Episodes

  • The White Elephant - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 07/15/1950 (Ep02)

    The White Elephant - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 07/15/1950 (Ep02)
    Dec 24 2025
    Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western radio drama which ran on the NBC radio network from July 8, 1950 until September 14, 1952. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr. He hired real life Texas Ranger Captain Manuel “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas as the show’s advisor. Gonzaullas was able to provide realism and accuracy to the stories.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Luke Slaughter of Tombstone! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    30 mins
  • The Correspondent - Gunsmoke | 11/23/1958 (Ep346)

    The Correspondent - Gunsmoke | 11/23/1958 (Ep346)
    Dec 23 2025
    Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    18 mins
  • High Wire - Have Gun Will Travel | 08/02/1959 (Ep037)

    High Wire - Have Gun Will Travel | 08/02/1959 (Ep037)
    Dec 22 2025
    Have Gun Will Travel was a popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show initially featured stories adapted from television, many of the 106 radio episodes were original stories. The stories follow the adventures of Paladin, played by John Dehner.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    25 mins
  • Ammunition for the Indians - The Lone Ranger | 05/09/1938 (Ep824)

    Ammunition for the Indians - The Lone Ranger | 05/09/1938 (Ep824)
    Dec 21 2025
    The Lone Ranger radio series debuted in 1933 and became one of the most successful radio programs in history, producing over 3,000 episodes until 1956. It featured the adventures of a masked Texas Ranger and his Native American companion, Tonto, as they fought for justice in the American Old West.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of The Lone Ranger! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazonold_time_radio western drama otr_westerns otr crime true_grit oldtimeradio radio_play radio_drama fiction storytelling nostalgia theater_of_the_mind golden_age_of_radio the_lone_ranger Tonto
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    29 mins
  • Just a Number - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 04/19/1950 (Ep00-Audition)

    Just a Number - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 04/19/1950 (Ep00-Audition)
    Dec 20 2025
    Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western radio drama which ran on the NBC radio network from July 8, 1950 until September 14, 1952. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr. He hired real life Texas Ranger Captain Manuel “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas as the show’s advisor. Gonzaullas was able to provide realism and accuracy to the stories.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Luke Slaughter of Tombstone! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    29 mins
  • Daddy Buck Bucks - Frontier Gentleman | 05/04/1958 (Ep14)

    Daddy Buck Bucks - Frontier Gentleman | 05/04/1958 (Ep14)
    Dec 19 2025
    Frontier Gentleman was a short-lived radio Western series on CBS network from February 2 to November 16, 1958. It was set in the post-Civil War United States and it was different from other westerns like Gunsmoke or The Six Shooter in that it showed the wild west from the point of view of a British reporter from the London Times. That man is "Britt Kendle", played by John Dehner.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Frontier Gentleman! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    25 mins
  • Burning Wagon - Gunsmoke | 11/30/1958 (Ep347)

    Burning Wagon - Gunsmoke | 11/30/1958 (Ep347)
    Dec 18 2025
    Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from 1952 to 1961 and is widely considered one of the greatest western series ever produced for radio or television. It was gritty, featuring tough and sometimes very violent subject matter. Gunsmoke is a treasured classic that left a permanent mark of the history of radio and westerns.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Gunsmoke! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    19 mins
  • The Wager - Have Gun Will Travel | 07/26/1959 (Ep036)

    The Wager - Have Gun Will Travel | 07/26/1959 (Ep036)
    Dec 17 2025
    Have Gun Will Travel was a popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show initially featured stories adapted from television, many of the 106 radio episodes were original stories. The stories follow the adventures of Paladin, played by John Dehner.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Have Gun Will Travel! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    24 mins