Tuned to Yesterday

History Podcasts

Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts."Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier...

Location:

United States

Genres:

History Podcasts

Arts & Culture Podcasts

Description:

Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts."Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old-time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The highest quality broadcasts are restored and played as they were heard years and years ago. You'll hear programs like "The Whistler," "The Jack Benny Show," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy," and "Gunsmoke" – spanning all genres.

Language:

English

Website:

https://www.wrvo.org

Episodes

4/27/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/28/2026

Mystery: Bulldog Drummond “Case of the Atomic Murders” 1/17/47 MBS, Sherlock Holmes “Dying Detective” 2/13/55 NBC.

Duration:00:52:00

4/27/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/27/2026

Broadway: NBC University Theater “Hedda Gabler” 8/27/50 NBC.

Duration:00:51:59

4/25/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/25/2026

Adventure: Chandu the Magician 3/31/49 MBS, Bold Venture “Bring Me the Body of Slate Shannon” 1951 Syndicated.

Duration:00:52:00

4/24/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/25/2026

Western: Tom Mix Ralston Straightshooters “The Mystery of the Border Smugglers” 12/15/41, Treasury Salute “Buffalo Bill” 6/12/44 Syndicated, Have Gun, Will Travel “Deadline” 9/11/60 CBS.

Duration:00:51:59

4/22/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/23/2026

Crime: Mysterious Traveler “Out of the Past” 4/19/49 MBS, Adventures of Sam Spade “The Dry Martini Caper” 8/1/48 CBS.

Duration:00:51:59

4/21/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/21/2026

Sitcom: Life of Riley 6/28/47 NBC, Halls of Ivy 4/14/50 NBC.

Duration:00:51:59

4/20/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

4/21/2026

Mystery: Adventures of Ellery Queen “Adventure of the Circus Train” 2/27/43 NBC, Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries “The Lady Spectator” #19 Syndicated, Sherlock Holmes “The Blue Carbuncle” 5/29/55 NBC.

Duration:00:52:00