Podcast

Sergeant Will’s Fall & Halloween Radio 🎃🍂

Arts, History, Performing Arts

Remastered Historical and Old Time Radio. Fall and Halloween radio specials in September and October. Holiday shows to follow.

Episodes
72
Releases
Daily
Typical length
3 hr 31 min
On air since
2025
Latest episode
11 hours ago

Episodes

72 episodes, newest first

  1. CBS Radio Mystery Theater Election Day Special 🗳️

    Episode 71

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    CBS Radio Mystery Theater Election Day Special

    Episode 71

    Originally broadcast on WBBM News Radio in Chicago

    1. A Tiny Drop of Poison 04/19/1974 0:00:00

    2. Party Girl 11/11/1975 0:44:56

    3. The Ripple Effect 02/04/1977 1:36:45

    4. The Guilty Secret 05/27/1977 2:28:38

    5. The Look 01/04/1979 3:12:14

    4 hr 2 min
  2. Fibber McGee and Molly Fall Special 🍁

    Episode 70

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will’s Radio

    Episode 70

    Fibber McGee and Molly Fall Special

    All shows remastered. Ads and music removed.

    1. Raking Leaves 10/17/1939 0:00:00

    2. Autumn Cleaning 10/21/1941 0:17:55

    3. Planting a Lawn Six Months Late 10/26/1948 0:37:48

    4. Maple Tree Sugar Experiment 10/17/1944 0:54:32

    5. Let Them Eat Pancakes 10/17/1954 1:14:36

    6. Autumn Leaves Drive 11/25/1953 1:23:29

    7. Storm Windows 10/20/1957 1:33:19

    8. Lighting the Furnace 11/18/1935 1:36:13

    9. Converting the Oil Stove to Coal 10/13/1942 1:49:57

    10. Fire in the Fireplace 11/08/1955 2:09:18

    11. McGee Shops for Fall Clothes 10/05/1936 2:18:41

    12. Trimming a Store Window 2:18:51 11/01/1937 2:36:46

    13. Fudge 11/06/1945 2:54:34

    14. Roadside Stand 11/25/1935 3:13:00

    15. Thanksgiving Dinner 11/24/1955 3:27:51

    16. Tax Bill for Thanksgiving 11/22/1949 3:29:52

    17. Thanksgiving at the McGee’s 12/21/1957 3:49:52

    4 hr
  3. War of the Worlds Halloween Radio Specials: 1987 KHOW Denver and 1998 WGRF Buffalo 🎃

    Episode 69

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    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 69

