The Pulp Nostalgia & Old Time Radio Podcast

This week we have “The Doctor Prescribed Death,” 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 February 2, 1943, and stars Bela Lugosi in the title role. Visit us at BrickPickleMedia.com.

This week, we have “The Devil Doctor,” an episode of The Witch’s Tale, generally regarded as radio’s first horror show. The show aired over the Mutual network and syndication from 1931 to 1938. This episode first aired on January 8, 1934. The popular radio show made a short-lived appearance in the pulps, too, with The Witch’s Tales magazine, which published just two issues at the end of 1936. For...

This week, we have an episode of Dark Fantasy, The Sea Phantom. It first aired on February 6, 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 another great episode of classic old time radio. It’s The Case of the Beautiful Archer, 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 November 24, 1950. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detective...

This week, we have an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Gold Cobra. It first aired on June 21, 1950, over CBS. Gerald Mohr stars as Marlowe. The series ran from 1948-1950 on CBS. An earlier version, starring Van Heflin, aired as a summer replacement in 1947 on NBC. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-1/.

This week we have “Three O’Clock,” 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 March 10, 1949. The story is based on the 1938 Cornell Woolrich short story of the same name. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide/.

This week, we have The Sea, an episode of Lights Out, written by Arch Oboler. This episode aired on March 2, 1943. 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 from 1942-43 with...

This week, we have another great episode of classic old time radio. It’s The Case of the Careless Cleaner, 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 November 17, 1950. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detective...

This week, we have “Hairy Monster,” an episode of The Witch’s Tale, generally regarded as radio’s first horror show. The show aired over the Mutual network and syndication from 1931 to 1938. This episode first aired in September 1932. For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/.

This week, we have Cat Wife, an episode of Lights Out, written by Arch Oboler and starring Boris Karloff. Cat Wife was one of the most popular episodes of Lights Out and aired many times from the 1930s to 1940s. This version appears to be from the early 1940s revival. Find more about The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/.

This week we have “The Big Shot,” 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 September 9, 1948. It is based on the short story “Big Shot” by Davis Dresser, which first appeared in the October 22, 1938, issue of Argosy. Under his own name and his Brett Halliday pseudonym, Dresser wrote hundr...

This week, we have an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Face to Forget. It first aired on June 14, 1950, over CBS. Gerald Mohr stars as Marlowe. The series ran from 1948-1950 on CBS. An earlier version, starring Van Heflin, aired as a summer replacement in 1947 on NBC. Philip Marlowe, of course, was the creation of pulp legend Raymond Chandler. Marlowe was introduced in the 1939 nov...

This week, we have Junkyard, an episode of X Minus One that first aired on February 22, 1956. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by Clifford D. Simak, first published in the May 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, which ran...

This week, we have an episode of Dark Fantasy, Death is a Savage Deity. It first aired on January 30, 1942. Dark Fantasy was a short-lived radio series, airing only 31 episodes from November 1941 to June 1942 over NBC. The scripts for the series were credited to Scott Bishop, which was a pseudonym for pulp writer George M. Hamaker – although he later legally changed his name to Bishop. For more on...

This week, we have Wish to Kill, an episode of Inner Sanctum. This episode was first broadcast over CBS on November 11, 1949. This recording is a rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service. This episode was written by John Roeburt, who also wrote a handful of stories for the pulps, most notably backup stories in The Shadow. Find more on Ghosts of the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/ghost...

This week, we have The Case of the Dear Dead Lady, 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 November 3, 1950. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-1/.

This week, we have “The Gypsy’s Hand,” an episode of The Witch’s Tale, generally regarded as radio’s first horror show. The show aired over the Mutual network and syndication from 1931 to 1938. This episode appears to have aired sometime near the end of the original run. The popular radio show made a short-lived appearance in the pulps, too, with The Witch’s Tales magazine, which published just tw...

This week, we have “The Rats in the Wall,” the July 3, 1964, episode of TheBlack Mass. The series aired sporadically over multiple Los Angeles-area radio stations from 1963 to 1967. This episode is based on the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in the March 1924 issue of Weird Tales. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pul...

This week we have “The Black Path of Fear,” an episode of Suspense. This episode first aired on August 31, 1944. The story is taken from the 1944 Cornell Woolrich novel The Black Path of Fear. 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 month in 1809, with The Fall of the House of Usher. This version appeared as an episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, first broadcast March 14, 1974. Find more on Ghosts of the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/ghosts-of-the-jackal/.

This week, we have The Pit and the Pendulum, an episode of Appointment with Fear, first broadcast September 18, 1943. The British series aired over BBC Radio from 1943 to 1955. Find more on Ghosts of the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/ghosts-of-the-jackal/.

This week, we have Mirage, an episode of Arch Oboler’s Plays, written by, of course, Arch Oboler. It first aired on April 1, 1939, over NBC. Find more about The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/.

This week, we have The Tell-Tale Heart, an episode of Nightfall, first broadcast August 1, 1980. Nightfall was a Canadian series, airing over CBC Radio from 1980 to 1983. Several episodes were also broadcast in the United States over NPR in the early 1980s. Find more on Ghosts of the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/ghosts-of-the-jackal/.

This week, we have One Diamond, an episode of the Adventures of Ellery Queen that first aired on May 6, 1948, over ABC. Find more on The Best of Thrilling Detective Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/the-best-of-thrilling-detective-vol-2/.

Today’s episode is “Korean Christmas Carol,” the December 20, 1959, episode of Suspense. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.