WFMU: Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 12, 2024

Listener comments!
	6:52pm Austin Rich: Good Hello
	8:56pm Imaginos: Ahoy me hearties!
	8:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @8:56 Wonderful to see you! I hope you are well.
	8:58pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @8:58 I am very well. I wish we were working on our project
	9:02pm Imaginos: Was the triangle murdered by a couple of squares?
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @8:58 Hopefully I can put more time into that soon. I've been a little swamped with all these gigs and jobs that have been taking priority, and there's been some family stuff. But hopefully life will settle down soon.
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:02 That might be one of the angles...
	9:03pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:02 😁
	9:03pm Austin Rich: Gerald Mohr makes his appearance early in this episode! One of my favorite voice actors on old radio shows.
	9:04pm Maulydaft: Gerald Mohr again! :D :D
	9:04pm Webhamster Henry: Guilty!
	9:04pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:04 Jinx! I guess we owe each other a coke?
	9:04pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @9:03 hahaha! Jinx!
	9:04pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:04 Webhamster Henry! Nice to see you in the digital salon!
	9:04pm Imaginos: I hope it wasn't the triangle shirt waist factory fire. Though I would call that murder.
	9:04pm Maulydaft: hahaha! You Jinxed my Jinxed! :D :D
	9:05pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:04 We're in sync, apparently.
	9:06pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:04 Yeah. That situation was gnarly. I recall it being incredibly messed up.
	9:07pm Maulydaft: And unfortunately that crap continues today in the modern clothing production places :( :(
	9:08pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:06 The only worse preventable accident in new York was the incident with the General Slocum.
	9:09pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @9:08 Yipes! I had to look that one up. HORRIBLE!
	9:10pm Austin Rich: Betty Callahan is, as near as I can deduce, Rogue's "semi-regular gal," who appears in many episodes. Sometimes she's a photographer / works for a newspaper, but I think the details about her vary from week to week. I think Betty started to develop as a character over time, as Rogue was initially defined as a "lady's man," more than anything. But I think they wanted to sort of "pair them off" over time, and she appears more often, usually after Rogue makes some sort of pass at another woman.
	9:11pm Maulydaft: "His Girl Betty"?
	9:12pm Austin Rich: This episode of Rogue's Gallery is one of the better-sounding ones in the archive. Still, I did a little EQ and used a few other tools to massage it into even better quality. I have found that restoring / improving the sound of mid-century radio dramas is incredibly relaxing and enjoyable, and I like that the final product is better than what's out there, now.
	9:12pm Maulydaft: It sounds great!
	9:13pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:11 Yes! That's brill! One of my favorite memories was watching "His Girl Friday" with my grandmother. While she didn't like it as much as I'd hoped, it was nice to share that movie with her, as it's one of my faves.
	9:14pm Maulydaft: I'll watch anything with Carey Grant, especially if it's a comedy :)
	9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:14 Seriously. He's so good to watch on screen!
	9:17pm egould: Thanks Austin Rich. I gotta go make sausage and peppers. Will keep listening.
	9:17pm Imaginos: ↳ egould @9:17 Pan fried?
	9:18pm Austin Rich: I do like when Gerald Mohr is the bad guy. Though he does pull off a variety of characters in all the different roles he plays.
	9:19pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @9:18 Yeah he can do so much!
	9:20pm Maulydaft: oh! haha! Gee Gerald!
	9:22pm Imaginos: Now that he shot can his enemy shoot back and claim self defense?
	9:22pm Imaginos: h the enemy shot.
	9:23pm Webhamster Henry: A bout time Eugor showed up.
	9:23pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:23 It is why so many of us tune in.
	9:24pm Maulydaft: Wast this the first time another person has been up in there clouds with Eugor and Rogue??
	9:25pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:24 I think so! Good ear.
	9:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:24 Has there been some other ghost (who isn't human) up there with Eugor? I know that happens at one point, but I can't remember if we've heard it yet.
	9:28pm Maulydaft: oooo interesting. I haven't heard but I don't know Rogue that well and I've missed some shows you've played.
