Favoriting Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from May 30, 2022 Favoriting

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Join us for two hours of old time radio dramas, as we present four different pulp fiction stories, every week! Noir Stories with everymen getting wrapped up in dangerous adventures! Sea-faring Tales that are as two-fisted as they are filled with romance! Mysterious Magicians from the Far East, or maybe a Science Fiction yarn from the Atomic Age! Dimestore Radio Theater offers a chance to engage in Theater of The Mind, and enter a world of incredible tales from both yesterday and tomorrow!

Monday 9 - 11pm (EDT) | On WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room
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Favoriting May 30, 2022: Episode #19: Memorial Day Special!

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Box 13  "The Hot Box"   Favoriting 26 December 1948  Mayfair Productions 
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Wayne King  Intermezzo (aka “Souvenir de Vienne”)   Favoriting    
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The Voyage of The Scarlet Queen  "Lonely Sultan of Isabella De Basilan"   Favoriting 6 November 1947  Mutual 
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Wayne King 

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The Hollywood Collection  Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man (Part 3)   Favoriting Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man  Wombat Productions 
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Chandu The Magician  "The Hand of Horus"   Favoriting 22 July 1948  Mutual–Don Lee Networ 
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Dimension X  "The Castaways"   Favoriting 11 August 1950  NBC Radio 
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Listener comments!

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Austin Rich:

Good Hello.
  6:01pm
John R:

Hi Austin!
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Austin Rich:

Good Hello, John R.!
  6:03pm
Charles:

What's waiting for Dan this week hm?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:03pm
Austin Rich:

Right off the bat, I want to point out that, while this was the December 26th episode of "Box 13," this show doesn't have any Christmas content or subject matter, just like most Box 13 episodes. However, I can only imagine that listeners were keenly aware that Christmas was yesterday as they were listening to this story.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:03pm
Austin Rich:

Nice to see you, Charles!
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Scott67:

G'day Austin & Audience!
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  6:03pm
John R:

Is the photo you choose for this week from a version of “Sorry, wrong number “ Austin?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:04pm
Austin Rich:

Nice to see you, Scott67!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:04pm
Austin Rich:

Not that I know of, John R, but that is a very good story for the radio, and I might air it around Halloween!
  6:04pm
John R:

Hi Scott67 and Charles!
  6:05pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Hi all
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:06pm
Austin Rich:

Ellen! Good to see you in the chat!
  6:06pm
Ellen Lovebug:

I was actually there for the end of Mel Blanc!
  6:06pm
John R:

Austin:👍😊
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:06pm
Austin Rich:

Who doesn't like those Mel Blanc songs.
  6:08pm
Ellen Lovebug:

His hunches are usually right
  6:09pm
Ellen Lovebug:

At least she admits she has it. Whoever else might be arriving must be scary
  6:10pm
Ellen Lovebug:

The gorgeous red hair contributed I imagine
  6:10pm
Ellen Lovebug:

I used to play 20 questions on road trips with my sister!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:10pm
Austin Rich:

The women in these shows always seem to get him into trouble.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:11pm
Austin Rich:

I think that's at least five or six times Dan has been knocked out during his adventures. I wonder if he gets migraines?
  6:11pm
Listener Robert:

Amazing how these people survive so many KOs w/o brain damage.
  6:12pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Eek. Well, he sure keeps his cool under gun pressure
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:12pm
Scott67:

G'day John! Just been making my double espresso.
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Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:12pm
Austin Rich:

Always a pleasure, Listener Robert.
  6:12pm
Ellen Lovebug:

What's in the box?!
  6:13pm
Ellen Lovebug:

He has such a protective instinct and is quite the chess player
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:13pm
Austin Rich:

A good Macguffin, is my guess.
  6:15pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Halliday must have quite the poker face
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:16pm
Austin Rich:

I'm sure Dan is stone-faced, all the time.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:17pm
Austin Rich:

I wonder how hard the writer's had to resist doing a "box" pun every episode?
  6:17pm
Charles:

Was that Dr. Cling?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:18pm
Austin Rich:

Briefly, I think.
  6:19pm
Ellen Lovebug:

slope the merry-go-round, nice new phrase
  6:19pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Goodness, no HIPPA back in the day
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:19pm
Austin Rich:

I need to do a "Dictionary of Box 13" phrases.
  6:19pm
Ellen Lovebug:

