Favoriting Dimestore Radio Theater with Austin Rich: Playlist from August 8, 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!

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Favoriting August 8, 2022: Episode #29

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Box 13  "Hunt and Peck"   Favoriting 6 March 1949  Mayfair Productions 
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The Voyage of The Scarlet Queen  "Fang Rubies and the Black Siamese"   Favoriting 14 January 1948  Mutual 
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Ben Brooks  The First Fifty Years Part 8   Favoriting The History of Radio  Group W: Westinghouse Broadcasting Company 
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Chandu The Magician  "Looking For Casket"   Favoriting 5 August 1948  Mutualโ€“Don Lee Network 
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Dimension X  "Shanghaied"   Favoriting 12 November 1950  NBC Radio 
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Listener comments!

Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 4:23pm
Austin Rich:

Good Hello.
  6:00pm
John R.:

Good afternoon Austin and fellow listeners.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:00pm
Austin Rich:

Greetings, John R!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:01pm
Austin Rich:

Writing seems like a bad way of operating with only 48 hours to go... but... I guess you do a lot of weird things at the last minute when you're in prison.
Avatar 6:01pm
Charles!:

Hello everyone :)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:02pm
Austin Rich:

Charles! Nice to see you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 6:03pm
Asheville Jon:

a bookmark? holy crap, please enlighten my kids. they insist on just rememebering which page number they are on. that works fine for one book i guess, but they often have 5 or 6 going at the same time!
  6:03pm
John R.:

Really love your advertisements Austin!
Avatar 6:03pm
spacebrother:

Sorry, got a phone meeting. Have a great show and thanks for being there in my chat, Austin!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:03pm
Austin Rich:

See ya next time, spacebrother!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:04pm
Austin Rich:

As someone who grew up in a bookstore, and who has an English Degree... bookmarks hold a very special space in my heart.
Avatar 6:05pm
Mike Rogers:

Hi Austin san!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:05pm
Austin Rich:

Mike san! Nice to see you in the chat!
  6:06pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Hi all. Back to hear the dulcet tones of clarinets and Alan Ladd
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:06pm
Austin Rich:

This is sort of the plot to DOA, but projected onto a proxy, instead of having to solve the case for themselves.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:06pm
Austin Rich:

Ellen! Always a pleasure!
  6:07pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Hi :) *waves*. I remember the movie Double Indemnity
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:07pm
Austin Rich:

Double Indemnity is also a very good movie! And the book, too!
  6:07pm
Ellen Lovebug:

"beyond doubt" is always a guarantee that it's too pat to be believable in these fictional cases
  6:08pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Malted milk...posies...2 of my favorite things
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:09pm
Austin Rich:

Some "dicks" or people who are solving cases outside of the law are met with a lot more static than Dan gets from Detective Kling. (Sometimes Kling seems to even be a friend to Dan.) It's an interesting dynamic, for a genre that usually has more tension between police and the leads in these kinds of shows.

Sometimes I want to remind Dan: #ACAB.
  6:11pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Time to save an innocent man's life. I wonder if there was ever a tie-in book written ostensibly by Dan. I'd read it.
  6:12pm
Ellen Lovebug:

He's so unflappable
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:13pm
Austin Rich:

"Hunt And Peck" in modern parlance refers to someone who types slowly. (They have to "hunt" and "peck" for the keys.) But the phrase also had another meaning before that, and comes from the behavior of chickens eating seeds off of the ground. (They would "hunt" and "peck" for something to eat.)

Prior to typewriters, to "hunt and peck" also had a "slang" in the detective world: to sort of try things out, and see if any of your "hunting" revealings a "clue" you can peck.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:14pm
Austin Rich:

I don't know about any novels, Ellen, but there was definitely a graphic novel.
  6:14pm
Ellen Lovebug:

OOOOH. I did not know about that 3rd meaning of Hunt and Peck. I used to collect bookmarks
  6:16pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Chaos!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:17pm
Austin Rich:

I like that both Dan and Kling can quote (and recognize) Shakespeare when appropriate.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:18pm
Austin Rich:

I suspect that we can conclude that Kling went to college, too. (Or, is very into theater, at least.)
  6:19pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Have you seen Will, TNT's modern take on Shakespeare? It reimagines the crowd at The Globe as a mosh pit, for one. Jamie Campbell Bower as Marlowe is captivating
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:20pm
Austin Rich:

"With one arm?" Suzy is the best.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:20pm
Austin Rich:

I have not seen Will, but that sounds pretty good.