	9:31pm Austin Rich: Unlike the episode of Rogue's Gallery that we just heard, this particular episode of Rocky Jordan has the WORST sound of almost any episode in the archive. I used at least three different audio tools to help improve this one, and then used every trick I know to make it more presentable. I'm actually very shocked at how good this version sounds, considering how bad the original is. You'll hear more about this at the talk break after the episode.
	9:32pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Austin, everyone!
	9:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:32 yerfriendpaul! Thanks for listening.
	9:33pm Maulydaft: Aside from that "LP scrape" it sounds good. Congrats on your work! Hi yerfriendpaul!
	9:35pm Austin Rich: I see you are looking at my... broach. Ahem.
	9:35pm Maulydaft: Yeah this episode is really silly... and that "Russian name" ???? !!!
	9:36pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:33 The original LP Scrape on this one sounds AWFUL. I've never actually listened to this one all the way through, because of the sound. (Until I fixed it.)
	9:36pm yerfriendpaul: Love the narration and the brawl in the background
	9:37pm Austin Rich: You will hear some of the voices and actors occasionally swallowing some of their "hard consonants." Those are the moments when the original sound was the worst.
	9:39pm Maulydaft: I have a high tolerance for noise. I listen to almost anything if the story is good. This episode is high quality in my book :D
	9:41pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:39 I usually have a pretty high tolerance, too, and I might sit through something if I have no other option. But if I can make it sound better, why not help everyone? I think modern listeners appreciate it, as they are used to such pristine sound on modern radio dramas.
	9:42pm Imaginos: ↳ Maulydaft @9:39 I have a high noise tolerance from past experience with shortwave
	9:42pm Austin Rich: "I've been looking for you." "So have the bill collectors." I do love that kind of dialog.
	9:43pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:42 I miss my shortwave radio. I used to listen quite often as a youth. I think my sister now has the same one I used to have. At least, she did...
	9:47pm Austin Rich: I think you could hear that "rumble" along with the LP Scrape in that last little section. That rumble is VERY prominent in a number of parts of the source recording, and eliminating it was the main project for improving the sound on this one.
	9:51pm Austin Rich: Hopefully all the "swallowed hard consonants" aren't too distracting.
	9:52pm Austin Rich: "First somebody tried to sell me a wife, but I wan't in the market."
	9:54pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @9:42 I've not been able to pick anything up really. But my equipment was two not expensive solar radios :D
	9:55pm Imaginos: ↳ Maulydaft @9:54 I got a couple BBC radio shows
	9:55pm Austin Rich: "The veil has not lifted high enough..." "Here's another pound note."
	9:56pm Austin Rich: It seems like the locals all take advantage of Rocky and other Americans as often as they can. That's an interesting story dynamic for a show like this.
	9:57pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @9:56 Yes this show has some interesting elements that makes is pretty unique.
	9:57pm Webhamster Henry: "Nibbled to death by tiny lies!"
	9:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:57 One of the best lines in this episode! She is the melodramatic actress...
	9:58pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:57 That is fantastic!
	9:59pm Austin Rich: "You man watch me become inebriated." Zing!
	9:59pm yerfriendpaul: Ha ha! The drunken music
	10:02pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @9:55 That's cool! Better than the almost unaudible Christian stuff I heard (that was always the only one!)
	10:03pm egould: ↳ Austin Rich @9:35 Made my wife and I laugh. He was looking at her boobs. Thanks Austin Rich! Time for dinner.
	10:04pm Imaginos: Sounds like they're recording during a storm at sea
	10:05pm Maulydaft: Wow yeah good job Austin!
	10:06pm yerfriendpaul: So much better!!!
	10:07pm Mr Fab: Hey Austin, listening while driving. Great cleanup!
	10:09pm Webhamster Henry: Yeah a lot of restoration software is not that great. I've told iZotope as much.
	10:10pm Maulydaft: Good point about the younger people and restoration...
	10:13pm Imaginos: Ooh! Gonna play the Weird Circle for Halloween? Perhaps The Bride of Death?
	10:15pm Mr Fab: I think I may have suggested this before, but maybe some Groucho and or Marx brothers shows? If any exist?
	10:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @10:10 I think they would love a lot of old shows, if they were up to the quality that they are used to.
	10:16pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr Fab @10:15 There's not a lot of Marx Brothers radio, unfortunately. But Groucho had a long career hosting, You Bet Your Life, and I think the other brothers appear occasionally. But all the brothers don't appear on much radio, unfortunately.
	10:17pm Barno in Akron: How do you do, fellow kids?
	10:17pm Maulydaft: wow... internet/fax... so cool...
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Austin Rich @10:16 Looks like 180 episodes of "You Bet Your Life" still exist, so I'll play a grip of those the next time an appropriate anniversary or holiday rolls around.
	10:17pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Barno in Akron @10:17 Hey there Barno!
	10:18pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @10:13 I bet Austin will have to do some incredible restoration on those Weird Circles! I've only heard less than good shows...
	10:19pm Austin Rich: Looks like Groucho was on "You Bet Your Life" from 1947 - 1960. (It looks like he hosted RIGHT UP TO 1960, but didn't do any in 1960.) Considering the early 60's is often cited as "the end of Old Time Radio," him quitting that show must have played a part in that timeline...
	10:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @10:18 You are correct; some Weird Circle episodes are not great. But some sound surprisingly good, considering.
	10:20pm Imaginos: ↳ Maulydaft @10:18 I've heard some pretty good ones on the old time radio app
	10:20pm Webhamster Henry: That Beetle is such a thug.
	10:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:20 #BeetleLife.
	10:23pm Mr Fab: ↳ Austin Rich @10:20 Haha
	10:25pm Austin Rich: After the MAJOR success of The Shadow on the Radio, there were a number of copy-cat superhero characters who had a few gadgets and worked outside the law. Often, they had the ability to "hide" or become invisible in some way, and often the stories lead to a huge punch-out, with a "crime doesn't pay" / populist message. (Superman on the radio sort of fits this forumula at first.) There are a lot of shows like this, many of them not great, or just direct copies of others, where they re-use stories, etc. There's a real populist bent to these stories; it takes a people's hero, and not organized government or police, who save the day from corporate thugs and businesses that use mafia tactics. It's a long way from the more fascist formula that persists in a lot of modern comics.
	10:26pm Webhamster Henry: I'm always looking for more interesting shows - there's Sleep No More, which is just readings of spooky classics: archive.org...
	10:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:26 Ooooo, from the late 50's! Yeah, I'll have check that out.
	10:27pm Imaginos: Getting sleepy.
	10:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:27 Hopefully you get the sleep you need tonight. Take care!
	10:29pm laurapanic: late....but hopefully here for the creepy sci fi part....
	10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ laurapanic @10:29 You are always welcome to as much creepy Sci-Fi as we can offer.
	10:31pm Austin Rich: I should also mention: I'm running out of "Radio from the 20's" segments. I think I'll try to uncover a complete version of the Dick Powell documentary to follow that, but if there are other era appropriate documentaries about actors or something else radio-related, I would love to air it. Let me know!
	10:34pm Maulydaft: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:26 Sleep No More is great! I need to hear more!
	10:35pm Austin Rich: "A million lightyears from nowhere." Like growing up in a small town. Or living in one.
	10:35pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Maulydaft @10:34 Nelson Olmstead has a few reading series to check out: archive.org...
	10:36pm Austin Rich: Some casual mean jabs among aliens...
	10:36pm yerfriendpaul: Gotta call my travel agent to book a trip to Loo Lunga Mina
	10:37pm Austin Rich: "I've seen too many earthmen..."
	10:40pm Austin Rich: I've been making it a goal to read all the stories that these shows are based on. So far, I have found that the Radio versions often have a quality to them that the original stories don't have, and vice versa. They're just too different, from format to format.
	10:42pm Austin Rich: A Hixabroad? "Guess who's coming to dinner."
	10:43pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:35 I think I have one of this records. Very cool.
