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	Title	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price
	Abies Irish Rose 4 Episodes 1 Volume This likable old time radio comedy show is about the marriage between a Jewish man and an Irish Catholic lass.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Biggest Heart 14 Episodes 1 Volume Weekly Contest by the Colorado Heart Association to Find the Biggest Pumping Heart in the World (figuratively)!	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brighter Day 9 Episodes 1 Volume One of the Longest Running Radio Soap Operas!	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Brownstone Theater 4 Episodes 1 Volume Plays from the Theater made for Radio Listening Fans!	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Don Winslow Navy 2 Episodes 1 Volume Kids serials were often built around super heroes like Superman, Blue Beetle or The Green Hornet. Don Winslow's superpowers were the fact that he was in the US Navy, which is enough power to defeat all sorts of enemies!	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eddy Arnold 3 Episodes 1 Volume Eddy Arnold, "The Tennessee Plowboy, was a cowboy singer with a powerful set of lungs. Slip on your boots and start your toes tappin' because Eddy's in town and he's belting them out with gusto!	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hilltop House 17 Episodes 1 Volume This series follows heroine Bess Johnson, a caseworker at Hilltop House orphanage.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Howdy Doody Time 7 Episodes 1 Volume What time is it, kids? Take your seat in the Peanut Gallery, It's Howdy Doody Time!	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jason and the Golden Fleece 3 Episodes 1 Volume A Louisiana-based Adventure Show with Wild Boat Ride and Thrills!	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lorenzo Jones 25 Episodes 1 Volume Smile awhile, and enjoy this fine soap sud! Lorenzo Jones was a popular soap throughout its near two decade run. Each show began, "We all know couples like lovable, impractical Lorenzo Jones and his devoted wife, Belle.	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 20 45 Episodes 1 Volume More random collections from deep in the vaults of old time radio with mysteries, game shows, comedies and more rare gems.	45	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Meredith Willson Musical Revue 5 Episodes 1 Volume Famous and Creative "Chiffon Swing" Composer!	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Over Here 6 Episodes 1 Volume All Star Show to Support War Bonds!	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Presenting Charles Boyer 11 Episodes 1 Volume Michel is The Man with Many Identities and electrifying Stories	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Quick as a Flash 5 Episodes 1 Volume This popular, high-paced, snappy spark of a quiz show testing contestants' knowledge and reaction speed.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Renfrew Mounted 5 Episodes 1 Volume Exciting Adventure show about the Royal Mounted Police	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Shorty Bell Cub Reporter 5 Episodes 1 Volume Mickey Rooney Stars As Boisterious and Runty Would-be Reporter	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Showtime 27 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring Music from Broadway and Sketches from Hollywood Movies!	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tales of Fatima 2 Episodes 1 Volume Basil Rathbone and His Sly Detective Eye!	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	That Strong Guy 7 Episodes 1 Volume By the mid 1950’s, audiences had a pretty good idea of what to expect from a private eye on the radio, and That Strong Guy, Steve Strong, didn’t disappoint, with a stiff uppercut for those who didn’t see things his way.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Thrills Highway Patrol 5 Episodes 1 Volume Follow the Men in Uniform on California's Streets!	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Columbia Presents 6 Episodes 1 Volume Bill Paley's willingness to pay whatever it took to bring his listeners the best gave CBS the reputation as "The Tiffany Network". This tradition carries on with Columbia Presents.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dear John (The Irene Rich Show) 2 Episodes 1 Volume staring the lovely silent screen siren, Irene Rich is much like reading a personal diary of a wealthy, affluent grape juice drinking woman.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Abe Burrows Show 9 Episodes 1 Volume After a long career in radio writing and directing, Burrows took a break to perform songs he wrote at nightclubs. These songs became so popular that he was invited to start his own old time radio show.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Quaker Party 3 Episodes 1 Volume Listen to Tommy Riggs and "a cute little bundle of mischief" seven-year-old girl Betty Lou, his imaginary friend.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Barbara Jean Wong 55 Episodes 1 Volume Barbara Jean Wong was a fourth generation Chinese-American who began her performance career at the age of five and was soon dubbed the Chinese-American Shirley Temple.	55	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Marian Anderson 8 Episodes 1 Volume Famed African-American contralto, conductor Arturo Toscanini said she had a voice "heard once in a hundred years."	