Author Archives: Austin Rich

Episode #9

Episode #9 In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we discuss the life and times of Alan Ladd Jr., son of the star of “Box 13,” who passed away on 2 March 2022. https://ia801505.us.archive.org/27/items/dimestore-nine/Dimestore%20Nine.mp3     Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “A Book of Poems by Sir Walter Scott” 17 October 1948 Mayfair Productions TheContinue reading “Episode #9”

Episode #8: A Pledge Drive Special! (Part 2)

Episode #8: A Pledge Drive Special! (Part 2) In this special Pledge Drive episode, I give away some prizes in two different pledge breaks, where I explain why you should donate to WFMU. https://ia601504.us.archive.org/35/items/dimestore-eight/Dimestore%20Eight.mp3     Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Rendezvous In The Park At Night” 10 October 1948 Mayfair Productions Music behindContinue reading “Episode #8: A Pledge Drive Special! (Part 2)”

Episode #7: A Pledge Drive Special! (Part 1)

Episode #7: A Pledge Drive Special! (Part 1) In this special Pledge Drive episode, I’m joined by fellow WFMU DJ Constance De Witt, and in two different pledge breaks, we explain why you should donate to WFMU. https://ia601504.us.archive.org/34/items/dimestore-seven/Dimestore%20Seven.mp3     Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Short Assignment” 3 October 1948 Mayfair Productions Dan HolidayContinue reading “Episode #7: A Pledge Drive Special! (Part 1)”

Episode #6

Episode #6 In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we discuss the impending Pledge Drive, and then continue to offer background on “Dimension X.” https://ia601403.us.archive.org/5/items/dimestore-six/Dimestore%20Six.mp3     Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Shanghaied!” 26 September 1948 Mayfair Productions Dan receives a letter suggesting that his Box 13 advertisement sounds like a challenge, and that heContinue reading “Episode #6”

Episode #5: President’s Day Special!

Episode #5: President’s Day Special! In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we discuss the impending Pledge Drive, some more details about “The Voyage of The Scarlet Queen,” and then a little bit about “Dimension X,” too. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/20/items/dimestore-five/Dimestore%20Five.mp3       Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Extra, Extra” 19 September 1948 Mayfair Productions Dan HolidayContinue reading “Episode #5: President’s Day Special!”

Episode #4: A Valentine’s Day Special!

Episode #4: A Valentine’s Day Special! In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we discuss the details around Kurt Vonnegut writing his first story, that was adapted to be used in “Dimension X,” and then continue to discuss the continued origins of Chandu The Magician! https://ia801408.us.archive.org/7/items/dimestore-four/Dimestore%20Four.mp3   Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Actor’s Alibi” 12 SeptemberContinue reading “Episode #4: A Valentine’s Day Special!”

Episode #3

Episode #3 In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we discuss a handful of items that came up in Episode #2, and then discuss the origins of Chandu The Magician! https://ia601506.us.archive.org/5/items/dimestore-003/Dimestore003.mp3     Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Blackmail Is Murder” 5 September 1948 Mayfair Productions Dan Holiday picks up a message from Box 13 fromContinue reading “Episode #3”

Episode #2

Episode #2 In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we address the slow listening, the similarity between Dimension X’s “The Outer Limit” and the film “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” and then we offer some background on “The Voyage of The Scarlet Queen.” https://ia601404.us.archive.org/27/items/dimestore-002/Dimestore002.mp3     Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “Insurance Fraud” 29Continue reading “Episode #2”

Episode #1

Episode #1 In this episode of “Dimestore Revelations,” we talk about the mission statement for our relaunched program, and then offer some background on the feature, “Box 13.” https://ia801403.us.archive.org/30/items/dimenstore-1/Dimestore%20Episode%20One.mp3   Artist Track Album Label Box 13 “The First Letter” 22 August 1948 Mayfair Productions Dan Holiday will do anything or go anywhere for an adventure,Continue reading “Episode #1”

A Night On Horror Island

A Night On Horror Island Somehow I have would up in Florida, but my good friend Bill Martin happens to own a boat there. Maybe he can help me get home, somehow, on his way to Horror Island? Enjoy! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Mutation207.mp3     A Night On Horror Island 01. ) Horror Island * George Waggner 02.) QuestContinue reading “A Night On Horror Island”

