Radio Retropolis

The Suspense Radio Podcast #296- Lovebirds (3/3/49)

An impatient wife who has had enough of her invalid husband who just won't die on his own decides to murder him. JR speaks on the controversial life of star Joan Fontaine.

The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #32- The Murder Prophet

Someone killed Claudia's first husband…and then her second. When she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on the side of the road who seems to know all about her, she is convinced she's the next to die unless she can secure the police to nab him before he tries to murder her. Commentary on tonight's stars Everett Sloane and Wendy Barrie.

The Shadow Radio Podcast #65- Sabotage by Air

Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane overhear a shortwave radio message of an international spy who is planning to steal a new warplane. Commentary on how Hollywood represented zombies and how this episode takes real voodoo legend to explain their existence here. Plus, we pay tribute to the one of the episode's co-writers who went on to create one of the most popular fictional detectives in modern literature.

The Suspense Radio Podcast #295- Where There's A Will (2/24/49)

A man who is in desperate need of money discovers his elderly aunt has a heart condition so fragile that any sudden shock could kill her. JR speaks on the unusual life and career of star James Mason and his wife and co-star of this episode Pamela Bellino. Plus, Mason's discovery that saved Buster Keaton's Hollywood legacy.

The Inner Sanctum Radio Podcast #31- Dead Man's Deal

A small time poker player is in the game of his life in which the loser must commit suicide. Commentary on the Twilight Zone feel of the episode. Plus actor Larry Haines and episode writer Emile C. Tepperman.