That would be fun :)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:20pm
Austin Rich:

HIPPA has only be in effect since 1996.
  6:20pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Son!
  6:21pm
Ellen Lovebug:

The notebook itself is the treasure?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:22pm
Austin Rich:

Today we will also be featuring Part III of our Biography of Alan Ladd in Dimestore Revelations! Stay Tuned!
  6:22pm
Ellen Lovebug:

I might doze off but I might try to listen. Is that up next?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:23pm
Austin Rich:

In Hour 2, at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:25pm
Austin Rich:

Dan Holiday served in the military, and his character would most certainly have passed by 2022. So we would would celebrate someone like Dan on a day like Memorial Day.
  6:25pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Trying to hide her identity I imagine
  6:29pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Aw, that's an image. Dan in a toga!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:30pm
Austin Rich:

Was Suzy upset because she realized how Cupid was dressed?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:32pm
Austin Rich:

I noticed that they don't mention a specific Alan Ladd movie, just Alan Ladd pictures at Paramount. Maybe he was "between" movies to promote, and they were counting on some of his films being second run somewhere?
Avatar 6:32pm
HyperDose:

Is tonight Toga night?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:32pm
Austin Rich:

HyperDose! If you're wearing one, it can be!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:34pm
Austin Rich:

Not the worst sound this week on Voyage of The Scarlet Queen, but I did do a little EQ, to make it a little more crisp. I think the source recording is a little "slower" than the was it might have been broadcast originally, but it's hard to gauge stuff like that, so I didn't fiddle with the speed at all.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:35pm
Austin Rich:

This is the episode that the last 18 have sort of been building up to. We're in the final act of the "Kang" storyline.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:38pm
Austin Rich:

Both Red Gallagher and Phil Carney served in WWII, and in 2022, would most likely have passed away. So they, too, are people we would celebrate on Memorial Day.
Avatar 6:39pm
HyperDose:

Did a lot more actors and entertainers serve back then because of the draft?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:40pm
Scott67:

Think they served because it was a World War mate.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:41pm
Austin Rich:

I think it might have been the other way around: a lot of kids, who wanted to become actors, were drafted before they could go out and become actors.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:42pm
Austin Rich:

But really, EVERYONE who was able, went. And they we drafted some people on top of that. To compare: we've had such ample volunteers in the US, Vietnam was the last time we ever had to draft anyone for military service. Now, we have TOO MANY kids rushing to sign up, every year.
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HyperDose:

That's what I'm asking, Scott, because back then they had mandatory drafts.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:45pm
Austin Rich:

I know with some people, after military service, acting was the only "exciting" thing they ever did. And still other people who served didn't really "fit" into the regular world, but the entertainment world was chaotic, sort of like military service.
Avatar 6:53pm
HyperDose:

These are advanced combat tactics
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 6:56pm
Austin Rich:

There's a pretty high body count for Voyage of The Scarlet Queen.
  7:02pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Nope I'm here and awake!
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Scott67:

Coffeeeee!!!☕😎🤙
Avatar 7:03pm
Mr Fab:

Hi Austin, I'm here!
  7:03pm
Ellen Lovebug:

I don't like the VotSQ, but I stuck around for the Alan Ladd :)
Avatar 7:03pm
Mr Fab:

Home with the Fab fam all day, so not really around to comment much.
  7:04pm
Listener Robert:

I wasn't here the week Techtonic had on a couple of my acquaintances.
  7:06pm
Charles:

It's Ladd!
  7:07pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Exciting!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:07pm
Austin Rich:

I ran out of time, but: I'm excited to be followed by cool new shows, too!
  7:07pm
Ellen Lovebug:

That's a surprise
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:08pm
Austin Rich:

Alan Ladd attained the rank of corporal in the Air Force, and has since passed. So he would also be celebrated today, on Memorial Day.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:09pm
Austin Rich:

I can only imagine how fab the Fab Fam is, so of course, why hang out in the chat if they're that cool?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:10pm
Austin Rich:

Van Heflin plays another Radio Noir character: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. (A character that was portrayed by many, MANY actors.)
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:12pm
Austin Rich:

George Stevens also directed "Giant" and the 1959 version of, "The Diary of Anne Frank."
  7:13pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Interesting to hear that philosophy about performance, that so much was conveyed through the eyes, about someone who was also a radio actor
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:13pm
Austin Rich:

