It’s time for the Library of Sound Volume 50 Thanksgiving Edition.  Oh, this is a funny one and even better it's a Thanksgiving episode as Phil & his gang manage to stir things up in their own particular manner.  From November 19, 1950, get ready to laugh with one of the funniest shows on radio, The Phil Harris Alice Faye Show!

Your Humble Host, quite unconsciously has created a very happy and uplifting show.   While I didn't plan it I have selected some really great and positive songs.  I had to ask myself, why?   Then I realized I am feeling so very very good for our country the best I've felt since the 1980's.   Yes, our country's back on the right track again.   And for that matter so is little Leroy on the Great Gildersleeve.   In fact Leroy's been so good recently that Gildy's worried.   Well, we have a few...

On the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 377 Your Humble Host is here with The Shadow as he goes up against "The Black Rock". You talk about hardened criminals that Black Rock is the hardest. From November 13, 1938 get ready, here comes The Shadow.

Your Humble Host, quite by unconsciously has created a very happy and uplifting show. While I didn't know it at the time I have selected some really great and positive songs. I had to ask myself, why? Then I realized I am feeling so very very good for our country the best I've felt since the 1980's. Yes, our country's back on the right track again. And for that matter so is little Leroy on the Great Gildersleeve. In fact Leroy's been so good recently that Gildy's worried. Well, we...

It's story time on Volume 97 from the old Vast Library of Sound show today.  The one and only Boris Karloff is here to tell us all about How The Rhinoceros Got his Skin.  This is a classic Rudyard Kipling tale Boris is here to tell us in his own unique style.   I love listening to Boris' stories even when they're not scary ones.  Gather the kids or just relax and listen yourself to this very short and sweet Boris Karloff story.

Jean Shepherd's back here on the Library of Sound. This week Shep talks all about that Magic Twig and having success thru casting spells. Is it possible?, well it seems that way on November 8, 1965 when Jean talked all about it. What was then is here right now thru the magic of tape and Your Humble Host. Jean Shepherd lives again on the Library of Sound podcast!

It's time for the Whistler to make a return to the Library of Sound Volume 375. Your Humble Host brings you Whistler episode "The Letter" originally hear August 29 , 1942. It's weird, strange and a bit fun. Enjoy The Whistler.

It's Bing Movie Time on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 374.  Today Your Humble Host will be bringing you the radio version of Bing's classic movie, "Welcome Stranger".   The original movie's stars are here too, Barry Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby.   That's Barry & Bing you see in our picture with this show in a scene from the movie when Bing's annoying Barry as he shaves and sings at the same time.   A funny scene and a very enjoyable story.  Get ready to smile with Bing & Barry!

Your Humble Host is back with an all new Sounds Like Radio! It's Volume 181 as Gildersleeve thinks it would be a good idea to install a suggestion box in the family home. What could go wrong, huh? Well now a few folks could tell you like Slim Whitman, Shelley Fabares (our picture with this show), Bing Crosby, Helen Kane/Betty Boop, Jimmy Dean, Tammy Wynette & Arthur Godfrey. From October 29, 1952 let's listen to The Great Gildersleeve and some fine music.

Your Humble Host is feeling great once again, our country's back on the right track and Jean Shepherd is here with some inspirational messages & self-improvement to boot.   It's the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 373 and our Jean Shepherd show for today was originally taped by me on April 8, 1975, that's right these are MY own original tapes recorded back in the day when Shep ruled the airwaves, well, sort of.

Sam Spade returns to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 373 to investigate the "Dry Martini Caper".   It was originally heard August 1, 1948.   Your Humble Host has applied gobs of Wild Root Cream Oil to his hair just to get in the mood for Sam Spade.  I love the Wild Root Cream Oil song Sam sings at the end of the show.

Your Humble Host returns to his Bing Vault and finds an excellent Philco Radio Time show from March 2, 1949.   Today Bing Crosby welcomes special guests Burl Ives & Dinah Shore, 2 really great singers and almost legends in their own time.  It's Bing time on the Library of Sound Volume 372 and it's happening now!

Your Humble Host finds it necessary to remind all of what it is to be an American.  President Reagan in his farewell address reminded us all of what We The People means.  Freedom is not free it needs to be guarded and protected.   President Ronald Reagan left us these wise words of wisdom for our future.  So let's "do this for the Gipper" (that's President Reagan for you young folks) and be proud once more as we Make America Great again.