	10:43pm yerfriendpaul: That kid’s gonna cause mischief
	10:46pm Austin Rich: I think we'll go over by two minutes, unfortunately. Sorry everyone!
	10:51pm yerfriendpaul: Really love X minus 1. Absolutely my favorite since tuning into this show. Like the other shows too but this one is my fav.
	10:53pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:51 It reminds me so much of "The Twilight Zone," that I was instantly hooked when I first heard it. I think the real key is the work of George Lefferts and Ernest Kinoy, the two gents who adapted almost every story for this show. They give a sort of "style" to the series that might not be there, otherwise.
	10:56pm yerfriendpaul: That kid needs a knuckle sandwich
	10:57pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @10:53 yes they were geniuses!
	10:58pm Maulydaft: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:51 Me too!
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:56 Seriously.
	10:58pm Austin Rich: Don't Mess With The Hix.
	10:59pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Austin Rich @10:58 Ha ha!
	11:00pm Austin Rich: The letter... or the spirit of the law?
	11:00pm yerfriendpaul: Good ol’ Hix!
	11:01pm Austin Rich: Yeah, I like that one. Thanks for listening everyone! See ya next week.
	11:01pm yerfriendpaul: Excellent! Thanks Austin! Good night all!

Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 12, 2024

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August 12, 2024: Episode #105

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Approx. start time
Rogue's Gallery	"The Triangle Murder Case"	21 February 1946	NBC		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan	"Champagne, Caviar and Hot Ice"	6 February 1949	Santana Productions		0:29:33 (Pop-up)
Music behind DJ: Jackie Lee	Isle Of Capri "Isle Of Capri" by "Jackie Lee"				0:59:34 (Pop-up)
Unpublished History	Radio in the 1920s (Part 19)	Radio In The 1920s	Self-Released	2024	1:14:06 (Pop-up)
The Blue Beetle	"Saved by A Hair, Part 1"	10 July 1940	Mutual–Don Lee Network		1:19:19 (Pop-up)
X-Minus One	"Lulungomeena" ""Lulungomeena"" by "X-Minus One"	29 May 1956	NBC Radio		1:32:57 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	6:52pm Austin Rich: Good Hello
	8:56pm Imaginos: Ahoy me hearties!
	8:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @8:56 Wonderful to see you! I hope you are well.
	8:58pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @8:58 I am very well. I wish we were working on our project
	9:02pm Imaginos: Was the triangle murdered by a couple of squares?
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @8:58 Hopefully I can put more time into that soon. I've been a little swamped with all these gigs and jobs that have been taking priority, and there's been some family stuff. But hopefully life will settle down soon.
	9:02pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:02 That might be one of the angles...
	9:03pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:02 😁
	9:03pm Austin Rich: Gerald Mohr makes his appearance early in this episode! One of my favorite voice actors on old radio shows.
	9:04pm Maulydaft: Gerald Mohr again! :D :D
	9:04pm Webhamster Henry: Guilty!
	9:04pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:04 Jinx! I guess we owe each other a coke?
	9:04pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @9:03 hahaha! Jinx!
	9:04pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:04 Webhamster Henry! Nice to see you in the digital salon!
	9:04pm Imaginos: I hope it wasn't the triangle shirt waist factory fire. Though I would call that murder.
	9:04pm Maulydaft: hahaha! You Jinxed my Jinxed! :D :D
	9:05pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:04 We're in sync, apparently.
	9:06pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:04 Yeah. That situation was gnarly. I recall it being incredibly messed up.
	9:07pm Maulydaft: And unfortunately that crap continues today in the modern clothing production places :( :(
	9:08pm Imaginos: ↳ Austin Rich @9:06 The only worse preventable accident in new York was the incident with the General Slocum.
	9:09pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @9:08 Yipes! I had to look that one up. HORRIBLE!
