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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

19:59

The Superman Radio Podcast- The Man Without A Face...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/22

When Superman finds the two photographs of major world leaders in the possession of the Man Without a Face, he realizes the dire situation for all involved, including the now missing Lois and Bucky. JR speaks on the end of the movie going experience as we know it and what many will pay a fortune to see that will replace it.

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34:45

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #130- The Big Producer

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/16

A trail of pornography infiltrating Los Angeles high schools leads to a run-down Hollywood studio and a movie has-been. Commentary on sexuality and the law in the 1950s. Plus, guest star Ralph Moody.

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18:21

The Superman Radio Podcast #752- The Man Without A...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/15

Kent may have figured out that the Man Without a Face is looking to benefit from creating even more devastation by setting the stage for another World War! JR speaks on why it is difficult to get modern audiences to the cinema.

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24:07

The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #13- Dead Man's...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/14

Inner Sanctum host Raymond becomes the subject matter in a story about a man named Gideon Blake who was burned to death ten years ago and just happens to show up on Raymond's door. Commentary on the falling out between series producer Himan Brown and Raymond Edward Johnson who played Raymond the host.

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29:24

The Shadow Radio Podcast #46- Night Without End

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/13

The city is in a panic after being blackmailed by a criminal using a stolen black fog machine. He threatens to add a poisonous gas to the fog and kill everyone if $5 Million isn't paid. Commentary on why Johnstone's Shadow seems to want to make sure he's just a regular guy unlike Welles'Shadow as being more supernatural. Plus, we'll discuss the other big broadcast on this very night given by Winston Churchill to the United States following the Munich Crisis.

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25:25

The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #12- Death is a Joker

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/07

Peter Lorre here plays an unattractive comedian in love from afar with his best friend's fiancé, and through an odd series of circumstances involving murder, with a twist, that leads him to act in a way he would never have otherwise contemplated. In this version, the man who introduces our host Raymond just happens to be Peter Lorre. Commentary on the dramatic twists upon twists in this episode.

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29:30

The Shadow Radio Podcast #45- Death Stalks the Shadow

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/06

A convict on death row asks to see The Shadow before he goes to the chair. He confesses how his crooked lawyer is planning an insurance scam. The Shadow goes after the attorney, but becomes trapped by an electric photo beam in a death chamber. Commentary on Johnstone's performance so far and the fact that this version of The Shadow tries to distance itself from the Welles' version.

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38:20

The Suspense Radio Podcast #275- The Man Who Wanted...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/05

Edward G. Robinson plays a man named Homer J. Hubbard who wants to solve a really, really big problem and believes the only way he can solve it is if he was...Edward G. Robinson! JR comments on the star himself and the process of recording dual roles with one actor at that time.

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33:45

The My Favorite Husband Radio Podcast #74- Liz...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/03

Liz decides that she needs a hobby, and the proprietor of the local arts & crafts store convinces her she's a natural artistic genius when it comes to sculpting clay. Special podcast where all commercials were left in including a special recipe for Jello Mincemeat.

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29:05

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #128- The Big Honeymoon

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/02

A woman kills herself after her fiance', a serial swindler, has disappeared with her $10,000. Commentary on this being the first broadcast in which Dragnet experienced technical difficulties. Listen for the announcement and then the show in progress. Plus, the Dragnet phenomenon from 1950-1970 and if the LAPD used the series as a propaganda tool to dispel complaints of brutality which eventually led to the Watts Riots in 1965.

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15:26

The Superman Radio Podcast #748- The Man Without A...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/12/01

Superman is led to the Russian headquarters in Germany to get more information on "the man without a face" to track down Bucky who is being held captive and tortured by this same man in France as he refuses to give up the location of the letter that exposes the group looking to destroy The World Peace Organization. JR speaks on post-World War II anxieties about fascism and global peace that inspired this serial.

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27:16

The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #11- The Silent Hands

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/30

A woman is a suspect in a murder case in which three men have been strangled and pushed over a cliff. Commentary on Mary Astor's wild backstory. Plus, silent superstar Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's scandalous trial of rape and murder that cost him his career.

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28:02

The Shadow Radio Podcast #44- The Black Abbot

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/29

While an old church is being repaired, a ghostly monk begins to murder the church committee. Commentary on the character choices the writers made in the Shadow with Bill Johnstone as well as the darker tone of the series.

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35:08

The Suspense Radio Podcast #274- Celebration (9/23/48)

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/28

Suspense breaks format with two lead narratives each recounting their versions of the events leading up to murder. The story revolves around a 1929 true life story of murder-suicide that occured in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Commentary on stars Robert Young and Viginia Bruce. Plus, the disappointing ending of what started off as a gripping tale.

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15:39

The Superman Radio Podcast #747- The Man Without A...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/27

Phillipe was reported to be in a warehouse on the docks. Kent, as Superman, races to the location hoping to find him and Bucky Taylor. JR speaks on the streaming results of Superman 2025 and news of its upcoming 2027 sequel Man of Tomorrow.

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33:14

The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #10- The Melody of Death

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/23

A gypsy violinist warns a newly betrothed woman of a melody she must not hear as bad luck or she must hear it forever and be forced to do what the music tells her to do. Even kill. Commentary on sponsor Palmolive Soaps, gas rationing during WWII, Mussolini and Hitler, and the #1 song on this day.

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29:23

The Shadow Radio Podcast #43- Traffic in Death

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/22

The 1938 -39 season begins with the departure of the two main stars with one new star and one returning favorite. Tonight, Sanitarium patients are mysteriously dying and being drained of their blood. Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane are summoned by the head doctor. But when they arrive they find him murdered. Bill Johnstone stars as The Shadow and Agnes Moorehead returns as Margo Lane. Commentary on Bill Johnstone's history with the Shadow and winning the title role after Orson

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33:46

The Suspense Radio Podcast #273- Hitch-Hike Poker...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/21

A simple hitch-hike turns into something much more sinister as a friendly game of "license plate poker" turns into a deadly life or death situation. Commentary on star Gregory Peck. Plus, why the ending betrays the basic style of drama which underlines the Suspense series.

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21:04

The Superman Radio Podcast #745- The Man Without A...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/20

Kent suspects that Phillipe may have left a clue elsewhere and was led by Dorio to a trunk in the cellar. Just then, an explosion was set that took out all in that room-except for the fact that Kent, as Superman, is there to thwart it. Does he do so in time? JR speaks about the adult appeal of the Superman radio series.

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25:46

The My Favorite Husband Radio Podcast #72- Dancing...

Radio Retropolis ·

2025/11/19

After embarrassing them at a local night club, the girls decide the boys should take dancing lessons. Commentary on guest star Veola Vonn.

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