# Classic Radio 07-08-26 - The Whisperer, Indian Magic, and Talented Recruits

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Published: 2026-07-08T07:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

Crime and Westerns on a Wednesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Whisperer starring Carleton Young , originally broadcast July 8, 1951, 75 years ago, First Show of the Series. The Whisperer is a brilliant young attorney with a secret identity. He tackles the plans of Scurelli to sell marijuana to the unsuspecting youth of the city. Followed by The Roy Rogers Show , originally broadcast July 8, 1954, 72 years ago,The Spell of Indian Magic. An elderly Navajo is dying from an Indian curse (the curse must be from Haiti as the curse sounds very much like voodoo). Actually, the old man is killed by an evil spirit named Wonga. Then, Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr , originally broadcast July 8, 1956, 70 years ago, The Talented Recruits. Feeney and Merriweather, a medicine hawker and a Shakespearean actor, join the army and find out about soldiering the hard way. Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad , originally broadcast July 8, 1956, 70 years ago, Passive Resistance. Two cattlemen slaughter the herd of sheep owned by Gideon Seek, then burn down his house and wagon and finally shoot him. Gideon is a peaceable man who won't even identify his tormentors. Finally, Claudia , originally broadcast July 8, 1948, 78 years ago, Visitors and Gifts. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star. Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

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