 18 1938 . Featuring: Judy Garland Robert Young Frank Morgan Una Merkle Clark Gable The Cast of the Green Hornet Jack Benny Phil Harris Mary Livingston Don Wilson The Cast of the Lone Ranger Fred Allen   Featured Songs Include: Judy Garland – You're in God's Country Judy Garland – How D...

When Radio Ruled #87 – Halloween 2023 Old Time Radio Ghost Stories from 1938. The Devil and Daniel Webster Dracula starring Orson Welles With Guest Appearances from Fibber McGee and the Ghost of Harry Houdini

  This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live April 20 through May 4 1938.   Featuring: The Cast of the Lone Ranger The Cast of Blair of the Mounties Fred Allen Harry Von Zell Charles Atlas Winston Churchill The Cast of Columbia Workshop Jack Benny Phil Harris Mary Livingston Georgie Jessel Norma Talmadge Portland Hoffa   Featured Songs Include:...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live April 3 through April 18, 1938.   Featuring: Jack Benny Don Wilson Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Mary Livingston Kenny Baker Phil Harris Fred Allen Portland Hoffa Harry Von Zell Harry Morgan Robert Taylor Fanny Brice Featured Songs Include: Dear, Dear, What Can the Matter Be? – The Merry Macs I'm Coming Ho...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live March 24 through April 3, 1938. Featuring: Gabby Hartnet Frank Morgan The Cast of the Lone Ranger Georgie Jessel Jack Benny Harry Von Zell Abe Lyman Bob Ripley Fred Allen Orson Welles Robert Taylor Connie Boswell Louis B. Mayer Adolf Hitler The Cast of The Shadow Weber and Fields Don Wilson Phil Harris...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live March 14 through March 23 1938.   Featuring: The Cast of Blair of the Mounties The Cast of The Lone Ranger Eddie Cantor Jimmy Wallington Orson Welles Agnes Moorehead Georgie Jessel Joe the Chimpanzee Jack Benny Phil Harris Don Wilson Mary Livingston Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Harry Von Zell Fred Allen a...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live March 9 through March 13 1938. Featuring: Eddie Cantor Gloria Swanson The Mad Russian Deanna Durbin Bobby Breen Georgie Jessel Norma Talmadge Jack Benny Don Wilson Mary Livingston Andy Devine and Phil Harris Featured Songs Include:   Broadway has Gone Hawaii medley – Connie Boswell My Man – Fanny Brice...

The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts. I listen to hundreds of hours of old time radio shows in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference for when writing the script. And...

The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts.   I listen to hundreds of hours of old time radio shows in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference for writing the script. And th...

  This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live February 17 through February 20 , 1938.   Featuring:   Jack Benny Robert Taylor Maureen O'Sullivan Jack Conway Meredith Wilson Fanny Brice The Cast of Dick Tracy Don Wilson Phil Harris Mary Livingston Kenny Baker Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Orson Welles Norma Talmadge Sigmund Romberg Josephine Starr Ch...

The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts.   I listen to hundreds of hours of radio shows in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference for writing the script. And that's what...

The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts.   I listen to hundreds of hours of radio shows in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference when writing the script. And that's wha...

I listen to hundreds of hours of radio shows in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference when writing the script. And that's what you are about to hear, a one hour chunk of really great audio artifacts from 1938.   This episode consists of a curated colle...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Clips originally broadcast January 26 through January 30, 1938. Featuring: Eddie Cantor Dorothy Wade Jack Benny Don Wilson Mary Livingston Don Ameche Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Nelson Eddy Boris Karloff The Stroud Twins Dorothy LaMour Norma Talmadge and Georgie Jessel   Featured Songs Include: Rosalie Medley – Eddie Cantor Ave Maria – Deanna Durb...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Clips originally broadcast January 16 through January 3, 1938.   Featuring: Georgie Jessel Norma Talmadge Josephine Starr Eddie Cantor Pinky Tomlin Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Lee Wiley Don Ameche Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen Nelson Eddy Alice Brady Dorothy Lamour Featured Songs Include: Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen – Georgie Jessel When You Dream About Hawaii...

This episode consists of a curated collection of Clips originally broadcast January 5 through January 16, 1938.   And it's a good one, too! Lots of classic comedy and infectious songs coming your way!   Featuring: Eddie Cantor Pinky Tomlin Don Wilson Jack Benny Kenny Baker Mary Livingston Phil Harris Ned Sparks Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen And - The Mad Russian   Featured Songs Include: Bei Mir B...

The Soundscape series is a happy side effect from the research phase of the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts.   The creation of the historical documentaries begins with research. In my collection of Old Time Radio Shows I have hundreds of hours of recordings from 1938. I arranged all these radio shows by order of date broadcast and then listened to them one by one until I had liste...