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This Gun in My Hand

Written by: Robert Thomas Northrup
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  • Indomitable hero by virtue of the fact that he carries a gun, Falk Zildjian patrols the streets of Parabellum City in search of injustices to shoot. What would make anyone listen to an old time radio parody with a cast of one? This Gun in My Hand!
    © 2020 by Robert Thomas Northrup. Some rights reserved. Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives License.
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  • Murder at the Job Fair for Dicks - Episode 106

    Murder at the Job Fair for Dicks - Episode 106
    Jun 20 2024

    Which detective was murdered at the job fair for dicks? How many dicks will it take to detect who did it? Do you have any experience gunning down striking miners or railroad workers? Listen to find out!

    Murder at the Job Fair for Dicks, episode 106 of This Gun in My Hand, was headhunted by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What do I use to practice my skills of detection? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. One of my favorite old time radio shows is Pete Kelly’s Blues, a 1951 series starring Jack Webb as a hardboiled cornet player in a Dixieland jazz band who solves mysteries in 1920s Kansas City. Only six episodes are thought to survive.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Kelly%27s_Blues_(radio_series)

    2. Eccentric Houseboat Detective was inspired by John D. MacDonald’s character Travis McGee in The Deep Blue Good-by. Not inspired by eccentric sailboat detectives Sonny Crocket or Quincy or Adam West’s character in The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969).

    3. Anachronism: the Knights Templar were arrested for heresy by order of King Phillip IV on October 12th, 1307, but you can tell this episode is set in summer because no one is described as wearing coats as they would be in Parabellum City in October.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trials_of_the_Knights_Templar

    Credits:
    The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950); the ad music for Eccentric Houseboat Detective was from D.O.A. (1949); and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), all films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: bustle in the pub
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/organicmanpl/sounds/403285/

    Sound Effect Title: S16-06 Light wooden door open & close.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675878/

    Sound Effect Title: ancient conference Room Door.wav
    by mcweigert
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    https://freesound.org/s/696482/

    Sound Effect Title: tug boat horn - sound effect.wav
    By komal22moiz
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/s/380825/

    Sound Effect Title: Lake Waves 1.wav
    By Benboncan
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/s/67883/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of the cover of Black Book Detective, Volume 5, Number 4 (July 1936), painted by Norman Saunders.
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  • Spoonful of Lugers - Episode 105

    Spoonful of Lugers - Episode 105
    May 28 2024
    Can Falk or Castro use their unique crime-fighting skills to punish those who carry out massacres? Is this topic too heavy for a punny old time radio parody? And where are the Lugers?! Listen to find out!Spoonful of Lugers, episode 105 of This Gun in My Hand, was seamlessly worked into a plot by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What narrative technique helps me sneak serious topics into wacky adventure stories? This Gun in My Hand!Show Notes:1. For more info about the Rosewood Massacre and other political massacres in US history, see https://www.zinnedproject.org/collection/massacres-us/https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/rosewood-massacre/ Also read A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, and the novel A Moment in the Sun by John Sayles. 2. The bird you hear in almost every movie set in the jungles of Africa, Central America or South America is the Kookaburra, which is actually native to Australia and New Guinea. According to Wikipedia, “The call is heard in [Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) and] The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Cape Fear (1962), The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and other films.”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburrahttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437964/ Credits:The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.Sound Effect Title: Car_motor_Sound.m4a License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/Blizzard123/sounds/504633/#Sound Effect Title: Squeaky Car Door License: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/coltures/sounds/262325/#Sound Effect Title: Footsteps on gravelBy Joozz License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Joozz/sounds/531952/Sound Effect Title: Punch.wavBy ztrees1License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://freesound.org/people/ztrees1/sounds/134934/Sound Effect Title: Custom_punch_04_2022.mp3By ArtninjaLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/700204/Sound Effect Title: Body fall_02.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/Adam_N/sounds/346694/Sound Effect Title: 2-1_ducks.WAVLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/16FPanskaLan_Jiri/sounds/498190/Sound Effect Title: R30-32-Ducks Quack on Pond.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/479608/Sound Effect Title: DucksLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/D4XX/sounds/607226/Sound Effect Title: Tawny owl calling.wavBy SparrerLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Sparrer/sounds/59517/Sound Effect Title: G12-32-Kookaburra Bird in Jungle.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437964/Sound Effect Title: Montezuma oropendola bird callLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/512109/Sound Effect Title: S27-24 Gibbon squeals.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675432/Sound Effect Title: G12-29-Tigers and Lions Growling.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/437961/Sound Effect Title: audi a4 b8 20tdi update engine set1 idle acceleration early gear shifting mono.wavBy SoundholderLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://freesound.org/people/Soundholder/sounds/425397/The image accompanying this episode is a combination of the following photos:1. “Fleischextrakt” (photo of spoon) by Rainer Zenz, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.2. “Castletown at War 2021 Castletown D Day Centre, Portland, Dorset. WWII Reenactor in German Wehrmacht uniform - Luger pistol, belt 51614442855” by dorsetbays, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.3. “WW2 Third Reich German 7 7,92mm K cartridges 8 Zug-Zünder (mine pull igniters) 9 7,92 mm cartridges 10 Luftwaffe dagger 11 Scabbard 12 Hitlerjugend knife 13 9mm P08 Luger pistol Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad museum Norway 2021-06-20 IM” by Wolfmann, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.4. “German pistols firearms holsters 39 Luger P08 40 Radom M35 41 Walther 38 42 6.35 S.B.E. Pistol 43 6.35 Walther M1 1908 44 Mauser M1934 45 Walther PP M1929 46 Field knife boot Hjemmefrontmuseet Rakkestad WW2 museum Norway IMG 5665 2” by Wolfmann, license: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.5. “WW2 German Occupation of Norway. HEFT PARTEIADLER Booklet Nazi Eagle Soldatbok hakekorsørn. SS KOPPELSCHLOSS ...
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  • Watching the Defectives - Episode 104

