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 in order to create the year by year historical When Radio Ruled documentaries, and as I listen I extract the most interesting and entertaining bits and create a best of reel as a reference for when writing the script. And that’s what you are about to hear, a one hour chunk of really great audio artifacts from 1938.
This episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live February 27 through March 9 1938.
Featuring:
Don Ameche
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Dorothy Lamour
Rosalind Russell
Eddie Cantor
Jimmy Wallington
The Lone Ranger
Norma Talmadge
Josephine Starr
Georgie Jessel
Jack Benny
Don Wilson
Phil Harris
Mary Livingston
Leo Robin
Ralph Ranger
and
Cecil B. DeMille
Featured Songs Include:
Romance in the Dark – Dorothy Lamour
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Eddie Cantor
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Deanna Durbin
Orange Blossom Time – Bobby Breen
I Double Dare You Medley – Georgie Jessel
Thanks for the Memories violin instrumental – Jack Benny
and
Momma That Moon’s Here Again – Eddie Cantor
In this episode:
Charlie McCarthy moves into the world of high finance when Edgar Bergen raises his allowance
SeaBiscuit and Stage Hand run one of the greatest races in the history of the Santa Anita handicap.
Leo Robin and Ralph Ranger try to talk Jack Benny out of playing their latest hit.
Don Wilson Celebrates his 15th anniversary on the air!
And More!!
Please come with me on the time machine to the year 1938 and be entertained by these giants of entertainment from long ago, alive again through the magic of the theater of the mind.