Episodes

  • Spoonful of Lugers - Episode 105

    Spoonful of Lugers - Episode 105
    May 28 2024
    Can Falk or Castro use their unique crime-fighting skills to punish those who carry out massacres? Is this topic too heavy for a punny old time radio parody? And where are the Lugers?! Listen to find out!Spoonful of Lugers, episode 105 of This Gun in My Hand, was seamlessly worked into a plot by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What narrative technique helps me sneak serious topics into wacky adventure stories? This Gun in My Hand!Show Notes:1. For more info about the Rosewood Massacre and other political massacres in US history, see https://www.zinnedproject.org/collection/massacres-us/https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/rosewood-massacre/ Also read A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, and the novel A Moment in the Sun by John Sayles. 2. The bird you hear in almost every movie set in the jungles of Africa, Central America or South America is the Kookaburra, which is actually native to Australia and New Guinea. According to Wikipedia, “The call is heard in [Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) and] The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Cape Fear (1962), The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and other films.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburrahttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437964/ Credits:The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.Sound Effect Title: Car_motor_Sound.m4a License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/Blizzard123/sounds/504633/#Sound Effect Title: Squeaky Car Door License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/coltures/sounds/262325/#Sound Effect Title: Footsteps on gravelBy Joozz License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Joozz/sounds/531952/Sound Effect Title: Punch.wavBy ztrees1License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://freesound.org/people/ztrees1/sounds/134934/Sound Effect Title: Custom_punch_04_2022.mp3By ArtninjaLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/700204/Sound Effect Title: Body fall_02.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/Adam_N/sounds/346694/Sound Effect Title: 2-1_ducks.WAVLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/16FPanskaLan_Jiri/sounds/498190/Sound Effect Title: R30-32-Ducks Quack on Pond.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479608/Sound Effect Title: DucksLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/D4XX/sounds/607226/Sound Effect Title: Tawny owl calling.wavBy SparrerLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Sparrer/sounds/59517/Sound Effect Title: G12-32-Kookaburra Bird in Jungle.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437964/Sound Effect Title: Montezuma oropendola bird callLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/512109/Sound Effect Title: S27-24 Gibbon squeals.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675432/Sound Effect Title: G12-29-Tigers and Lions Growling.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437961/Sound Effect Title: audi a4 b8 20tdi update engine set1 idle acceleration early gear shifting mono.wavBy SoundholderLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://freesound.org/people/Soundholder/sounds/425397/The image accompanying this episode is a combination of the following photos:1. “Fleischextrakt” (photo of spoon) by Rainer Zenz, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.2. “Castletown at War 2021 Castletown D Day Centre, Portland, Dorset. WWII Reenactor in German Wehrmacht uniform - Luger pistol, belt 51614442855” by dorsetbays, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.3. “WW2 Third Reich German 7 7,92mm K cartridges 8 Zug-Zünder (mine pull igniters) 9 7,92 mm cartridges 10 Luftwaffe dagger 11 Scabbard 12 Hitlerjugend knife 13 9mm P08 Luger pistol Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad museum Norway 2021-06-20 IM” by Wolfmann, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.4. “German pistols firearms holsters 39 Luger P08 40 Radom M35 41 Walther 38 42 6.35 S.B.E. Pistol 43 6.35 Walther M1 1908 44 Mauser M1934 45 Walther PP M1929 46 Field knife boot Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad WW2 museum Norway IMG 5665 2” by Wolfmann, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.5. “WW2 German Occupation of Norway. HEFT PARTEIADLER Booklet Nazi Eagle Soldatbok hakekorsørn. SS KOPPELSCHLOSS ...
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  • Watching the Defectives - Episode 104

    Watching the Defectives - Episode 104
    May 13 2024

    Can Falk steer rookies in the world of crime down the path of justice? Will he be forced off the road of crime-fighting by a spindly motorized bicycle? What’s that smell? Listen to find out!

    Watching the Defectives, episode 104 of This Gun in My Hand, was mentored by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What keeps you from turning to crime? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. Citations Needed podcast on the exaggeration of the modern “organized shoplifting racket”:
    https://citationsneeded.medium.com/news-brief-organized-crime-shoplifting-epidemic-panic-hits-san-francisco-media-b044c0f78bfa

    2. The Olympics first added women’s shot put in 1948.

    3. My maternal grandmother’s middle name was “Ederle,” named after the first woman known to swim solo across the English Channel. Is this the equivalent of naming your kid Khaleesi or Anakin?

