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Radio Retropolis

177 Episodes

30 minutes | 2 days ago
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #195- The Big Will
A man has been shot and critically wounded. There’s no trace of the suspect.  Commentary on the top detective radio programs of 1953.
35 minutes | 4 days ago
The Suspense Radio Podcast #119- A Guy Gets Lonely
A lonely guy tells his troubles to an old man in a penny arcade who says he knows a beautiful girl he should meet who soon winds up dead.  Commentary on the confusing last scene.  Plus actor Dane Clark and his connection to Humphrey Bogart.
34 minutes | 5 days ago
The Shadow Radio Podcast #195- Death Coils to Strike
Margot and Lamont investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young man who was searching for an extremely venomous escaped Cascabel snake.  We'll also countdown the most venomous snakes in the world with one whose bite causes instant death in thirty minutes.
26 minutes | 6 days ago
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #79- Murder Faces East
A Hindu idol promises riches and wealth in return for a murder.  Commentary on on the Hindu principle of facing "east".  Plus actors Karl Swenson and Charlotte Holland.
16 minutes | 7 days ago
The Superman Radio Podcast #423- Looking for Kryptonite Pt. 11
Kent and Henderson try to find some clue to find Batman and Robin from an unusual device he found at the Golden Lily.  Commentary the relationship between Kent and Henderson.
32 minutes | 9 days ago
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #194- The Big Gun Part 2
In our conclusion of being on the hunt for stolen cars and trucks in a narcotics ring, Friday searches for the head of the mob who has never been seen by his henchmen.  Commentary on the impact the heroin epidemic had on the minority community of Los Angeles.
16 minutes | 10 days ago
The Superman Radio Podcast #422- Looking for Kryptonite Pt. 10
Batman and Robin are captured by an unknown criminal group and placed in a dungeon with the heavy ceiling dropping closer on them one inch at a time.  Commentary on the song featured in this episode "All Alone" by Irving Berlin.
35 minutes | 11 days ago
The Suspense Radio Podcast #118 - The Taming of the Beast
This is a tale about a volatile woman whose husband can’t control her and hires a psychiatrist to help. But the doctor and Nora find their relationship goes beyond doctor/patient.  Commentary on the similarities and differences with Taming of the Shrew.  Plus, why the layers of the episode make this plot work.  Also star Helmut Dantine.
31 minutes | 12 days ago
The Shadow Radio Podcast #193- The Beast Of Darrow House
Dead twenty-five years, a ghostly dog is believed to wander the Darrow house killing all trespassers and is blamed for several recent deaths.  Commentary on the most popular killer dog movies viewers watch again and again.
29 minutes | 13 days ago
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #78- Cause of Death
A coroner, who wished his wife dead, discovers that she has died but believes a mistake was made when she pays him a horrifying visit.  Commentary on real life murder amnesia cases plus the one flaw in this story.
17 minutes | 14 days ago
The Superman Radio Podcast #421- Looking for Kryptonite Pt. 9
Batman and Robin , while searching for clues to the Kryptonite, are both ambushed after latching onto the car of a lounge singer with the crescent and star in her hair as she drove well out into the country.  Commentary on the why these episodes were less than 15 minutes each.
31 minutes | 16 days ago
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #193- The Big Gun Part 1
Sergeant Friday is on the trail of stolen cars and trucks being used by a narcotics ring in Mexico.  Commentary on the counterculture movement, narcotics in the 1950s and minority profiling.
20 minutes | a month ago
The Superman Radio Podcast #420- Looking for Kryptonite Pt. 8
Batman and Robin go undercover and head to the Golden Lilly nightclub to crack the mystery of the crescent and the star.  Commentary on why they produced so many episodes in each Superman serial.
16 minutes | a month ago
The Superman Radio Podcast #419- Looking for Kryptonite Pt. 7
Kent, Batman and Robin look for the waiter who knows who is behind the mysterious crescent and star. Commentary on just how little content is in each Superman episode.
32 minutes | a month ago
The Suspense Radio Podcast #117- Heart’s Desire
A loyal bank employee who never missed a day of work in twenty years is suddenly on trial for stealing $50,000 from his bank.  Commentary on guest star Lloyd Nolan- a name known by few a face known by all.
30 minutes | 2 months ago
The Shadow Radio Podcast #194- Stake Out
Lamont is wanted for questioning in the murder of a woman and decides to elude the authorities so he can find the real killer and clear his name.  Commentary on Margot's betrayal that should have ended her relationship with Lamont. Plus, we look at the different Commissioner Westons through the years.
30 minutes | 2 months ago
The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #77- Deathwatch in Boston
A real Edgar Allen Poe tale of a man who claims to have the head of death in a box he is carrying.  Commentary on Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven and guest star Ted Osborne.
36 minutes | 2 months ago
The Dragnet Radio Podcast #192- The Big False Move
A suspect has been apprehended and has been positively identified by the victim. But was he the one who committed the crime? Commentary on what if Dragnet was a sitcom.  We look at the possibility.
16 minutes | 2 months ago
The Superman Radio Podcast #417- Looking for Kryptonite Pt. 5
Batman and Robin take over to help Superman by trying to get more information in the Crescent and Moon meaning.  Commentary on Robin's constant needling of Batman.
32 minutes | 2 months ago
The Suspense Radio Podcast #116- Cricket
This is a tale of a little girl who is deeply troubled by the death of her dog.  Commentary on star Margaret O'Brien.  Also mentioned is that this is the first episode without The Man in Black and why this change was necessary.
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