Podcast

Orson Welles on the Air

TV & Film

Orson Welles on the radio, around the clock: The Mercury Theatre on the Air, The Campbell Playhouse, The Lives of Harry Lime, his turns as The Shadow and on Suspense, in the order they first aired. A Stupid Potato channel.

Episodes
5
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
31 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

5 episodes, newest first

  1. The Shadow: The Phantom Voice (1938)

    Season 2

    Show notes

    First aired February 6, 1938.

    Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

    Two new episodes a week. Live around the clock: Orson Welles on the Air on Stupid Potato

    About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at https://stupidpotato.com/.

    31 min
  2. The Shadow: The Three Ghosts (1937)

    Season 1

    Show notes

    First aired October 31, 1937.

    Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

    Two new episodes a week. Live around the clock: Orson Welles on the Air on Stupid Potato

    About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at https://stupidpotato.com/.

    31 min
  3. The Shadow: The Temple Bells Of Neban (1937)

    Season 1

    Show notes

    First aired October 24, 1937.

    Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

    Two new episodes a week. Live around the clock: Orson Welles on the Air on Stupid Potato

    About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at https://stupidpotato.com/.

    32 min
  4. The Shadow: Murder By The Dead (1937)

    Season 1

    Show notes

    First aired October 17, 1937.

    Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

    Two new episodes a week. Live around the clock: Orson Welles on the Air on Stupid Potato

    About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at https://stupidpotato.com/.

    30 min
  5. The Shadow: Death House Rescue (1937)

    Season 1

    Show notes

    First aired September 26, 1937.

    Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.

    Two new episodes a week. Live around the clock: Orson Welles on the Air on Stupid Potato

    About Stupid Potato. This podcast is from Stupid Potato Studios. We restore classic radio and TV audio and run free internet radio channels, live around the clock: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, Saturday-morning cartoons, vintage TV, Halloween and Christmas, and our own short cartoons. Listen free, find every show and join our weekly note at https://stupidpotato.com/.

    29 min