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Behind the Mic | Old Time Radio

Welcome to the Behind the Mic from otrpodcasts.com. On this podcast, we explore the history behind many of Old Time Radio's greatest performances! We jump around from series to series, picking one episode each week and together we learn about the actors, producers, sponsors, and more before listening to that full episode as it was originally broadcast. Thanks for tuning in!

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Ep7 | "The Voice on the Wire" (Inner Sanctum) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In 1930, Simon & Schuster published the first book in their "Inner Sanctum" anthology series. The series featured serious drama and romance, but became best known for it's mysteries.

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Ep6 | "Typhoon" (Escape) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On July 7, 1947, CBS radio aired the very first episode of Escape, a high-adventure anthology series featuring a new story and a different set of characters in each episode. Many stories, both o...

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Ep5 | "The Brothers" (Gunsmoke) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the late 1940s, CBS chairman William S. Paley, asked his programming chief, Hubell Robinson, to develop a show about a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West". Robinson, in turn, asked their West Co...

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Ep4 | "Where There's a Will" (Philip Marlowe) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On June 17, 1947, (the same day Pan American World Airways began their first regularly scheduled around-the-world passenger service), NBC radio debuted The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe Listen

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Ep3 | "Quick Trigger Gunmen" (Dragnet) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

One of the most iconic theme songs to come from the Golden Age of Radio has to be the "ominous, four-note introduction" composed by Walter Schumann for the radio program Dragnet.

This the...

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Ep2 | "The Hollywood Story" (Richard Diamond, Private Detective) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Just a few weeks ago, I was listening to an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective when I heard a line that jumped out at me. The episode I was listening to is called "The Hollyw...

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Ep1 | "The House in Cypress Canyon" (Suspense) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

My introduction to Old Time Radio began at a young age after my parents got a few cassette tapes featuring popular radio programs like Dragnet, Lights Out, Inner-Sanctum, and Suspense. My brothe...

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Ep9 | "The Red Raincoat" (Casey, Crime Photographer) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Casey, Crime Photographer, known by a variety of titles on radio including Crime Photographer, Flashgun Casey, and Casey, Press Photographer was a media franchise from the 1930s to the 1960s. Th...

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Ep8 | "Shadow of a Doubt" (Academy Award) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In 1946, CBS radio debuted a new anthology series called Academy Award which presented 30-minute adaptations of plays, novels and films.

Rather than always adapting Oscar-winning films, t...

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