The Pulp Nostalgia & Old Time Radio Podcast

This week we have “Letter to Santa,” an episode of Our Miss Brooks first broadcast on December 18, 1949.  For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

Today’s episode is “A Letter from Cynthia,” the December 25, 1949, episode of The Whistler. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/.

This week we have “A Passage to Benares,” an episode of Suspense. This episode first aired on September 23, 1942. It is based on a pulp story of the same name by T.S. Stribling. The story was first published in the Feb. 20, 1926, issue of Adventure. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide/.

This week, we have a comedic Thanksgiving treat – Thanksgiving Turkey, an episode of Our Miss Brooks, first broadcast on November 19, 1950. For more on Deck the Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/deck-the-pulps/. 

This week, we have Scoop, an episode of Lights Out, written by Arch Oboler. It first aired on December 8, 1942, over CBS. Find more about The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/.

This week, we have Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, as it was adapted for The Weird Circle. It first aired on April 29, 1945. For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/.

This week we have “Life Ends at Midnight,” an episode of Suspense. This episode first aired on February 17, 1944. This was the first of three times the show presented the story. Find more on The Best of Thrilling Detective at https://brickpicklemedia.com/the-best-of-thrilling-detective-vol-2/. 

This week, we have Frankenstein, as it was broadcast in 1935 on The Witch’s Tale. It was produced in two 15-minute episodes; both of those are included here.  Find more on the Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2, at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/. 

This week, we have The Werewolf, an episode of The Weird Circle. It aired on May 7, 1944. For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/

This week, we have Our Miss Brooks, starring Eve Arden. The episode, Halloween Party, first aired on October 30, 1949. For more on Pulp From the Pyramids, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpwraps/.

This week, we have The Purloined Letter, an episode of NBC University Theater, first broadcast September 17, 1948. Find more on Ghosts of the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/ghosts-of-the-jackal/.

This week, we have The Defenders, an episode of X Minus One that first aired on May 22, 1956. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick, first published in the January 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. For more Brick Pickle Pulps, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/brick-pickle-pulps/.

This week, we have The Case of Room 304, 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 April 27, 1951, and was the final episode of the series. For more on Thrilling Detective Pulp Tales, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/thrilling-detectives-1/.

This week, we have an episode of Dark Fantasy, Dead Hands Reaching. It first aired on May 22, 1942. For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/

This week we have a Land Scrip, an episode from The Lone Ranger, that first aired on January 15, 1940. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide/.

This week, we have Johnny Got His Gun, an episode of Arch Oboler’s Plays. It was written by Oboler and based on the book by Dalton Trumbo. It first aired on March 3, 1940, over NBC. Find more about The Beginner’s Guide to Pulp Fiction, Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide2/.

This week we have “Donovan’s Brain,” a special double-length episode of Suspense. This episode first aired in two parts on May 18 & 25, 1943.  For more on Pulp With a Bite, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulp-with-a-bite/.

This week, we have an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Uneasy Head. It first aired on June 6, 1950, over CBS. Gerald Mohr stars as Marlowe. Find more on The Best of Thrilling Detective at https://brickpicklemedia.com/best-of-thrilling-detective-1/.

This week, we have The Golden Bracelet of Amun-Iris, an episode of The Hall of Fantasy that first aired in 1953. For more on Pulp From the Pyramids, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpwraps/.

This week, we have The Black Cat, an episode of Mystery in the Air, first broadcast September 18, 1947. For more on Pulp From the Pyramids, visit https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpwraps/.

This week, we have The Canvas Bag, an episode of The Black Museum, starring Orson Welles. The show was produced in London and syndicated to the United States, where it aired over the Mutual network in 1952. Find more on The Best of Thrilling Detective Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/the-best-of-thrilling-detective-vol-2/.

This week we have The Case of the Phantom Shoplifter, from Nick Carter, Master Detective. It was first broadcast on December 25, 1949, over the Mutual Network. Find more on The Beginner's Guide to Pulp Fiction at https://brickpicklemedia.com/pulpguide/.

This week, we have She, an episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater that first aired on November 21, 1977. Find more on Enter the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/enter-the-jackal/.

This week we have “The Big Money,” the July 25, 1949, episode of Murder by Experts.  Find more on The Best of Thrilling Detective Volume 2 at https://brickpicklemedia.com/the-best-of-thrilling-detective-vol-2/

This week we have The Last Laugh Murder Case, the only known surviving episode of The Adventures of Nero Wolfe. This episode, first aired on July 14, 1944, was the series finale. The broadcast we are hearing today was broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Network as part of the Mystery Playhouse series hosted by Peter Lorre. Find more on Enter the Jackal at https://brickpicklemedia.com/enter-the-j...