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Blue Ribbon Town 8 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Groucho Marx and sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, this old time radio variety show featured big name guests like Jack Benny, Barbara Stanwyck, and Gene Tierney.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Captain Stubby and the Buckaneers 5 Episodes 1 Volume with Tiny, Sonny, Tony, and Jerry play music that's "sweet", "fast", and "quiet and restful", but all of the tunes have a feel good feelin' in this rare old time radio show. Announcer Jack Stillwell Cap't Stubby and Buccaneers sound similar to a barbershop quartet with first-rate harmonies and style.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Morton Downey 18 Episodes 1 Volume Nicknamed the "The Irish Nightingale", Morton Downey's was a popular recording artist and songwriter in the 1930s and 1940s penning tunes like" Sweeten Up Your Smile."	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	It Pays To Be Married 5 Episodes 1 Volume is truly a charming old time radio show as each couple is a unique vignette of American married life in mid-1950's.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hobby Lobby 2 Episodes 1 Volume This radio show allowed listeners everywhere to write in about their unusual hobbies so they could come on the radio and "lobby for their hobby." Many of the hobbies were actually people's professions like a female gorilla trainer, a scientist that makes robots, and a beekeeper (whose bees escaped during the show).	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doctors Wife 3 Episodes 1 Volume "The gay, heart-warming story of a woman who is married to a doctor...and likes it!" Doctor Dan Palmer and his supportive wife Julie live and work in a small town full of big personalities in this short lived old time radio soap opera.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Nona from Nowhere 5 Episodes 1 Volume A true Soap Opera, Nona from Nowhere is sponsored by Bab-O cleanser! The show only lasted a couple of seasons, but is indicative of the classic 1950s soap opera with murder, drama, and organ rifts.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Joe DiMaggio 6 Episodes 1 Volume center fielder baseball player for the New York Yankees, is a a very rare sports old time radio show featuring Joe DiMaggio himself answering questions from listeners.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tex and Jinx Show 5 Episodes 1 Volume The Tex and Jinx Show is a husband and wife morning program which includes interviews with famous people. Starring Jinx Falkenburg (raised in Brazil and was a top model in America) and John Reagan "Tex" McCrary.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Stop the Music 5 Episodes 1 Volume Bert Parks hosted Stop the Music with Don Hancock as announcer. A quiz show, the producers would play part of a well know song and the contestant would try to guess the title.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cavalcade of Music 9 Episodes 1 Volume features "light music" composers such as Jerome Kern, Rudolf Friml, Victor Herbert, and Cole Porter.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tony Wons Scrapbook 2 Episodes 1 Volume a rare conversational show and he is like an old friend who stops by for a chat. Anthony "Tony" Wons often asked the listening audience "Are you listening?"	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Continental Celebrity Club 9 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring John Charles Daly, this is a true variety show with drama shorts, orchestra music, celebrity guests, and comedy.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Nebbs 4 Episodes 1 Volume situation comedy based off the popular and well-loved comic strip characters of the same name by Sol Hess.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sunny Valley 5 Episodes 1 Volume is a western music show broadcast from down-home Los Angeles featuring hillbilly and gospel music.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	House of Mystery 5 Episodes 1 Volume This radio series is a light mystery and suspense show that would be acceptable for some younger listeners sponsored by Post Toasties.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Show Stoppers 6 Episodes 1 Volume Listen to the great stars of stage and screen talk about where they came from and the exciting, "never-to-be-forgotten" moment they knew they made it as an actor...their Show Stopper !	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Betty Crocker 3 Episodes 1 Volume contains rare episodes of the Betty Crocker cooking program.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Oldsmobile Show 4 Episodes 1 Volume this rare 1930's music series features singer Ruth Etting, Johnny Green and his Orchestra, and announcer Ted Husing.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bailes Brothers 3 Episodes 1 Volume and the West Virginia Homefolks, featured country western music Monday Mornings on KWKH.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Martha Meade Society Program 4 Episodes 1 Volume sponsored by Sperry Flour was a charming 1930s radio program for homemakers with great cooking tips you won't want to miss!	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dorothy Kilgallen Diary 5 Episodes 1 Volume Sit in on fascinating stories from the Golden Age of Broadway with Dorothy Kilgallen's Diary.