X Minus One - "Hostess" (Old Time Radio, 1956)

X Minus One presents “Hostess,” episode 79, originally broadcast on December 12, 1956. This NBC Radio Network production adapts Isaac Asimov’s science-fiction story, with radio adaptation by Ernest Kinoy.Research biologist Rose Smollett welcomes Dr. Harg Tholan, an offworld physician from Hawkin’s Planet, into her home. As Tholan investigates humanity’s apparent immunity to a deadly galactic illness—and asks troubling questions about Earth’s missing-person cases—Rose’s World Security Board husband, Drake, grows increasingly uneasy. Teri Keane, Les Damon, and Kermit Murdock star.Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast29:05 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/x-minus-one-old-time-radio--7222646/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio