Abbott and Costello – Retro Radio Podcast

audio quality could be better. Abbott remarks on a few family photo that Costello brought. He warns Lou that income tax time is right around the corner. They discuss the…

audio quality could be better. Costello arrives with the cold. Meanwhile, Abbott gets onto him about always going out with the girls. When challenged though, Costello demonstrates he knows about…

Lou talks about horses and giraffes in a Christmas parade. The topic switches to Costello being a world-class fashion designer. Manning the phones at Melonheads’ department store, Lou handles incoming…

Abbott complains to Costello that he is not doing any work at their new gas station. Will Costello get sued for the work he’s done to a car? Lou has…

Costello tells about some recent mishaps in his home. A heckler in the audience gives Lou a hard time. But let’s Lou know that they have been invited to a…

Abbott remarks about Costello’s strange family. Why were his relatives carrying the sign, and why are his relatives living with him? Costello talks about bathroom mishaps, and relatives who are…

Costello enters in a naval officer’s uniform. Abbott is critical and thinks he’ll never pass the physical exam. Costello applies a little wordplay as he talks about a date he…

Newly improved audio file. Much better sound, but it still contains cross-talk, probably from other shows stored on the same reel to reel tape. Lou tells secrets on his family…

Lou is all dressed up as Santa Claus, to put on a Christmas party for a little nephew Sebastian. Costello is looking forward to his whole family attending. Bud asked…

When Lou enters, he tells about relatives who were visiting on his uncle’s ranch. Jokes about livestock and farmwork are the theme of the day. Ken Niles arrives with the…

Costello is once again late for the show. He explained that he just came from a wedding. The event may have inspired him to also get married, but it also…

Bud and Lou have a new gas station and they talk about girls, work, cars, and things about servicing cars. After plenty of word playing, Lou talks about his new…

Lou comes in with exciting news about his radio station. But interviews him about his involvement with shortwave. Ken Niles might make a good announcer for Lou, if he has…

Being in episode from AFrs, music fills the gaps where commercials would be. We opened with the musical from Freddie Rich, “swing low.” Bud accuses Lou of being a net…

Note: Sometimes this show appears with the date: 440316 Bud and Lou joke about circus parades, and Lou’s exploits in his past circus life. They tease Ken Niles, and his…

Costello has learned he just inherited a fortune. As mayor of Sherman Oaks, Abbott plans to help him invest it. Costello shows off what he knows about the newspaper industry.…

Costello tells about being followed by a police officer on the way to the studio. As he discovered a use for beer instead of gasoline? Ken Niles wife it appears,…

Audio resolution is low, and weak. it’s still a fun listen geared for kids. Lou comes out with a mystery book, and others he’s reading from the library. Should he…

Bud and Lou talk about boxing, and some of the down sides of it. After a musical transition, Bud talks bad about Lou’s family, and some of the jobs they…

The show has a slightly different opening, No commercial, or announcements. But when Lou and Bud come out, they are excited to have Rudy Valley as the night’s guest. Lou…

Bud is upset that Lou is late, and hears about the relatives who kept him busy. Lou tells about party favors and arrangements he has lined up. There is confusion…

After a wardrobe malfunction, the guys joke about horse races. Lou tells about his date with Susan Miller, then about the nose on Bud’s wife. Melonhead is on hand to…

The discussion of how much of an idiot Lou is briefly interrupted by an early show musical interlude, followed by more of Bud’s joking disgust at the lunacy. The conversation…

Lou talks to Bud about running for public office. The guys talk at length about art, artists, girls, dating, and the like. Susan Miller enters to complain to Lou about…

Bud and Lou joke about girls, self-improvement, and dating. Lou gets confused over Bud trying to talk to him about a wedding ceremony. They also go into depth about various…