EPISODE · Mar 16, 2026 · 5H
She Went to Space — And Something Came Back With Her | “The First Woman In Space”
from Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark · host Darren Marlar
After making history as the first woman to travel into space, an astronaut returns to Earth with a passenger no one expected — an alien intelligence slowly taking control of her mind and body. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0601CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “First Woman In Space” (June 13, 1977)00:47:25.223 = The Sealed Book, “To Have And To Hold” (August 12, 1945) ***WD01:16:54.863 = The Shadow, “The Ghost of the Stair” (December 29, 1940) ***WD01:45:57.073 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “The Blue Room” (February 27, 1984)01:58:26.056 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” (July 23, 1945) ***WD02:11:23.544 = Strange Wills, “Audition/Never Aired” (January 15, 1946)02:41:58.960 = Strange, “Phantom Wagoneer” (March 21, 1955) ***WD02:55:34.220 = Suspense, “One Way Ride to Nowhere” (January 06, 1944)03:24:30.997= Tales of the Frightened, “Shakespeare’s Hometown” (December 17, 1957)03:28:49.113 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Old Die Rich” (March 26, 1953) ***WD04:00:36.078 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirits of the Dead” (1960s)04:02:48.671 = The Creaking Door, “Vagrant” (April 29, 1964) ***WD04:32:04.178 = The Saint, “The Ghost Who Came To Dinner” (April 08, 1951)05:00:00.898 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music LibraryABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0601
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After making history as the first woman to travel into space, an astronaut returns to Earth with a passenger no one expected — an alien intelligence slowly taking control of her mind and body. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0601CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “First Woman In Space” (June 13, 1977)00:47:25.223 = The Sealed Book, “To Have And To Hold” (August 12, 1945) ***WD01:16:54.863 = The Shadow, “The Ghost of the Stair” (December 29, 1940) ***WD01:45:57.073 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “The Blue Room” (February 27, 1984)01:58:26.056 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” (July 23, 1945) ***WD02:11:23.544 = Strange Wills, “Audition/Never Aired” (January 15, 1946)02:41:58.960 = Strange, “Phantom Wagoneer” (March 21, 1955) ***WD02:55:34.220 = Suspense, “One Way Ride to Nowhere” (January 06, 1944)03:24:30.997= Tales of the Frightened, “Shakespeare’s Hometown” (December 17, 1957)03:28:49.113 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Old Die Rich” (March 26, 1953) ***WD04:00:36.078 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirits of the Dead” (1960s)04:02:48.671 = The Creaking Door, “Vagrant” (April 29, 1964) ***WD04:32:04.178 = The Saint, “The Ghost Who Came To Dinner” (April 08, 1951)05:00:00.898 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music LibraryABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0601
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