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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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Thursday November 12, 2026
Episode 543: Quiet Please: The Little Visitor
Today we have an episode of Quiet, Please! called “The Little Visitor.” It’s about a locksmith who has lost his memory and spends his evenings working in his shop. He begins getting visits from Jeffrey, an unusually old-fashioned eight-year-old who seems to know a great deal about him. We can’t tell you much more without giving away what happens, but you’ll just have to hear it for yourself. And with Wyllis Cooper’s excellent writing that captured character voices so well, it’s a great one to listen to on a spooky night.
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Tuesday November 10, 2026
Episode 542: Superman!
Today on the podcast, we have two more rescued episodes of the classic Superman radio series, originally broadcast in December 1944. In the first, an Axis agent has Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen in trouble, with a private detective mixed up in the situation, too. Clark Kent has to act fast (one might say as fast as a certain speeding projectile) and fortunately, he has a red cape standing by, ready to swish into action. The second adventure finds Superman trying to clear Poco, a friendly jester accused of bank robbery and murder. These episodes are straight from the war years, and you’ll hear announcements asking young listeners to collect scrap, with appeals to help families facing shortages during the holiday season.
Thursday November 5, 2026
Episode 541: Quiet Please: Little Fellow
It’s Thursday again, and we have the story of Major Theobel J. Upright. He’s a sideshow performer, whose size can be guessed by the title of the story. He falls in love with Jennifer, a fellow attraction known as “the fat lady.” Yes, this is already an unusual situation, but when another performer gives the Major a magical Egyptian scarab that grants three wishes, it seems like the answer to his romantic hopes. Unfortunately, the Major’s careless wording soon gets him into trouble, and like all such stories, one wish after another leads to mounting complications. This episode from the pen of Wyllis Cooper showcases the quirky humor and fantastical storytelling that often made Quiet, Please! so different from Cooper’s earlier horror effort, Lights Out!
Tuesday November 3, 2026
Episode 540: Superman!
It’s the first Tuesday of the month again, and as we do, we are bringing you “lost” programs lately discovered. This time we have not one, but two disconnected episodes of the classic Superman radio series, originally broadcast on the Mutual Network in late 1944 and early 1945. These recordings were recently recovered from an abandoned house in New York and we’ve newly transferred them for you. You get to hear Superman facing a catastrophe involving the exploding planet Utopia, and the opening of a new mystery when an unconscious girl is discovered aboard a barge… again, broadcasts probably not heard anywhere since 1945.
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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.