A Night On Haunted Hill

A Night On Haunted Hill I stumble upon a very strange house on a Haunted Hill, where some unusual characters are having what they call a “party.” Enjoy! https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Mutation206.mp3       A Night On Haunted Hill 01. ) A Night On Haunted Hill * William Castle 02.) Occasional Organ * Mini-Mutations 03.) The ManContinue reading “A Night On Haunted Hill”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater   Enjoy! https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/DimestoreTheater13May2020.mp3     Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1 01.) “House of Darkness” * Box 13 * 3 July 1949 02.) “Dr. Markoff’s Discovery” * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 27 August 1950 03.) The Theme From The Third Man * Anton Karas Hour 2 04.) “It Happened One Night”Continue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater   Enjoy! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore18March2020.mp3     Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1 01.) “The Haunted Artist” * Box 13 * 12 December 1948 02.) “The Man In The Morgue” * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 21 November 1948 03.) The Lady Is A Tramp * Lena Horne Hour 2 04.) “The Count ofContinue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater   https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore11March2020.mp3   Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1 01.) “The First Letter” * Box 13 * 22 August 1948 02.) “Adventure in Zaqaziq” * The Adventures of Rocky Jordan * 16 April 1950 Hour 2 03.) “Treasure Island” The MercuryTheater * 18 July 1938 

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater Presenting three tales from the golden age of radio. Enjoy! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore5.mp3     Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1: Mark Twain 01.) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer * Favorite Story * 19 June 1948 * KFI Radio (1948) 02.) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn * Favorite Story * 8 November 1947 * KFIContinue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater Presenting four pulp fiction tales from the golden age of radio. Enjoy! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore%204.mp3     Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1: Horror 01.) The Ghost Maker * The Sealed Book * 10 June 1945 * Mutual Broadcasting System (1945) 02.) The House That Time Forgot * Murder At Midnight * 18 August 1946Continue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater! Presenting four pulp fiction tales from the golden age of radio. Enjoy! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore%203.mp3     Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1: Horror 01.) The Devil’s Saint * Suspense * 19 January 1943 * Columbia Broadcasting System (1943) 02.) The Heart of Ethan Brand * The Weird Circle * 13 February 1944 * Mutual Broadcasting (1944) 03.) AlwaysContinue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater! Presenting four pulp fiction tales from the golden age of radio. Enjoy! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore%202.mp3     Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1: Horror 01.) The Ghost in the Garden * Inner Sanctum * 10 February 1947 * The Blue Network (1947) 02.) The Phantom Rickshaw * Favorite Show * 28 February 1948 * KFI RadioContinue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Dimestore Radio Theater!

Dimestore Radio Theater (28 September 2018) Presenting four pulp fiction tales from the golden age of radio. Enjoy! https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Dimestore%201.mp3   Dimestore Radio Theater HOUR 1: Science Fiction 01.) Flying Saucers * 2000 Plus * 23 August 1950 * Mutual Broadcasting System (1950) 02.) The Other Now * Tales of Tomorrow * 22 January 1953 * AmericanContinue reading “Dimestore Radio Theater!”

Weird Christmas w/ The Whistler & The Mysterious Traveler!

Weird Christmas w/ The Whistler & The Mysterious Traveler! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Mutation31.mp3     Weird Christmas w/ The Whistler & The Mysterious Traveler! Part I: The Whistler! 01.) Austin FM Theme * Paco Jones * Austin FM Theme * Self-Released (2016) 02.) See How Pretty, See How Smart [Excerpt] * Melvins * The Maggot * Ipecac RecordsContinue reading “Weird Christmas w/ The Whistler & The Mysterious Traveler!”

The Shadow Christmas Special!

The Shadow Christmas Special! https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Mutation30.mp3     The Shadow Christmas Special! Part I: Who Knows What Evil Lurks In The Hearts Of Men? 01.) Austin FM Theme * Paco Jones * Austin FM Theme * Self-Released (2016) 02.) See How Pretty, See How Smart [Excerpt] * Melvins * The Maggot * Ipecac Records (1999) 03.)Continue reading “The Shadow Christmas Special!”

Detectives For Christmas w/ Vincent Price & Frank Sinatra!

Detectives For Christmas w/ Vincent Price & Frank Sinatra! https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Mutation29.mp3     Detectives For Christmas w/ Vincent Price & Frank Sinatra! Part I: The Saint! 01.) Austin FM Theme * Paco Jones * Austin FM Theme * Self-Released (2016) 02.) See How Pretty, See How Smart [Excerpt] * Melvins * The Maggot * Ipecac RecordsContinue reading “Detectives For Christmas w/ Vincent Price & Frank Sinatra!”

The Old Acquaintance with Philip Marlowe!