I also love how quickly Suzy can type.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:22pm
Austin Rich:

I wrote MANY papers for my Shakespeare classes in college, plus it's good to read a few more plays here and there for other classes. I prefer 19th Century novels, but I don't mind those plays.
  6:22pm
Ellen Lovebug:

There are a few plays I'm fond of. I've gone multiple times to the fest in Ashland. Took my developmentally disabled client one year
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:25pm
Austin Rich:

My grandfather on my dad's side was a High School substitute teacher, and taught a lot of classes. He was often the one putting on plays with the students, and led a few groups (some that included his own children, occasionally) for productions in Ashland. I wish I could have seen a play he directed. My grandfather was sort of an educated hillbilly, and had a really weird sense of humor.
Avatar 6:26pm
Mike Rogers:

That's 11:30. Be on time!
  6:26pm
Ellen Lovebug:

framing him for a robbery? oy.not going to work
  6:26pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Klink in a pinch
  6:27pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Aw....a lovely kinship there.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:27pm
Austin Rich:

"I'm off duty." <musical sting!>

One of my fave ends of a story on this show.
Avatar 6:27pm
Mike Rogers:

What? A cop working off duty? Impossible!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:27pm
Austin Rich:

@Mike: Ha!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:28pm
Austin Rich:

You found the flaw in the plot.
Avatar 6:30pm
Mike Rogers:

Austin! Did they have typewriters in Shakespeare's time?
  6:30pm
Ellen Lovebug:

Work time for me. Love y'all
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:31pm
Austin Rich:

I usually comment on the quality, and this week is fair-to-middlin', as my grandmother would say. There's certainly better sounding ones, but I did a little EQ, noise reduction and signal boost to get it to sound better. It's very listenable, but not as good as I'd like.
Avatar 6:31pm
Mike Rogers:

Yeah, I gotta go now too. Thanks Austin!!!!
  6:31pm
John R.:

Is that Red calling orders in the beginning of every episode?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:32pm
Austin Rich:

Mike: not really. Typewriters are a 19th Century invention, but you didn't really see them in wide use until after WWII, when office jobs became common.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:32pm
Austin Rich:

Goodnight, Ellen and Mike!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:33pm
Austin Rich:

Sometimes it's Red, and sometimes it's Neilson, depending on the episodes. They sort of sound similar as characters, and I think they might even be the same voice actor, possibly. But it seems that Red would make the most sense, given his position on the crew. But logistically, there are times he is talking, and someone else is yelling, so...
  6:34pm
John R.:

Austin: ๐Ÿ‘
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:35pm
Austin Rich:

Maybe someone else can speak to the authenticity of this Australian accent. My ear is not that finely tuned, but it sounds... bad?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:36pm
Austin Rich:

I do like the idea of a "ship cat" on The Scarlet Queen. That seems like something that Red and Phil would HATE, but could offer a lot more fun story beats. The cat bits in this story speaks to a lot of cat interactions.
Avatar 6:39pm
Charles!:

I like that too.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:39pm
Austin Rich:

The actor playing this part sort of has an "Ertha Kitt" vibe to her delivery.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:42pm
Austin Rich:

One of the few ports where Phil has a friend on the police force. Need I remind Phil, too? (#ACAB).
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:44pm
Austin Rich:

A bit of a "reverse" of the "Tell-Tale Heart," there, for a moment.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:46pm
Austin Rich:

"Old enough to get stupid."
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:47pm
Austin Rich:

"You read too much."
Avatar 6:54pm
Charles!:

Ooh! Aowwee!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:55pm
Austin Rich:

Time for the Casablanca ending...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 6:58pm
Austin Rich:

Red abhors marriage...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:01pm
Asheville Jon:

i'm still here, just working
thanks for the shoutout
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:02pm
Asheville Jon:

oooh, horror october sounds great!
Avatar 7:03pm
Charles!:

Looking forward to that october mood!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:04pm
Asheville Jon:

i always liked Gangbusters
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:07pm
Austin Rich:

Gangbusters is pretty good, but I haven't listened to that many of them. Maybe I should give them a shot?

