Classic Radio for October 18, 2024 - Gossip, Man on the Street, and Achilles

YOUTUBE FOLLOWERS:  There will be a delay in release of these as they have to be manually released.  Sorry for the delay.  The podcasts are released through Spreaker at Midnight and flow down to other podcast channels shortly thereafter.  A Funny FridayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Father Knows Best starring Robert Young, originally broadcast October 18, 1951, 73 years ago, Gossip. Are the rumors about Hector and his wife true?  That’s what the gossip says...We follow that with Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast October 18, 1937, 87 years ago, Man on the Street Broadcast.   Fibber is conducting a, "Man-On-The-Street" radio program.Then The Edgar Bergen Show with Charlie McCarthy, originally broadcast October 18, 1953, 71 years ago with guest Fred MacMurray.  Bergen tells Charlie about Achilles. Mortimer tries to sell his farm to Ray Noble. Charlie is forced to take a lie-detector test. The cast does a satire of, "The Caine Mutiny" called, "The Umbrella Uprising."Followed by the Jack Benny Show, originally broadcast October 18, 1942, 82 years ago, Jack Donates the Maxwell to the Scrap Drive. The program originates from Williams Field, near Chandler Arizona. Jack turns in the Maxwell for the scrap drive! He then dreams that the car is a bomber, with Jack flying it on a mission to bomb Tokyo! Finally, Claudia,  originally broadcast October 18, 1948, 76 years ago. Claudia looks for a parking place.Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day