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**FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST**

Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today — as fresh as when they were first told.

Latest Episodes:

SHE MURDERED HER SISTER Apr 15, 2026

Show notes

The shocking story of the 1880 murder of Lizzie Anderson by her sister.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 04/15/2026.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Boston Globe, Jan. 20-21, 1880; May 7, 1880.
Illustrated Police News, January 31, 1880.

NARRATOR: ⁠Kit Caren⁠, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - quote widely attributed to⁠⁠ G.K. Chesterton.

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠⁠ or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BlueSky:

⁠⁠⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

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THE MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED MURDER OF LYDIA THOMPSON Jan 25, 2026

Show notes

In 1945, Lydia Thompson was killed in a very strange murder near Detroit, Michigan. There were multiple suspects, including her husband and his mistress, as well as dozens of unanswered questions.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 01/25/2026.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Mysterious Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson:

The Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson, Troy Taylor's American Oddities Museum (October 13, 2025)·

Cold Case Michigan 1945: Lydia Thompson, 95.3 - The Ticket (Jan. 20, 2022).

The Fatal Obsession of Lydia Thompson, Strange Company (⁠⁠⁠November 3, 2014).

NARRATOR: ⁠Kit Caren⁠, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.

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Police Blotter & Court News:

The Whittier Daily News, Whittier, Cal. (May 28, 1931).

NARRATOR: ⁠Ashee Craft⁠, Voice Artist.

Title Voice: ⁠⁠Samantha Thompson ⁠, Voice Artist.

Judge: ⁠Jerry Kokich⁠, Voice Artist

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Kit's Corner:

The Strangest "Missing Girl" Mystery?

NARRATOR: ⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.

Joanna Lopez Mystery, Urban Legends Wiki (2025).

Missing: Joanna Lopez, Defrosting Cold Cases (may 3, 2022).

r/joannalopez (subreddit), reddit. com (2021-2026).

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aohorism - quoted from ⁠ by G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils(1922), at Page 4.

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erin Suminsby⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Voice Artist.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠⁠ or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BlueSky:

⁠⁠⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

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2025 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ! Dec 14, 2025

Show notes

A Christmas Gift, From Your Hosts, Jim and Kit Caren!

Back by Popular Demand:

On this episode, we feature our Seventh presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens, featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore. Complete, and uncut.

ENJOY !!!

Merry Christmas!

⁠Support this podcast⁠

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

A Christmas Carol, The Campbell Playhouse, CBS Radio Network, December 24, 1939 (radio play, audio).⁠

O’Leary, Dorothy, Barrymore’s Scrooge, New York Times, December 21, 1947 (interview with Lionel Barrymore).

Chesteron, G.K., ⁠⁠The Wrong Books at Christmas⁠⁠, Illustrated London News, January 09, 1909 (column / commentary).

Dickens, Charles, ⁠⁠A Christmas Carol⁠⁠ (1843) (complete text of book). PLEASE NOTE: The radio play is a shortened and adapted version of the book.

We claim NO ownership interest in any of the above material - whether audio or print.

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GUEST VOICES:

Lionel Barrymore - Pete Lutz, voice artist and producer, ⁠⁠Mutual Audio Network, anaudiodrama podcast.

G.K. Chesterton - ⁠⁠Logan Smith⁠⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host ⁠⁠Forgotten News Podcast⁠⁠.

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - Source:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Author Unknown

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest

At Rest

I Knew A Guy

All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠ , Or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

X - formerly known as Twitter:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewsForgotten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

THE MURDER OF DR. HARVEY BURDELL Sep 17, 2025

Show notes

In 1857, a wealthy New York dentist was murdered. The alleged killer was a young woman who was devious, pretty, and greedy. Her trial made headlines across the U.S.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 09/17/2025.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Forgotten News, Jack Finney (book, 1980).

Butchery on Bond Street, Benjamin Feldman (book, 2007)

31 Bond Street, Ellen Horan (book, 2007)

The Desperate Would-be Housewife of New York, Smithsonian Magazine (2013)

The Murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell, Historical Crime Detective (webpage)

Murder on Bond Street!, NoHo NYC (webpage)

Scenes from the Burdell Murder, Murder by Gaslight (webpage)

NARRATOR: Kit Caren, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.

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Police Blotter & Court News:

Bell's New Weekly Messenger, published on April 30, 1837.

NARRATOR: Erin Suminsby, Voice Artist.

Title Voice: Emily G. Thompson, host, Morbidology Podcast.

Judge: Glenn Haskell, Voice Artist

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aohorism - quoted from A Short History of England by G.K. Chesterton (1917).

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠ or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BlueSky:

⁠⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠⁠

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THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER Jun 13, 2025

Show notes

In 1931, Ulman Owens, a lighthouse keeper, suffered a sudden, horrible death. The cause of his death is an unsolved mystery. Many people believe he was murdered.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 06/13/2025.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES -

The Mysterious Death of a Lighthouse Keeper :

History of the Holland Island Bar Lighthouse

FBI Investigation Does Not Solve Mystery In Death of Lighthouse Keeper , Lighthouse Digest, Oct. 2007.

For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (webpage).

Ulman Owens, Wikipedia.

Somebody Knows:

The Unsolved Murder of Jean Long. CBS Radio show, episode, Aug. 17, 1950.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - attributed to G.K. Chesterton. Source unknown.

