Zoomer Radio's Theatre of the Mind

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Zoomer Radio's Theatre of the Mind

Frank Proctor selects, and then describes some of the greatest shows from the golden age of radio — the 1930s and 1940s — like The Shadow and Fibber McGee & Molly. A half-hour of drama, mystery or suspense is followed by a half-hour of comedy.

  1. 500

    The Wailing Wall & 10th Anniversary Show

    Inner Sanctum: The Wailing Wall followed by Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy: 10th Anniversary Show.

  2. 499

    Missing Persons & Archie Has Three Days To Live

    Dragnet: Missing Persons followed by Duffy's Tavern: Archie Has Three Days To Live.

  3. 498

    Seven Hours To Freedom & Playing Santa Claus

    Escape: Seven Hours To Freedom followed by Burns and Allen: Playing Santa Claus.

  4. 497

    Dr Grimshaw's Sanitorium & The Jewel Theif

    Dimension X: Dr Grimshaw's Sanitorium followed by Day In The Life of Dennis Day: The Jewel Thief.

  5. 496

    The Music Hall Murder & Christmas Show

    Challenge of the Yukon: The Music Hall Murder followed by Abbott and Costello: Christmas Show.

  6. 495

    The Mad Scientist Caper & An Ostrich For Thanksgiving

    Adventures of Sam Spade: The Mad Scientist Caper followed by Jack Benny: An Ostrich For Thanksgiving.

  7. 494

    Kidnapping Shotgun Hadley & Christmas Club

    This Is Your FBI: Kidnapping Shotgun Hadley followed by The Life of Riley: Christmas Club.

  8. 493

    Cop Killer & The Bob Hope Show: Guest Star Al Jolson

    Richard Diamond Private Detective: Cop Killer followed by The Bob Hope Show: Guest Star Al Jolson.

  9. 492

    Seaside Sabbatical & Manhattan Magazine

    The Adventure of Phillip Hargrove: Seaside Sabbatical followed by My Friend Irma: Manhattan Magazine.

  10. 491

    The Author and the Thing & Monte Wooley: Charlie the Chicken

    Lights Out: The Author and the Thing followed by The Fred Allen Show: Monte Wooley: Charlie the Chicken.

  11. 490

    Mirage & Guest Star June Allyson

    Lights Out: Mirage followed by Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy: Guest Star June Allyson.

  12. 489

    Big Rain & Baby Booties

    Dragnet: Big Rain followed by My Favorite Husband: Baby Booties.

  13. 488

    The Kachin Story & The First Aid Course

    Cloak and Dagger: The Kachin Story followed by Our Miss Brooks: The First Aid Course.

  14. 487

    The Painted Smile & He Man Or Mouse

    The Lives of Harry Lime: The Painted Smile followed by The Aldrich Family: He Man Or Mouse.

  15. 486

    Forged Bill of Landing & Jack's Split Personality

    Bold Venture: Forged Bill of Landing followed by Jack Benny: Jack's Split Personality.

  16. 485

    Neighbor Tries To Ruin Diamonds & Hospital Capers

    Richard Diamond P.I: Neighbor Tries To Ruin Diamonds & The Red Skelton Show: Hospital Capers.

  17. 484

    Marionettes INC & Taxidermists

    X Minus One: Marionettes INC & Our Miss Brooks: Taxidermists.

  18. 483

    The Wheel of Life Caper & Fibber Inherits A Yacht

    The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Wheel of Life Caper & Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber Inherits A Yacht.

  19. 482

    The Tenor With The Broken Voice & Fortune Hunter

    The Shadow: The Tenor With The Broken Voice & Phil Harris and Alice Faye: Fortune Hunter.

  20. 481

    The Wolf Pack & Marriage Contest

    Let George Do It: The Wolf Pack & Burns and Allen: Marriage Contest.

  21. 480

    The Green Hornet: The Ghost Who Talked Too Much & Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber's Bottle Collection

    The Green Hornet: The Ghost Who Talked Too Much followed by Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber's Bottle Collection.

  22. 479

    Dragnet: Spring Street Gang & Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthey: Guest Star Walt Disney

    Dragnet: Spring Street Gang followed by Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthey: Guest Star Walt Disney.

  23. 478

    The Cisco Kid: The Outlaw Who Dropped His Own Wallet & Duffy's Tavern: Archie's Raffle For The Poor People

    The Cisco Kid: The Outlaw Who Dropped His Own Wallet followed by Duffy's Tavern: Archie's Raffle For The Poor People.

  24. 477

    Boston Blackie: Millicent Bromley Kidnapped & Burns and Allen: Organizing The Housewives

    Boston Blackie: Millicent Bromley Kidnapped followed by Burns and Allen: Organizing The Housewives.

  25. 476

    Bold Venture: Engaged In Murder & A Day In The Life of Dennis Day: Mr Anderson's Love Letters

    Bold Venture: Engaged In Murder followed by A Day In The Life of Dennis Day: Mr. Anderson's Love Letters.

  26. 475

    Night Beat: Mr and Mrs Carothers & Father Knows Best: The Skunk Must Go

    Night Beat: Mr and Mrs Carothers followed by Father Knows Best: The Skunk Must Go.

