When Radio Ruled #155 – SoundScape 1939 part 25, November 9-12 1939

Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day!!

November 9 – November 12, 1939

A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

Duffy Knows all the Angles!

Jack Benny sees the Dentist!!

Jean Arthur meets Mortimer Snerd!!!

And More!!

Featuring:

Ed Gardner

Edward Arnold

Connee Boswell

Don Wilson

Jack Benny

Phil Harris

Mary Livingstone

Dennis Day

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

The Shadow

Rudy Vallee

Dorothy Lamour

Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen

Vera Vague

Mortimer Snerd

Jean Arthur

And More!

Give a Good Listen to Some Tasty 1939!

When Radio Ruled #153 – SoundScape 1939 part 23: October 29 – November 5, 1939

Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day.

October 29 – November 5, 1939

Curated clips of live broadcasts from popular radio shows of the day.

A tapestry of History through the eyes of people as they lived it, reported by radio.

In today’s SoundScape:

Jack Benny’s Costume Party!

Fibber and Molly Visit the Auto Show!

Where is the Perata Treasure?

Mortimer Snerd gets his big chance!

And More!!

Featuring:

Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Jack Benny

Mary Livingstone

Dennis Day

Don Wilson

Phil Harris

Andy Devine

Cecil B DeMille

Loretta Young

Mariam Hopkins

Captain Midnight

Fibber McGee and Molly

The Green Hornet

Edward Arnold

Maxie Rosenblum

Connee Boswell

Nelson Eddy

Edgar Bergen

Mortimer Snerd

Charlie McCarthy

Dorothy Lamour

And More!

Click Here to Give 1939 part 23 a Listen

When Radio Ruled #148 – OTR Thanksgiving 2025

Happy Thanksgiving!!

The concept of Thanksgiving is as ancient as ancient can be. Harvest festivals dedicated to the god or gods currently in fashion as thanks for abundance and the survival it would provide.

But like so many things, Americans have made thanksgiving their very own with traditions and customs created and nurtured here in the good old USA.

FEATURING:

Lionel Barrymore

Edward Arnold

Fanny Brice

Hanley Stafford

Nelson Eddy

Cecil B. DeMille

Mickey Rooney

Don Wilson

Amos ‘n Ady

Wally Brown

Dinah Shore

Winston Churchill

And More

CLICK HERE FOR TURKEY TALK FROM THE 30s AND 40s

When Radio Ruled #97 – SoundScape 1938 part 23

The Episode consists of a curated collection of Old Time Radio Clips originally broadcast live August 28 through September 13, 1938.

Starring:

Edward Arnold

Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen

Robert Young

Meredith Wilson

Fanny Brice

Hanley Stafford

Alice Faye

Frank Morgan

Father Flanagan

Cast of Family Doctor

Orson Welles

Judy Garland

Cast of Family Doctor

Cast of Blair of the Mounties

Featured Songs Include

There’s Honey on the Moon Tonight – Dorothy Lamour

Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Alice Faye

In this episode:

Frank Morgan tells Stories of his great Military Glory!

Hitler is being a Big Jerk again!

Czechoslovakia prepares to defend against the German Army!

The Reviews are in! The Mercury Theater is a Great Success!

Orson Welles yells at his Crew to shut up!

And More!!

Please come with me on the time machine to the year 1938 and be entertained by these giants of entertainment from long ago, alive again through the magic of the theater of the mind.

Soundscape 1938, part 23, from When Radio Ruled, offered without further commentary for your entertainment and education. But mostly for your entertainment.

Click Here to Hear SoundScape 1938 part 23