    Credits:
    The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: Park ambience - mostly birds
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/274175/#

    Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/

    Sound Effect Title: Heels on Pavement.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/B.Harkins/sounds/683658/

    Music Title: Flight of the Carpenter Bee
    By Steven Arntson
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://archive.org/details/Bildungsroman-7512

    Sound Effect Title: Mount Moganshan Insect Chorus
    By: RTB45
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/325321/
    Insect chorus recorded one summer evening, Mount Moganshan, Zhejiang Provence, People's Republic of China

    Sound Effect Title: Car_motor_Sound.m4a
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Blizzard123/sounds/504633/#

    Sound Effect Title: motorcycle throaty pull away medium speed smooth Gaza 2016.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/406387/

    Sound Effect Title: Squeaky Car Door
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/coltures/sounds/262325/#

    Sound Effect Title: Car_Stop_Breaks_Screech_Engine-Rev_by-monnie101.mp4.WAV
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/monnie101/sounds/58150/

    Sound Effect Title: audi a4 b8 20tdi update engine set1 idle acceleration early gear shifting mono.wav
    By Soundholder
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/Soundholder/sounds/425397/

    Sound Effect Title: R03-19-Old Auto Tire Skid.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/481668/

    Sound Effect Title: Bike Falling on Concrete.wav
    By plivesey
    License: Creative Commons Sampling+
    https://freesound.org/s/78960/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of a panel from the public domain comic book Hot Rods And Racing Cars, Number 32 (October 1957), pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani.
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  • Violent Vacation with Peruvian Guns - Episode 103

    Violent Vacation with Peruvian Guns - Episode 103
    Apr 28 2024

    Falk walks close to the edge of crass commercialism, then gets pushed over the line. Do you have hat-related powers? Did someone steal your hat when you were young? Does it have something to do with drumming? Listen to find out!

    Violent Vacation with Peruvian Guns, episode 103 of This Gun in My Hand, was crocheted by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What keeps my ears warm? This Gun in My Hand!

    For a limited time, a few items of This Gun in My Hand merchandise are available on ebay. Give me your money!

    Show Notes:
    1. Violent Vacation with Peruvian Nuns was a tape released by the UK skate/thrash band The Stupids in 1986. In the village where I grew up (literally, legally a “village”), I was not on the cutting edge of knowledge about hardcore punk. The only radio stations within range were top 40, oldies or country, except for a freeform college radio station from Ann Arbor. When my family took a month long road trip in maybe summer 1988, we stopped a few days in San Diego. I might have passed over this tape at the swap meet, never heard of The Stupids before, but the cover had a cartoon of a twitching guy in a wheelchair by Don Martin. Great music, problematic pseudonyms and album titles, probably problematic lyrics but who can understand what Brits are singing? And I bet they used the cartoon without paying Don Martin or Mad Magazine. Rascals!

    Credits:
    The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/

    Sound Effect Title:Body fall_02.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Adam_N/sounds/346694/

    Sound Effect Title: Gun Fire
    By GoodSoundForYou
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

    Sound Effect Title: 38 Caliber Gun Shot 5x
    Recorded by Mike Koenig
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    http://soundbible.com/375-38-Caliber-Gun-Shot-5x.html

    Music for commercial is from the 1938 public domain cliffhanger serial Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars, Chapter 10.

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the public domain cover of Railroad Stories (July 1937), by Emmett Watson.
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  • Fievel Getcha Ten - Episode 102

    Fievel Getcha Ten - Episode 102
    Apr 17 2024

    A boy stumbles into the world of vice, from pennies to billiards to pinball. Will Falk rescue him in time? Why couldn't you become a jazz singer? Listen to find out!

    Fievel Getcha Ten, episode 102 of This Gun in My Hand, was diced and pinned by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What are my stakes when I’m betting? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. Toon: The Cartoon Role-Playing Game by Greg Costikyan and Warren Spector includes “Chutzpah” as a character attribute.

    2. The text for the fake commercial for Benzedrine Sulfate, not counting the disclaimer at the end, is taken almost verbatim from a print ad in California Western Medicine, Volume 62 (April 1945).
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2377281/

    Credits:
    The opening and some of the middle music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Other music surrounding commercials came from the public domain film The Scar (aka Hollow Triumph, 1948). Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: Old Rotary Phone Ringing - Western Electric Bell 500 phone
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/mycompasstv/sounds/456433/

    Sound Effect Title: old pinball.wav
    By mapleleaf
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/people/mapleleaf/sounds/34730/

    Sound Effect Title: Classic Pinball Gameplay
    By theshaggyfreak
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/people/theshaggyfreak/sounds/404144/

    Sound Effect Title: sw_phone_hangup.wav
    By jppi_Stu
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/people/jppi_Stu/sounds/189727/

