Quietly Yours

We're joined by David Grigg to discuss "My Son John," from November 1948.

We discuss "Short Order," from  Suspense , originally broadcast August 18, 1945, three days after Japanese Emperor Hirihoto announced the Japanese surrender in World War Two.

Matt's audio sucks recording two days before moving across country without any gear, but otherwise we're back at it. From November of 1948, it's "One For the Book."

From November of 1948.

We're back after a brief hiatus! First up is "The Shadow People," from The Hall of Fantasy , 1952. It's a spooky one. Listen to surviving episodes of The Hall of Fantasy here.

We discuss arguably one of the three most important episodes of the entire show's run, "Adam and the Darkest Day," from early November 1948. Check out the Mindwebs archive here.

1948's Halloween episode. Apologies for the audio on this one as we were away from our usual setup.

We're joined by Pete Lutz of the Narada Radio Company to discuss  Good Ghost , which was originally broadcast on October 24th, 1948. Later in the episode we hear clips from Narada's recreation of the episode, which you can listen to here. Check out the Narada Radio Company here.

We're so excited to welcome back return guest Dr. Leslie McMurtry, Lecturer in Radio Studies at the University of Salford, Manchester to discuss our FIRST non-American and second (?) non-golden age program: Fear on Four . The episode is "The Snowman Killing," originally broadcast January 3rd, 1988.

From October 1948

From October of 1948, it's "Beezer's Cellar"

October 1948. Some spooky stuff. Etcetera 

It's our first ever live episode! On his long drive back across the country moving from Providence, RI to Portland, OR, Matt stopped by Dave's in Minnesota to record a live, in person episode discussing Lucille Fletcher's "The Hitchhiker." We'll be back to Quiet Please next week but until then, don't stop for anyone with drops of fresh rain on their shoulders... 

Happy Holidays! For your present this year we got you a bonus episode discussing the Vincent Price classic, "Three Skeleton Key," from Escape

Another apocalypse, from September of 1948.

A politician receives a BONE CHILLING phone call (don't worry, his boy is not a box). From September of 1948.

Wyllis Cooper wrings 30 minutes of mystery out of the series' theme song: Cesar Franck's "Symphony in D Minor." From September of 1948.

We have a two-fer today as we cover a missing episode, "Motive," as well as a retelling of the story of Cain and Abel in "The Third Man's Story." With Paul Knierim and Kelly Prosen

We couldn't quit the Halloween spirit so we're giving you a bonus episode to close out the spooky season. From May of 1958, it's "The Ghost to Ghost Matter" from  Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

For our 2022 Halloween special we are joined by Professors Neil Verma (Northwestern University), Richard Hand (University of East Anglia), and Leslie McMurtry (University of Salford Manchester) to discuss the Suspense classic, "The House in Cypress Canyon."

We have an extra-long episode diving into one of our favorite episodes of the  CBS Radio Mystery Theater . From 1977, it's "The Ninth Volume." Climate change, Peak Oil, The End of the World, we've got it all here.

We discuss "The Little Man Who Wasn't There" from the 1945 season of The Shadow , written by Alfred Bester. Opening clip: Alfred Bester at the MidAmeriCon 74th World Science Fiction Convention, 1976. Outro music: "The Little Man Who Wasn't There," by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bluebird Records, 1939

A scam for the ages, from August of 1948

From August of 1948.

In our return from a brief Summer hiatus, we discuss a listener request of "Immortal Gentleman" from  Lights Out! as well as Arch Oboler's  Drop Dead!  LP.