    War of the Worlds Halloween Radio Specials

    1987 KHOW Denver and 1998 WGRF Buffalo

    1. War of the Worlds by KHOW (AM 630) Denver 10/31/1987 0:00:00

    2. War of the World by WGRF (97 Rock) Buffalo 10/31/1998 0:44:12

    2 hr 4 min
  4. 1970s WKBW Boston Radio Halloween Special 🎃

    Episode 67

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    Sergeant Will’s Radio

    Episode 67

    1970s WKBW Boston Radio Halloween Special

    1. War of the Worlds 1971 0:06:41

    2. The Vampires 1:19:22

    3. The Darkness 1:57:43

    4. The Monkey’s Paw 2:17:30

    5. The Bed 2:44:38

    6. People, Places & Things 3:08:30

    3 hr 36 min
  5. Sergeant Will's Radio Halloween Special 🎃

    Episode 68

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will’s Radio

    Episode 68

    Halloween Radio Special

    1. Rites of Autumn by Campfire Radio Theater 10/24/2016 0:03:26

    2. Masquerade Party by Dark Destiny 10/31/1942 0:25:58

    3. Don't Tell Me About Halloween by Quiet, Please 10/27/1947 0:53:03

    4. Corpse for Halloween by Inner Sanctum 10/31/1949 1:16:12

    5. Ringing the Changes by Nightfall 10/31/1980 1:37:40

    6. Witches' Sabbath by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 10/30/1976 2:03:47

    2 hr 54 min
  6. 1940s Radio Sitcoms Halloween Special 🎃

    Episode 67

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    Sergeant Will’s Radio

    Episode 67

    1940s Radio Sitcoms Halloween Special

    1. Halloween Surprise by The Nebbs 10/29/1945 0:03:58

    2. Haunted House by The Life of Riley 10/29/1944 0:27:22

    3. Halloween by Baby Snooks 11/01/1946 1:16:05 0:52:55

    4. Halloween Celebration by Jack Benny 11/02/1941 1:18:52

    6. Trick-or-Treating by Jack Benny 10/31/1948 1:40:00

    7. The Haunted House by Ozzie & Harriet 10/31/1948 2:05:26

    8. Halloween Surprise Party by My Favorite Husband 10/28/1949 2:28:12

    9. Halloween Party by Our Miss Brooks 10/30/1949 2:49:40

    10. The Spooky Cemetery by Father Knows Best 10/26/1950 3:14:53

    11. The Black Cat by Night Beat 11/01/1950 3:39:19

    4 hr 7 min
  7. 1940s & 1950s Radio Detectives Halloween Special 🕵🏻‍♂️

    Episode 66

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    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 66