    Music title: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - III. Sequence - Lacrymosa (For Piano - Liszt)
    Performed by Markus Staab
    Composed by Mozart, arranged by Liszt?
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://musopen.org/music/43683-requiem-in-d-minor-k-626/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified version of the public domain cover of Easy Money, Volume 1, Number 2 (May 1936), by Charles McCann.
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  • World of Whispers - Episode 101

    World of Whispers - Episode 101
    Apr 5 2024
    A noisy day at the park, when suddenly–it’s oh so quiet. Gunshots are muffled. Wrestling grunts are barely audible. Can Falk restore order to the soundscape? Why does that bearded guy’s costume include wings? Listen to find out!World of Whispers, episode 101 of This Gun in My Hand, was breathed out by Rob Northrup. All episodes are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What keeps people quiet? This Gun in My Hand!Show Notes:1. One of my earliest radio plays was a group project for Creative Writing class in high school, probably 1989. My friends Jeff, Julian and I wrote a script parodying Star Trek, cobbled together from jokes we had probably absorbed reading Mad Magazine. Only five or ten minutes long, we recorded it on tape and played it in class. I’m not sure why Mr. Groesser apologized to the class afterwards, maybe because of the bad language like “Damn!” or “Bloody Hell!” At one point Jeff did the voice of a vendor at a baseball game, calling out, “peaNUTS! Popcorn!” maybe to hint at how large the ship is. I tried to recreate his delivery here. When Julian’s girlfriend heard the tape, she asked what girl we had cast for the voice of Uhura. She wouldn’t believe I had done it. No effects software to raise the pitch, I did it all in the delivery.2. Whispering Wind and Blessed Day (aka Muckbang, aka Peatboom) first appeared in episode 60, “Hush, Sweet Zildjian.”https://archive.org/details/tgimh-60-hush-sweet-zildjianCredits:The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.Sound Effect Title: Park ambience - mostly birdsLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/274175/#Sound Effect Title: Organ_grinder_paris1.aiff, Organ_grinder_paris2.aiffBy miloLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://freesound.org/people/milo/sounds/36155/https://freesound.org/people/milo/sounds/36156/Sound Effect Title: kids_playing_oct2020.WAVLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/wjoojoo/sounds/540466/Music Title: Hail to the Spirit of LibertyComposed by John Philip Sousa Performed by The United States Marine BandLicense: Public Domainhttps://musopen.org/music/43782-hail-to-the-spirit-of-liberty/Sound Effect Title: Machine gun.wavBy CGEffexLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/101962/Sound Effect Title: lancaster bomber.wavBy confusion_musicLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/confusion_music/sounds/103439/Sound Effect Title: Explosion 2License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/ZoshP/sounds/541795/Sound Effect Title: Kicking/Forcing/Breaking Wooden DoorLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/160213/Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/Sound Effect Title: S20-30 Pistol shots with silencer.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675677/Sound Effect Title: Silenced Gun Firing - gunshotsLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/fireballuke/sounds/166493/Sound Effect Title: clang.wavBy kwahmah_02License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/253974/Sound Effect Title: R09-75-Series of Falls on Wooden Floor.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/483233/Sound Effect Title: Metal hit with dull ringoutsBy ArtninjaLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/717721/Sound Effect Title: Ambience - European city park - morning - birds - light wind.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/ValentinPetiteau/sounds/563547/The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the cover of Fantastic Adventures, Volume 10, Number 5 (May 1948) by Robert Gibson Jones; combined with a detail from Autant en emporte le vent, Anonymous, 1815, both in public domain.
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  • Parabellum City Passes a C-Note - Episode 100

    Parabellum City Passes a C-Note - Episode 100
    Mar 17 2024

    Celebrating 100 years of Parabellum City, The City That Never Misses! Will Falk survive? Will Petra? Was your lack of a nickel the final nail in her coffin? Listen to find out!

    Parabellum City Passes a C-Note, episode 100 of This Gun in My Hand, was founded and passed by Rob Northrup -- who would like to remind you that This Gun in My Hand is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, places, financial instruments or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialogue. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What will I use to get a message to the bank? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. The history of Parabellum City is inspired by the founding of Jacksonberg, aka Jacksonopolis, aka Jackson, aka Jacktown, aka Rose City, aka Prison City. They’re not meant to be the same. Parabellum City is bigger. Jackson is not what I’d call a toddlin’-class town.

