Old Time Western Radio

About Old Time Western Radio

Old Time Western Radio | Old Time Radio brings you classic Western adventure and frontier drama from the golden age of radio. Ride alongside cowboys, lawmen, outlaws, settlers, and gunslingers through dangerous trails, frontier towns, cattle country, and stories of justice, survival, and the Old West. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring memorable Western heroes, dramatic frontier stories, and classic radio performances, Old Time Western Radio celebrates the adventure and atmosphere of vintage Western broadcasting. Rediscover classic old time radio westerns, cowboy stories, frontier drama, Western adventure, gunslingers, and vintage otr radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2025

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

255 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   The Six Shooter - "A Friend in Need" (1954)

   The Six Shooter, “A Friend in Need,” originally broadcast January 3, 1954, is episode 16 of the NBC Radio Network Western starring James Stewart as drifting gunman Britt Ponset. Written by Frank Burt and directed by Jack Johnstone, the episode is also known in some collections as “Step Brothers,” “Man on the Run,” or “Fifty Yard Canyon.” Riding through 50 Yard Canyon near Smoke Falls, Britt meets old acquaintance Art Hemper, who is fleeing Sheriff Vale’s posse after being accused of killing his stepbrother. As the posse closes in, Britt must decide whether Art’s plea of innocence deserves a hearing—and whether he can arrange a surrender at Squirrel Rock. Old Time Western Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 29:01 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Gunsmoke - "The Bear" (1954)

   Gunsmoke, “The Bear,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 16, 1954. This is episode 91, written by John Meston and starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester Proudfoot. In Dodge City, the good-natured Mike Blocker is preparing to marry Tilda when Joe Plummer’s jealousy turns practical jokes into a dangerous personal campaign. Matt and Chester find themselves caught in a dispute where pride, resentment, and harassment threaten to carry serious consequences. Old Time Western Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 23:20 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Frontier Gentleman - "Belle Siddon Strikes Back" (1958)

   Frontier Gentleman, “Belle Siddon Strikes Back” (episode 30), originally broadcast on CBS on August 31, 1958. John Dehner stars as London Times correspondent J. B. Kendall in this Antony Ellis-written and produced installment. In Dakota Territory, Kendall joins Sheriff Boone May aboard a stagecoach carrying $50,000 in gold toward Rapid City. With Archie McLaughlin’s gang waiting near Whoop-Up Canyon and Belle Siddons—also known as Madame Verdi—still at the center of the danger, the trail becomes a tense test of nerve and vigilance. Jeanne Bates, billed as Jeanne Lansworth, co-stars as Belle. Old Time Western Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 25:16 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-western-radio-old-time-radio--7219646/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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