American Radio Theater Podcasts

The Great Gildersleeve - Heart Trouble

Gildersleeve thinks he has a serious heart condition. Can he find happiness in whatever time he has remaining?.

Sam Spade - The Blood Money Caper

Ivan Cury stars as Sam Spade in a re-creation of the first exciting episode of this hard-boiled detective series. Recorded at ART Studio 2009.

The Great Gildersleeve - The Concert Pianist

The Gildersleeve household plays host to a famous classical pianist who is visiting Summerfield to give a concert.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The First Edition Matter

Recorded at Radio Studio 2009, this newly written episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar stars Gregg Porter as Johnny with special guests Ivan Cury and Dave and Joan Parker.

The Great Gildersleeve - Leila Hears a Burglar

It's Gildersleeve (and the Jolly Boys) to the rescue when Leila hears something go bump in the night.

Skyway to Hell

A C-87 (modified B-24) flying over the Himilayas in 1944 doesn't make it home. Fifty years later the ghosts of the crew watch people coming across the tundra and... they hope.

The Great Gildersleeve - Hard Water

Special guest, Dave Parker (The Lone Ranger, Challenge of the Yukon), joins our regular cast as a fast talking salesman who convinces Gildersleeve to buy a high tech filtration system for the water department. But can Gildy convince anyone else?

Silver Theater - Case of the Evil Angel

Attending the theater on Broadway isn't supposed to be murder but Roger and Twyla Boone discovered otherwise. Directed by actor/producer Jimmy Lydon and featuring oldtime radio actor Jeff David, this play was originally broadcast on Silver Theater. 32:38 (2006)

The Great Gildersleeve - Community Victory Garden

Gildersleeve's patriotism is on display once again. With Summerfield and the nation facing a potato shortage, Throckmorton rolls up his sleeves, enlists the aid of his nephew, Leroy, and starts a community victory garden.

Charter Flight

How difficult can it be to pick up two parrots in Hong Kong? Tony and Dietz think it's a piece of cake until they find their contact murdered and the parrots gone missing. Can they find them and get them back? Find out as American Radio Theater takes wing in "Charter Flight".

The Great Gildersleeve - Winning the War

One of America's favorite comedies during radio's golden age, The Great Gildersleeve was broadcast weekly on NBC begininng in 1941 and continuing through the late 1950s. Approximately thirty programs, many from the wartime years, are among oldtime radio's "lost" episodes. This is the first in a series of re-creations performed by the Lexington, KY chapter of American Radio Theater. Originally broadcast on September13, 1942, Gildersleeve devotes himself to "Winning the War".

In the Bag

Two salesmen vie for a promotion, a milion dollar contract and the love of a beautiful woman. Will our hero experience the thrill of vicory or the agony of defeat? Will he win the gold or just crap out? Ruth Last and David Van Meter join the ART ensemble for this light hearted romance.

A Lost Show Re-created

ART presents a lost episode from "The Whistler." Originally broadcast on June 9, 1948, here is our rendition of "The Necklace Was Incidental".

Just for Fun

Here's a cold read of the Suspense episode originally broadcast on October 17, 1946, entitled "The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G. Robinson."

From Lexington

For your holiday enjoyment, the Lexington Chapter of ART proudly presents an adaptation of a Radio City Playhouse Christmas classic - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas... or Goats Gone Wild! Starring Roger Tremaine, John Heflin and Luralyn Lahr.

Christmas Special

Just in time for the holiday season! ART presents an original production, written by Reynaud LeBoeuf - North Pole, My Beat. Also on this month's podcast, two episodes of the classic Christmas OTR serial, The Cinnamon Bear.