http://otr-reviews.com Home of Old Time Radio downloads and Podcasts! Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:24:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today's featured episode on the podcast is from the series The Witches Tale and is called The Rat Trap. Contents of show: Website news Advertising in the 40's on radio Jack Benny Feud Segment Series of the Week: I Was A Communist for The FBI Guest Segment: Tom B ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/181 Jack's car, a Maxwell, is suffering all the effects of old-age. It is 35 years old after all. The brakes don't work (Rochester has to use his feet Flintstones style), there are even tyres missing and the suspension is non-existant. Jack visits a car dealer to look for a new ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/177 I admit, I have listened to thousands of Old Time Radio episodes over the years and have come up with a list of recurring patterns. 1. In adventure and mystery shows, characters have weak hearts and are susceptible to heart attacks when excited or scared  2. Evil inventors are angry ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/175 My plan is perfect; I am Chief Teller at the Amalgamated Bank and my plan has been in development for 10 years. In 3 months I will be worth $50000. The figures in my calculations are exact and I am absolutely held in the highest regard by my employer. Nothing ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/174 A fine story staring Orson Welles. Have you ever fallen in love with someone, married them, and moved to the countryside with them in under 30 days? You have? Well what would you do if you suspected your new husband or wife of being a wanted murderer? Would you run ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/173 "It Is Later Than You Think" proclaims the announcer at the start of these shows. Followed by a warning of how terrorfying they are.  There are those who think that money is the root of all evil. Others, disagree. Some people work hard all their life and can't even afford ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/171 Your mind is full of vivid images of a murder. Your pocket holds the key to the closet which hides the body and your clothes are bloodstained. Now you must prove you are innocent and have been framed. Can you prove you didn't kill? Sound: Fair Rating: Download: HERE ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/168 We open in the city museum at the unveling of the Tomb of King Coopre Tept - an Egyptian Pharaoh. In defiance of the supposed legendary curse that all those who gaze upon the King shall die, the unveiling is to be carried out after the curators perform a brief ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/166 A 1949 episode of the Jack Benny Program. How old is the star of our show? Not a day over 40 according to Jack Benny. Of course he has been 39 for a decade or more. Don brings Jack a pile of fried rice for a birthday present, a disgruntled ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/163 Joey loves Lois more than anything in the world. Except money. He thinks he is the only person in the world who is without money. Lois loves him regardless of his worth. Joey earns $35 a week and he is compelled to make a single wish: he wants all the ... http://otr-reviews.com/archives/158