Old Time Radio Snack Wagon|Rare Historic Radio Programs

By 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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Episode Date
Way Back Home (Second Helping)|Rare Military Program
Aug 25, 2025
You Bet Your Life Parody with Groucho Marx (Second Helping)|Gameshow Comedy
Aug 19, 2025
The Story of La Libre Belgique (Second Helping)|Heroic Story
Aug 13, 2025
People are Funny: Hosting a Stranger and Her Nine Foot Tall Husband|Second Helping|Slice of Life
Aug 04, 2025
Charlie McCarthy Sues W.C. Fields for $12 Million (Second Helping)|Classic Comedy
Jul 28, 2025
Voice of the Army: The Flying Dutchman (Second Helping)|Jimmy Stewart Audio Drama
Jul 21, 2025
Archie Andrews: A Day at Camp|Classic Youth Comedy
Jul 14, 2025
The Last Chair|David Niven Radio Drama
Jul 07, 2025
The Hour of Charm: The House I Live In|Vintage American Music
Jun 30, 2025
The New National Guard Show: I Met An Angel
Jun 23, 2025
Robert Louis Stevenson's Defense of Father Damien of Molokai|Orson Welles Reading
Jun 16, 2025
Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel: Guest: Dizzy Dean|Classic Sports Radio
Jun 09, 2025
Passing Parade: The Hired Girl and Old Town|Forgotten History Remembered
Jun 02, 2025
Heroes of the Merchant Marine: The Story of Gus Warren Darnell|World War 2 Heroism
May 26, 2025
Armchair Adventures: Jack, the Giant Killer
May 19, 2025
Hi Neighbor: The Bobby Soxers Rebellion
May 12, 2025
Captains of Industry: George Westinghouse
May 05, 2025
Junior Visits an Army Base
Apr 28, 2025
Daddy Teaches Baby Snooks to Tell Time
Apr 21, 2025
Tommy and Betty Lou Appear with Rudy Vallee for the First Time
Apr 14, 2025
Noah Webster Says
Apr 07, 2025
Family Doctor: Enjoyment
Mar 31, 2025
Old Time Radio Ad Sampler 2
Mar 24, 2025
Adventures in Research: The Girl Who Loved Stars
Mar 18, 2025
Voice of the Army: Tales from Caesar
Mar 10, 2025
Popeye The Sailor: Popeye and the Gang at the Zoo
Mar 03, 2025
Strange as it Seems: George Washington Carver
Feb 24, 2025
Pennsylvania, Keystone of Democracy: George Washington at Valley Forge
Feb 17, 2025
Mercury Theater: I'm a Fool
Jan 06, 2025
Public Domain Record Party 2025
Jan 01, 2025
Guest Star: Time is Sacred
Dec 30, 2024
A Conversation with Santa Claus
Dec 23, 2024
When the Army Stepped up for Korean Orphans
Dec 16, 2024
Tall Tales: Davy Crocket Went Huntin' A Wife
Dec 09, 2024
You and the World: Indian Music
Dec 02, 2024
Proudly We Hail: A Thanksgiving Day Story
Nov 25, 2024
When You Were Eight and I Was Nine...
Nov 18, 2024
The Passing Parade: Election Footnotes
Nov 11, 2024
Adventures in Research: Eyes and Ears for Millions, Part One
Nov 04, 2024
Unsolved Mysteries: The Bridge Whist Expert
Oct 28, 2024
Guest Star: Bill Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy)
Oct 21, 2024
Family Doctor: Error in Diagnosis
Oct 14, 2024
Teens Interview Joe DiMaggio
Oct 07, 2024
Lassie: The One-Eyed Cat
Sep 30, 2024
Old Time Radio Ad Sampler
Sep 23, 2024
From the Treasury of Homes
Sep 16, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Homeward Bound
Sep 09, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Sightseeing in Rome
Sep 02, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Wagon-Lits Office in Paris
Jul 22, 2024
BONUS EPISODE: Basil Rathbone, Word Detective
Jul 19, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Crossing the English Channel
Jul 15, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Sightseeing in London
Jul 08, 2024
Guest Star: I Am Liberty
Jul 01, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Arriving in England
Jun 24, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: At Sea
Jun 17, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Sailing Day
Jun 10, 2024
Abroad with the Lockharts: Planning a Trip to Europe
Jun 03, 2024
A Salute to the Law: The Altar of Sacrifice
May 27, 2024
Martha Meade Society: Wenatchee Washington
May 20, 2024
Famous Escapes: Escape from Robespierre
May 13, 2024
Eddie Cantor's Mother's Day Heartache
May 06, 2024
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Apr 29, 2024
Adventures in Research: The First Lithographer
Apr 22, 2024
Pat O'Brien's from Inside Hollywood: Ghost Rider
Apr 15, 2024
Show Stoppers: Abbott and Costello
Apr 08, 2024
Abbott and Costello: Who's on First?
Apr 01, 2024
The Origin of Who's on First
Mar 25, 2024
You Were There: Bartholemew Was a Man
Mar 18, 2024
Diamond Dramas: The Pitt Diamond
Mar 11, 2024
Treasury Salute: Lt. Mary Roberts
Mar 04, 2024
What is a Boy?
Feb 26, 2024
Wings over the Jordan
Feb 19, 2024
Scenes from Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Feb 12, 2024
Joe and Ethel Turp at the Movie Theater
Jan 08, 2024
Public Domain Day Record Party
Jan 01, 2024
Lum & Abner's Christmas Story
Dec 22, 2023
Jack Benny and Fred Allen Patch Up the Feud for Christmas
Dec 20, 2023
World's Best Short Stories: Gift of the Magi
Dec 18, 2023
Way Back Home
Dec 11, 2023
This is Civil Defense: The Sky is Falling
Dec 04, 2023
Family Doctor: Wanted-Bright Youngster
Nov 27, 2023
Old Time Radio Thanksgiving Appetizers
Nov 20, 2023
The Witness: Labor and Personnel Relations
Nov 13, 2023
The First Radio Appearance of Henry Aldrich
Nov 06, 2023
Do You Know Maine?: Witch Trial of 1796
Oct 30, 2023
The Adventures of Babe Ruth: Babe Takes the Blame
Oct 22, 2023
Revege and Avenge the Son of Revenge
Oct 16, 2023
You Bet Your Life Parody with Groucho Marx
Oct 09, 2023
The Story of La Libre Belgique
Oct 02, 2023
Yarns for Yanks: Hot Piano (with Kay Kyser)
Sep 25, 2023
Cecil B. DeMille interviews Walt Disney About Snow White
Sep 18, 2023
Unsolved Mysteries: The Borden Mystery
Sep 11, 2023
Hosting a Stranger...And Her Nine Foot Tall Husband
Sep 04, 2023
The Grantland Rice Story: Knute Rockne
Aug 28, 2023
Family Doctor: False Witness
Aug 21, 2023
Charlie McCarthy Sues W.C. Fields for $12 Million
Aug 14, 2023
The Flying Dutchman (With Jimmy Stewart)
Aug 07, 2023
Old Time Radio Snack Wagon Trailer
Jul 28, 2023