I found a show that features both sailing, adventure, and celebrity leads... who sort of solve crimes! It's like Box 13 meets Voyage of The Scarlet Queen. So I think that will be the show that takes over after Box 13.
Avatar 7:10pm
Charles!:

What's your take on OTR comedy Austin? I'm guessing there's not much of those on the horizon for Dimestore?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:11pm
Austin Rich:

Mr. Fab suggested that, and I think I should probably institute an "April 1st" comedy ritual. (That makes the most sense, for the format.) But There's a LOT of great comedies from over the years. Mayhaps someday I'll have to sneak in a comedy show for a spell. Orson Welles Radio Almanac (a sort of "Welles does Jack Benny's show") is HILARIOUS.
Avatar 7:12pm
Charles!:

Good to know!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:13pm
Austin Rich:

There's a podcast that rarely updates, but I love, called "Orson Welles: On The Air," that just plays old radio appearances of Orson Welles. I've learned a lot of weird radio history from that show. (And all the old episodes are available to hear, which are great.)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:14pm
Scott67:

G'day Austin & Listeners!
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Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:15pm
Austin Rich:

Scott67! Thanks for droppin' in!
Avatar 7:16pm
Charles!:

I listen to Chandu for the premium camel sounds.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:16pm
Austin Rich:

As a "kids" show, they have to make sure you know that there are kids in the show, even if they aren't really in the first scene.

I almost made a "camel SFX provided by" joke!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:18pm
Austin Rich:

This episode originally aired almost exactly 84 years ago! (Off by 3 days.)
Avatar 7:18pm
Charles!:

Nice!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:19pm
Austin Rich:

(Chandu started airing as a "summer" show, and since it was "daily," even though it began in the summer, and we've been listening all year, we're still listening to summer episodes.)
  7:23pm
John R.:

Have to go , thank you Austin, all the best!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:24pm
Austin Rich:

Thanks John R!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:26pm
Austin Rich:

Korla only gets credited every few episodes or so, but I should snip that out, and just add it to every episode. Korla is the best.
Avatar 7:27pm
Charles:

Going by that logic you should add it after all four shows because he's that good.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:28pm
Austin Rich:

1987! Remember these interstellar, multi-year journeys?
Avatar 7:29pm
Kitschy Mama:

Diggin the show!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:30pm
Austin Rich:

Hey! Thanks for joining us in the chat, Kitschy Mama!
Avatar 7:30pm
Charles:

That's fun bar music.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:31pm
Austin Rich:

In keeping with the "Dimension X" theme (and a lot of other old radio shows from this era), there is a healthy distrust of marriage, and it's often used as the butt of many jokes.

Or in this case: as the butt of the joke of the plot of this episode.
Avatar 7:33pm
Charles:

Nice seeing you Kitschy Mama!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:41pm
Austin Rich:

Of course, the idea for this story is based on a real behavior that old merchant ships used to participate in: kidnapping people to work on a long-haul sailing vessel. Transferring the idea to a deep space is a stroke of genius.
Avatar 7:42pm
Charles:

That was a thing? Wow..
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:42pm
Austin Rich:

Oh yeah, in the old sailing / pirate days.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:43pm
Austin Rich:

They would get you nice and drunk, and then... you'd wake up out on a boat.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:44pm
Austin Rich:

en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:44pm
Austin Rich:

(A lesser known pirate novel by Robert Louis Stevenson that also had a child narrator and is pretty fun.)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:46pm
Austin Rich:

"Hull Watch" is sort of like getting Keel Hauled, I suspect?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:47pm
Austin Rich:

en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:51pm
Austin Rich:

Some of this feels like "The Company" from Alien / Aliens.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:53pm
Austin Rich:

Thanks for tuning in, everyone. We're almost done for the week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:55pm
Scott67:

Thanks for the entertaining time Austin!
๐Ÿ“ป๐ŸŽถโ˜•๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿค™๐Ÿ’จโ˜•
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:56pm
Austin Rich:

Any time, Scott67!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:57pm
Austin Rich:

Ha ha. Make fun of the impending wedding...
Avatar 7:57pm
Charles:

Thanks Austin, until next time friends!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 7:58pm
Austin Rich:

See ya next time Charles!
  10:37am
Listener Robert:

(Listening on archive because I coach football at that hour.) Holiday says only two people knew he'd be where he specified on that phone call -- forgetting about Suzy!
  10:41am
Listener Robert:

She's a touch typist too. Things not looking so good for her at this point if I'm on the case!
  10:56am
Listener Robert:

And the man Holiday is trying to finger was a typewriter sales demonstrator, who would surely have known you can't tell one touch-typist's output from another's.
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