A history of Old Time Radio and how it changed us all.
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Nov 13, 2026 · 1:09:51
The network, the Sponsor, and Uncle Jim Harkins didn't need Fred Allen to steer the show into unexpected directions and make stuff up as he went. Except for the time that they…
Oct 30, 2026 · 1:32:40
A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. This episode brings that new Cowboy phenomena Gene Autry, Fred Allen Runs out of Time, An…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1:11:09
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. This episode brings…
Oct 15, 2026 · 40:54
The War of The Worlds broadcast of 1938 is one of the most legendary broadcasts of Old Time Radio. The notoriety and hullabaloo that surrounded that Mercury Theater of the Air…
Oct 6, 2026 · 1:23:44
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. January 21 – January 28, 1940 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by…
Sep 26, 2026 · 1:43:06
Old Time Radio was serious stuff mixed up with fun and song stuff. One night, October 23 1940, serious beat fun as the President of the United States pulled the Red Carpet out…
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:13:13
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. January 11 – January 18, 1940 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by…
Aug 24, 2026 · 1:03:04
January 7 – January 9, 1940 This episode delivers some serious propaganda from Father Coughlin, some serious acting from Jack Benny, some serious forgiveness from Spencer Tracy…
Aug 18, 2026 · 1:31:29
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. January 02 – January 7, 1940 This episode features lots and lots of great music, mostly the legendary Glen…
Jul 30, 2026 · 1:21:25
Ask anybody you know to name old time radio stars. Jack Benny and Orson Welles will lead the list. Their names are still well known when time has brought obscurity to other old…
Jul 15, 2026 · 1:22:08
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. December 24 – December 31, 1939 The Holiday Season 1939, Christmas Eve to New Years Eve. A tapestry of…
Jun 23, 2026 · 1:27:41
The very best Swing Bands at peak of their skill and Creativity playing live for our entertainment. Innovative use of instruments and musical arrangement that extend the…
May 30, 2026 · 1:06:56
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. December 3 – December 10, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported…
May 9, 2026 · 1:16:33
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. December 3 – December 10, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported…
Mar 23, 2026 · 57:02
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. November 26 – December 3, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported…
Mar 2, 2026 · 1:13:43
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. November 19 – November 26, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported…
Feb 13, 2026 · 1:19:47
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. November 12 – November 19, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported…
Jan 30, 2026 · 1:09:20
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. November 9 – November 12, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported…
Jan 15, 2026 · 1:12:45
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. November 5 – November 8, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by…
Jan 2, 2026 · 1:09:54
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. October 29 – November 5, 1939 Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. A…
Dec 27, 2025 · 49:49
Happy New Year from Old Time Radio of the 1930s! Featuring: Jack Benny Mary Livingston Don Wilson Georgie Jessel Norma Talmadge Edward Arnold Dennis Day Phil Harris Eddie…
Dec 17, 2025 · 1:11:44
Holiday Spirit from 1937, 1938, and 1939 as served up by Old Time Radio! Christmas Time is here again. A time when us older folks reconnect with the child we once were. Moments…
Dec 7, 2025 · 1:11:10
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. October 23 – October 29, 1939 A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by…
Nov 30, 2025 · 1:09:25
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. Radio highlights originally broadcast live October 15 through October 22, 1939. A tapestry of History…
Nov 19, 2025 · 59:43
Happy Thanksgiving!! The concept of Thanksgiving is as ancient as ancient can be. Harvest festivals dedicated to the god or gods currently in fashion as thanks for abundance and…
Nov 11, 2025 · 1:03:37
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. Radio highlights originally broadcast live October 8 through October 15, 1939. A tapestry of History through…
Nov 4, 2025 · 1:24:53
Old Time Radio highlights originally broadcast live October 1 through October 8, 1939. Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. A tapestry of History…
Oct 23, 2025 · 1:39:46
At Halloween the thin boundary between living and dead dissolves so that ghosts, goblins, and the sins we thought long buried come back to feast on our fright filled souls. Day…
Oct 2, 2025 · 1:00:21
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. September 21 – September 28, 1939 History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In…
Sep 22, 2025 · 1:01:38
Early American entertainment included the circus, the minstrel show, vaudeville, broadway revues, all popular forms of the variety show. And it was talent from those stage shows…
Sep 9, 2025 · 52:21
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. September 10 – September 21, 1939 History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In…
Sep 1, 2025 · 1:56:59
