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Old Time Radio Snack Wagon|Rare Historic Radio Programs

Old Time Radio Snack Wagon|Rare Historic Radio Programs

Auteur(s): Adam Graham| Old Time Radio Host
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Get ready for the first-ever snackable Old Time Radio podcast, featuring mostly obscure treasures from radio's golden age.

Each week listen for a bite-sized sample of the Golden Age of Radio and journey back to the twentieth century. Gain keen insights into life in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through short-form old-time radio programs including comedic moments, full-cast short audio dramas, stories from the greatest storytellers of the past, powerful dramatic readings, and even memorable old time radio ads.

Unearth legends and rediscover those who have long been forgotten, all while gaining keen insights into life in a world that was. Each episode brings you self-contained short programs or excerpts from longer programs, skillfully introduced by Adam, who provides brief commentary and historical background. For history enthusiasts seeking a tantalizing trip through time, the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon awaits you.




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  • Public Domain Day Record Party 2026
    Jan 1 2026
    This episode of Old Time Radio Snack Wagon celebrates Public Domain Day with a special record party featuring some of the most popular and influential recordings of 1925, which have now entered the public domain in the United States.

    The program revisits a remarkable year in American music, when recordings that would later become standards first reached the public. Featured selections include performances by Marion Harris, Gene Austin, Al Jolson, Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong, and early recordings of songs that would echo through radio, film, and popular culture for decades. By hearing these records as contemporary listeners first experienced them, the episode highlights how many familiar melodies began before the era of network radio, later finding new life through performers such as Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, and others.

    It’s a reminder of how deeply early recordings shaped the soundscape of the Golden Age of Radio—and how much remains to be rediscovered as more works enter the public domain.

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    29 min
  • Junior Rings in the New Year (Red Skelton Comedy)
    Dec 28 2025
    Aired: December 31, 1948

    This New Year’s–themed episode from The Red Skelton Show features one of Skelton’s most popular characters — Junior, the Mean Little Kid — as he welcomes 1949 in his own mischievous way.

    While Junior’s parents head out to celebrate the holiday, Junior remains behind, delivering wisecracks, mangled logic, and unexpected moments of warmth as the old year gives way to the new.

    Originally broadcast on New Year’s Eve, this sketch blends slapstick, verbal humor, and gentle sentiment, capturing Skelton’s gift for turning childhood mischief into something both hilarious and oddly reflective.

    As Junior spars with the adults around him and contemplates resolutions in his own crooked fashion, the program offers a snapshot of postwar comedy — lighthearted, chaotic, and full of heart. The episode also showcases Skelton’s skill at live performance, where small missteps become part of the fun, reinforcing why his radio work remains so enduring more than seven decades later.

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    11 min
  • Seasons Greetings from the Hardy's
    Dec 22 2025
    Aired: Christmas 1939 This episode of Old Time Radio Snack Wagon features a rare holiday broadcast, Season’s Greetings from the Hardys, a special radio program created at the height of the Hardy family films’ popularity. Produced by MGM for syndication, the broadcast brings together the beloved screen family to offer a Christmas message to listeners across the country.

    Set in the Hardy household on Christmas Eve, the program reflects the warmth, optimism, and sense of shared national culture that made the Hardy films so influential during the late 1930s. With Judge Hardy, Mother Hardy, Andy, and other family members gathered around the hearth, the broadcast captures the idea of the “American family” at a moment when audiences were deeply attached to these characters through years of moviegoing.

    The program also includes a musical performance by Judy Garland, who had appeared as Andy Hardy’s love interest in the film series. More than a piece of entertainment, this broadcast stands as a cultural artifact from a time when fictional families helped shape Americans’ understanding of home, community, and the meaning of Christmas on the eve of a turbulent decade.

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    12 min
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