Golden Age Radio

This week, something a little different - following the radio premiere of "War of the Worlds" and the panic that broadcast caused to listeners who believed that our world was being invaded by aliens, Orson Welles joined ABC News to discuss his story's "profound effect upon radio listeners."

ABC Mystery Time was an old time radio show hosted by Don Dowd and starred Sir Laurence Olivier that broadcast between the years of 1953 and 1958. On this episode, Bob Gariepy presents the series' "Death Walked In" episode.

This week on Golden Age Radio, host Bob Gariepy presents "Vic and Sade," written by Paul Rhymer, is the tale of a married couple living in "the small house halfway up in the next block."

This time on Golden Age Radio, Bob Gariepy presents "Three Skeleton Key," a short story by the French author George G. Toudouze adapted for radio by the program "Escape."

Welcome back to Golden Age Radio! This episode, host Bob Gariepy presents "The Jack Benny Program," a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades.

This time on Golden Age Radio, host Bob Gariepy presents "Abroad With The Lockharts," a travel serial that takes listeners to new worlds.

This week on Golden Age Radio, host Bob Gariepy introduces "Abies Irish Rose," popular comedy by Anne Nichols about an Irish Catholic girl and her relationship with a young Jewish man in a time when such a thing was seen through the lens scandal.

Originally a novel by American writer Walter M. Miller, Jr., A Canticle For Leibowitz tells the story of a Catholic monastery in the United States following a nuclear war that has destroyed much of our civilization.

Golden Age Radio is back with a mystery and terror tale for the ages, The Sealed Book, written by Robert Arthur, Jr for the Mutual network.

This episode of Golden Age Radio, host Bob Gariepy presents an episode of "Jezebel," written for radio by Frank Wilson, a romantic melodrama starring Bette Davis.

Host Bob Gariepy presents an episode of "A Case For Dr. Morelle," a vintage radio drama series centered around the titular Dr. Morelle, a criminal psychologist with a knack for solving murder mysteries that have proven too complex for the police.

In part one of this very special Halloween edition of the Golden Age Radio podcast, Bob Gariepy presents the legendary "War of the Worlds," a spooky suspense story about martian invaders attacking Earth. Originally broadcast in October of 1938, the show was said to have been so convincingly produced that listeners who missed the intro feared that an actual alien invasion was taking place.

This time on Golden Age Radio, Bob Gariepy presents a literary classic come to life - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes."

On this episode of Golden Age Radio, Bob Gariepy presents "The Great Gildersleeve," a radio situation comedy that originally broadcast from August 31, 1941 to March 21, 1957.

Host Bob Gariepy presents "Box 13," a show about newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holliday.

Host Bob Gariepy introduces you, the listener, to the classic American comedy duo Abbott and Costello.

Host Bob Gariepy and frequent guest Matthew Belfiore take a look back at an episode of The Shadow.

Host Bob Gariepy and guest Matthew Belfiore enjoy an episode of Life with Luigi.

Host Bob Gariepy and guest Matthew Belfiore take a look at the Eddie Cantor Show.

Host Bob Gariepy and guest Matthew Belfiore take a look at the Challenge of the Yukon.