The Key and Night Beat

The Key and Night Beat

Author: RelicRadio.com May 27, 2026 Duration: 0:00
The Key starts off this week's Relic Radio Show with The Deception, an episode heard sometime in 1956. (26:43) Night Beat follows with Otto, The Music Man, its story from June 15, 1951. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/RelicRadio999.mp3 Download RelicRadio999 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support The Relic Radio Show

There's a certain crackle in the air, a familiar yet distant voice, and a story that begins not with a swipe but with the turn of a dial. The Relic Radio Show is a weekly excavation into the vast archives of classic broadcasting, hosted by RelicRadio.com. Each episode serves as a curated time capsule, delivering more than just nostalgia-it offers a direct line to the imagination of a bygone era. You'll hear the masterful suspense of horror anthologies that relied on sound and suggestion to chill the bone, alongside the optimistic, ray-gun adventures of early science fiction. One week might feature the sharp, rapid-fire wit of comedians who worked without a net, and the next could plunge you into a hard-boiled detective saga or a sweeping western adventure. This podcast is built on variety, ensuring that the golden age of radio is presented in all its thrilling diversity. The audio itself is an artifact, carefully presented to preserve its original character while ensuring clarity for modern ears. Tune in and let these recovered broadcasts-these genuine audio relics-transport you to a time when the theater of the mind was the most powerful screen of all.
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John Steele, Adventurer and I Love Adventure [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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An hour of adventure on this week's Relic Radio Show. We begin with The Marshal Of Morgan County, the April 10, 1951, episode of John Steele, Adventurer. (30:08) I Love Adventure brings us our second story with its broad…
Bold Venture and The Shadow [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Bogey and Bacall star in Bold Venture to start this week's Relic Radio Show. We'll hear The Phyllis Calvert Murders, from September 10, 1951. (27:34) Our final story is The Inventor Of Death, from The Shadow. That story…
The Sears Radio Theatre and Strange As It Seems [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Relic Radio Show begins with The Sears Radio Theatre this week. We'll hear Bruja, from April 20, 1979. (47:42) Next is Strange As It Seems with, The Lost Art. That episode first aired June 26, 1935. https://traffic.l…
Box 13 and The Six Shooter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Relic Radio Show begins this week's hour with Round Robin, from Box 13. This episode originally aired August 14, 1949. (27:35) Our final story is Revenge At Harness Creek, the April 29, 1954, episode of The Six Shoot…
Rocky Jordan and The Zero Hour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Relic Radio Show begins with Rocky Jordan this week. We'll hear Smoke Screen, his story from January 8, 1950. (31:07) We close the show with The Zero Hour, and its story Larceny On The Lake. That episode aired July 4…
The Saint and The Silent Men [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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The Relic Radio Show begins with The Saint this week. We'll hear his story from March 25, 1951, The Intruder. (29:15) Our second story is Death In The Mail, the November 4, 1951, episode of The Silent Men. https://www.po…
Night Beat and Luke Slaughter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week's Relic Radio Show begins with The Kenny Day Amnesia Case, the October 6, 1950, episode of Night Beat. (29:42) Our final story is The Homesteaders, from Luke Slaughter Of Tombstone. That story aired March 23, 1…
The Columbia Workshop and Theater Five [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This week on The Relic Radio Show, we begin with Mr. Charles, the September 15, 1940, episode of The Columbia Workshop. (30:12) Our final story is Reunion, from Theater Five. That one aired May 6, 1965. https://www.podtr…
Big Town and The Big Story [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Big Town is up first on this week's Relic Radio Show. We'll hear The Case Of The Lost And Found, from December 7, 1948. (30:15) Our second story is The Bitterest Man On Earth, the June 8, 1949, episode of The Big Story.…
Author’s Playhouse and Favorite Story [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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We begin with Author's Playhouse on this week's Relic Radio Show. From May 14, 1945, we'll hear Reunion. (29:22) Our final story is The Debt Collector, the May 13, 1947, episode of Favorite Story. https://www.podtrac.com…