Old Time Radio Westerns
Storytelling
Step into the past with the Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast, where we proudly present digitally restored classic Western radio dramas in a way that transcends the limitations of their original recordings. Immerse yourself in the golden age of radio, now reborn with a richness and clarity that surpasses the vintage versions. As specialists in digital restoration, we’ve meticulously enhanced every episode, elevating the audio quality to new heights. The sounds of birds chirping, the creak of a saloon door, the thundering hooves of a pursuing posse, and the crack of gunfire are now delivered with a richness and depth that breathes new life into these timeless tales of the Wild West. Our podcast is a homage to the iconic shows like Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and many more. Each episode is a journey into the untamed frontier, featuring the captivating performances of legendary radio actors and the vivid storytelling that once enthralled audiences nationwide.
Location:
United States
Description:
Step into the past with the Old Time Radio Westerns Podcast, where we proudly present digitally restored classic Western radio dramas in a way that transcends the limitations of their original recordings. Immerse yourself in the golden age of radio, now reborn with a richness and clarity that surpasses the vintage versions. As specialists in digital restoration, we’ve meticulously enhanced every episode, elevating the audio quality to new heights. The sounds of birds chirping, the creak of a saloon door, the thundering hooves of a pursuing posse, and the crack of gunfire are now delivered with a richness and depth that breathes new life into these timeless tales of the Wild West. Our podcast is a homage to the iconic shows like Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and many more. Each episode is a journey into the untamed frontier, featuring the captivating performances of legendary radio actors and the vivid storytelling that once enthralled audiences nationwide.
Twitter:
@otrwesterns
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.otrwesterns.com/
Email:
podcast@otrwesterns.com
Episodes
Race for the Border | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (02-10-54)
4/26/2026
Original Air Date: February 10, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Adventures of Wild Bill HickokPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Guy Madison (Hickok)• Andy Devine (Jingles) Special Guests:• Bill Bouchey• Forrest Lewis• Fred Howard Producer:• Paul Pierce Writer:• Larry Hayes Music:• Dick Aurandt For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the...
Duration:00:35:09
Home Surgery | Gunsmoke (06-23-57)
4/26/2026
Original Air Date: June 23, 1957Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)• Parley Baer (Chester)• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)• Howard McNear (Doc) Announcer:• George Walsh Producer:• Norman Macdonnell Music:• Rex Koury Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:24:47
Wyatt Earp – Hallmark Hall of Fame (12-05-54)
4/26/2026
The Story of Wyatt Earp the American lawman and gambler in the American West. Original Air Date: December 05, 1954Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Western StoriesPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Parley Baer• Herb Vigran• Lawrence Dobkin• Harry Bartell• Joseph Kearns• Paul Dubov• Paul Frees Host:• Lionel Barrymore Producer:• William Froug Writer:• Frank Burt Exit music from:...
Duration:00:31:10
The Honkytonkers | Frontier Gentleman (02-16-58)
4/26/2026
Original Air Date: February 16, 1958Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Frontier GentlemanPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• John Dehner (J.B. Kendall) Special Guests:• Jack Kruschen• Stacy Harris• Virginia Gregg• Eve McVeagh• Barney Phillips• Charles Seel Writer/Producer:• Antony Ellis Music:• Jerry Goldsmith Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:26:11
The Gambler Draws a Blank | The Lone Ranger (05-05-41)
4/26/2026
Original Air Date: May 05, 1941Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:29:22
Piggyback | Ranger Bill (11-19-55)
4/25/2026
Original Air Date: November 19, 1955Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Ranger BillPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Miron Canaday (Ranger Bill)• Stumpy Jenkins (Grey Wolf) Writers:• Joal Hanson• John Rowan Producer:• Jim Grant Music:• John McCombe For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:37:59
Summer Night | Gunsmoke (06-16-57)
4/25/2026
Original Air Date: June 16, 1957Host: Andrew RhynesShow: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)• Parley Baer (Chester)• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)• Howard McNear (Doc) Announcer:• George Walsh Producer:• Norman Macdonnell Music:• Rex Koury Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:25:14
Six Gun Lawyer | Frontier Town (1949)
4/25/2026
Original Air Date: 1949Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Frontier TownPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Reed Hadley (Chad Remington)• Wade Crosby (Cherokee O’Bannon) Writer:• Joel Murcott Producer:• Paul Franklin Music:• Bob Mitchell• Ivan Ditmars Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:29:29
Trail of the Broken Horseshoe | The Lone Ranger (05-02-41)
4/25/2026
Original Air Date: May 02, 1941Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:29:35
A Visitor from Mexico | The Lone Ranger (07-24-53)
4/24/2026
Original Air Date: July 24, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:36:11
Lightning Jim Races Against Death | Lightning Jim (1952)
4/24/2026
Original Air Date: 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Lightning JimPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:30:39
The Mystery of Skull Valley | Hopalong Cassidy (01-22-50)
4/24/2026
Gold coins lead Hoppy and California to a red-bearded killer and a missing archeologist. Original Air Date: January 22, 1950Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Hopalong CassidyPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)• Andy Clyde (California Carlson) Creator:• Clarence Mulford Producer:• Walter White Jr. Music:• Albert Glaser For more great shows check out our site:...
Duration:00:30:21
Silver Annie | The Six Shooter (10-11-53)
4/24/2026
Silver Annie Huxley refuses to sell her silver mine to the railroad, to the distress of the rest of the town of "Virtue City". Original Air Date: October 11, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Six ShooterPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• James Stewart (Britt Ponset) Special Guests:• Dan O'Herlihy• Robert Griffin• Parley Baer• Jeanette Nolan• Herb...
Duration:00:30:20
One Wide River | The Lone Ranger (07-17-42)
4/24/2026
Original Air Date: July 17, 1942Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:35:07
Man Behind The Gang | The Lone Ranger (07-20-53)
4/23/2026
Original Air Date: July 20, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:28:34
Margie Bowes with Flatt and Scruggs | Grand Ole Opry (05-22-59)
4/23/2026
Original Air Date: May 22, 1959Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Grand Ole OpryPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:33:58
The Mortgage | Gunsmoke (10-24-52)
4/23/2026
Original Air Date: October 24, 1952Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Show: GunsmokePhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• William Conrad (Matt Dillion)• Parley Baer (Chester)• Georgia Ellis (Kitty)• Howard McNear (Doc) Special Guests:• Harry Bartell• Paula Winslowe• Dick Beals• Joe Duval• Lawrence Dobkin• James Nusser Writer:• Les Crutchfield Producer:• Norman Macdonnell Music:• Rex Koury Exit music from: Roundup...
Duration:00:31:33
Bread upon the Waters | The Lone Ranger (07-15-42)
4/23/2026
Original Air Date: July 15, 1942Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:32:06
The Rag Doll | Challenge of the Yukon (11-03-53)
4/22/2026
Original Air Date: November 03, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: Challenge of the YukonPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Paul Sutton (Sgt. Preston) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Fred Flowerday For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Duration:00:37:16
Deception | The Lone Ranger (07-15-53)
4/22/2026
Original Air Date: July 15, 1953Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Brace Beemer (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Director:• Charles D. Livingston Music:• Ben Bonnell For more great shows check out our site: https://www.otrwesterns.comExit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny...
Duration:00:32:34