    Watching the Defectives - Episode 104
    May 13 2024

    Can Falk steer rookies in the world of crime down the path of justice? Will he be forced off the road of crime-fighting by a spindly motorized bicycle? What’s that smell? Listen to find out!

    Watching the Defectives, episode 104 of This Gun in My Hand, was mentored by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities. What keeps you from turning to crime? This Gun in My Hand!

    Show Notes:
    1. Citations Needed podcast on the exaggeration of the modern “organized shoplifting racket”:
    https://citationsneeded.medium.com/news-brief-organized-crime-shoplifting-epidemic-panic-hits-san-francisco-media-b044c0f78bfa

    2. The Olympics first added women’s shot put in 1948.

    3. My maternal grandmother’s middle name was “Ederle,” named after the first woman known to swim solo across the English Channel. Is this the equivalent of naming your kid Khaleesi or Anakin?

    Credits:
    The opening and middle transitional music clips were from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950), and the closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), both films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.

    Sound Effect Title: Park ambience - mostly birds
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Mafon2/sounds/274175/#

    Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/

    Sound Effect Title: Heels on Pavement.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/B.Harkins/sounds/683658/

    Music Title: Flight of the Carpenter Bee
    By Steven Arntson
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://archive.org/details/Bildungsroman-7512

    Sound Effect Title: Mount Moganshan Insect Chorus
    By: RTB45
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/325321/
    Insect chorus recorded one summer evening, Mount Moganshan, Zhejiang Provence, People's Republic of China

    Sound Effect Title: Car_motor_Sound.m4a
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/Blizzard123/sounds/504633/#

    Sound Effect Title: motorcycle throaty pull away medium speed smooth Gaza 2016.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/406387/

    Sound Effect Title: Squeaky Car Door
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/coltures/sounds/262325/#

    Sound Effect Title: Car_Stop_Breaks_Screech_Engine-Rev_by-monnie101.mp4.WAV
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/monnie101/sounds/58150/

    Sound Effect Title: audi a4 b8 20tdi update engine set1 idle acceleration early gear shifting mono.wav
    By Soundholder
    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
    https://freesound.org/people/Soundholder/sounds/425397/

    Sound Effect Title: R03-19-Old Auto Tire Skid.wav
    License: Public Domain
    https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/481668/

    Sound Effect Title: Bike Falling on Concrete.wav
    By plivesey
    License: Creative Commons Sampling+
    https://freesound.org/s/78960/

    The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of a panel from the public domain comic book Hot Rods And Racing Cars, Number 32 (October 1957), pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani.
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