Your Humble Host feels it's long past time to get serious.  In that spirit we offer a true horror.  Not for Halloween, for our country.  It was 1965 when the great broadcaster Paul Harvey made this chilling prophesy. Sadly it has become all too true.  Is it too late?   Not if we get serious and turn this around.  Listen as Paul Harvey in 1965 predicted a sad future.   Let's not continue down this path. A great country with great freedom demands great responsibility from the people. 

The week of Halloween Specials concludes today with our favorite spooky type crime fighter, The Shadow! Your Humble Host travels with you and the Shadow to "The Isle of Fear" as it was originally heard Halloween Eve on October 30, 1938.  The Shadow knows Crime Does Not Pay, a very good lesson for all.

Now from the vaults of The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 41 comes a real goodie just for Halloween, BORIS KARLOFF starring in the bad guy role he originated on the stage in “Arsenic & Old Lace”!  Boris didn’t get to play the role in the movies due to contract restrictions but he originated it and was perfect in it You’ll hear how perfect today in our radio production from July 6, 1952 on a show called “Best Plays”. Your Humble Host presents a real Halloween tradition, Arsenic & Old...

Your Humble Host is pleased to present our Halloween Spooktacuar Volume 3. It was the last of only 3 Gildersleeve Halloween shows. The Halloween Sounds Like Radio Special filled with spooky stories, music & the Great Gildersleeve's October 31, 1951 episode. You know this wouldn't be a Halloween Sounds Like Radio special if we didn't present some Halloween songs and scary type Halloween short stories told by some real classic spooks. I'm not giving away any spooky surprises, it's more fun...

Your Humble Host says time to take a break from the shudders and have a laugh right here.  It's the Phil Harris Alice Faye Halloween Show and a funny one too from October 30, 1949.   The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 369 is here for Halloween with our ukulele too.

Your Humble Host asks the proverbial question, are you ready for a week of spooks here on Sounds Like Radio?  Hmm?  Well, let's start the week by getting quiet, Quiet Please it's time for Quiet Please.   But they say "Don't Tell Me About Halloween" as it was originally heard on October 27, 1947.  I wonder why?  Are they spooked already?  Now I'm curious.  

It's time for Jean Shepherd to get us in the mood for Halloween from the Library of Sound Shep Shack Volume 145.   Your Humble Host is proud to present another great Halloween type story of Jean's. Today he's talkin' Monsters!  Yipe, he even tells of his meeting a real monster!   Yipe.  I'll try to control myself as we listen to this fun show originally broadcast October 7, 1969, just about the year I first ever heard a Jean Shepherd show too.   

On Volume 180 of Sounds Like Radio it seems everyone's off to the mountains for a vacation except for Leroy & the Great Gildersleeve. Why go to the mountains when you can stay home? That's the way Gildy feels about it, too bad Leroy doesn't agree. So instead Gildy & Leroy will camp in their own backyard. Sounds like it should have been a good idea.

The Library of Sound (LOS) for Halloween is here for some great fun.  The Classic game show Your Humble Host watched as a kid is here as it was on radio at Halloween time with none other than the perfect Halloween guest, Boris Karloff!!   I feel like a kid again when I hear that Truth Or Consequences theme song and with Boris here to have fun too, how can you go wrong?

A Halloween Favorite Classic Story returns to Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound (LOS) Holiday Specials! It's Halloween and what better way to celebrate than with Bing Crosby's classic story-time record presentation of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow! One of our most popular podcasts is back, enjoy it and have fun listening to the tale of Ichabod as told as no one else can by our own Sounds Like Radio House Singer who's with us every week all through the year, the one and only Bing Crosby!

On Volume 180 of Sounds Like Radio it seems everyone's off to the mountains for a vacation except for Leroy & the Great Gildersleeve. Why go to the mountains when you can stay home? That's the way Gildy feels about it, too bad Leroy doesn't agree. So instead Gildy & Leroy will camp in their own backyard. Sounds good, huh? Well, we'll find out if perhaps Al Jolson, Helen O'Connell, Burl Ives, Billie Holiday, Roy Rogers, Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby agree. And our 70's flashback to...