Night Beat and The Zero Hour

Night Beat and The Zero Hour

Author: RelicRadio.com August 19, 2026 Duration: 0:00
The Relic Radio Show begins with Night Beat this week. We'll hear Sanctuary, their story from June 22, 1951. (28:12) We close the show with The Rehabilitation Of Citizen Fimple, from The Zero Hour. That story aired June 7, 1974. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/RelicRadio1011.mp3 Download RelicRadio1011 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support The Relic Radio Show If you’d like to support Relic Radio, [...]

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