	9:10pm Austin Rich: Betty Callahan is, as near as I can deduce, Rogue's "semi-regular gal," who appears in many episodes. Sometimes she's a photographer / works for a newspaper, but I think the details about her vary from week to week. I think Betty started to develop as a character over time, as Rogue was initially defined as a "lady's man," more than anything. But I think they wanted to sort of "pair them off" over time, and she appears more often, usually after Rogue makes some sort of pass at another woman.
	9:11pm Maulydaft: "His Girl Betty"?
	9:12pm Austin Rich: This episode of Rogue's Gallery is one of the better-sounding ones in the archive. Still, I did a little EQ and used a few other tools to massage it into even better quality. I have found that restoring / improving the sound of mid-century radio dramas is incredibly relaxing and enjoyable, and I like that the final product is better than what's out there, now.
	9:12pm Maulydaft: It sounds great!
	9:13pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:11 Yes! That's brill! One of my favorite memories was watching "His Girl Friday" with my grandmother. While she didn't like it as much as I'd hoped, it was nice to share that movie with her, as it's one of my faves.
	9:14pm Maulydaft: I'll watch anything with Carey Grant, especially if it's a comedy :)
	9:14pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:14 Seriously. He's so good to watch on screen!
	9:17pm egould: Thanks Austin Rich. I gotta go make sausage and peppers. Will keep listening.
	9:17pm Imaginos: ↳ egould @9:17 Pan fried?
	9:18pm Austin Rich: I do like when Gerald Mohr is the bad guy. Though he does pull off a variety of characters in all the different roles he plays.
	9:19pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @9:18 Yeah he can do so much!
	9:20pm Maulydaft: oh! haha! Gee Gerald!
	9:22pm Imaginos: Now that he shot can his enemy shoot back and claim self defense?
	9:22pm Imaginos: h the enemy shot.
	9:23pm Webhamster Henry: A bout time Eugor showed up.
	9:23pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:23 It is why so many of us tune in.
	9:24pm Maulydaft: Wast this the first time another person has been up in there clouds with Eugor and Rogue??
	9:25pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:24 I think so! Good ear.
	9:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:24 Has there been some other ghost (who isn't human) up there with Eugor? I know that happens at one point, but I can't remember if we've heard it yet.
	9:28pm Maulydaft: oooo interesting. I haven't heard but I don't know Rogue that well and I've missed some shows you've played.
	9:31pm Austin Rich: Unlike the episode of Rogue's Gallery that we just heard, this particular episode of Rocky Jordan has the WORST sound of almost any episode in the archive. I used at least three different audio tools to help improve this one, and then used every trick I know to make it more presentable. I'm actually very shocked at how good this version sounds, considering how bad the original is. You'll hear more about this at the talk break after the episode.
	9:32pm yerfriendpaul: Hey Austin, everyone!
	9:33pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @9:32 yerfriendpaul! Thanks for listening.
	9:33pm Maulydaft: Aside from that "LP scrape" it sounds good. Congrats on your work! Hi yerfriendpaul!
	9:35pm Austin Rich: I see you are looking at my... broach. Ahem.
	9:35pm Maulydaft: Yeah this episode is really silly... and that "Russian name" ???? !!!
	9:36pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:33 The original LP Scrape on this one sounds AWFUL. I've never actually listened to this one all the way through, because of the sound. (Until I fixed it.)
	9:36pm yerfriendpaul: Love the narration and the brawl in the background
	9:37pm Austin Rich: You will hear some of the voices and actors occasionally swallowing some of their "hard consonants." Those are the moments when the original sound was the worst.
	9:39pm Maulydaft: I have a high tolerance for noise. I listen to almost anything if the story is good. This episode is high quality in my book :D
	9:41pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @9:39 I usually have a pretty high tolerance, too, and I might sit through something if I have no other option. But if I can make it sound better, why not help everyone? I think modern listeners appreciate it, as they are used to such pristine sound on modern radio dramas.
	9:42pm Imaginos: ↳ Maulydaft @9:39 I have a high noise tolerance from past experience with shortwave
	9:42pm Austin Rich: "I've been looking for you." "So have the bill collectors." I do love that kind of dialog.
