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The Good Old Days of Radio Show is a podcast that presents the period of American radio commonly known as “The Golden Age”. During this time, audiences were thrilled by comedy, mystery, suspense, and horror, produced by the some of the greatest writers, directors, composers, and famous stars of the time.
In this show we present the best of these radio shows. Each show is carefully selected by record collector John Tefteller as an outstanding example of this classic art form.
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The Story Behind The Good Old Days of Radio Show.
In 1992, John Tefteller brought the first Good Old Days Of Radio Show to the airwaves on local Southern Oregon station, KOPE-FM. For three hours every Saturday and Sunday night, thousands of listeners of all ages tuned in to hear the show, earning it ‘the highest rated radio program’ in its time slot.
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Tuesday November 19, 2024
Episode #336: Vincent Price Month: Duffy's Tavern
We are featuring actor Vincent Price all through the month of November. Of course, he is well-remembered today for being a spooky character in film, but that reputation began later in his career. Often people forget that he played all sorts of roles before he was typecast in the more grisly roles. Today we are bringing you a comedy show with Price as a guest, and here in ’51, he was already building this reputation. But here he gets to poke fun at himself, and this is a really fun show for Price fans.
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Thursday November 14, 2024
Episode #335: Vincent Price Month: The Undecided Molecule
We’ve featured some Norman Corwin dramas here in the past (links below). Corwin was particularly noted as one of radio’s most literary figures. He was certainly known for some hard-hitters, but did some light scripts, such as this one. Of course, having a reputation to uphold, he could not settle for anything easy, and so you have the entire thing written in verse. The cast is impressive: Vincent Price, Groucho Marx, Robert Benchley, Keenan Wynn, Sylvia Sidney, and Norman Lloyd. And you will probably be thinking in verse for awhile after listening to this, so we apologize for that.
Other Norman Corwin plays we’ve featured:
https://goodolddaysofradio.podbean.com/e/episode-78-on-a-note-of-triumph/
https://goodolddaysofradio.podbean.com/e/episode-88-we-hold-these-truths/
https://goodolddaysofradio.podbean.com/e/episode-95-the-best-of-lucille-fletcher-my-client-curly/
Tuesday November 12, 2024
Episode #334: Vincent Price Month: The Ghosts Who Came For Dinner
Author Leslie Charteris had a popular and long-running book series about a suave character named Simon Templar, nicknamed “The Saint.” During a time when quirky literary detectives got a treatment on radio, “The Saint” had a brief run starring Vincent Price. Of course, any similarity between the Saint of the novels and radio was purely coincidental. But the dialogue was surprisingly snarky, and worked well with Price’s persona. Especially this episode where the Saint and “Louie” the cab driver explore a haunted house.
Thursday November 7, 2024
Episode 333: Vincent Price Month: Hunting Trip
November is Vincent Price month, featuring the astounding body of radio work from this beloved actor. This is Thursday, and as is our inclination, we feature slightly darker tales on Thursdays, and we don’t have to look far to find a great mystery/horror story starring Vincent Price. This is a story of paranoia, as two old friends take a trip to an isolated cabin in the woods, with one (played by Lloyd Nolan) convinced the other (played by Vincent Price) is going to murder him.
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John Tefteller has been collecting vintage radio programs since 1971. He is one of the foremost collectors of records and original radio transcriptions in the world.
John grew up in Southern California, and for decades he scoured flea markers, thrift stores, estate sales, garage sales, and private collections for records. Over the past almost 50 years of hunting, John amassed one of the largest private archives of vintage records and radio recordings.