Old Time Radio Westerns
Storytelling
Step into the past with the Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast, where we proudly present digitally restored classic Western radio dramas in a way that transcends the limitations of their original recordings. Immerse yourself in the golden age of radio, now reborn with a richness and clarity that surpasses the vintage versions. As specialists in digital restoration, we’ve meticulously enhanced every episode, elevating the audio quality to new heights. The sounds of birds chirping, the creak of a saloon door, the thundering hooves of a pursuing posse, and the crack of gunfire are now delivered with a richness and depth that breathes new life into these timeless tales of the Wild West. Our podcast is a homage to the iconic shows like Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and many more. Each episode is a journey into the untamed frontier, featuring the captivating performances of legendary radio actors and the vivid storytelling that once enthralled audiences nationwide.
Location:
United States
Description:
Step into the past with the Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast, where we proudly present digitally restored classic Western radio dramas in a way that transcends the limitations of their original recordings. Immerse yourself in the golden age of radio, now reborn with a richness and clarity that surpasses the vintage versions. As specialists in digital restoration, we’ve meticulously enhanced every episode, elevating the audio quality to new heights. The sounds of birds chirping, the creak of a saloon door, the thundering hooves of a pursuing posse, and the crack of gunfire are now delivered with a richness and depth that breathes new life into these timeless tales of the Wild West. Our podcast is a homage to the iconic shows like Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and many more. Each episode is a journey into the untamed frontier, featuring the captivating performances of legendary radio actors and the vivid storytelling that once enthralled audiences nationwide.
Twitter:
@otrwesterns
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.otrwesterns.com/
Email:
podcast@otrwesterns.com
Episodes
Kitty Love | Gunsmoke (02-19-61)
10/5/2025
Original Air Date: February 19, 1961Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)• Parley Baer (Chester)• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)• Howard McNear (Doc) Special Guests:• Lawrence Dobkin• John Dehner• Ralph Moody Writer:• Frank Paris Editorial Supervisor:• John Meston Producer:• Norman Macdonnell Music:• Rex Koury For more great shows check out our...
Duration:00:27:10
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Lux Radio Theatre (04-18-49)
10/5/2025
Original Air Date: April 18, 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Humphrey Bogart (Fred C. Dobbs)• Walter Huston (Howard) Special Guests:• Frank Lovejoy (Curtin)• Gerald Mohr (Cody)• Don Diamond (Gold Hat)• Bill Johnstone• James Ogg• Jack Petruzzi• Charles Latour• Jack Kruschen• Jay Novello• Eddie Marr• Johnny McGovern Writer:• S. H. Barnett...
Duration:01:01:36
Aunt Emma | The Six Shooter (04-01-54)
10/5/2025
Original Air Date: April 01, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Six ShooterPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• James Stewart (Britt Ponset) Special Guest:• Eleanor Audley• Bill Johnstone Writer:• Frank Burt Producer:• Jack Johnstone Music:• Basil Adlam Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:30:59
Daddy-O {reused script} | Gunsmoke (02-12-61)
10/4/2025
Original Air Date: February 12, 1961Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)• Parley Baer (Chester)• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)• Howard McNear (Doc) Special Guests:• John Dehner• Vic Perrin Editorial Supervisor:• John Meston Producer:• Norman Macdonnell Music:• Rex Koury For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup...
Duration:00:27:14
The House On Windy Hill | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (10-14-53)
10/4/2025
Original Air Date: October 14, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Adventures of Wild Bill HickokPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Guy Madison (Hickok)• Andy Devine (Jingles) Special Guests:• Lou Krugman• Paul Frees• Louis Marcel Writer:• Larry Hayes Producer:• Paul Pierce Music:• Dick Aurandt For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the...