    1940s & 1950s Radio Detectives Halloween Special

    1. The Witch of Donderberg Mountain by Nick Carter 04/22/1945 0:04:02

    2. The Farleigh-Bright Caper by Sam Spade 10/31/1948 0:26:07

    3. The Green Witch by Phillip Marlowe 10/29/1949 0:51:48

    4. Ghosts Don’t Die in Bed by Barry Craig 09/07/1954 1:19:29

    5. Never Murder a Mummy by Barry Craig 03/30/1955 1:45:49

    6. The Ghost to Ghost Matter by Johnny Dollar 05/18/1958 2:08:37

    2 hr 27 min
  8. CBS Radio Mystery Theater Witches Special 🧙‍♀️

    Episode 65

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 65

    Witches Radio Special

    1. Burn, Witch, Burn by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 12/15/1975 0:02:54

    2. Triptych for a Witch by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 10/30/1975 0:51:30

    3. Black Widow by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 04/29/1975 1:41:05

    4. Queen of Cats by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 10/31/1976 2:30:27

    3 hr 16 min
  9. Frankenstein Radio Special 🧟‍♂️

    Episode 64

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 64

    Frankenstein Radio Special

    1. Frankenstein from An Evening with Boris Karloff and Friends LP 1967 0:01:30

    2. Frankenstein by The Witch's Tale 08/03/1931 0:08:04

    2. Frankenstein by Suspense 11/03/1952 0:29:35

    3. Frankenstein by The Weird Circle 02/20/1944 0:52:53

    4. Frankenstein by BBC Radio 10/28/2012 0:1:18:28

    5. Frankenstein Revisited by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 03/19/1974 3:10:53

    3 hr 53 min
  10. Dracula Radio Special 🧛🏻‍♂️

    Episode 63

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 63

    Dracula Radio Special

    1. Dracula from An Evening with Boris Karloff and Friends LP 1967 0:02:28

    2. Dracula with Orson Welles by Mercury Theatre 07/11/1938 0:05:26

    3. Hammer Horror Presents Dracula Narrated by Christopher Lee 1974 1:02:06

    4. Hammer Horror's The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula 2017 1:24:14

    5. Dracula by BBC Radio 01/1992 3:16:16

    6. Dracula by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 05/02/1974 6:12:51

    6 hr 58 min
  11. Vampires Radio Special 🧛🏼‍♀️

    Episode 62

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 62

    Vampires Radio Special

    1. The Vampire Sleeps by Boris Karloff from Tales of the Frightened LP 1963 0:03:22

    2. The Vampire's Desire by the Hermit's Cave 1937 0:08:20

    3. My Son, John by Quiet, Please 11/28/1948 0:32:22

    4. The Blood Countess by Nightfall 11/1980 1:00:33

    5. Sunrise to Sunset by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 04/25/1974 1:57:08

    6. Nightmare’s Nest by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 07/17/1975 2:40:53

    3 hr 31 min
  12. Werewolves Radio Special 🐺

    Episode 61

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 61

    Werewolves Radio Special

    1. The Wolf Man Film 1941 0:03:23

    2. The Wolf Man from An Evening with Boris Karloff & Friends LP 1967 0:06:44

    3. The Werewolf by The Weird Circle 06/1944 0:07:46

    4. Taboo by Escape 12/03/1947 0:31:49

    5. Dreams of Wolves by Campfire Radio Theater 10/23/2022 1:00:20

    6. Winter’s Bite by Campfire Radio Theater 08/30/2026 1:42:31

    7. The White Wolf by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 01/26/1977 2:21:54

    3 hr 11 min
  13. Ghost Stories Special 👻

    Episode 60

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 60

    Ghost Stories Special

    1. Famous Ghost Stories! LP by Wade Denning 1975

    The Headless Horseman 0:03:25

    The Ghost Ship 0:07:18

    The Tell-Tale Heart 0:11:07

    The Railroad Signal-Man 0:16:24

    The Hitch Hiker 0:20:59

    A Visit To Transylvania 0:24:33

    The Bloody Tower 0:29:45

    The Haunted Gold Mine 0:34:35

    The Specter 0:38:02

    The Miser's Gold 0:43:13

    2. The Skinny Toe 0:46:40 and The Golden Arm from Scary Spooky Stories LP 1973 0:49:20

    3. Ghost Hunt by Suspense 06/23/1949 0:56:00

    4. The House of Purple Shadows by The Hermit's Cave 1940 1:20:03

    5. He Who Follows Me by The Hall of Fantasy 10/26/1953 1:44:04

    6. The Uninvited by Screen Director’s Playhouse 11/18/1949 2:06:32

    7. Shadows from the Grave by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 02/28/1979 2:31:04

    3 hr 20 min
  14. Mummies Radio Special🏺

    Episode 59

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will’s Radio

    Episode 59

    Mummies Radio Special

    1. An Evening with Boris Karloff & Friends: The Mummy 1967 LP 0:02:59

    2. Whence Came You? by Quiet Please 02/16/1948 0:05:45

    3. The Golden Bracelet of Amun Iris by Hall of Fantasy 08/03/1953 0:35:16

    4. The Possessive Dead by The Weird Circle 03/25/1945 0:58:43

    5. The Pharaoh’s Curse by CBS RMT 04/02/1974 1:23:36

    2 hr 5 min
  15. Lights Out & Quiet Please in Chicago 😎

    Episode 58

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 58

    Lights Out & Quiet Please in Chicago

    1. Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe 0:04:46

    2. Murder Castle by Lights Out! 08/03/1943 0:07:07

    3. The Sub-Basement by Lights Out! 08/24/1943 0:29:15

    4. The Haunted Cell by Lights Out! 07/20/1946 0:51:07

    5. Wear the Dead Man's Coat by Quiet, Please 02/23/1948 1:19:28

    6. The Good Ghost by Quiet, Please 10/24/1948 1:46:46

    7. Adam and the Darkest Day by Quiet, Please 11/07/1948 2:14:40

    2 hr 43 min
  16. Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe with Steve & Johnnie on WGN Radio 2008-2011 👻

    Episode 57

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 57

    Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe

    with Steve & Johnnie on WGN Radio

    1. The Ballad of Resurrection Mary by Guy Gilbert 1977 0:00:00

    2. WGN Radio Halloween 2008 0:02:57

    3. WGN Radio Halloween 2010 2:09:32

    4. WGN Radio Halloween 2011 4:16:14

    Richard Crowe interview on WFLD TV 10/29/1983 📺:

    https://youtu.be/UigM78-2dT0?si=YGA6w2Eo00BzRGmc

    Richard Crowe Interview on WMAQ TV 02/08/1986 📺:

    https://youtu.be/nT9uhg09Gqw?si=PLYIOBUZylWdfmyp

    Richard Crowe on Ghosts of Chicago 1986 📺: https://youtu.be/fxsBbTZN69M?is=yS8DyHVCHfpjJEp6

    5 hr 49 min
  17. Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe with Eddie Schwartz on WGN Radio 1987-1991 👻

    Episode 56

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will’s Radio

    Episode 56

    Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe

    with Eddie Schwartz on WGN Radio

    1. The Ballad of Resurrection Mary with Guy Gilbert 1977 0:00:00

    2. WGN Radio Halloween 1987 0:03:09

    3. WGN Radio Halloween 1989 0:55:02

    4. WGN Radio Halloween 1990 2:38:50

    5. Halloween: The Rest of the Story by Paul Harvey 1990 4:09:54

    6. WGN Radio Halloween 1991 4:14:00

    Richard Crowe interview on WFLD TV 10/29/1983:

    https://youtu.be/UigM78-2dT0?si=YGA6w2Eo00BzRGmc

    Richard Crowe interview on WMAQ TV 02/08/1986:

    https://youtu.be/nT9uhg09Gqw?si=PLYIOBUZylWdfmyp

    Richard Crowe on Ghosts of Chicago 1986:

    https://youtu.be/fxsBbTZN69M?is=yS8DyHVCHfpjJEp6

    5 hr 40 min
  18. Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe on WIND Talk Radio 1979-1981 👻

    Episode 55

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 55

    Chicago Ghost Hunter Richard Crowe on WIND Talk Radio

    with Eddie Schwartz, Steve King, and Johnnie Putnam

    1. The Ballad of Resurrection Mary by Guy Gilbert 1977 0:00:00

    2. Richard Crowe with Eddie Schwartz on WIND Talk Radio 1979 0:03:24

    3. Richard Crowe with Steve King on WIND Talk Radio 1980 3:05:01

    4. Richard Crowe with Johnnie Putnam on WIND Talk Radio 1981 6:39:32

    Richard Crowe interview on WFLD TV 10/29/1983 📺:

    https://youtu.be/UigM78-2dT0?si=YGA6w2Eo00BzRGmc

    Richard Crowe interview on WMAQ TV 02/08/1986 📺:

    https://youtu.be/nT9uhg09Gqw?si=PLYIOBUZylWdfmyp

    Richard Crowe on Ghosts of Chicago 1986 📺: https://youtu.be/fxsBbTZN69M?is=yS8DyHVCHfpjJEp6

    9 hr 46 min
  19. Great Chicago Fire Radio Special 🔥 October 8, 1871

    Episode 54

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 54

    Great Chicago Fire Special

    1. You Are There with Walter Cronkite 1955 0:00:00

    https://youtu.be/ebLhijWHB6g?si=lTojK7UkP5kKOOkB

    2. The Essential Great Chicago Fire by William Pack 2020 0:14:33

    https://youtu.be/BOA0cr-67qw?si=N4s0nyDFm1eAmqet

    3. Windy City Historians interview with William Pack 2021 1:04:10

    https://windycityhistorians.com/tag/second-star/

    4. The Rest of the Story by Paul Harvey 1:54:53

    5. In Old Chicago by Lux Radio Theater 10/09/1944 1:59:18

    The Great Chicago Fire by WTTW 📺:

    https://youtu.be/fp0YeVAfwNQ?si=Sow8mkAejW7kzHQD

    2 hr 44 min
  20. Mad Scientists Radio Special 🧪

    Episode 53

    Show notes

    Sergeant Will's Radio

    Episode 53

    Mad Scientists Radio Special

    1. Oxychloride X by Lights Out 02/16/1943 0:02:45

    2. Revolt of the Worms by Lights Out 10/13/1942 0:25:33

    3. Donovan's Brain with Orson Welles by Suspense May 1944 0:47:43

    4. I Thought I Saw a Shadow by CBS Radio Mystery Theater 03/10/1976 1:36:15

    2 hr 26 min

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