The first generation of radio talent, performers, directors, and writers came from the worlds of vaudeville, minstrel shows and Broadway revues. All forms of variety theater, so…
Aug 17, 2025 · 1:03:32
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. August 27 – September 5, 1939 History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In…
Aug 10, 2025 · 48:12
Sometimes an actor playing a character becomes so popular with their audience that it becomes more than a character, it becomes a persona that the actor inhabits. Such was the…
Aug 3, 2025 · 1:11:38
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In today's SoundScape : Donald Dixon…
Jul 26, 2025 · 1:01:59
Fred Allen and the people you didn't expect to meet 1939. Fred Allen was famously a control freak on his radio shows. Although he used a staff of writers, it was just to generate…
Jul 19, 2025 · 55:49
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In today's SoundScape: Meet a Real…
Jul 11, 2025 · 38:05
Old Time Radio was dog eat dog, CBS and NBC scooped up the all the best stations and biggest talent, leaving all the little local stations in the dust Not all the independent…
Jul 5, 2025 · 1:06:59
Old Time Radio highlights originally broadcast live June 29 to July 9, 1939. Chronologically curated clips of live broadcasts from popular shows of the day. History told by the…
Jun 27, 2025 · 48:04
Voices from 1939 talking with one of the Greatest Voices on Old Time Radio In 1939 Orson Welles was only 24 years old but a veteran of Radio. He'd been a regular on The March of…
Jun 20, 2025 · 1:07:09
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In today's SoundScape: The Town Hall…
Jun 14, 2025 · 35:42
In public, Eddie Cantor was known as a charming clown with a side of song. In private, Eddie Cantor was a concerned citizen who dedicated much of his personal time and wealth to…
Jun 6, 2025 · 1:15:36
Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In today's SoundScape: Royalty are…
May 29, 2025 · 1:11:00
Edgar Bergen was also Charlie McCarthy but Charlie McCarthy was one of a kind. The cutest little obnoxious guy on the radio. A big personality in a tiny package. Charlie McCarthy…
May 23, 2025 · 1:02:57
1939 SoundScape part 10, Radio highlights originally broadcast live May 22 through June 4, 1939 Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History…
May 16, 2025 · 32:27
17 year old Wynn Murray already had two Broadway hits on her resume when she joined The Fred Allen show as the resident Female Vocalist in 1939. Fred Allen's decision to bring a…
May 9, 2025 · 1:02:21
SoundScape part 9, Radio highlights originally broadcast live May 4 through May 21, 1939 Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the…
May 1, 2025 · 53:51
Charlie McCarthy is really Edgar Bergen. Or the other way around. It was a ventriloquist act. On the radio. Go figure. But you can't argue with success and the Charlie McCarthy…
Apr 25, 2025 · 1:25:11
Radio highlights originally broadcast live April 6 through April 30, 1939 Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the eyes of people…
Apr 16, 2025 · 22:24
Close harmony groups were popular in the 1920's, 30's,40's and 50's. The Merry Macs were among the most successful and were certainly the longest lived of all the Old Time Radio…
Apr 9, 2025 · 1:16:16
Radio highlights originally broadcast live March 22 through April 5, 1939 Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. History through the eyes of people…
Apr 2, 2025 · 53:01
Cecil B. DeMille was a legend, a trailblazer, and a person of ambition and talent. In this episode, DeMille talks with others like him, movers and shakers who have risen to the…
Mar 26, 2025 · 58:56
History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day. In today's soundscape: Mary's…
Mar 19, 2025 · 45:28
In 1939 Dorothy LaMour was the leading lady on a show that was neck and neck with Jack Benny for number 1 in the ratings. Not bad for a lower class girl who dropped out of school…
Mar 12, 2025 · 1:26:11
History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio. In today's soundscape: Baby Snooks and Daddy visit the 1939 New York's World Fair! An Irish Ghost Story…
Mar 5, 2025 · 43:33
These Interviews were a regular feature of The Lux Radio Theater, a show that presented radio versions of current Hollywood films. At act break host Cecil B. Demille and an…
Feb 26, 2025 · 1:16:55
Feb 20, 2025 · 33:43
I had thought Dorothy Lamour to be just another pretty face who had a technically good voice but was somewhat interchangeable with the other bright, young, pretty songstresses of…
Feb 12, 2025 · 1:09:33
1939 was a year where everything changed. An uneasy peace became all out war. Society and culture and government were questioned as never before. The evil inside the human race…
Feb 5, 2025 · 1:03:16
Charlie McCarthy was created by Edgar Bergen based on a wise cracking newsboy named Charlie from the neighborhood. High Schooler Edgar Bergen sketched the design for Charlie.…
Jan 29, 2025 · 1:04:41
1939 was the year the country woke up to the horrific scale of the death to come on land, sea, and in the air Seems obvious now, but at the time lots of people thought the first…
Jan 22, 2025 · 55:07
Connee Boswell was one of the first white artists to integrate the jazz and swing experimentations of black New Orleans musicians into popular music. The tempo, rhythm and pitch…
Jan 15, 2025 · 1:06:38
For the Previous 2 episodes, The Year 1939 – Politics and the year 1939 – Culture and Technology, I listened to almost 1000 hours of OTR in chronological order. I got to hear…
Dec 16, 2024 · 2:39:32
There was no happy ending for 1939. The whole decade was spent clawing our way out of financial disaster, now we got a humanitarian disaster beyond imagining as slaughter…
Dec 5, 2024 · 1:44:59
