ATC84: Favorite OTR Westerns - #PodcastDay Special

Happy International Podcast Day! In celebration we decided to share with you three episodes of some of our favorite Old Time Radio western series. JD, Roy and Andrew choose one episode to highlight and we share a bit about the show and then roll the entire episode. So sit back and enjoy a trip through the Old West!


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Roy’s Pick

Show: Wild Bill Hickok
Episode: Logging
Airdate: September 9, 1951
Starring: Guy Madison as Bill Hickok and Andy Devine as Jingles

Wild Bill Hickock wikipedia entry

Guy Madison starred as Bill Hickok
image credit: guymadison.com

Madison on the Kellogg's cereal box
image credit: guymadison.com

Andrew’s Pick

Show: Hopalong Cassidy
Episode: The Rainmaker of Eagle Nest Mountain
Airdate: January 8, 1950
Starring: William Boyd as Hoppy and Andy Clyde as California

Hopalong Cassidy wikipedia entry

William Boyd starred as Hopalong Cassidy
image credit: Classic Images

JD’s Pick

Show: Have Gun, Will Travel
Episode: A Matter of Ethics
Airdate: February 1, 1959
Starring: John Dehner as Paladin and Ben Wright as Heyboy

Wikipedia entry for the series

John Dehner as Paladin
image credit: Radio Spirits

OTR Smartphone Apps

iOS - OTR Streamer (over 13,000 episodes)


Android - Old Time Radio Player (over 14,000 episodes)

Additional Resources

Other great OTR westerns
Louis L'Amour's Hopalong Cassidy books on Amazon
OverDrive online lending library network
Organ Stop
Theatre Organs (wikipedia entry)

The Wurlitzer at Organ Stop

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