The Old Acquaintance with Philip Marlowe! (At their yearly meet-up, Detective Dexter Roland and Phillip Marlowe discuss a strange case involving a wedding on New Year’s Eve, and a whole lot more, from The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe, oiginally broadcast 26 December 1948.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC29December2015.mp3   The Old Acquaintance with Phillip Marlowe! Side A: Confidence To KillContinue reading “The Old Acquaintance with Philip Marlowe!”

A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond!

A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond! (It’s Christmas Eve, 1949, and Detective Dexter Roland needs to sober up.  So he decides to take in a show with Richard Diamond, Walt & Otis of the local PD. This episode was retrocast on 24 December 2016 as Mutation #31.1.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC22December2015.mp3   A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond! Side A:Continue reading “A Christmas Carol with Richard Diamond!”

A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler!

A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler! (Detective Dexter Roland is several sheets to the wind, and has found himself at a private party with a number of well-known folks and… The Whistler?  Originally broadcast 25 December 1944. This episode was retrocast on 21 December 2016 as Mutation #30.1) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC15December2015.mp3   A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler! Side A: ByContinue reading “A Christmas Bonus with The Whistler!”

Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer!

Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer! (Casey himself – The Crime Photographer – pops in to see Detective Dexter Roland for this holiday presentation from 19 December 1946. This show was aired on 14 December 2016 as Mutation #29.1) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC8December2015.mp3   Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer! Side A: How We Remember Them To Be 01.)Continue reading “Christmas Shopping with The Crime Photographer!”

The Department Store Swindle!

The Department Store Swindle! (Detective Dexter Roland returns to the air to bring you an episode of Your’s Truly, Johnny Dollar, with this gem from 24 December 1949. Later aired on 7 December 2016 as Mutations #28.1) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/WTBC1December2015.mp3   The Department Store Swindle! Side A: Camera Shy  01.) Johnny B. Goode * The Remains *Continue reading “The Department Store Swindle!”

Detective Dexter Roland’s Thanksgiving Day Special!

The Adventures Of Sam Spade, Detective in “The Terrified Turkey Caper” (November 24, 1950) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/DexterRolandThanksgiving.mp3   The Terrified Turkey Caper Part I: A Tasty Chronicle of Fowl Play 01.) Echo Four-Two * Laurie Johnson * Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree 02.) Design To Kill * James Chance & The Contortions 03.) Where DeadContinue reading “Detective Dexter Roland’s Thanksgiving Day Special!”

Chance of A Ghost!

Chance of A Ghost! (Featuring Halloween selections from the 1950’s and earlier as we continue this years Halloween Spook-tacular!) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/ChanceofAGhost.mp3   Chance of A Ghost! Part I: Nightmare In A Haunted House! 01.) Chance of A Ghost * Peter Lorre * Nightmare (31 March 1954) (Throughout The Show) 02.) Nightmare Hop * Earl Patterson *Continue reading “Chance of A Ghost!”

The Embassy

The Embassy (Featuring a re-telling of the 1955 X-Minus One broadcast hosted by none other than Detective Dexter Roland, Private Investigator!  Originally podcast on 30 October 2012 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com, and in 2016 as “#21.1”) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/TheEmbassy.mp3   The Embassy Part I: 01.) The Embassy Part I * X Minus 1 Radio * 28 July 1955 02.)Continue reading “The Embassy”

The Adventures of Superman Part VIII!

The Adventures of Superman Part VIII! (Featuring another exciting installment in the on-going adventures of Superman!) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode182.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part VIII: Donelli’s Protection Racket! A thug, gangster, and racketeer by the name of Chip Donelli has created a protection racket on Spruce Street in Metropolis, where the recently-introduced new character, Jimmy Olsen and hisContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part VIII!”

A Gun For Dinosaur

A Gun For Dinosaur https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode159.mp3   A Gun For Dinosaur Introduction 01.) Vanishing of Time * The Vivian Girls * Share The Joy 02.) Live Performance * Mortal Engines * Blasphuphmus Radio * 11 April 2009 Segment One: A Gun For Dinosaur Part I 03.) Have Another Drink * MX-80 * Alway’s Leave ‘Em WantingContinue reading “A Gun For Dinosaur”

Back For Christmas

Back For Christmas (Detective Dexter Roland presents a classic episode of Suspense from 23 December 1943, with Peter Lorre in the lead roll! Originally podcast on 24 December 2011.) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode148.mp3   Back For Christmas # Title * Artist * Album * Further Info 01.) Back For Christmas * Suspense Cast * 23 December 1943 * CBSContinue reading “Back For Christmas”

The Potters of Firsk

The Potters of Firsk (Featuring an episode of Dimension X, remixed, originally broadcast on KPSU on 29 October 2011, and again in 2015.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/ThePottersofFirsk.mp3   The Potters of Firsk * Dimension X * NBC * 28 July 1950 Part I 01.) Yellow * Ken Nordine * RE/Search: Incredibly Strange Music Vol II 02.) Speedy Car *Continue reading “The Potters of Firsk”

The Adventures of Superman Part VII!