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠ or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BlueSky:

⁠⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠⁠

THE TRAGIC MURDER OF CATHERINE RICHARDS Mar 22, 2025

Show notes

In 1878, Catherine Richards, a 14 year old girl in Plainfield, New York, was murdered by an obsessed man, after she rejected his marriage proposal.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 03/22/2025.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES -

The Tragic Murder of Catherine Richards:

Local History Notes of Southern New York, July 14, 2024,specifically, reprints of news articles from the Oneonta Herald (Oneonta, NY) and the Daily Republican (Utica, NY), June 28, 1878.

Gordon W. Treadwell, Myron Buel: The Boy Murderer (1879)

Murder By Gaslight, The Confession of Myron Buel (Oct. 29, 2022).

Police Blotter & Court News

(The case of Helen Hulick, the Girl in Slacks) -⁠⁠⁠⁠

Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938?, Snopes, Sept. 2, 2022.

Arrested for Wearing Pants, Trace Your Past, Nov. 12, 2021.

In 1938, L.A. Woman Went To Jail For Wearing Slacks In Courtroom, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 2014.

⁠Meet Helen Hulick: The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court, ⁠ All That's Interesting, April 21, 2023.

VOICES -

The Tragic Murder of Catherine Richards:

Guest Narrator - ⁠ Victoria Kelemen - Voice Artist and Podcaster.

Police Blotter & Court News

(The case of Helen Hulick, the Girl in Slacks) -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Narrator -⁠ Frank Guglielmelli, voice artist.

Helen Hulick - Erin Suminsby, voice artist.

Judge Arthur Guerin - Mike Polo, voice artist. ⁠

Appeals Court Judge - Jerry Kokich, voice artist.

Title Voice - ⁠⁠Chrisi Talyn Saje⁠ (Madison Standish) of the ⁠Madison On The Air⁠podcast.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - How A Girl Can Become A Legend, attributed to Martha Jane Canary, better known as "Calamity Jane", circa 1890 (original source unknown).

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠ or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BlueSky:

⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠

THE BLACK HOPE MYSTERY Feb 17, 2025

Show notes

In the 1980s, a series of strange, unexplainable things begin to occur, after a new, upscale housing development is built over a forgotten cemetery for ex-slaves.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 02/17/2025.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Black Hope Mystery -

Ben and Jean Williams, The Black Hope Horror: The True Story of a Haunting (1991).

Black Hope Curse, article (with many news articles and reference sources listed at bottom of page).

Police Blotter & Court News -

The Subterranean (newspaper), June 3, 1846.

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VOICES -

The Black Hope Mystery -

Guest Narrator: Bernie Horton, voice performer.

Police Blotter & Court News -

Guest Narrator: ⁠ Ashlee Craft⁠, voice performer.

Title Voice: ⁠ Astrid WS⁠, voice performer.

Judge: ⁠Glenn Hascall⁠, voice performer.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - extract from The Twelve Men, an essay (1909), by G.K. Chesterton.

Aphorism Voice -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

BlueSky:

⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠

TWO MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED DEATHS Jan 28, 2025

Show notes

The true stories of the mysterious deaths of two random American women in 1932. The cases remain unsolved.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 01/28/2025.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Death of Elizabeth Cook -

New York Times, Feb. 20 & 21, 1932.

Associated Press, Feb. 18 & 20, 1932.

Boston Post, Feb. 12, 1932.

Death of Nora Smithson -

Arizona Daily Star, January 19th, 1932.

Police Blotter & Court News -

Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 28, 1863.

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VOICES -

Death of Elizabeth Cook -

Narrator - Samantha Thompson, Voice Artist and Podcaster.

Death of Nora Smithson -

Narrator - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

Police Blotter & Court News:

Narrator - Alyssa Petrey

Title Voice - Kathleen Li

Judge - Glenn Hascall

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - How to Create an "Enemies to Lovers" Arc (Author Unknown).

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

===

All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org or the Public Domain.

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HEY! CONTACT US!

E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

FNP Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kit Caren's Facebook page:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

@forgottennews.bsky.social

2024 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Dec 20, 2024

Show notes

Back By Popular Demand!

On this episode, we feature our Sixth presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens, featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore. Complete, and uncut.

ENJOY !!!

Merry Christmas!

Support this podcast

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

A Christmas Carol, Campbell’s Playhouse, CBS Radio Network, December 24, 1939 (radio play, audio).

O’Leary, Dorothy, Barrymore’s Scrooge, New York Times, December 21, 1947 (interview with Lionel Barrymore).

Chesteron, G.K., ⁠The Wrong Books at Christmas⁠, Illustrated London News, January 09, 1909 (column / commentary).

Dickens, Charles, ⁠A Christmas Carol⁠ (1843) (complete text of book). PLEASE NOTE: The radio play is a shortened and adapted version of the book.

We claim NO ownership interest in any of the above material - whether audio or print.

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GUEST VOICES:

Lionel Barrymore - Pete Lutz, voice artist and producer, ⁠Narada Radio Company⁠, anaudiodrama podcast.

G.K. Chesterton - ⁠Logan Smith⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host ⁠Forgotten News Podcast⁠.

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠Already Gone⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - Source:⁠⁠ Author Unknown

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MUSIC: