Radio Retropolis
Retro cool, refreshingly new. These podcasts bring the retro pop culture field to new audiences and how these features are relevant to everyone today. These podcasts consist of classic radio drama but with new, exclusive behind the scenes commentary, interviews, and high end audio documentaries.
Episodes
As Zaram is about to expose Kent as being actually Superman having never left the cell, the planet Utopia suffers a strong earth...
A clock maker is in possession of a cursed clock that only operates when using the original 30 pieces of silver given to Judas Iscariot. Any man who has come in contact with this clock has died a violent death. With this information, the clock maker seeks the man who murdered his father. Commentary on tonight's guest star Berry Kroeger. Plus, we look at the different views of Judas Iscariot.
A young man is about to inherit his parents estate until his evil uncle gets involved by placing a hypnotic spell on him which could mean his death. Commentary on why this episode was a misfire for the series.
Two sisters find their lives unraveling inside a lonely seaside mansion when one of the sisters decides to buy a casket for someone who will die in three weeks. But which one? JR speaks on star Rosalind Russell's combative career against the studios.
After it is revealed that Clark Kent has "replaced" Superman in the cell, Zaram places Jimmy in with him while he bugs the cell ...
Liz fakes an illness in order to get George to buy her a mink coat. George is on to her and brings in a real doctor to give her fake diagnosis that Liz thinks is very real. Commentary on the I Love Lucy episode "Lucy fakes an Illness" from which this script was adapted.
A seven week old baby has been abandoned in the bus depot waiting area and the mother is nowhere in sight with no leads as to where she could be. Commentary on this controversial episode and how the Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters in 1952 affected the story.
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A mad musician threatens the city with his, "Symphony of Silence in E-flat" in which hidden bombs explode at a loud noise. Commentary on the brilliant last few minutes of the episode plus the significance of E Flat in heavy metal music.
Regarded as the best mystery story of all time by the Mystery Writers of America, tonight's episode features a police sergeant, a newspaper reporter and an elusive serial killer who seems to elude both men...
Superman finally arrives safely on Utopia to rescue Jimmy but is faced with a heavy gravitational pull from the planet that renders him unable to move. JR speaks on the two major pop culture genres that emerged in the post...
Liz goes on the radio quiz show, "Everybody Wins," and wins a check for $500, but she only gets to keep it if she can cash it within 25 minutes, and the banks are closed. Commentary on the continuity of the plot line. Also we celebrate the gentle humor of guest actor Wally Maher who shines in this episode. Plus , we look back at a classic scene between Lucille Ball and Wally Maher in the episode Vacation Time in which Lucy flubs ...
A man is shot and critically wounded in the street of a residential neighborhood. His assailant is unknown and nowhere to be found. Commentary on Barney Phillips as Ed Jacobs taking glee in Friday missing dinner at the diner. Plus, the California State Juvenile Officers Association which is mentioned in tonight's episode. Finally, guest stars Jack Kruschen and Helen Kleeb.
Superman, now on Utopia, to save Jimmy from execution finds himself unable to move from the heavy gravitational pull of the planet rendering him completely helpless. JR speaks on how Perry White's blustery disbelief in others related to the children listening which JR compares to a very special episode of The Andy Griffith Show called "Mr. McBeevee".
A madman kills a scientist who has developed a secret serum for restoring youth. Commentary on the connection in this plot to the real life Nazi genetic experiment called Lebensborn or the Fountain of Life.
A young girl believes she hears a woman screaming for help deep undergr...
Perry White, Kent and Poco finally meet as Kent tries to understand what this strange rhyming fellow means on this other planet called Utopia with Jimmy there in danger...
Liz tries to play matchmaker for Peggy Martin with one of George's clients, but both the client and George think that Liz is going after the guy for herself. The audio is a little challenging but it's a funny episode that survives in the My Favorite Husband library. Commentary on the risque' storyline for 1950 that involves negligees and extra-marital affairs and how these storylines were soon abandoned due to the new moral codes t...
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