The Pulp Nostalgia & Old Time Radio Podcast

This week we have “The Secret of XR-3,” an episode of Murder at Midnight, from 1946. Murder at Midnight was a syndicated radio show that aired at various times over various stations from 1946 to 1947. It also later had a short run on Mutual. This episode was written by Max Ehrlich, who started his career in the pulps, writing stories for magazines such as Argosy, Astounding and All-America Sports...

This week we have “The Good Die Young,” the February 27, 1944, episode of The Mysterious Traveler as it aired over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week we have Riabouchinska, an episode of Suspense, one of the most popular shows of the old-time radio era. Suspense aired over CBS from 1942 to 1962. This episode first aired on November 13, 1947. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week we have Death Carries a Lunch Kit, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast October 23, 1944, over the CBS Pacific Coast network. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have Terror by Night, an episode of Inner Sanctum. This episode was first broadcast over CBS on September 18, 1945. It was written by prolific pulpster Emile Tepperman. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide/.

This week, we have Disguise for Murder, an episode of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe, which first aired January 16, 1982. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have Sub-Basement, an episode of Lights Outwritten by Arch Oboler. This episode first aired on August 24, 1943, over CBS. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have “The House of the Bridegroom,” an episode of The Witch’s Tale, generally regarded as radio’s first horror show. The show aired over the Mutual network and in syndication from 1931 to 1938. This episode first aired on June 26, 1933. Find more on Pulp with a Bite at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/

This week, we have The Only Inhabitant, an episode of Dark Venture, first broadcast November 18, 1946. It was written by Larry Marcus, whose pulp career included crafting crime stories for several magazines, including Black Mask and Dime Detective. Dark Venture aired over ABC from 1945 to 1947. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week we have “Strange New World,” the February 19, 1952, episode of The Mysterious Traveler as it aired over the Mutual Broadcasting System. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have The Black Figurine of Death, an episode of The Hall of Fantasy that first aired in January 1953, syndicated by the Mutual Broadcasting System. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have The Little People, an episode of Lights Out written by Arch Oboler. This episode first aired on April 14, 1937, over NBC. This is a rebroadcast from the show’s 1942-1943 run on CBS. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week we have “The Singing Walls,” an episode of Suspense, that first aired on September 2, 1943. The story is based on the Cornell Woolrich story “C-Jag," published in the October 1940 issue of Black Mask. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide/.

This week we continue our salute to Edgar Allan Poe, born this week in 1809. Our final Poe episode of the month comes from Inner Sanctum. It’s their episode of November 15, 1948 – Deathwatch in Boston. While an original tale, it is inspired by Poe’s The Raven. This is a later rebroadcast from the Armed Forces Radio Service. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/...

This week we have the December 18, 1943, episode of The Weird Circle, Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week we have the NBC University Theater, episode of March 6, 1939. It features three tales from Edgar Allan Poe, born this month in 1809. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have The Case of the Hasty Will, an episode of the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, first broadcast on March 2, 1951. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com or visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts for more information.

This week, we have some holiday humor, “George & Gracie Save Christmas,” an episode of Burns & Allen featuring the legendary George Burns and Gracie Allen. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week, we have “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the December 21, 1953, episode of Suspense. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week, we have “Big Little Jesus,” an episode of Dragnet that first aired on December 22, 1953. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week we have a little holiday humor, with the November 26, 1944, Thanksgiving episode of the Lucky Strikes Program starring Jack Benny as it aired over NBC. For more from Brick Pickle Media, visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com.

This week, we have a Thanksgiving-themed episode of Casey, Crime Photographer that first aired on November 27, 1947, on CBS. It was written by Alonzo Deen Cole. For more from Brick Pickle Media, visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com.

This week, we have Nobody Died, an episode of Lights Out written by Arch Oboler. This episode first aired on December 9, 1936, over NBC. For more from Brick Pickle Media, visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com.

This week, we have “Surface Tension,” an episode of X Minus One that first aired on August 28, 1956. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by James Blish. For more from Brick Pickle Media, visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com.

We’ll finish out the month with some holiday humor. It’s “Halloween Party,” the October 30, 1949, episode of Our Miss Brooks. For more from Brick Pickle Media, visit BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Find our store at AThrillingPublication.com.