{"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 - \"Wagon Show\" (Old Time Radio, 1959)","slug":"gunsmoke-wagon-show-old-time-radio-1959","published_at":"2026-09-16T14:06:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/gunsmoke-wagon-show-old-time-radio-1959","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/gunsmoke-wagon-show-old-time-radio-1959--75169751","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75169751/d88b9ead512eb94d_mastered.mp3","summary":"Gunsmoke presents “Wagon Show,” episode 372 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on May 24, 1959. Written by Tom Hanley and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, it stars William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon. A traveling wagon circus rolls into Dodge City with an elephant and plenty of excitement, but reports of violence at its last stop put Dillon on guard. As proprietor Maggie Bannock presses ahead with the show, Dillon investigates the trouble following the troupe. 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 24:44 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 “Wagon Show,” episode 372 of the classic CBS radio series, originally broadcast on May 24, 1959. Written by Tom Hanley and produced and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1491,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gunsmoke-old-time-radio-7580398/episodes/gunsmoke-wagon-show-old-time-radio-1959/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-wagon-show-old-time-radio-1959.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}