Rumsey Retro Radio AM 1580

06/30/2025

🎙️ What happened to radio's soul? This explosive 1948 film called out commercial excess with Lee de Forest's legendary speech: 'You have debased my child!'

👉 Rare footage of Jack Benny, Bob Hope & Walter Winchell
👉 The REAL 'Golden Age' debate about ads vs. art
👉 Fred Allen's savage satire on radio itself

Would you have sided with the idealists or pragmatists? Watch and decide!
https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/06/radios-golden-age-crisis-the-1948-film-that-called-out-commercial-excess

06/26/2025

🚀 "LOST IN SPACE, FOUND IN TIME!" 🎧
Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space returns with 4 rediscovered episodes!
👉 Time-traveling conspiracies
👉 Shakespeare-quoting pirates
👉 A haunting alien requiem
https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/06/johnny-chase-the-lost-episodes-part-3

06/21/2025

🚀 3 Lost Episodes Resurrected!
Time-traveling outlaws, alien riddles, and spy intrigue—CBC’s Johnny Chase: Agent of Space is back with:
1️⃣ Billy the Kid, Spacepunk (A Western in 2680?!)
2️⃣ The Magpies of Thanasa (Avian aliens + cosmic puzzles)
3️⃣ The Astra File Plot (Double agents & Dante’s sass)
🎧 Listen now! https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/06/johnny-chase-the-lost-episodes-part-2

06/17/2025

06/11/2025

🚀 "Tossed for his fleeting moment in the flow of forever..."

Remember Johnny Chase: Agent of Space? This cult CBC radio series (1978–1981) blended Star Wars-level adventure with Air Farce-style wit—and barely anyone knows it existed!

🔊 Listen to two rare episodes (including the wild premiere where a space pirate becomes a secret agent) and meet:
• Dante, the ship’s hilariously arrogant AI
• Mrs. Mulligan Jones, a 160-year-old psychic spy
• The Thorks, the most ridiculous alien menace ever

✨ Want more? Subscribers will get exclusive notifications to the full surviving episodes of this lost Canadian sci-fi gem.

📻 Listen now + subscribe:https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/06/ohnny-chase-agent-of-space-cbcs-forgotten-space-opera

06/05/2025

🚀 "The answer is 42... but the real question is: Have you heard ALL 32 Hitchhiker's Guide radio episodes?"

Our new deep dive includes:
✔ Every phase from 1978-2018
✔ Behind-the-scenes secrets (Marvin was recorded in a cupboard?!)
✔ Direct links to the Internet Archive recordings

Bring your towel and dive in:https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/06/dont-panic-the-definitive-guide-to-bbcs-hitchhikers-radio-saga

06/02/2025

📻✨ Journey Back to 1968 with BBC’s The Hobbit Radio Drama!
🎧 Listen here: https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/06/there-and-back-again-bbcs-1968-hobbit-radio-drama

05/31/2025

🌙 "Do you remember CBC’s forgotten horror radio series?" 🎧
👻 Listen to the episodes + read the full story
https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/05/deep-night-cbcs-chilling-summer-of-2005

Uncover crackling tales from radio’s golden era! This blog revives forgotten 1940s–50s audio dramas—spine-tingling mysteries, whimsical adventures, and hardboiled detective tales—with links to listen for free. Perfect for OTR collectors, podcast lovers, and anyone who believes stories sound ...

05/28/2025

🎙️ "I'm a Canadian, and I wanted to be a great actor..."
Discover Leslie Nielsen like you've never heard him before! Our latest post uncovers his rare 1958 CBC radio drama "A Walk in New York" - recorded at the height of his dramatic acting career, two years after Forbidden Planet and decades before Airplane!

🔊 Listen to the full episode + hear Nielsen's raw talent in this improvised NYC soundscape: https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/05/lost-and-found-leslie-nielsens-a-walk-in-new-york-1958-rumsey-retro-radio

Uncover crackling tales from radio’s golden era! This blog revives forgotten 1940s–50s audio dramas—spine-tingling mysteries, whimsical adventures, and hardboiled detective tales—with links to listen for free. Perfect for OTR collectors, podcast lovers, and anyone who believes stories sound ...

05/27/2025

📢 Saddle Up for the 36th Annual Rumsey Ride for Stars

📍 NEW ROUTE ALERT! This year's trail ride takes you through the stunning Two Valley View Viewpoint (20km round trip from Rumsey).

📅 August 10, 2025
🍳 Pancake breakfast | 🃏 Poker rally | 🚗 Show & Shine | 🍖 BBQ beef supper
💙 All proceeds support STARS Air Ambulance

✨ Can’t join in person? Participate virtually (May 1–Aug 15) or bid in our online auction (Aug 1–7)!

📖 Full details:
https://rumseyretro.ca/blog/2025/05/36th-annual-rumsey-ride-for-stars-albertas-longest-running-stars-fundraiser