Wild West Tales - Old Time Radio Westerns

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Daily delivery of true grit from the golden age of radio. Welcome to Wild West Tales, where you can take a trip down memory lane and listen to hand-picked classic western dramas of Old Time Radio. Experience these Wild West Tales as heard during the 1920s to the 1960s. These western radio dramas are a fine mix of history and fiction. Featured programs include Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Luke Slaughter of Tombstone, The Six Shooter, Fort Laramie, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Frontier Gentleman and many others.- Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music

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February 2 · 22 min
Like Father - Have Gun Will Travel | 09/27/1959 (Ep045)
Have Gun Will Travel was a popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show...
February 1 · 17 min
Big Girl Lost - Gunsmoke | 09/21/1958 (Ep337)
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from...
January 31 · 30 min
Play For Keeps - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 09/02/1950 (Ep09)
Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western radio drama which ran on the NBC radio network from July 8, 1950 until September 14, 1952. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr. He hired real life Texas Ranger Captain Manuel “Lone Wolf”...
January 30 · 30 min
A Woman in Hacksaw - The Lone Ranger | 06/03/1938 (Ep835)
The Lone Ranger radio series debuted in 1933 and became one of the most successful radio programs in history, producing over 3,000 episodes until 1956. It featured the adventures of a masked Texas Ranger and his Native American companion, Tonto, as...
January 29 · 29 min
The Coward - The Six Shooter | 09/27/1953 (Ep02)
The Six Shooter brought James Stewart to the NBC microphone on September 20, 1953, in a fine series of down-home Western adventures. Stewart starred as Britt Ponset, a drifting cowboy in the final years of the wild west. Some of the more prominent...
January 28 · 23 min
Stardust - Have Gun Will Travel | 09/20/1959 (Ep044)
Have Gun Will Travel was a popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show...
January 27 · 30 min
The Open Range - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 08/26/1950 (Ep08)
Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western radio drama which ran on the NBC radio network from July 8, 1950 until September 14, 1952. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr. He hired real life Texas Ranger Captain Manuel “Lone Wolf”...
January 26 · 18 min
Kitty's Rebellion - Gunsmoke | 09/28/1958 (Ep338)
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from...
January 25 · 29 min
Oil Lease Swindle - The Lone Ranger | 06/01/1938 (Ep834)
The Lone Ranger radio series debuted in 1933 and became one of the most successful radio programs in history, producing over 3,000 episodes until 1956. It featured the adventures of a masked Texas Ranger and his Native American companion, Tonto, as...
January 25 · 30 min
Talented Recruits - Fort Laramie | 07/08/1956 (Ep24)
Fort Laramie was a CBS Radio Western series starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince. It aired Sunday afternoons from January 22 to October 28, 1956. This Western drama depicted life at old Fort Laramie during the 19th Century. Fort Laramie opened...
January 24 · 24 min
Treasure Hunt - Have Gun Will Travel | 09/13/1959 (Ep043)
Have Gun Will Travel was a popular western radio drama series that ran from 1958 to 1960. It debuted as a television series in 1957 and was one of only a few American television programs that paved the way for a radio version. Although the radio show...
January 23 · 19 min
Tag You're It - Gunsmoke | 10/05/1958 (Ep339)
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from...
January 22 · 29 min
The Rosalinda Mine - The Lone Ranger | 05/30/1938 (Ep833)
The Lone Ranger radio series debuted in 1933 and became one of the most successful radio programs in history, producing over 3,000 episodes until 1956. It featured the adventures of a masked Texas Ranger and his Native American companion, Tonto, as...
January 21 · 30 min
Fool's Gold - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 08/19/1950 (Ep07)
Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western radio drama which ran on the NBC radio network from July 8, 1950 until September 14, 1952. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr. He hired real life Texas Ranger Captain Manuel “Lone Wolf”...
January 20 · 25 min
Drive To Fort Huachuca - Luke Slaughter of Tombstone | 05/18/1958 (Ep12)
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone debuted on February 23, 1958 and, sadly, only ran for a total of 16 episodes. Sam Buffington played Luke Slaughter, a Civil War cavalry officer, turned cattle rancher, in post-Civil War Arizona Territory near Fort Huachuca...
January 19 · 29 min
Border Rustlers - The Lone Ranger | 05/27/1938 (Ep832)
The Lone Ranger radio series debuted in 1933 and became one of the most successful radio programs in history, producing over 3,000 episodes until 1956. It featured the adventures of a masked Texas Ranger and his Native American companion, Tonto, as...
January 18 · 19 min
Doc's Showdown - Gunsmoke | 10/12/1958 (Ep340)
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from...
January 17 · 29 min
The Broken Spur - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 08/12/1950 (Ep06)
Tales of the Texas Rangers was a western radio drama which ran on the NBC radio network from July 8, 1950 until September 14, 1952. The series was produced and directed by Stacy Keach Sr. He hired real life Texas Ranger Captain Manuel “Lone Wolf”...
January 15 · 28 min
The Word of a Soldier - The Lone Ranger | 05/25/1938 (Ep831)
The Lone Ranger radio series debuted in 1933 and became one of the most successful radio programs in history, producing over 3,000 episodes until 1956. It featured the adventures of a masked Texas Ranger and his Native American companion, Tonto, as...
January 14 · 19 min
Kick Me - Gunsmoke (reused script) | 10/19/1958 (Ep341)
Gunsmoke was a beloved American radio Western drama series centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad. The program aired from...

Wild West Tales - Old Time Radio Westerns

Like Father - Have Gun Will Travel | 09/27/1959 (Ep045)

Big Girl Lost - Gunsmoke | 09/21/1958 (Ep337)

Play For Keeps - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 09/02/1950 (Ep09)

A Woman in Hacksaw - The Lone Ranger | 06/03/1938 (Ep835)

The Coward - The Six Shooter | 09/27/1953 (Ep02)

Stardust - Have Gun Will Travel | 09/20/1959 (Ep044)

The Open Range - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 08/26/1950 (Ep08)

Kitty's Rebellion - Gunsmoke | 09/28/1958 (Ep338)

Oil Lease Swindle - The Lone Ranger | 06/01/1938 (Ep834)

Talented Recruits - Fort Laramie | 07/08/1956 (Ep24)

Treasure Hunt - Have Gun Will Travel | 09/13/1959 (Ep043)

Tag You're It - Gunsmoke | 10/05/1958 (Ep339)

The Rosalinda Mine - The Lone Ranger | 05/30/1938 (Ep833)

Fool's Gold - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 08/19/1950 (Ep07)

Drive To Fort Huachuca - Luke Slaughter of Tombstone | 05/18/1958 (Ep12)

Border Rustlers - The Lone Ranger | 05/27/1938 (Ep832)

Doc's Showdown - Gunsmoke | 10/12/1958 (Ep340)

The Broken Spur - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 08/12/1950 (Ep06)

The Word of a Soldier - The Lone Ranger | 05/25/1938 (Ep831)

Kick Me - Gunsmoke (reused script) | 10/19/1958 (Ep341)