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 19 39 Episodes 1 Volume Here is a new collection of Rare Programs which will not fit in another category but are too important and entertaining not to be released in a collection.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Career of Alice Blair 3 Episodes 1 Volume A girl struggles with conflicts between work and family in the soap opera, "The Career of Alice Blair," from 1939.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Right to Happiness 8 Episodes 1 Volume Created by Irna Phillips, The Right to Happiness is a soap opera spinoff for Guiding Light character Rose Kransky.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This Life is Mine 5 Episodes 1 Volume This soap opera follows Teacher Eden Channing and her family, much of which revolve around life on the home front during WWII.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eyes on the Ball 2 Episodes 1 Volume Keep your "Eyes on the Ball" and your ears on Monica Lewis, Bill Stern and the Alfredo Antonini Ensemble as they bring you music and sports stories sponsored by the Better Vision Institute.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Plantation House Party 2 Episodes 1 Volume With down home "corn pone" humor and Whitey Ford, The Duke of Paducah, hosting, enjoy the music and comedy of the Plantation Party.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Show 5 Episodes 1 Volume Hear the other dummy on the radio in this terrific Ventriloquist series.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Joe Palooka 2 Episodes 1 Volume Joe Palooka embodied everything that people value--honesty, politeness, gentility--wrapped up in a surprising package.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	National Boys Club Week 5 Episodes 1 Volume The origins of The Boys and Girls Club starts back in 1860, this program celebrates the Boys' Club with big name stars Jackie Gleason, Joe DiMaggio, Red Skelton, Roy Rogers, and more.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Atlantic Spotlight 5 Episodes 1 Volume Rare chats between American journalists and their British colleagues in London.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 12 46 Episodes 1 Volume Randomer and Rarer than before, enjoy these old time radio rarities from the lost vaults of time.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Crime Letter from Dan Dodge 2 Episodes 1 Volume A rare classic in the "hard-boiled detective' genre with tough-guy Daniel D. Dodge and scatter-brained Susie.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dave Garroway Show 3 Episodes 1 Volume Dave Garroway's laid back style made him one of NBC's great communicators on radio and television.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hillbilly Revue 2 Episodes 1 Volume hosted by Cactus Pete (Ferlin Husky) with interviews of popular old time radio country music stars.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Waltz Time 3 Episodes 1 Volume "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to dance on the air!" This orchestra and classical music standards radio show was produced by radio's power couple, Frank and Ann Hummert.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Doorway to Life 3 Episodes 1 Volume this old time radio show focused on common issues of parenthood that people faced in the late 1940s.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 11 37 Episodes 1 Volume It is lucky to have saved these rare old time radios once lost in the vaults of time.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	McGarry and His Mouse 2 Episodes 1 Volume Based on a series of short stories, Rookie Detective Dan McGarry and his mouse, the smart and pretty Kitty Archer, solve crime and fight bad guys in this old time radio show.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Radio Guild 3 Episodes 1 Volume Winning the endorsement of National Advisory Council on Radio in Education (NACRE), the producers of the Music Appreciation Hour developed an instructor's manual as a companion to the series called Radio Guild.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 21 67 Episodes 1 Volume Random and rare old time radio collection from from the great, dusty vaults of radio shows.	67	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 22 57 Episodes 1 Volume We just love finding these rare radio shows, some with only one known remaining episode.	57	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	VE Day Clips 14 Episodes 1 Volume For the peoples living in the victorious nations it seemed as though it should be a time of celebration, Nazi Germany had declared their unconditional surrender to the forces of the Allied Powers.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 23 73 Episodes 1 Volume Out of the vaults of old time radio comes a cacophony of fun from every genre of the airwaves.	73	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 24 38 Episodes 1 Volume Variety of rare radio shows from a random genre collections from weird to wonderful from informative to intriguing.	38	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hartz Canaries 4 Episodes 1 Volume Features future 60 Minutes alumnus Mike Wallace as an announcer who used music to teach radio listener's canary how to sing.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 25 46 Episodes 1 Volume Now for something completely different, More Random Rarities! Enjoy our Twenty-fifth collection of Programs which are beyond classification.