Old Radio

The Blue Parrot is a gripping tale of intrigue, danger, and passion, set against the exotic backdrop of the 1950s. Inspired by Casablanca and the lost radio play Café Istanbul, this thrilling novel reimagines a world steeped in mystery and suspense. Sam, the once-celebrated pianist of Rick’s Café, now haunts the dimly lit corners of the Blue Parrot, a far cry from the glamour of his past. But when enigmatic figures—ranging from former Nazi officers to corrupt colonels—arrive in Casablanca, all searching for the elusive Rick, Sam is thrust into a shadowy web of secrets and deception ...

Mystery, adventure, and international intrigue surround Ken Thurston, The Man Called X! Radio's most enduring cloak-and-dagger drama presents suave stage and screen star Herbert Marshall in 16 tales of globetrotting espionage! Announcer John McIntire tells of the man "who crosses the ocean as readily as you or I cross town." Leon Belasco costars as Pegon Zellschmidt, with a supporting cast that includes Ge Ge Pearson, Steven Geray, Ted von Eltz, Frank Graham, Alan Reed, Cathy Lewis, William Conrad, and more.

From Brooklyn to Inglewood, here comes radio's favorite blue-collar family man—leaving a trail of confusion wherever he goes! Chester A. Riley is back, with long-suffering wife Peg, trouble-prone kids Junior and Babs, moochy pal Gillis, and Digger O'Dell, The Friendly Undertaker, in sixteen hilarious half-hour episodes. William Bendix is heard as Riley, along with co-stars Paula Winslowe, John Brown, Tommy Cook, and Barbara Eiler—plus series creator Irving Brecher, and special guest Red Skelton!

Café Istanbul is a gripping tale of intrigue, danger, and passion set against the exotic backdrop of the 1950s. Inspired by Casablanca and the lost radio play of the same name, this novel series reimagines a time and place steeped in mystery. Mademoiselle Madou, a renowned cabaret singer with a mysterious past, navigates the shadowy underworld of post-war Istanbul, where spies, criminals, and secret police converge in the dim corners of Café Istanbul. When American journalist Michael Victor uncovers a deadly plot involving German gunrunners and counterfeit money, Madou is drawn into a web...

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Henry Fonda, Bela Lugosi, Jack Benny, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Lucille Ball, Hans Conried, Roy Rogers, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Groucho Marx, Eve Arden, Fredric March, and many more.

Vicki Ames is attempting to escape Montigua, an island in the Caribbean filled with evil. To do so she must make a harrowing journey at night down Voodoo Road. In the back seat is a young girl named Sarina whom Vicki is trying to save from harm. A masterpiece of sustained suspense, the revised edition of this edge of your seat story harkens back to pulp tales of weird menace popular during the 1930s and 1940s.

Café Internacional is a gripping finale of intrigue, danger, and passion, set against the exotic 1950s backdrop. Inspired by Casablanca and the lost radio play Café Istanbul, this thrilling novel brings the epic series to a dramatic close, revealing all the secrets woven through its tapestry. Rick Blaine, the enigmatic owner of Rick’s Café, returns to unveil his deepest secrets. Reunited with Ilsa and Sam, he becomes entangled in a perilous web as figures emerge from the shadows—former Nazi officers and opportunistic smugglers—all searching for the truth. Rick is thrust into a ...

The Black Cat is a captivating tale of intrigue, mystery, and old-world charm, set in the smoky, jazz-filled streets of 1950s New York. Inspired by Casablanca, this riveting sequel to The Blue Parrot delves deeper into the lives of those left behind after Rick Blaine’s sudden departure. Ilsa Lund, now the owner of The Black Cat, navigates the murky world of high society, mobsters, and lost lovers. As her exclusive nightclub becomes a hot spot for political and criminal power brokers, she’s forced to face the ghosts of her past—Rick, Victor Laszlo, and the dangerous choices that shaped...

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Rosemary Clooney, Joel McCrea, Dick Powell, and many more.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Ozzie and Harriet, Raymond Burr, Don Ameche, and many more.

While not dead, radio's familiarity has made it seem a bit mundane, but people shouldn’t think of it that way. In fact, the airwaves have always been a place of mystery, a battleground of competing ideologies, and a source of anonymous voices. Radio has been used to support war efforts, topple governments, communicate secretly, and even attempt to communicate with the dead. These strange stories will make this familiar medium seem a bit less familiar and far more interesting.

When electrical engineer and radio enthusiast Myles Cabot attempts to transport matter via radio wave, he finds himself transported from his home in Boston to the planet Venus, where he is captured by the Formians, a race of antlike creatures. After learning of the Cupians, a humanlike race that is subservient to the Formians, Cabot escapes and falls in love with the Cupian princess Lilla. Using his in-depth knowledge of Earth science and technology, Cabot leads the oppressed Cupians in a revolt against their Formian masters.

For more than a century, radio has been a part of people’s lives. No one alive today remembers a time when it hadn't always been there as a familiar, reliable source of information and entertainment...Weird Radio and Television: A Collection of Spy Transmissions, Unidentified Stations, Paranormal Activities, and Other Mysteries Across the Media includes strange stories that will make these famous forms of media seem a bit less familiar and far more interesting.

Unsettling accounts of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances, the weight of which carry them to an inevitable fate, are presented here by the grim-voiced Father Time. This omniscient and ominous host, portrayed by both Charles Webster and William Conrad, lends the proceedings an appropriate atmosphere of foreboding. The Clock brings you the desperate obsessions, investigations, attractions, nightmares and violence of the underhanded, the unsuspecting, and the insane.

Inspired by classic pulp fiction and old-time radio programs, the Narada Radio Company endeavors to create audio dramas that go from amusing to terrifying.