The Ghost of Radio
Lively discussion, critique, and love of midcentury horror radio, all in a weekly podcast.
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216 episodes
S9 Ep 5: Sexism Fails IV
You're back beside The Cauldron, ready to be led by The Ghost of Radio into and out of another dive into midcentury horror radio. Remember--it was your choice. This week, we encounter Sexism Fails IV, a monster from the depths of Suspense
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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33:24
S9 Ep 4: The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan
Welcome back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, where The Ghost of Radio waits for you always to join in the rituals of the genre. This week, we witness "The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan" with Creeps by Night. Will we ge...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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37:46
S9 Ep 3: Profits Unlimited
The Cauldron shines with the light of many fires of midcentury horror radio, guiding you to The Ghost of Radio and the infinite experiences on offer. This week, we reap the consequences of "Profits Unlimited" from Lights Out, Everybody...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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35:38
S9 Ep 2: The House where Death Lived
Welcome back to Cauldronside, where The Ghost of Radio has another episode of midcentury horror radio boiling away for you. This week, we enter "The House where Death Lived," via Murder at Midnight. Does the door swing both ways? ...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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38:45
S9 Ep 1: Moods I
Starting off the new Cauldron year of midcentury horror radio with a special from The Ghost of Radio, your host and guide to this genre for another year and all years to come. This week, we explore single lines from six episodes that establish ...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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29:13
S8 Ep 26: The Yellow Wallpaper
Back at the end of time for the origin season finale from The Ghost of Radio and the Halloween Cauldronette: this year, we go into and come out of "The Yellow Wallpaper" with Suspense. File under: just a patternSee...
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Season 8
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Episode 26
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54:41
S8 Ep 25: The House in Cypress Canyon
You've been drawn back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio to hear what The Ghost of Radio will be given next in our origin season. This week, we inhabit "The House in Cypress Canyon", from Suspense. Double shock? Try a higher n...
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Season 8
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Episode 25
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42:22
S8 Ep 24: Pages from a Diary
Rooted with fright at Cauldronside, we await the next episode from this Origin Season, and it's a justified terror: this week, we read "Pages from a Diary" from Suspense. There's no way to come away from it unchanged.File under...
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Season 8
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Episode 24
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40:43
S8 Ep 23: Some People Don't Die
Wherever you are, whenever you are, while you listen to this episode it's October--Origin Season of The Ghost of Radio. This year as usual, The Cauldronette brings you special levels of horror beginning with "Some People Don't Die" from Qui...
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Season 8
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Episode 23
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43:31
S8 Ep 22: If You Believe
You're back for another round of midcentury horror radio with The Ghost of Radio, keeper of The Cauldron filled with episodes to be plunged into each week at random. This week, we learn what happens "If You Believe", thanks to The Mysteriou...
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Season 8
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Episode 22
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43:22
S8 Ep 21: One Happy Little Family
You've returned to The Cauldron and The Ghost of Radio, home of all things midcentury horror radio, to take your chances with the world's greatest genre. This week, we're introduced to "One Happy Little Family" by Suspense. Are we glad...
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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29:55
S8 Ep 20: A Good Neighbor
Welcome back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, tended vigilantly by The Ghost of Radio, your guide to all that's right about wrong. This week, we meet "A Good Neighbor" via Suspense. The question is, good for whom?Fil...
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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36:17
S8 Ep 19: Hickory Dickory Doom
You've found your way back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, hoping to find refuge there with The Ghost of Radio as you listen. No guarantees on that as we listen to "Hickory Dickory Doom" from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. ...
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Season 8
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Episode 19
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36:18
S8 Ep 18: Killer Wife
It's time again to gather round The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio and see what The Ghost of Radio pulls out of it. This week, we meet a "Killer Wife" through The Creaking Door. Will we want to pull that door closed before it's ov...
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Season 8
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Episode 18
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31:54
S8 Ep 17: The Author of Murder
You've returned once more to The Cauldron and The Ghost of Radio, epicenter of all things midcentury horror radio. This week, The Ghost introduces you to "The Author of Murder" via The Hermit's Cave. Just exactly what did he do and how...
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Season 8
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Episode 17
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34:16
S8 Ep 16: The Man Who Came Back
Welcome to Cauldronside, where you find midcentury horror radio alive and unalive and well--just like your guide, The Ghost of Radio. This week, you meet "The Man Who Came Back" via Dark Fantasy. Why did he come back? Who is he? Only o...
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Season 8
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Episode 16
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36:34
S8 Ep 15: Voice on the Wire
Here you are, gathered round The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, ready to be guided into--and perhaps out of--another episode by The Ghost of Radio. This week, we hear a "Voice on the Wire" from Inner Sanctum. Where is that call c...
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Season 8
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Episode 15
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36:33
S8 Ep 14: What the Devil
Welcome back the The Cauldron, home to The Ghost of Radio and all things midcentury horror. This week, we ask "What the Devil" via Lights Out, Everybody. Rusty old saw or source of true horror? Only one way to find out.File und...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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43:17
S8 Ep 13: The Stranger
Welcome back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, eternally tended by The Ghost of Radio. This week, we encounter "The Stranger" with Theater Five; why has he come to us, and why won't he leave?File under: cannot or will...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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32:19
S8 Ep 12: Let the Lillies Consider
You know you've come to the right place when The Cauldron appears, filled with episodes of midcentury horror radio for The Ghost of Radio to reach into, and pull out from. This week, we "Let the Lillies Consider", with Quiet, Please.&n...
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Season 8
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Episode 12
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36:03
S8 Ep 11: An Eye for an Eye
Welcome back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, where what you hear is what you get. This week, we get "An Eye for an Eye" from The Price of Fear, and this is very much an episode that delivers a very real, very sickening real...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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33:42
S8 Ep 10: Analytical Hour
Welcome to The Cauldron of midcentury radio, where it's all fun and games until The Ghost steps in to pull out an episode. This week, you attend an "Analytical Hour" with Suspense. Do not take lightly the warning to be on your guard for some un...
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Season 8
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Episode 10
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32:59
S8 Ep 9: Sexism Fails III
You've been drawn back to The Cauldron of midcentury horror radio, with or against your will. Whatever the case may be, The Ghost of Radio is ready as always to entertain you. This week, we endure "Sexism Fails III", focused on a si...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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36:33