"A man has to be what he is." That's such an old-timey guy line.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:14pm
Austin Rich:

"A Cowboy Wanna-Be" is the name of my next album.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:14pm
Austin Rich:

"Farming with Alan Ladd!" That would have been a successful reality show, for sure.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:17pm
Austin Rich:

"Born to make trouble for men." Ouch.
Avatar 7:17pm
HyperDose:

Sounds like Alan could grow a mean turnip!
  7:19pm
Ellen Lovebug:

I would not have pictured him having difficulty drinking. You honestly just never know. I might be heading into a nap, but thank you for all that. And today is a special day because I opened and advertised our CD! Thanks again!
  7:19pm
Charles:

I can't help but do a little dance every time I hear the beginning of Chandu. Love that music.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:19pm
Austin Rich:

I'm glad the CD arrived safely!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:20pm
Austin Rich:

Yeah, the Chandu Music is SO GOOD.
  7:20pm
Charles:

That's great Ellen!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:21pm
Austin Rich:

I love when the let Korla Pandit do some "ambient" or "experimental" bits on this show.
  7:23pm
Charles:

Yes it's very enjoyable.
Avatar 7:27pm
Mr Fab:

i may have mentioned before that the Korla Pandit discography begins a few years after this show. But clearly his organ style is already established.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:28pm
Austin Rich:

He must have been established enough for this show to hire him to do "exotic" music. I'm sure someone has cut together all his jams from this show for a release somewhere.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:33pm
Austin Rich:

This episode has a script by Ernest Kinoy, based on a idea he and George Lefferts had. They were the two writers who adapted all the Dimension X stories for radio scripts.
  7:35pm
Charles:

When was Dimension X originally broadcasted? Night time?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:35pm
Austin Rich:

Yeah. As I understand it, a "prime time" or later show. (8 PM or later.)
Avatar 7:40pm
Otis:

Hello Austin and Castaways.
  7:40pm
Charles:

I assume radio didn't play for 24 hours a day back then?
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:41pm
Austin Rich:

While the story does seem a little heavy handed with some fairly obvious imagery, I still appreciate this story.

Good Hello, Otis!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:43pm
Austin Rich:

Depending on the era, there weren't always 24 hour broadcast days. In the 30s, there were often gaps between Midnight and Six AM. Other stations had shorter or longer broadcast days, and other would come on in the morning, and then again in the evening, to cover the most listened periods. But by the late 50s, most stations were airing overnight content, mostly music. (Since you could hire a DJ to spin records during the "off" hours.)
  7:44pm
Charles:

DJs spinning records for the radio in the dead of the night? Madness!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:45pm
Austin Rich:

By the late 50's you had a few cultural revolutions, that led to be people actually leading nocturnal lifestyles, periodically! But really, the influx of Teenagers after WWII led to people looking for something to listen to during the off-hours, and often, a radio was cheaper than a record player and a stack of new singles.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:47pm
Austin Rich:

You can hear some samples of the kind of "music" DJing that was heard in the late 1930's on a recording called, "The Complete Broadcast Day."

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Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:47pm
Austin Rich:

I think at least the first hour is just music DJing. September 21st, 1939.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:49pm
Austin Rich:

Looks like the first two hours are music, actually.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:49pm
Austin Rich:

And again, this station in this recordings for the complete broadcast day was only on air for 19 hours a day.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:50pm
Austin Rich:

Coming in on the last 10 minutes of the show. Any last questions or anything?
  7:51pm
Charles:

Thanks for the radio knowledge and for the great shows!
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:51pm
Austin Rich:

Thank you, Charles. I do love old radio.
Avatar 7:55pm
HyperDose:

Austin may know a little too much about radio. Careful, that's how people disappear 👀
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:56pm
Austin Rich:

There's still more to know, for sure. I don't know it all... yet.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:56pm
Austin Rich:

I feel like The X-Files borrowed this story for a lot of storylines.
Avatar 🎸 Swag For Life Member 7:58pm
Austin Rich:

Night Everyone! See ya next time!
Avatar 7:59pm
Otis:

Thanks Austin for Adventure, had you on a bit here while milling about the mill. See ya!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:00pm
Scott67:

Thanks Austin! Always entertaining & educational.
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