The Adventures of Superman Part VII! (Featuring another exciting installment in the on-going adventures of Superman!) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode114.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part VII Episode 26: The Emerald of the Incas (5 of 6) * 10 April 1940 Episode 27: The Emerald of the Incas (6 of 6) * 12 April 1940 Clark Kent goes to investigateContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part VII!”

The Green Hills of Earth

The Green Hills of Earth (Featuring a re-mixed presentation of three different broadcast version of Robert Heinlein’s The Green Hills of Earth!) https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode112.mp3   Green Hills of Earth This episode features samples of Dimension X from June 10th 1950, X-Minus 1 from July 7th 1955, and the CBS Radio Workshop from 21 July 1957. HOUR 1 01.) The Green HillsContinue reading “The Green Hills of Earth”

The Maltese Falcon!

Detective Dexter Roland, Private Investigator Presents: The Maltese Falcon! (Featuring music and songs about Detectives, intermixed with edited selections from a 1946 radio adaptation of The Maltese Falcon, hosted by Detective Dexter Roland!) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode094.mp3   Enjoy. The Maltese Falcon Part I 01.) Peter Gunn Theme Song * Henry Mancini 02.) Mr. Lucky * Elliot Eastion’sContinue reading “The Maltese Falcon!”

The Adventures of Superman Part VI!

The Adventures of Superman, Part VI! (Featuring the first four episodes of the classic 1940 serial, The Emerald of the Incas!) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode060.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part VI: The Emerald of The Incas! Episode 22: Part 1 of 6 * 01 April 1940 Episode 23: Part 2 of 6 * 03 April 1940 Episode 24: PartContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part VI!”

The War Of The Worlds

The War Of The Worlds (Where I rebroadcast the Mutual Network’s classic October 30th, 1938 episode of The Mercury Theater on The Air featuring Orson Welles!  Originally available as a podcast for this program on 10 October 2009, and re-aired as “22.2” in 2015.)   https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/TheWarOfTheWorlds.mp3   Playlist 01.) War Of The Worlds * TheContinue reading “The War Of The Worlds”

The Adventures Of Superman Part V!

The Adventures Of Superman Part V (Where I bring you all six parts of the super-serial, The Mystery Of Dyerville, and some incidental music from a 1939 Broadcast from Washington D.C.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode037.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part V!: The Mystery of Dyerville Episode 16: The Prison Riot * 18 March 1940 Episode 17: TheContinue reading “The Adventures Of Superman Part V!”

The Adventures of Superman Part IV!

The Adventures of Superman, Part IV (Featuring three vintage 1940 recordings of the legendary The Adventures of Superman serial, including contemporary music and commercials as a continuous broadcast.) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode028.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part IV Episode 13: The Steamship Madison * 11 March 1940 The crooks who work at The North Star Mining Company board theContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part IV!”

The Adventures of Superman Part III

The Adventures of Superman Part III https://ia601402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode014.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part III! Episode 9: Threat to the Planet Building * 1 March 1940 Superman manages to stop The Yellow Mask’s plan, and causes his plane to crash. But The Yellow Mask’s body is not found among its wreckage. Episode 10: Fire in theContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part III”

The Adventures of Superman Part II!

“The Adventures of Superman” Part II (Featuring four episodes of the 1940 classic radio serial: “Locomotive Crew Freed,” “The Silver Clipper,” “The Atomic Beam Machine,” & “Fuel.”) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode008.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part II Episode 5: Locomotive Crew Freed * 21 February 1940 Clark Kent overhears Keno & The Wolfe’s plans, waits for themContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part II!”

The Adventures of Superman Part I!

The Adventures of Superman, Part I (Featuring the first four episodes of the 1940 classic radio serial: “Baby From Krypton,” “Clark Kent, Mild Mannered Reporter,” “Keno’s Landslide,” & “Clark Kent – Captured By The Wolfe.”) https://ia801402.us.archive.org/32/items/20220128_20220128_2356/Episode004.mp3   The Adventures of Superman Part I! Episode 1: The Baby from Krypton * 12 February 1940 Kal-El isContinue reading “The Adventures of Superman Part I!”