  27. 474

    Sherlock Holmes: Disappearing Scientists & Life With Luigi: Luigi Joins A Hospital Plan

    Sherlock Holmes: Disappearing Scientists followed by Life With Luigi: Luigi Joins A Hospital Plan.

  28. 473

    The Whistler: Strange Meeting & The Martin and Lewis Show: Guest Star Lucille Ball

    The Whistler: Strange Meeting followed by The Martin and Lewis Show: Guest Star Lucille Ball.

  29. 472

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Skull Canyon Mine & My Favorite Husband: Is There Another Winner

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Skull Canyon Mine followed by My Favorite Husband: Is There Another Winner.

  30. 471

    X Minus One: Knock & Our Miss Brooks: Rare Black Orchid

    X Minus One: Knock followed by Our Miss Brooks: Rare Black Orchid.

  31. 470

    Hopalong Cassidy: Sundown Kid & The Great Gildersleeve: A College Chum Visits

    Hopalong Cassidy: Sundown Kid followed by The Great Gildersleeve: A College Chum Visits.

  32. 469

    Dragnet: Big Shot & Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy: Hedy Loves Mortimer

    Dragnet: Big Shot followed by Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy: Hedy Loves Mortimer.

  33. 468

    Challenge of the Yukon: The Million Dollar Deadline & Abbot and Costello: Lou The Fireman

    Challenge of the Yukon: The Million Dollar Deadline followed by Abbot and Costello: Lou The Fireman.

  34. 467

    Boston Blackie: Black Market Meat Ring & The Jack Benny Program: How Jack Met Phil Harris

    Boston Blackie: Black Market Meat Ring followed by The Jack Benny Program: How Jack Met Phil Harris.

  35. 466

    The Adventures of Phillip Harlowe: The Strange Hold & Phil Harris and Alice Faye: Drivers License Renewal

    The Adventures of Phillip Harlowe: The Strange Hold followed by Phil Harris and Alice Faye: Drivers License Renewal.

  36. 465

    Inner Sanctum: The Shadow Of Death & Screen Guide Theatre: Can We Forget

    Inner Sanctum: The Shadow Of Death followed by Screen Guide Theatre: Can We Forget.

  37. 464

    Nero Wolfe: The Girl Who Cried Wolfe & Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber Buys A Trunk At An Auction

    Nero Wolfe: The Girl Who Cried Wolfe followed by Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber Buys A Trunk At An Auction.

  38. 463

    Gunsmoke: Carmen & Phil Harris and Alice Faye: Drivers License Renewal

    Gunsmoke: Carmen followed by Phil Harris and Alice Faye: Drivers License Renewal.

  39. 462

    Let George Do It: The Wolf Pack & Duffy's Tavern: Singing Contest

    Let George Do It: The Wolf Pack followed by Duffy's Tavern: Singing Contest.

  40. 461

    Inner Sanctum: Death Bound & My Friend Irma: Dancing Fools

    Inner Sanctum: Death Bound followed by My Friend Irma: Dancing Fools.

  41. 460

    The Lone Ranger: Calamity Jane & My Favorite Husband: Liz Becomes A Sculptress

    The Lone Ranger: Calamity Jane followed by My Favorite Husband: Liz Becomes A Sculptress.

  42. 459

    The Saint: The Tuba & Phil Harris and Alice Faye: The Live Steer

    The Saint: The Tuba followed by Phil Harris and Alice Faye: The Live Steer.

  43. 458

    The Sealed Book: King Of The World & The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Matchmaker

    The Sealed Book: King Of The World followed by The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Matchmaker.

  44. 457

    The Six Shooter: Trail To Sunset & The Bob Hope Show: Guest Chico Marx

    The Six Shooter: Trail To Sunset followed by The Bob Hope Show: Guest Chico Marx.

  45. 456

    Suspense: Murder Goes For A Swim & Our Miss Brooks: Rare Black Orchid

    Suspense: Murder Goes For A Swim followed by Our Miss Brooks: Rare Black Orchid.

  46. 455

    The Six Shooter: The Silver Buckle & Father Knows Best: A Missing Salesman

    The Six Shooter: The Silver Buckle followed by Father Knows Best: A Missing Salesman.

  47. 454

    The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight & Fibber and Molly McGee: McGee Needs Glasses

    The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight followed by Fibber and Molly McGee: McGee Needs Glasses.

  48. 453

    X Minus One: Time and Time Again & Duffy's Tavern: Archie Inherits Half A Race Horse

    X Minus One: Time and Time Again followed by Duffy's Tavern: Archie Inherits Half A Race Horse.

  49. 452

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Dead First Helpers & Abbott and Costello: Pet Shop

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Dead First Helpers followed by Abbott and Costello: Pet Shop.

  50. 451

    The Six Shooter: Hiram's Goldstrike & The Aldrich Family: Camping Trip

    The Six Shooter: Hiram's Goldstrike followed by The Aldrich Family: Camping Trip.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Frank Proctor selects, and then describes some of the greatest shows from the golden age of radio — the 1930s and 1940s — like The Shadow and Fibber McGee & Molly. A half-hour of drama, mystery or suspense is followed by a half-hour of comedy.

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Zoomer Podcast Network

Produced by Frank Proctor

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