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Old Time Radio Snack Wagon|Rare Historic Radio Programs

Old Time Radio Snack Wagon|Rare Historic Radio Programs

By: Adam Graham| Old Time Radio Host
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 Get ready for the first-ever snackable Old Time Radio podcast, featuring mostly obscure treasures from radio's golden age.

Each week listen for a bite-sized sample of the Golden Age of Radio and journey back to the twentieth century. Gain keen insights into life in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through short-form old-time radio programs including comedic moments, full-cast short audio dramas, stories from the greatest storytellers of the past, powerful dramatic readings, and even memorable old time radio ads.

Unearth legends and rediscover those who have long been forgotten, all while gaining keen insights into life in a world that was. Each episode brings you self-contained short programs or excerpts from longer programs, skillfully introduced by Adam, who provides brief commentary and historical background. For history enthusiasts seeking a tantalizing trip through time, the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon awaits you.




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Episodes
  • The Illini Radio Guild: Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen|Thanksgiving Audio Drama

    The Illini Radio Guild: Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen|Thanksgiving Audio Drama
    Nov 25 2025
    Aired: November 26, 1946

    This week’s Old Time Radio Snack Wagon brings a Thanksgiving classic by O. Henry, adapted for radio by the Illini Radio Guild. The story follows Stuffy Pete — a down-on-his-luck New Yorker whose Thanksgiving tradition involves more than just a good meal — and an elderly gentleman determined to uphold a charitable custom.

    Set in the heart of turn of the 20th Century New York, this campus radio production captures both the warmth and the irony that made O. Henry famous. It’s a story about generosity, ritual, and the peculiar ways people show kindness — all with the twist you’d expect from one of America’s great short-story writers.

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    20 mins
  • Captains of Industry: The Story of John Wannamaker|Inspirational Biography

    Captains of Industry: The Story of John Wannamaker|Inspirational Biography
    Nov 17 2025
    This January 2, 1938 episode of Captains of Industry tells the story of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia merchant who transformed American retail. Beginning as an ambitious young salesman, Wanamaker dreamed of a store built not just on commerce, but on fair dealing, trust, and hospitality.

    His innovations — fixed prices, money-back guarantees, employee education, and designing stores as places of experience rather than mere counters — reshaped how Americans shop. From a rented storefront to a grand emporium filled with marble galleries, tea rooms, and music, Wanamaker’s vision turned buying and selling into something more human — a relationship between merchant and community.

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    Related:
    John Wanamaker: A Retailing Innovator

    http://www.maykuth.com/Archives/wana95.htm

    A Short History of the Life of John Wanamaker:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20181014181113/http://wanamakerorgan.com/john.php

    Stories of Great Christians: John Wanamaker:

    https://moodyaudio.com/products/john-wanamaker



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    14 mins
  • Adventures in Research: Heart in the Skies

    Adventures in Research: Heart in the Skies
    Nov 9 2025
    This May 19, 1953 episode of Adventures in Research tells the story of John James Audubon — the artist and naturalist whose devotion to studying and painting birds resulted in one of the most celebrated works in American scientific and artistic history: Birds of America.

    From his early fascination with woodland songbirds to the years he spent traveling, sketching, and refining his craft, this broadcast traces Audubon’s lifelong effort to capture birds as they truly appear in nature — vivid, life-sized, and full of motion. His determination would carry him across continents and through hardship, driven by a belief that the beauty of the wild should be preserved and understood.

    This short dramatization blends biography with atmosphere, presenting Audubon not only as a painter but as a man who saw the natural world with both precision and awe.

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    Related links:
    The National Audubon Society
    https://www.audubon.org

    Birds of America Digital Collection
    https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america

    John James Audubon Biography:
    https://www.nps.gov/people/john-james-audubon.htm

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    18 mins
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