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Classic Radio Theater for July 10, 2021 Hour 3 - Bad (Martian) Medicine Jul 10, 2021

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X Minus One, originally broadcast July 10, 1956, Bad Medicine. Elwood would love to kill his "friend" Magnuson. Seeking help from a home therapy unit, he's unfortunately given a Martian model which has an entirely different set of parameters. Also Part 2 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 10, 1956. Of two who are not even accused, one confesses and one denies...and both very strangely!

Classic Radio Theater for July 9, 2021 Hour 1 - The Story of Florence Nightengale Jul 08, 2021

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Encore Theater, originally broadcast July 9, 1946, 75 years ago, White Angel starring screen star Virginia Bruce. The story of Florence Nightingale and the start of the science of nursing.

Classic Radio Theater for July 9, 2021 Hour 2 - Matt Svetic and the Dangerous Dollars Jul 08, 2021

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I was a Communist for the FBI, originally broadcast July 9, 1953, The Dangerous Dollars. Cvetic visits the Skyline Rancho, a resort run by the Communists. He finds a mysterious airplane ready to leave the country with money owned by the Party. Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 9, 1935, Lawyer Lum Resigns. Lum the lawyer might have to sue himself! Perhaps it's time to leave the practice of the law!

Classic Radio Theater for July 9, 2021 Hour 3 - Boston Blackie and the Skating Rink Murders Jul 08, 2021

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Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar, originally broadcast July 9, 1946, The Skating Rink Murders. A girl is found murdered at a skating rink with a $50,000 diamond ring on her finger. Also Part 1 of a 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story The Shady Lane Matter, originally broadcast July 9, 1956. A quiet little New England town, with elm shaded streets, picket fences, flower beds, and a killer on the loose!

Classic Radio Theater for July 8, 2021 Hour 1 - The Party Uses only as Directed Jul 07, 2021

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I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast July 8, 1953, 68 years ago, Use Only as Directed. An unusual group of Communist Party victims: five white mice! The Party tries to sabotage an important medical experiment, using a very young and very pretty agent.

Classic Radio Theater for July 8, 2021 Hour 2 - The Joe Gruber Murder Case Jul 07, 2021

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Broadway Is My Beat starring Larry Thor, originally broadcast July 8, 1951, The Joe Gruber Murder Case. An armed robber is a killer. He's holed up in a second floor apartment, but when the cops break in, he's gone. He's escaped inside a coffin! Also Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 8, 1943, How Mousey was wounded.

Classic Radio Theater for July 8, 2021 Hour 3 - Chasing Criminals Cross-Country Jul 07, 2021

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The FBI in Peace And War, originally broadcast July 8, 1956, Cross Country. Also The Grantland Rice Story, originally broadcast July 8, 1955, The Beginning. Jimmy Powers reads from Rice's book, "The Tumult and The Shouting."

Classic Radio Theater for July 7, 2021 Hour 1 - The Fifth Episode of Dragnet Jul 07, 2021

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Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast July 7, 1949, 72 years ago, The Helen Corday Murder. Fifth show of the series. A well-liked waitress named Helen Corday has been murdered with a steel pipe. The suspect's name is Larson.

Classic Radio Theater for July 7, 2021 Hour 2 - Lum & abner borrow from Squire Skimp - a huge mistake! Jul 07, 2021

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Lum n Abner, originally broadcast July 7, 1948. The boys borrow $340 from Squire Skimp to pay a $72 tax bill. First half-hour episode.

Classic Radio Theater for July 7, 2021 Hour 3 - Heinlein's Green Hills of Earth Jul 07, 2021

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X-Minus One, originally broadcast July 7, 1955. The Green Hills of Earth. The Robert Heinlein story of Reisling, the blind folksinger of the spaceways! Also an episode of Can You Imagine That? originally broadcast in 1940, Frightened out of Speech.

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