Duration:00:29:08
Return to Dos Rios | Frontier Town (1949)
10/4/2025
Original Air Date: 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Frontier TownPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Jeff Chandler (Chad Remington)• Wade Crosby (Cherokee O’Bannon) Writer:• Joel Murcott Producer:• Paul Franklin Music:• Bob Mitchell• Ivan Ditmars Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:31:51
Double-Cross | The Lone Ranger (03-28-52)
10/3/2025
Original Air Date: March 28, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows checkout our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:31:17
Choice Between Yom Kippur and Dueling | Dr. Sixgun (09-23-54)
10/3/2025
Original Air Date: September 23, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Dr. SixgunPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Karl Weber (Dr. Sixgun)• William Griffis (Pablo) Special Guests:• William Keene• Bill Adams• Les Damon Writers:• George Lefferts Adaptation:• Ernest Kinoy Producer:• Fred Weihe Music:• Art Ryerson Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:32:34
Atonement | The Lone Ranger (03-26-52)
10/2/2025
Original Air Date: March 26, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows checkout our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:31:24
Politics and Cattle Ticks | The Lone Ranger (05-29-50)
10/2/2025
Texas Cattle have ticks, when changing to a different breed local laws are put into place to prevent long horns from entering the territory. When a cattle drive threatens the new livestock things escalate and a simple strike of a match could set things a blaze. Original Air Date: May 29, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The...
Duration:00:31:37
Red Foley Tater Pie | Grand Ole Opry (01-06-51)
10/2/2025
Original Air Date: January 06, 1951Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Grand Ole OpryPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:28:27
Mr. Jeffersons Dream – Horizons West (11-14-65)
10/2/2025
Chapter #01 'Jefferson's Dream' introduces the listeners to the main players in the dramas to unfold over the following thirteen weeks. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are introduced, as is the huge mongrel that would accompany them for most of their journey. Called 'Shannon' in the Horizons West production, the dog's actual name has...
Duration:00:32:18
The Rodeo Star | The Lone Ranger (03-24-52)
10/1/2025
Original Air Date: March 24, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows checkout our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:31:26
The Killer Whale | Challenge of the Yukon (03-13-52)
10/1/2025
Original Air Date: March 13, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Challenge of the YukonPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Paul Sutton (Sgt. Preston) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Fred Flowerday Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:32:08
Travesty | Tales of the Texas Rangers (06-15-52)
10/1/2025
Original Air Date: June 15, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Tales of the Texas RangersPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Joel McCrea (Ranger Jayce Pearson) Special Guests:• Byron Kane• Ken Christy• Paul Frees• Michael Ann Berret• Jess Kirkpatrick• Tony Barrett Writer:• Charles E. Israel Producer:• Stacy Keach Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:30:40
Rio Grande Gun Runners | The Lone Ranger (03-19-52)
9/30/2025
Original Air Date: March 19, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows checkout our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:31:20
The Brothers | Gunsmoke (09-30-56)
9/30/2025
Original Air Date: September 30, 1956Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)• Parley Baer (Chester)• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)• Howard McNear (Doc) Special Guests:• Vic Perrin• Sam Edwards Writer:• William F. Leicester Editorial Supervisor:• John Meston Producer:• Norman Macdonnell Music:• Rex Koury Sound Patterns:• Tom Hanley• Bill James Exit music...
Duration:00:26:33
Yancey’s Pride | Luke Slaughter of Tombstone (03-09-58)
9/30/2025
Original Air Date: March 09, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Luke Slaughter of TombstonePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Sam Buffington (Luke Slaughter)• Junius Matthews (Wichita) Special Guests:• Lou Merrill• Howard McNear• Barney Phillips• Sam Edwards• Norman Alden Writers:• Alan Botzer• Tom Hanley Producer:• William N. Robson Music:• Wilbur Hatch Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie...
Duration:00:26:44
Man with Iron Hook | The Cisco Kid (11-02-54)
9/30/2025
Original Air Date: November 02, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Cisco KidPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Jack Mather (Cisco)• Harry Lang (Poncho) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:29:03
Claws of Death | The Lone Ranger (03-17-52)
9/29/2025
Original Air Date: March 17, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows checkout our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:31:21