# The Russian Bear That Hypnotized an Astronaut From Orbit | #RetroRadio

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Podcast: [Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retro-radio-old-time-radio-in-the-dark-6785269)
Published: 2026-05-31T06:27:26+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0675
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## Resource

A friendship gift from across the Iron Curtain rode into orbit with five American astronauts, and the only thing that came back was the teddy bear. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Teddy Bear” (November 30, 1977) 00:44:19.048 = The Eleventh Hour, “The Bitter End” (1963-1965) 01:09:54.163 = Escape, “The Fourth Man” (July 07, 1949) 01:38:40.425 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD 02:05:55.966 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949) 02:35:22.121 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Time Traveller, aka Meddler’s Moon” (May 21, 1958) 02:53:02.191 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD 03:16:42.212 = Dark Fantasy, “Edge of Shadow” (April 10, 1942) ***WD 03:41:21.216 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Beast With Five Fingers” (January 31, 1988) 04:10:16.659 = Future Tense, “The Parade” (May 27, 1974) ***WD (LQ) 04:36:17.087 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Black Stockings / Broken Mirrors” (April 08, 1992) 05:19:57.526 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0675

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