{"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 - \"Brush at Elkader Reused Script\" (Old Time Radio, 1958)","slug":"gunsmoke-brush-at-elkader-reused-script-old-time-radio-1958","published_at":"2026-09-15T14:06:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/gunsmoke-brush-at-elkader-reused-script-old-time-radio-1958","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gunsmoke-brush-at-elkader-reused-script-old-time-radio-1958--75146079","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75146079/72022a9df3688a81_mastered.mp3","summary":"Gunsmoke presents “Brush at Elkader,” episode 345 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast November 16, 1958. Written by John Meston and produced by Norman Macdonnell, this recording is a repeat of the story first broadcast in 1955, starring William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon. After Ben Williams is murdered, Dillon follows the trail from Dodge City to Elkader in search of Lou Shippen. In a town where bringing a suspect to justice proves especially difficult, Dillon faces a tense frontier manhunt with Chester, Kitty, and Doc close to home. 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 00:50 Original Broadcast 19:19 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 “Brush at Elkader,” episode 345 of the classic CBS Radio series, originally broadcast November 16, 1958. Written by John Meston and prod…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/episodes/gunsmoke-brush-at-elkader-reused-script-old-time-radio-1958/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-brush-at-elkader-reused-script-old-time-radio-1958.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}