	9:43pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @9:42 I miss my shortwave radio. I used to listen quite often as a youth. I think my sister now has the same one I used to have. At least, she did...
	9:47pm Austin Rich: I think you could hear that "rumble" along with the LP Scrape in that last little section. That rumble is VERY prominent in a number of parts of the source recording, and eliminating it was the main project for improving the sound on this one.
	9:51pm Austin Rich: Hopefully all the "swallowed hard consonants" aren't too distracting.
	9:52pm Austin Rich: "First somebody tried to sell me a wife, but I wan't in the market."
	9:54pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @9:42 I've not been able to pick anything up really. But my equipment was two not expensive solar radios :D
	9:55pm Imaginos: ↳ Maulydaft @9:54 I got a couple BBC radio shows
	9:55pm Austin Rich: "The veil has not lifted high enough..." "Here's another pound note."
	9:56pm Austin Rich: It seems like the locals all take advantage of Rocky and other Americans as often as they can. That's an interesting story dynamic for a show like this.
	9:57pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @9:56 Yes this show has some interesting elements that makes is pretty unique.
	9:57pm Webhamster Henry: "Nibbled to death by tiny lies!"
	9:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:57 One of the best lines in this episode! She is the melodramatic actress...
	9:58pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Webhamster Henry @9:57 That is fantastic!
	9:59pm Austin Rich: "You man watch me become inebriated." Zing!
	9:59pm yerfriendpaul: Ha ha! The drunken music
	10:02pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @9:55 That's cool! Better than the almost unaudible Christian stuff I heard (that was always the only one!)
	10:03pm egould: ↳ Austin Rich @9:35 Made my wife and I laugh. He was looking at her boobs. Thanks Austin Rich! Time for dinner.
	10:04pm Imaginos: Sounds like they're recording during a storm at sea
	10:05pm Maulydaft: Wow yeah good job Austin!
	10:06pm yerfriendpaul: So much better!!!
	10:07pm Mr Fab: Hey Austin, listening while driving. Great cleanup!
	10:09pm Webhamster Henry: Yeah a lot of restoration software is not that great. I've told iZotope as much.
	10:10pm Maulydaft: Good point about the younger people and restoration...
	10:13pm Imaginos: Ooh! Gonna play the Weird Circle for Halloween? Perhaps The Bride of Death?
	10:15pm Mr Fab: I think I may have suggested this before, but maybe some Groucho and or Marx brothers shows? If any exist?
	10:15pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @10:10 I think they would love a lot of old shows, if they were up to the quality that they are used to.
	10:16pm Austin Rich: ↳ Mr Fab @10:15 There's not a lot of Marx Brothers radio, unfortunately. But Groucho had a long career hosting, You Bet Your Life, and I think the other brothers appear occasionally. But all the brothers don't appear on much radio, unfortunately.
	10:17pm Barno in Akron: How do you do, fellow kids?
	10:17pm Maulydaft: wow... internet/fax... so cool...
	10:17pm Austin Rich: ↳ Austin Rich @10:16 Looks like 180 episodes of "You Bet Your Life" still exist, so I'll play a grip of those the next time an appropriate anniversary or holiday rolls around.
	10:17pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Barno in Akron @10:17 Hey there Barno!
	10:18pm Maulydaft: ↳ Imaginos @10:13 I bet Austin will have to do some incredible restoration on those Weird Circles! I've only heard less than good shows...
	10:19pm Austin Rich: Looks like Groucho was on "You Bet Your Life" from 1947 - 1960. (It looks like he hosted RIGHT UP TO 1960, but didn't do any in 1960.) Considering the early 60's is often cited as "the end of Old Time Radio," him quitting that show must have played a part in that timeline...
	10:19pm Austin Rich: ↳ Maulydaft @10:18 You are correct; some Weird Circle episodes are not great. But some sound surprisingly good, considering.
	10:20pm Imaginos: ↳ Maulydaft @10:18 I've heard some pretty good ones on the old time radio app
	10:20pm Webhamster Henry: That Beetle is such a thug.
	10:20pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:20 #BeetleLife.
