The Pulp Nostalgia & Old Time Radio Podcast

This week, we have some holiday humor, featuring the legendary Bud Abbott & Lou Costello. It’s Lou Goes Christmas Shopping, the December 14, 1944, episode of the Abbott & Costello Show. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week, we have The Case of the Slaughtered Santas, an episode of the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. This version of Nero Wolfe aired over NBC from 1950 to 1951 and starred Sydney Greenstreet. This episode was first broadcast on December 22, 1950. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week, we have A Holiday Visit, an episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater that first aired on December 25, 1980. The Mystery Theater was part of the radio drama revival of the 1970s and aired more than 1,000 episodes over CBS from 1974 to 1982. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week, we have Dead Man’s Debt, an episode of Inner Sanctum. This episode was first broadcast over CBS on June 26, 1945. It was written by Robert Newman, who wrote several episodes of the series, along with CBS Radio Mystery Theater and other classic radio shows. For more on Eye of Vengeance, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/eye-of-vengeance/.

This week, we have a comedic Thanksgiving treat – Thanksgiving Day Dinner, an episode of Jack Benny’s Jell-O Program, first broadcast on November 23, 1941. One of the most successful stars of the old time radio era, Jack Benny’s programs aired over NBC and CBS from 1932 to 1955. There was also a television version on CBS from 1950 to 1964, followed by a season on NBC, and various television specia...

This week, we have The Case of the Final Page, an episode of the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. This version of Nero Wolfe aired over NBC from 1950 to 1951 and starred Sydney Greenstreet. This episode was first broadcast on March 23, 1951. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-1/.

This week we have “Actor’s Blood,” 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 August 24, 1944. It is based on a short story of the same name by Ben Hecht, and stars the writer as well. For more from Brick Pickle Media, visit BrickPickleMedia.com.

This week we have “Masquerade,” an episode of Dark Destiny, which aired on October 31, 1942. Dark Destiny was a short-lived radio series that aired over the Mutual network. This is the only known surviving episode. The series was written and directed by Robert Arthur and David Kogan, the first of several radio series the pair created together. Find more on the Best of Thrilling Detective at https:...

This week, we have Poltergeist, an episode of Lights Out, written by Arch Oboler. This episode aired over CBS on October 20, 1942. Lights Out was created by Wyllis Cooper in 1934, first airing over WENR in Chicago. The show went national in 1935, broadcast over NBC. Oboler took over as the show runner in 1936. He left the show in 1938 and NBC cancelled the program in 1939. It was revived by CBS fr...

This week we give it a humorous take. And who better to combine hauntings and humor than the great Bud Abbott & Lou Costello? This week’s episode is “The Haunted House,” the May 8, 1947, episode of The Abbott & Costello Show, one of the final episodes of their run over NBC. The comedy legends were one of the top radio comedy acts of the 1940s, with their program airing over NBC and ABC fro...

This week we hear from Suspense with their adaptation of “Frankenstein.” Suspense, one of the most popular shows of the old-time radio era, aired over CBS from 1942 to 1962. This episode first aired on June 7, 1955. For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/.

This week we have a salute to Edgar Allan Poe, who died this week in 1849. It’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” an episode of Inner Sanctum. It first aired on August 3, 1941, over NBC’s Blue Network and starred Boris Karloff. Find more on Ghosts of the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/ghosts-of-the-jackal/.

This week, we have another great episode of classic old time radio. It’s The Case of the Vanishing Shells, an episode of the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. This version of Nero Wolfe aired over NBC from 1950 to 1951 and starred Sydney Greenstreet. This episode was first broadcast on February 2, 1951. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives...

This week, we have an episode of Dark Fantasy, Debt from the Past. It first aired on January 16, 1942. Dark Fantasy was a short-lived radio series, airing only 31 episodes from November 1941 to June 1942 over NBC.  For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/.

This week, we have Mr. Costello, Hero, an episode of X Minus One that first aired on July 3, 1956. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by Theodore Sturgeon, first published in the December 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. X Minus One was broadcast over NBC from 1955 to 1958, producing more than 125 episodes. The series was a revival of NBC’s previous series, Dimension X,...

This week, we have It Happened, an episode of Lights Out, written by Arch Oboler. This episode aired on May 11, 1938. Find more about The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/.

It’s The Case of the Phantom Fingers, an episode of the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. This version of Nero Wolfe aired over NBC from 1950 to 1951 and starred Sydney Greenstreet. This episode was first broadcast on January 26, 1951. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-1/.

This week, we have Death for Sale, an episode of Inner Sanctum. This episode was first broadcast over CBS on July 13, 1952. This recording is a rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio & Television Service and stars Boris Karloff. For more on Eye of Vengeance, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/eye-of-vengeance/. 

This week we have “The Accusing Corpse,” the April 16, 1944, episode of The Mysterious Traveler as it aired over the Mutual Broadcasting System. The series aired more than 350 episodes from 1943 to 1952, although most of those episodes no longer exist. The series was written and directed by Robert Arthur and David Kogan. Arthur, for his part, wrote dozens of stories for the pulps. He was also a pr...

This week we have “Leiningen vs. the Ants,” 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 August 25, 1957, and stars William Conrad in the title role. It is based on the short story of the same name by Carl Stephenson, which was first published in the December 1938 issue of Esquire. The story...

This week, we have an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Pelican’s Roost. It first aired on June 28, 1950, over CBS. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-1/.

This week, we have The Night the Fog Came, an episode of The Hall of Fantasy that first aired in March 1953 over Mutual stations. For more on Pulp From the Pyramids, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpwraps/.

This week, we have Cemetery, an episode of the Devil and Mr. O, written by, of course, Arch Oboler. The Devil & Mr. O was a revival of Oboler’s Lights Out series from the golden age of radio, using the same stories featured in the original series. Find more about The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/.

This week, we have another great episode of classic old time radio. It’s The Case of the Friendly Rabbit, an episode of the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. This version of Nero Wolfe aired over NBC from 1950 to 1951 and starred Sydney Greenstreet. This episode was first broadcast on December 1, 1950. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-...

This week, we have Cave of Night, an episode of X Minus One that first aired on February 1, 1956. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by James Gunn, first published in the February 1955 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. X Minus One was broadcast over NBC from 1955 to 1958, producing more than 125 episodes. The series was a revival of NBC’s previous series, Dimension X, which ra...