Episodes

Oct. 12, 2025

MATT GETS IT and LOVE OF A GOOD WOMAN GUNSMOKE

Two riverting western adventures starring Bill Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon
Oct. 8, 2025

DAD-BLAMED LUCK and FIVE DAYS TO YUMA HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL

Two great action episodes of the radio western "Have Gun Will Travel"
Oct. 5, 2025

TOO, TOO SOLID TOWN and DOCTOR FROM VIENNA HAVE GUN , WILL TRAVEL

Two great adventures of Paladin- the gun for hire with a conscience-
Sept. 28, 2025

GUN IN THE BACK MARRIAGE and DRESSED TO KILL HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

John Dehner began his career as an animation assistant at Walt Disney Studios, worked as an Army publicist during WWII and, as a Los Angeles radio news reporter, editor and announcer, netted his station a Peabody Award for his coverage of the first UN conference in San Francisco in the late 1940s. Dehner started acting in films in the mid-1940s, eventually appearing in over 100 features, mostly westerns or action films. As sheriff Pat Garrett, he proved a notable foil to Paul Newman's Billy the ...
Sept. 24, 2025

GUNSMOKE TRIPLE PLAY YOUNG MAN and OBIE TATER and HANDCUFFS

Marshall Dillion finally loses his patience with all the outlaws and calls in the army to clean up Dodge.
Sept. 21, 2025

JOE PHY and MAVIS MCCLOUD GUNSMOKE

Two great episodes of Gunsmoke- the story of Marsall Matt Dillon and his efforts to maintain the law in Dodge City Kansas in 1875
Sept. 17, 2025

MATT FOR MURDER and NO INDIAN GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 1951, William Conrad played the lead in a show entitled "Pagosa" in the series Romance, where he played ...
Sept. 14, 2025

TEXAS COWBOYS and THE QUEUE GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 1951, William Conrad played the lead in a show entitled "Pagosa" in the series Romance, where he played ...
Sept. 10, 2025

SO TRUE, MR. BARNUM HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1960. Paladin 'Gun For Hire' lived in & worked out of the Carleton Hotel, in 1875 San Francisco. During many episodes, we heard Paladin in conversation with the Carleton Hotel's Chinese bell hop, 'Hey-Boy' (starring Ben Wright). Have Gun Will Travel was one of those very rar...
Sept. 7, 2025

BAD BERT and SOMEBODY OUT THERE HATES ME HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1960. Paladin 'Gun For Hire' lived in & worked out of the Carleton Hotel, in 1875 San Francisco. During many episodes, we heard Paladin in conversation with the Carleton Hotel's Chinese bell hop, 'Hey-Boy' (starring Ben Wright). Have Gun Will Travel was one of those very rar...
Sept. 3, 2025

THE DOLLHOUSE IN DIAMOND SPRINGS and THAT WAS NO LADY HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL

"Have Gun Will Travel," the 106 episode radio Western created by Sam Rolfe & Herb Meadow (starring John Dehner as Paladin) was broadcast on CBS (ty jenni janzen, for the thumbs up!!) radio, November 23, 1958 to November 22, 1960. Paladin 'Gun For Hire' lived in & worked out of the Carleton Hotel, in 1875 San Francisco. During many episodes, we heard Paladin in conversation with the Carleton Hotel's Chinese bell hop, 'Hey-Boy' (starring Ben Wright). Have Gun Will Travel was one of those very rar...
Aug. 31, 2025

THE BOSS and BRING HIM BACK ALIVE HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL W JOHN DEHNER AS PALADIN

John Dehner was born John Forkum on November 23rd, 1915 in Staten Island, New York. His father Leroy was an artist. His career allowed John to attend school in Norway and France. John was also a gifted artist, and pianist. He studied at the Grand Central School of Art in New York, while simultaneously getting into acting. Forkum’s talent took him west. He found animation work at Disney before landing a job at KMPC. At the radio station, John did everything from dramatic work to newscasting. H...
Aug. 27, 2025

WORD OF HONOR and HACK PRIME GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961 and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time. The television version ran from 1955 to 1975 and is the longest running prime time drama and the second-longest running prime time fictional program in U.S....
Aug. 24, 2025

GOING BAD and CLAUSTROPHOBIA GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The radio version ran from 1952 to 1961 and is commonly regarded as one of the finest radio dramas of all time. The television version ran from 1955 to 1975 and is the longest running prime time drama and the second-longest running prime time fictional program in U.S....
Aug. 20, 2025

THE BLACKSMITH and THE COVER-UP GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Charles "Doc" Adams (Howard McNear), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Georgia Ellis), owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Wesley Proudfoot (Parley Baer), Dillon's deputy.[ Other roles were played by a gr...
Aug. 17, 2025

MONOPOLY and FEUD GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers around United States Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) as he enforces law and order in the city. The series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with three other citizens of Dodge City: Doctor Charles "Doc" Adams (Howard McNear), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Georgia Ellis), owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and Chester Wesley Proudfoot (Parley Baer), Dillon's deputy.[ Other roles were played by a gr...
Aug. 13, 2025

BEN SCOFIELD and THE CAPTURE OF STACY GAULT THE SIX-SHOOTER W JIMMY STEWART

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl. People call them both The Six Shooter." Ponset was a wanderer, an easy-going ge...
Aug. 10, 2025

RINK LARKIN and NED LARSON'S REVENGE THE SIX SHOOTER W JIMMY STEWART

The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of folksy Western adventures. Stewart was never better on the air than in this drama of Britt Ponset, frontier drifter created by Frank Burt. The epigraph set it up nicely: "The man in the saddle is angular and long-legged: his skin is sun dyed brown. The gun in his holster is gray steel and rainbow mother-of-pearl. People call them both The Six Shooter." Ponset was a wanderer, an easy-going ge...
Aug. 6, 2025

THE CONSTABLE and THE INDIAN HORSE GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS. The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, and the final first-run episode aired on June 18, 1961. During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including shows with re-used or adapted scripts. A television version of the series premiered in 1955.
Aug. 3, 2025

MURDER WARRANT and CARA GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is an American western radio series, which was developed for radio by John Meston and Norman Macdonnell. The series ran for nine seasons and was broadcast by CBS. ] The first episode of the series originally aired in the United States on April 26, 1952, and the final first-run episode aired on June 18, 1961. During the series, a total of 480 original episodes were broadcast, including shows with re-used or adapted scripts.[4] A television version of the series premiered in 1955.
July 30, 2025

OLD FRIEND and BLOOD MONEY GUNSMOKE

Two hard-hitting episodes of Gunsmoke
July 23, 2025

THE LAST FLING and BAD BOY GUNSMOKE

Two hard-hitting episodes from radio and TV's longest running western-Gunsmoke!
July 20, 2025

BIG BROAD and THE KILLER GUNSMOKE

Sheriff Matt Dillion has trouble on his hands in the form of a gritty old lady who wants to kill a man.
July 16, 2025

JOKE'S ON US and GUN SMUGGLER GUNSMOKE

Gunsmoke is one of those long-running classic Old-Time Radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. It's also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. Gunsmoke first aired on the CBS network on April 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. It was set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870's. The main character, Matt Dillon, was played by William Conrad. On August 6, 1951, William Conrad played the lead in a show entitled "Pagosa" in the series Romance, where he playe...