	10:23pm Mr Fab: ↳ Austin Rich @10:20 Haha
	10:25pm Austin Rich: After the MAJOR success of The Shadow on the Radio, there were a number of copy-cat superhero characters who had a few gadgets and worked outside the law. Often, they had the ability to "hide" or become invisible in some way, and often the stories lead to a huge punch-out, with a "crime doesn't pay" / populist message. (Superman on the radio sort of fits this forumula at first.) There are a lot of shows like this, many of them not great, or just direct copies of others, where they re-use stories, etc. There's a real populist bent to these stories; it takes a people's hero, and not organized government or police, who save the day from corporate thugs and businesses that use mafia tactics. It's a long way from the more fascist formula that persists in a lot of modern comics.
	10:26pm Webhamster Henry: I'm always looking for more interesting shows - there's Sleep No More, which is just readings of spooky classics: archive.org...
	10:26pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:26 Ooooo, from the late 50's! Yeah, I'll have check that out.
	10:27pm Imaginos: Getting sleepy.
	10:27pm Austin Rich: ↳ Imaginos @10:27 Hopefully you get the sleep you need tonight. Take care!
	10:29pm laurapanic: late....but hopefully here for the creepy sci fi part....
	10:29pm Austin Rich: ↳ laurapanic @10:29 You are always welcome to as much creepy Sci-Fi as we can offer.
	10:31pm Austin Rich: I should also mention: I'm running out of "Radio from the 20's" segments. I think I'll try to uncover a complete version of the Dick Powell documentary to follow that, but if there are other era appropriate documentaries about actors or something else radio-related, I would love to air it. Let me know!
	10:34pm Maulydaft: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:26 Sleep No More is great! I need to hear more!
	10:35pm Austin Rich: "A million lightyears from nowhere." Like growing up in a small town. Or living in one.
	10:35pm Webhamster Henry: ↳ Maulydaft @10:34 Nelson Olmstead has a few reading series to check out: archive.org...
	10:36pm Austin Rich: Some casual mean jabs among aliens...
	10:36pm yerfriendpaul: Gotta call my travel agent to book a trip to Loo Lunga Mina
	10:37pm Austin Rich: "I've seen too many earthmen..."
	10:40pm Austin Rich: I've been making it a goal to read all the stories that these shows are based on. So far, I have found that the Radio versions often have a quality to them that the original stories don't have, and vice versa. They're just too different, from format to format.
	10:42pm Austin Rich: A Hixabroad? "Guess who's coming to dinner."
	10:43pm Austin Rich: ↳ Webhamster Henry @10:35 I think I have one of this records. Very cool.
	10:43pm yerfriendpaul: That kid’s gonna cause mischief
	10:46pm Austin Rich: I think we'll go over by two minutes, unfortunately. Sorry everyone!
	10:51pm yerfriendpaul: Really love X minus 1. Absolutely my favorite since tuning into this show. Like the other shows too but this one is my fav.
	10:53pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:51 It reminds me so much of "The Twilight Zone," that I was instantly hooked when I first heard it. I think the real key is the work of George Lefferts and Ernest Kinoy, the two gents who adapted almost every story for this show. They give a sort of "style" to the series that might not be there, otherwise.
	10:56pm yerfriendpaul: That kid needs a knuckle sandwich
	10:57pm Maulydaft: ↳ Austin Rich @10:53 yes they were geniuses!
	10:58pm Maulydaft: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:51 Me too!
	10:58pm Austin Rich: ↳ yerfriendpaul @10:56 Seriously.
	10:58pm Austin Rich: Don't Mess With The Hix.
	10:59pm yerfriendpaul: ↳ Austin Rich @10:58 Ha ha!
	11:00pm Austin Rich: The letter... or the spirit of the law?
	11:00pm yerfriendpaul: Good ol’ Hix!
	11:01pm Austin Rich: Yeah, I like that one. Thanks for listening everyone! See ya next week.
	11:01pm yerfriendpaul: Excellent! Thanks Austin! Good night all!

Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 12, 2024

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