Classic Radio 08-18-25 - Desert Explosion, Peanut Brittle, and The Footprint

Drama on a Monday

First,  a look at the events of the day

Then, Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Desert Explosion.  Man-eating birds of prey are used to execute a betrayer. A smuggler uses "geometry in action."

Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast August 18, 1957, 68 years ago, Peanut Brittle starring Skip Homeier.  A new guy in the penitentiary whose life is in danger because of a box of peanut brittle.

Then, Escape, originally broadcast August 18, 1950, 75 years ago, The Footprint starring William Conrad.  A casket of rubies, a Chinese priest, and that little gray snake equal an adventure yarn in the desert. 

Followed by Dimension X, originally broadcast August 18, 1950,  75 years ago, Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles.  Stories about the colonization of Mars. 

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 18, 1942, 83 years ago, Mousey to Work in Mine. The boys decide to sell their delivery truck in order to be able to pay the baby's lawyer. Cedric has hired Mousey to work in his gold mine. 

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