Any classic radio fans? 298 episodes of Dragnet available free online

[Recursion]

http://www.openculture.com/2013/10/free-listen-to-298-episodes-of-the-vintage-crime-radio-series-dragnet.html

Before it was a film, and before it became a classic television series, Dragnet started out as a long-running radio show, airing from June 3, 1949, to February 26, 1957. One of the most influential crime drama shows from the 50s, Dragnet was the brainchild of Jack Webb, the actor, director and screenwriter who played the lead role of Sergeant Joe Friday. We best remember Joe Friday imploring female informants to provide “Just the facts, ma’am.” But, in actual fact, he never uttered precisely those words. “All we want are the facts” is what he really said. But I digress. Thanks to Archive.org you can now travel back to the 50s and listen to 298 episodes of the show, which was known for its realistic depiction of police work — the boredom, the drudgery, the danger, the occasional acts of heroism, and everything in between.

Note: There were 314 episodes in total. And Archive.org does not house the very first episode called “Robbery,” which first aired on June 3, 1949. That’s available here.

[GentryDixon]

1. An old time radio site I use for all genres....

https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio

[mucifer]

2. I go there all the time. They pretty much have everything that is public domain

including tv shows and books all free to download.

archive.org is great.

[davidpdx]

4. Cool

I like Fibber McGee and Molly. I haven't listened to a show in years. The shows were before my mom's time.

[B Calm]

3. I have the entire set of CBS Radio Mystery Theater on 20 MP3 CD's

You'd be surprised what an old truck driver would listen to while pounding the black top.