{"podcast":{"title":"Fort Laramie | Old Time Radio","slug":"fort-laramie-old-time-radio-7631355","podcast_index_feed_id":7631355,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7249040/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/640ff74869c4afdfc4bb08b77d4aad0f.jpg","author":"Old Time Retro Radio","episode_count":75,"summary":"Fort Laramie | Old Time Radio brings you authentic Western drama from the golden age of radio, following the soldiers, settlers, scouts, and families living on the American frontier. Each episode delivers stories of danger, survival, conflict, duty, and life at a remote frontier outpost. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince, Fort Laramie became one of classic radio’s most respected Western dramas, known for its serious storytelling and richly portrayed frontier life. Rediscover classic old time radio westerns, frontier stories, Western drama, adventure, historical fiction, and vintage radio.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T14:17:16.238717+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fort-laramie-old-time-radio-7631355"},"episode":{"title":"Fort Laramie - \"Talented Recruits\" (Old Time Radio, 1956)","slug":"fort-laramie-talented-recruits-old-time-radio-1956","published_at":"2026-08-28T14:20:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fort-laramie-old-time-radio-7631355/fort-laramie-talented-recruits-old-time-radio-1956","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fort-laramie-old-time-radio-7631355","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fort-laramie-talented-recruits-old-time-radio-1956--74735206","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74735206/d976ab061beda2d2_mastered.mp3","summary":"Fort Laramie presents “Talented Recruits,” episode 24 of the CBS frontier drama, originally broadcast July 8, 1956. The episode was written by Kathleen Hite and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell. Two hungry and highly unconventional volunteers arrive at Fort Laramie: Granville Merriweather, a Shakespearean actor, and Finney, a snake-tonic salesman. As Captain Lee Quince weighs their prospects as cavalry recruits, reports of Crazy Horse gathering warriors make the demands of frontier soldiering increasingly urgent. Raymond Burr stars as Captain Quince, with John Dehner and Parley Baer as the unlikely new recruits. Fort Laramie presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:48 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio","meta_description":"Fort Laramie presents “Talented Recruits,” episode 24 of the CBS frontier drama, originally broadcast July 8, 1956. The episode was written by Kathleen Hi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1856,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fort-laramie-old-time-radio-7631355/episodes/fort-laramie-talented-recruits-old-time-radio-1956/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fort-laramie-old-time-radio-7631355/fort-laramie-talented-recruits-old-time-radio-1956.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}