Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich | WFMU
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Join us for two hours of old time radio dramas, as we present four different pulp fiction stories, every week! Noir Stories with everymen getting wrapped up in dangerous adventures! Sea-faring Tales that are as two-fisted as they are filled with romance! Mysterious Magicians from the Far East, or maybe a Science Fiction yarn from the Atomic Age! Dimestore Radio Theater offers a chance to engage in Theater of The Mind, and enter a world of incredible tales from both yesterday and tomorrow!
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Description:
Join us for two hours of old time radio dramas, as we present four different pulp fiction stories, every week! Noir Stories with everymen getting wrapped up in dangerous adventures! Sea-faring Tales that are as two-fisted as they are filled with romance! Mysterious Magicians from the Far East, or maybe a Science Fiction yarn from the Atomic Age! Dimestore Radio Theater offers a chance to engage in Theater of The Mind, and enter a world of incredible tales from both yesterday and tomorrow!
Language:
English
Website:
https://wfmu.org/playlists/1D
Episodes
A Mid-Century Pot-Party! from Apr 20, 2026
4/20/2026
Stand By For Crime - ""The Marijuana Mystery" (Edited)" - 1953 [0:01:50]
The Blue Beetle - ""The Dope Ring" Parts 1 & 2" - 15 May 1940 [0:29:05]
Music behind DJ:
Cab Calloway and HIs Orchestra - "Reefer Man (Instrumental)" [0:55:56]
Judy And Jane - ""Dope Cigarettes"" - 25 March 1943 [1:11:14]
The Roy Rogers Show - ""Loco Weed" (Edited)" - 8 February 1952 [1:22:13]
The Whisperer - ""Tea Time For Teenagers"" - 8 July 1951 [1:35:30] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163443
Duration:02:06:33
Episode #162 from Apr 13, 2026
4/13/2026
Richard Diamond, Private Investigator - ""Mrs. X Can't Find Her Husband"" - 21 April 1950 [0:00:00]
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - ""The Big Gamble"" - 23 April 1950 [0:28:11]
Music behind DJ:
Fats Waller - "Honeysuckle Rose" [0:56:49]
Peter Jennings - "The Beginning Seeds of Change Part 2" - The Century: America's Time [1:15:05]
Blackstone, The Magic Detective - ""The Coins of Confucius"" - 19 December 1948 [1:20:24]
X-Minus One - ""Saucer of Loneliness"" - 12 September 1957 [1:35:01] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163189
Duration:02:06:47
Episode #161 from Apr 6, 2026
4/6/2026
Richard Diamond, Private Investigator - ""Eighty Thousand Dollars In Jewels"" - 14 June 1950 [0:00:00]
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - ""Adventure In Zaqaziq"" - 16 April 1950 [0:28:23]
Music behind DJ:
Sidney Torch - "Jeepers Creepers / Say It With A Kiss" [1:20:14]
Peter Jennings - "The Beginning Seeds of Change Part 1" - The Century: America's Time [1:20:15]
Blackstone, The Magic Detective - ""Underwater Death"" - 12 December 1948 [1:30:03]
X-Minus One - ""Volpla"" - 29 August 1957 [1:44:30] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162950
Duration:02:08:25
Big City Orchestra Takes Over! from Mar 30, 2026
3/30/2026
Vanishing Point - ""The Stories of J. G. Ballard #6: News From The Sun"" - Vanishing Point [0:00:00]
Mindwebs by Michael Hanson - ""The Pain God"" - 11 March 1977 [0:35:41]
2000 Plus - ""When The Machines Went Mad"" - 26 April 1950 [1:05:37]
Big City Orchestra - "A Live Reading of, "Everything You Know Is Wrong (Side B)"" - 30 March 2026 [1:33:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/162718
Duration:02:08:02