{"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 - \"Cows and Cribs\" (Old Time Radio, 1961)","slug":"gunsmoke-cows-and-cribs-old-time-radio-1961","published_at":"2026-09-13T14:05:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/gunsmoke-cows-and-cribs-old-time-radio-1961","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gunsmoke-cows-and-cribs-old-time-radio-1961--75102338","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75102338/4989984346c36431_mastered.mp3","summary":"Gunsmoke presents “Cows and Cribs,” episode 478, originally broadcast on June 4, 1961. This CBS Radio drama stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, with Parley Baer as Chester and Howard McNear as Doc Adams. Written by John Meston and produced by Norman Macdonnell, this broadcast is a repeat of the original 1956 production. When Doc Adams asks Matt and Chester to bring a fever-stricken ranch family and their baby into Dodge, the journey leads them through hard country and into the troubled lives of an impoverished homesteading family. A calf carrying another rancher’s brand raises difficult questions of hardship, compassion, and the law. Gunsmoke presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 21:12 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 “Cows and Cribs,” episode 478, originally broadcast on June 4, 1961. This CBS Radio drama stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon, w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1278,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/episodes/gunsmoke-cows-and-cribs-old-time-radio-1961/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-cows-and-cribs-old-time-radio-1961.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}