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Radio Retropolis

Radio Retropolis

Radio Retropolis stands out in the crowded podcast landscape by blending vintage radio drama with modern storytelling flair with EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes commentary from JR! The original broadcasts are remastered with improved sound quality, making them more immersive for today"s listeners while preserving their nostalgic charm. Plus, ORIGINAL PODCAST DOCUMENTARIES with exclusive interviews with pop icons. Retro Cool, Refreshingly New. The show"s tagline says it all: it"s not just about

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All Episodes

30:11

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #76- The Big Dance

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/06

A pair of hold-up men known as "The Kid Bandits" are robbing and beating their victims. They're young and brutal with no pattern to their operation. But a pack of matches may be Friday and Romero’s best lead. Commentary on the first scene which shows a much more informal, off duty friendship between Friday and Romero.

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16:38

The Superman Radio Podcast #720- The Monkey Burglar...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/05

Clark Kent gets Henderson to agree to release Robin for 48 hours in his custody to bait a trap for the real Monkey Burglar. But someone else is wise to Kent’s plan. JR comemnts on an Adventures of Superman television episode similar to this story.

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35:45

The Lights Out Radio Podcast #62- Battle of the...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/04

Saladine and Erlich are two warlocks in the eternal battle between good and evil with Erlich using his black magic to control zombies in destroying the world. Saladine is the only one who can stop him. Commentary on the real origins of the zombie and how they were represented here as compared to those in Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, and, of course, the television phenomenon The Walking Dead.

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29:40

The Shadow Radio Podcast #30- Voice of the Trumpet

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/03

Two spies are gaining War Department secrets with the help of a spiritualist who reads people's minds.

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41:17

The Suspense Radio Podcast #261- The Blind Spot Act 2...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/02

In Act 2, Eric Strange is investigating the murder of his researcher friend Leland Rogers, when a speeding car tries to run him over. Who was driving? Who wants him dead? And why? JR comments on the real "blind spot. Plus, actor Edmond O'Brien.

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35:44

The Suspense Radio Podcast #261- The Blind Spot Act 1...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/02

In Act 1, Eric Strange, an author-turned-bodyguard, vows to protect his employer, a famous pollster, from someone who is trying to kill him. When the man winds up dead, the police think it’s suicide. Strange believes it was murder and sets out to prove it putting himself in mortal danger. JR reviews the Act.

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16:27

The Superman Radio Podcast #719- The Monkey Burglar...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/05/01

As Robin was identified by the victim as the Monkey Burglar including the fact that he could not provide an alibi without giving up his identity as Dick Grayson, Inspector Henderson decides to detain Robin for 48 hours while he builds a case against him. JR comments on the tribute to Superman from Radio Mirror Magazine.

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34:04

The My Favorite Husband Radio Podcast #60- Women's...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/30

In the second part of our Women’s Right story, Liz and Iris have bet George and Rudolph that they can hold down a job, and the boys have bet the girls that they can take care of the housework and cooking. Commentary on the origins of the Equal Rights Amendment and its failure to ratify. Plus, a look at one of the all-time Classic I Love Lucy TV episodes from which these radio scripts were used.

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29:44

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #75- The Big Jump

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/29

Walter Harrison is on the window ledge of a downtown building, thirteen stories above the street threatening to leap to his death at exactly 2 pm just 22 minutes from now. Commentary on this great real-time episode when everything happens in 22 minutes.

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14:23

The Superman Radio Podcast #718- The Monkey Burglar...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/28

Kent, Batman and especially young Robin were stunned when Inspector Henderson identified the Monkey Burglar as…Robin. Jr comments on the big faux pas in this episode.

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32:36

The Lights Out Radio Podcast #61- The Haunted Cell

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/27

A man who is slated for execution is out into a cell believed to be haunted A cop killer refuses to confess, so he gets put in a cell allegedly haunted by the ghost of another cop killer to see if that'll make him crack. Commentary on the brilliance of how Wyllis Cooper uses our deepest darkest fears about death to terrify us even more. Plus, we look at Cooper's follow up series called Quiet, Please.

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31:46

The Shadow Radio Podcast #29- The Old People

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/26

Three airplanes flying to Argentina have disappeared, which leads The Shadow to a mad scientist in the Amazon with a serum that makes people older.

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29:32

The Suspense Radio Podcast #260- The Search: Act 2...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/25

In Act 2, Sid Latch, after accidentally being responsible for the death of Hollywood movie star Roger Miles, continues to evade police with Iris-except can he trust the people who seem to want to help him? JR comments on the unacceptable animal abuse in the storyline to prove a point as well as the great twist ending.

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33:39

The Suspense Radio Podcast #260- The Search: Act 1...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/25

Sid Latch, a loner living with his dog in Montana, comes across a belligerently drunk Hollywood movie star, Roger Miles, who is accidentally killed while trying to harm Sid's dog, and decides to go on the run with his girlfriend, Iris. JR speaks on the foresight of social justice in 1948 that is extremely relevant today.

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15:17

The Superman Radio Podcast #717- The Monkey Burglar...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/24

A new mystery begins as Perry White frantically tells Kent there is a new kind of acrobatic criminal who appears to scale tall buildings and rob very wealthy people. JR speaks on the need for Batman in this episode.

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31:07

The My Favorite Husband Radio Podcast #59- Women's...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/23

Liz and Iris are excited about the equal rights amendment and demand equality with George and Atterbury. Commentary on United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis whose news announcement from CBS starts this episode. Plus we look back on the history of Bonbons and today's guest star who appeared in the cult classic Reefer Madness.

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36:49

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #74- The Big Holdup

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/22

A man nicknamed "The Rattlesnake Bandit", who is fast and prone to attack violently, takes great pleasure in beating his victims senseless before shooting them for no reason at all. Commentary on Robert "Rattlesnake" James who most likely was the loose inspiration for this story and left a trail of inventive, horrific murders.

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17:55

The Superman Radio Podcast #716- Drought in Freeville...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/21

Superman subverts Uncle Ed’s small plane carrying the dry ice that forces rain clouds to empty before hitting Freeville and commands the pilots instead to fly to Abner’s cabin where, unbeknownst to Superman, Lois and Abner are about to be killed. Commentary on what makes a good serial and the one trait about villains you will always find.

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31:42

The Lights Out Radio Podcast #60- The Coffin in Studio B

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/20

A difficult rehearsal for a murder scene in a Lights Out radio episode is interrupted by an eccentric old man peddling coffins just in case someone needed one in the near future. Commentary on guest actor Charles Eggleston as the coffin salesman who may be best remembered for his one appearance on the hit sitcom The Honeymooners.

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29:27

The Shadow Radio Podcast #28- Tomb of Terror

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/04/19

A mummy's curse seems valid when a strange death ray kills those who enter an Egyptian exhibit at a museum.

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