1939 part 1 is about crisis, murder, cruelty and destruction through the radio broadcasts of the day. Hitler, chaos and some really hot Jazz licks. FEATURING Mary Livingston Jack…
Apr 1, 2024 · 1:01:44
We've got both reassuring fantasy and unsettling reality in this episode. On one hand we'll hear old friends Donald Duck and the Seven Dwarfs in a fairy tale setting, and we'll…
Mar 23, 2024 · 1:00:19
This Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live December 25 through December 29, 1938. Starring: Don Wilson Mary Livingstone Jack…
Mar 12, 2024 · 1:08:01
This Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live December 11 through December 22 , 1938. Starring: The Cast of Family Doctor Fred…
Mar 5, 2024 · 1:23:55
My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to…
Feb 20, 2024 · 1:03:04
My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to…
Feb 14, 2024 · 1:06:47
My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to…
Feb 6, 2024 · 1:10:58
The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live November 2 through November 6, 1938. Starring: Fred Allen Harry Von Zell Portland…
Jan 31, 2024 · 1:19:06
My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to…
Jan 23, 2024 · 1:15:42
The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live October 16 through October 23, 1938. Starring: Adolf Hitler Don Wilson Jack Benny…
Jan 16, 2024 · 1:03:28
The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live September 15 through October 10, 1938. Starring: Cast of Blair of the Mounties Cast…
Jan 9, 2024 · 1:08:52
The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live August 28 through September 13, 1938. Starring: Edward Arnold Charlie McCarthy…
Jan 2, 2024 · 1:03:32
The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live August 1 through August 28, 1938. Starring: Cast of Blair of the Mounties Orson…
Dec 26, 2023 · 1:02:54
This episode starts out solemn with references to the marauding Japanese and unreasonable bully Nazis but ends with lots of laughs thanks to Charlie McCarthy and Friends. It…
Dec 19, 2023 · 1:20:29
Peace on Earth Good Will Towards Men A Celebration of Christmas through Old Time Radio! Featuring Two Great Radio Christmas Time Broadcasts Casey Crime Photographer – Christmas…
Dec 10, 2023 · 1:04:38
My personal OTR collection contains thousands of hours of old time radio I use to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen to each…
Dec 4, 2023 · 1:04:32
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live June 4 through June 19, 1938. Starring: The Cast of Colombia Workshop Fred Allen…
Nov 26, 2023 · 55:20
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 26 through June 1 1938. Starring: Robert Young Fanny Brice Hanley Stafford The…
Nov 19, 2023 · 1:01:28
This turkey filled audio feast is made up of two broadcasts from the World War two years, the first from 1942 the second from 1944. During the big war, Thanksgiving had an extra…
Nov 13, 2023 · 55:28
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 18 through May 25 1938 . Featuring: The Cast of Cavalcade of America Robert…
Nov 6, 2023 · 1:10:09
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live May 5 through May 18 1938 . Featuring: Judy Garland Robert Young Frank Morgan Una…
Oct 30, 2023 · 1:30:31
When Radio Ruled #87 – Halloween 2023 Old Time Radio Ghost Stories from 1938. The Devil and Daniel Webster Dracula starring Orson Welles With Guest Appearances from Fibber McGee…
Oct 19, 2023 · 56:51
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live April 20 through May 4 1938. Featuring: The Cast of the Lone Ranger The Cast of…
Oct 9, 2023 · 1:01:07
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live April 3 through April 18, 1938. Featuring: Jack Benny Don Wilson Eddie "Rochester"…
Sep 21, 2023 · 1:11:56
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live March 24 through April 3, 1938. Featuring: Gabby Hartnet Frank Morgan The Cast of…
Sep 1, 2023 · 1:09:23
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live March 14 through March 23 1938. Featuring: The Cast of Blair of the Mounties The…
Aug 12, 2023 · 1:03:00
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live March 9 through March 13 1938. Featuring: Eddie Cantor Gloria Swanson The Mad…
Jul 29, 2023 · 1:03:07
The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts. I listen to hundreds of hours of old time radio shows…
Jul 21, 2023 · 1:09:05
The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts. I listen to hundreds of hours of old time radio shows…
Jul 7, 2023 · 1:02:17
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live February 17 through February 20 , 1938. Featuring: Jack Benny Robert Taylor…
Jun 30, 2023 · 1:07:48
The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts. I listen to hundreds of hours of radio shows in order…
Jun 18, 2023 · 53:38
The Soundscape series is a happy side effect of the research phase for the When Radio Ruled Historical Documentary Podcasts. I listen to hundreds of hours of radio shows in order…
Jun 8, 2023 · 1:10:54
I listen to hundreds of hours of radio shows in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and…
May 27, 2023 · 1:05:02
This episode consists of a curated collection of Clips originally broadcast January 26 through January 30, 1938. Featuring: Eddie Cantor Dorothy Wade Jack Benny Don Wilson Mary…
May 17, 2023 · 1:03:26
This episode consists of a curated collection of Clips originally broadcast January 16 through January 3, 1938. Featuring: Georgie Jessel Norma Talmadge Josephine Starr Eddie…
May 7, 2023 · 1:02:17
This episode consists of a curated collection of Clips originally broadcast January 5 through January 16, 1938. And it's a good one, too! Lots of classic comedy and infectious…
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