    2. Fruity ad inspired by “He Was Her Man” (Merrie Melodies, 1936). Content warning: the domestic violence they got away with in 1936 cartoons is unreal.
    https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x60u9yo

    3. Wikipedia says “In some cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, the key to the city is given to the so-called 'prins carnaval' who leads the carnivals which take place the week prior to Septuagesima.”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_City#Key_to_the_City

    Credits:
    The opening music was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: S18-25 Rifle shots battle.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675666/

    Sound Effect Title: Gun Fire
    By GoodSoundForYou
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    http://soundbible.com/1998-Gun-Fire.html

    Sound Effect Title: Real Colt 45 M1911 (shot)
    By Carmelomike
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/Carmelomike/sounds/255216/

    Sound Effect Title: Park ambience - mostly birds
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/274175/#

    Sound Effect Title: R02-06-Medium Crowd Applause.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480682/

    Sound Effect Title: G30-69-Outdoor Crowd Walla.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438429/

    Sound Effect Title: G28-27-Crowd Fast Walla Applause.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438387/

    Sound Effect Title: Microphone feedback.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/JavierSerrat/sounds/470111/

    Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the public domain cover of Key Comics Number 3, Winter 1945, art by Walter Johnson.
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  • Rats in a Cage Match - Episode 99

    Rats in a Cage Match - Episode 99
    Feb 25 2024

    Can Falk pin the corrupt boss of Parabellum City’s professional wrestling organization? Why is the crowd so quiet? Do frogs really stay in a pot of water if you turn up the heat gradually? Listen to find out!

    Rats in a Cage Match, episode 99 of This Gun in My Hand, was slammed into a turnbuckle by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities.
    How do I pin a person to the mat? With This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. I was going to insert a sample of “Hey Murgatroyd, let’s go-o-oo!” from “Jam On It” by Newcleus, but I couldn’t isolate the vocal from the not-very-1939 music.
    2. Falk might be thinking of the Wallace Beery wrestling picture Flesh (1932).
    3. Don Knotts would count as an animal shapeshifter in The Incredible Mister Limpet (1964), right? I watched the full movie last night because that’s the level of commitment I bring to researching this show.
    4. Regina slips up when she says, “I already said the episode title…” proving that she is really Petra! but Falk misses it.

    Credits:
    The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950). The music clip during the commercial was from The Scar (1948, aka Hollow Triumph). The closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), all three films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/

    Sound Effect Title: G39-09-Boxing Fight Bell.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438626/

    Sound Effect Title: bustle in the pub
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/organicmanpl/sounds/403285/

    Sound Effect Title: R07-18-Light Cheering and Crowd Noise.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486213/

    Sound Effect Title: R07-05-Crowd at Sporting Event.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486205/

    Sound Effect Title: R07-27-Sporting Event with Steady Cheers.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486214/

    Sound Effect Title: R07-03-Whistling and Cheering.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486204/

    Sound Effect Title: ginger19.wav
    By lyjia
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/people/lyjia/sounds/84659/

    Sound Effect Title: R27-20-Small Crowd Gasps.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480774/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of a panel from the public domain comic G.I. Joe, Number 14 (October 1951) from Ziff-Davis Publications. Artist unknown, pencils and inks might be by Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia.
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  • Do Androids Dream of His Girl Friday? - Episode 98

    Do Androids Dream of His Girl Friday? - Episode 98
    Feb 10 2024

    What happens when Falk gets stuck in a screwball comedy? Can Falk weed out the humans from the androids? Do androids dream of His Girl Friday? Listen to find out!

    Do Androids Dream of His Girl Friday? , episode 98 of This Gun in My Hand, was manufactured not by the Tyrell Corporation but by Rob Northrup, using dialogue from the 1940 public domain film His Girl Friday, which was adapted from the 1928 public domain play The Front Page. The part of Walter Burns was played by Cary Grant, with Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson and Ralph Bellamy as Bruce Baldwin. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. How do I survive a screwball comedy? With This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. The 1940 film His Girl Friday was adapted from a 1928 stage play titled The Front Page, both in the public domain. Dialogue in this episode was taken from His Girl Friday. (Link below.) It’s excellent but has (CONTENT WARNING) the kind of racism and sexism you might expect in a 1940 film. There’s also a one hour Lux Radio Theater adaptation starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert; a Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell squeezed down into a half hour; and an even more offensive, grittier 1970 film of The Front Page starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. And there’s a 1931 film version of The Front Page which I have yet to watch.
    https://archive.org/details/his_girl_friday

    Credits:
    The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), with transitional music from His Girl Friday (1940) and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), all films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    The two women saying “pixielated” were from the Campbell Playhouse radio adaptation of “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” broadcast February 11, 1940, public domain. 

    Sound Effect Title: bustle in the pub
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/organicmanpl/sounds/403285/

    Sound Effect Title: teletype_medium_speed.wav
    By stratcat322
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/stratcat322/sounds/169259/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of a promotional photo by A. L. Schafer for the 1940 film His Girl Friday showing Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy sitting next to each other. Superimposed over Ralph Bellamy’s face is the robot from The Phantom Creeps (1939) from another promotional photo (photographer unknown).
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