Best of Classic Radio 09-08-26 - The Courageous Come-On, Martian Death March, and The Abominable Snowman Returns

Best of Classic Radio 09-08-26 - The Courageous Come-On, Martian Death March, and The Abominable Snowman Returns

Author: Wyatt Cox September 8, 2026 Duration: 2:05:52
Originally broadcast Thursday, September 8, 2022

Hour 1 -  Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast September 8, 1949, 73 years ago, The Case of the Courageous Come-on.   A girl is "good at being bad" until she sees a blind spot. Is the sword mightier than the pen? After the drama, Vice President Barkley speaks about hiring disabled veterans. 

Hour 2 -  X-Minus One, originally broadcast September 8, 1955, The Martian Death March.   The story of man's inhumanity to Martians. An allegory of westward expansion and the mistreatment of the native Americans.  Also, Claudia, originally broadcast September 8, 1948, Mr Tucker Takes Center-Stage.  In Claudia's dressing room after the show.

Hour 3 - The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast September 8, 1957,  Revisiting the Abominable Snowman.   A revisit to the Abominable Snowman, a visit to George Washington, a radio show from the Moon similar to Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners" called "The Honeyearthers."  Also, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast September 8, 1954, Antiques Road Race.  Molly has purchased a valuable antique. It's a pair of bookends that Fibber has sold as junk. 

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