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TuneInVintage Radio For Modern Listeners.
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.
Latest Episode
Thursday February 12, 2026
Episode 465: The Cobra King Strikes Back! Part 7
The pulp radio adventures of Captain Friday and Skip Turner continue today. The crew finally learn the truth behind their so-called kidnapping, and Patricia and Celia swear they were confronted by a savage, beast-like man in their room. The Cobra King Strikes Back was the second 10-part Carlton E. Morse syndicated series that followed briefly after the first run of Morse’s better known serial, I Love A Mystery.
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Tuesday February 10, 2026
Episode 464: The Jack Benny Show
Happy Valentine’s! It’s been awhile, but today we’re back… marching through another great 1947 episode of The Jack Benny Program. But of course because it’s Valentine’s Day, and Valentine’s Day is Jack Benny’s birthday, we picked it up. In this episode the gang does a hilarious parody of the movie The Egg and I. And because it’s 1947, Lucky Strike cigarette ads worked right into the comedy.
Thursday February 5, 2026
Episode 463: The Cobra King Strikes Back! Part 6
The wild goings-on continue in today’s chapter of Carlton E. Morse’s Adventures By Morse radio serial. Captain Friday and the rest of the expedition are still prisoners, driven deeper into the Cambodian jungle. Wild ponies, narrow jungle trails, and a secret passage hidden behind a waterfall all stand between them and whatever fate awaits. The journey ends inside Hollow Mountain itself, where the prisoners are forced up swaying ladders and through ancient stone passages to a hidden temple.
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Episode #462: The Girl Called Echs Caper
John Tefteller and radio historian Dr. Joe Webb are back with another “lost and found” classic: a 1948 episode of The Adventures of Sam Spade. This one was missing for decades until it turned up on an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription disc, and it’s based on Dashiell Hammett’s short story The House in Turk Street. John and Dr. Webb dig into the behind-the-scenes history, from the show’s production quirks and cast lineup to Hammett’s rocky relationship with the people adapting his character.
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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.