{"podcast":{"title":"Gunsmoke | Old Time Radio","slug":"gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398","podcast_index_feed_id":7580398,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7219125/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3944cb98e34ed2dcb3f79b81fac74dca.jpg","author":"Old Time Retro Radio","episode_count":213,"summary":"Gunsmoke | Old Time Radio brings you classic Western drama from the golden age of radio, following U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon as he keeps the peace in Dodge City and faces outlaws, violence, frontier justice, and the difficult choices of life in the Old West. 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 William Conrad as Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke became one of the most acclaimed and influential Western dramas in radio history, known for its mature storytelling, memorable characters, and realistic frontier atmosphere. Rediscover classic old time radio westerns, Western drama, frontier stories, adventure, crime, historical fiction, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio--7219125/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T22:19:32.998067+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398"},"episode":{"title":"Gunsmoke - \"Alarm At Pleasant Valley\" (Old Time Radio, 1955)","slug":"gunsmoke-alarm-at-pleasant-valley-old-time-radio-1955","published_at":"2026-09-09T14:06:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/gunsmoke-alarm-at-pleasant-valley-old-time-radio-1955","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gunsmoke-alarm-at-pleasant-valley-old-time-radio-1955--75023701","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75023701/785ea0d058919f19_mastered.mp3","summary":"Gunsmoke presents “Alarm at Pleasant Valley,” episode 178 of the classic radio series, originally broadcast on September 10, 1955. Written by John Dunkel and starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, this CBS broadcast also features Parley Baer as Chester. After an attack leaves the Clayburn homestead in ruins, Matt and Chester ride to Pleasant Valley to investigate. With fear spreading among the frontier families—including Sam Fraser, who is considering leaving the territory—the marshal faces a tense situation shaped by uncertainty and danger. Gunsmoke 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 00:49 Original Broadcast 25:15 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio--7219125/support . Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio","meta_description":"Gunsmoke presents “Alarm at Pleasant Valley,” episode 178 of the classic radio series, originally broadcast on September 10, 1955. Written by John Dunkel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1522,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/episodes/gunsmoke-alarm-at-pleasant-valley-old-time-radio-1955/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/gunsmoke-alarm-at-pleasant-valley-old-time-radio-1955.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}