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 26 49 Episodes 1 Volume Increasingly more Random than Rare, this 26th edition comes to us from every corner of the nation and from the beginning to the end of the Golden Age of Radio.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 27 44 Episodes 1 Volume Our latest batch of Rarities with even more unclassifiable broadcasts to astound and delight listeners.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 28 73 Episodes 1 Volume More Old Time Radio Rarities to add to your collection.	73	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Science Fiction 11 Episodes 1 Volume Science fiction is one of the most intriguing uses of Radio as an art form.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Adventure 58 Episodes 1 Volume Pilots, adventurers, reporters, sea fayers and more make for tales of adventure and intrigue for all audiences.	58	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Children 70 Episodes 1 Volume Children's' programming took many forms; the most obvious examples are after school serials, stories which might not appeal to parents, but filled the airtime before Dad came home.	70	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Country Music 51 Episodes 1 Volume With roots in Gospel and English folk, growing into Hillbilly and Cowboy Music, Country Music has transcended the mainstream to truly become America's Music.	51	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Comedy 164 Episodes 3 Volume There was a lot of competition among radio comedies, and not all of them became classics, but they sure were fun!	164	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Rare Drama 123 Episodes 2 Volume Because the intimacy between player and listeners can be so intense, the Radio may be considered the best medium of all for Drama.	123	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Gossip 38 Episodes 1 Volume Spreading stories about others is a filthy practice, but it is something we are hardwired to love doing!	38	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Historical 125 Episodes 2 Volume Old Time Radio is more than a report of History, OTR Programs ARE History!	125	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Holiday 42 Episodes 1 Volume There are several holidays on a year’s calendar, and they all deserve to be celebrated.	42	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Serial 13 Episodes 1 Volume For writers, serialized stories provide a much wider canvas to work on, although it does have restrictions.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Show Biz 100 Episodes 2 Volume Radio and the Film Industry supported each other, and the studios loved anything which would help sell more movie tickets.	100	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare WWII 83 Episodes 1 Volume Network Radio not only came of age during the Second World War, but it also helped to bring the Nation together to achieve Final Victory.	83	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 29 73 Episodes 1 Volume Several of these rare treasures may have been lost to history, leeching away in a landfill, if someone had not thought to turn the original recording over to an OTR Collector who then preserved it digitally so we can all enjoy them.	73	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 30 56 Episodes 1 Volume Even more Rare and Random programs which defy classification but are entertaining listening.	56	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hap Hazard 4 Episodes 1 Volume A summer replacement for Fibber McGee and Molly, Hap Hazard throws bad puns around at a rate that would embarrass Fibber himself.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Talent Shows 28 Episodes 1 Volume Do you have what it takes to be a Star? If you do well enough on an Amateur Talent Show, and you might get your big break!	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Life O Riley in Hollywood 12 Episodes 1 Volume Although this program from the early '30s has nothing to do with the popular sitcom starring William Bendix, it is great fun!	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Breakfast with Binnie and Mike 6 Episodes 1 Volume Eat breakfast with the stars in this half hour daily morning show that invites you to share a chat in the Beverly Hills home of glamorous movie star Binnie Barnes and her husband, the movie producer and sports announcer, Mike Frankovitch.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Break the Bank 4 Episodes 1 Volume The Highest Paying Quiz Show in Radio's Golden Age!	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Diamond Dramas 26 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy these tales of a Girl's Best Friend in Delightful Diamond Dramas! Bling, BLING!	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hawk Larabee 8 Episodes 1 Volume Texas cattleman Hawke Larabee seemed determined to prove that there was more to being a cowboy than days in the saddle chasing bad hombres and strumming a guitar. There were also lots of tales to tell where the characters wore hats that were often gray rather than just black or white.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Johnny Modero 3 Episodes 1 Volume Jack Webb early detective Favorite!	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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