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...

Sounds Like Radio is back with Volume 179 and today Your Humble Host will be talkin' all about The Great Gildersleeve from July 9, 1952 and his plans to go out on that lake with his new found girlfriend (or so he thinks) Miss McKinley. She's pretty fickle though as she already has plans of her own. Uh oh, trouble in paradise.

Your Humble Host brings you another funny Jack Benny Show on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 366.  From February 13, 1946 Jack and wife Mary are looking to buy a house in Palm Springs.  A very funny Phil Harris will also be heard in today's show. Start the festivities!

Your Humble Host is always pleased to bring you a Bing edition of the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 365. Today we listen to one of the entertaining Bing & Rosie Clooney Shows they did in the early '60's. This is one of my original tapes so sound quality is beautiful. From April 5, 1960 Bing & Rosie & Ken Carpenter have a bit of fun with the "Light Classics". Enjoy this relaxing show.

Sounds Like Radio is back with Volume 179 and today Your Humble Host will be talkin' all about The Great Gildersleeve from July 9, 1952 and his plans to go out on that lake with his new found girlfriend (or so he thinks) Miss McKinley. She's pretty fickle though as she already has plans of her own. Uh oh, trouble in paradise. But if I know Gildy he'll figure a way. To help out our hero we have the wild and wonderful Wanda Jackson (our featured picture this week), Vaughn Monroe,, Kay...

Boris Karloff has returned to the Library of Sound's Reading Corner with a story appropriate enough for this time of year. Boris tells us the Charles Dickens story, "The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton." A sexton works for a church taking care of the building and more commonly tending to the graveyard. This sounds like the kind of story Boris is known for. Your Humble Host will be here with you as I talk this one over with "Boris".

Your Humble Host is here with Volume 178 of Sounds Like Radio as The Great Gildersleeve from June 25, 1952 meets an interesting gal behind the counter of the store's complaint department. He went there to show Leroy how to step up and return an item but once Gildy sees who's handling the complaints he loses his. Oh my, not a shining example for Leroy but Gildy just can't help it, he thinks he's found a million dollar baby. To help out our boy here we've asked Dinah Shore (as seen in our...

Your Humble Host figures it's about time we bring back good old Shep for another funny and interesting show on our Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 364. Today's show is from one of Your Humble Host's own personal tape recordings of Jean Shepherd I made on April 4, 1975. The sound quality is beautiful as it was recorded off an FM station in my area. Sounds like it was just on today. Enjoy the world of Jean Shepherd.

Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 363 we present the very last episode of the 1982 Nero Wolfe radio series. I'm sorry that the show ended so soon after only 13 episodes, but today's finale is a dandy. Today Nero finds that "Murder Is No Joke" as it was originally heard April 10, 1982. The story originally appeared in the book "And 4 To Go" which is one of my favorites as it also featured 3 holiday related stories. We've presented all the episodes of this 1982 series in the...

Your Humble Host is here with Volume 178 of Sounds Like Radio as The Great Gildersleeve from June 25, 1952 meets an interesting gal behind the counter of the store's complaint department. He went there to show Leroy how to step up and return an item but once Gildy sees who's handling the complaints he loses his. Oh my, not a shining example for Leroy but Gildy just can't help it, he thinks he's found a million dollar baby. To help out our boy here we've asked Dinah Shore, Fred Astaire,...

Oh Your Humble Host has eaten a bowl of beans (mixed with his chili) in honor of today's Great Gildersleeve on Sounds Like Radio Volume 177. Gildy tries to help out Leroy win a bean counting contest as they both discover Beans, Beans are The Magical Fruit. Like magic today's Gildy was broadcast June 18, 1952. Joining in our beans the magical fruit fest are: Patsy Cline, Grandpa (Walter Brennan), Dorothy Shay, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Ink Spots & a little heard bonus from Jonathan Edwards.

Your Humble Host is back with one of our favorite detectives, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! On today's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 362 Johnny is hired to solve the case of the Templeton Matter just as it was originally heard on February 10, 1957.

Your Humble Host returns to the Library of Sound (LOS) and Volume 361 as we feature, The Saint! Today from July 30, 1947 the Saint solves the case of the Doll With The Broken Head. Vincent Price stars as radio's The Saint, Simon Templar.

Oh Your Humble Host has eaten a bowl of beans (mixed with his chili) in honor of today's Great Gildersleeve on Sounds Like Radio Volume 177. Gildy tries to help out Leroy win a bean counting contest as they both discover Beans, Beans are The Magical Fruit. Like magic today's Gildy was broadcast June 18, 1952. Joining in our beans the magical fruit fest are: Patsy Cline, Grandpa, Dorothy Shay, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Ink Spots & a little heard bonus from Jonathan Edwards.

Bronco comes up with the idea of building a wall around his yard to keep the kids from bothering the Great Gildersleeve. But Gildy says no, please don't build a wall, I love the little darlings. That is till the darlings get into everything at Gildy's house and yard and make a mess. Build that wall is the cry Gildy now says. And it's been the demand of our nation as we are still waiting for that beautiful wall to stop the massive invasion of illegals. Your Humble Host is ready for both...

It's September and the perfect time for thinking Fall thoughts like apples & joining a sing-a-along to a kid favorite of mine.  A Favorite annual Sounds Like Radio Vast Library of Sound Edition of Vol. 6.   Hear now & enjoy the story and song of Johnny Appleseed & you won't want to miss singing along with Tom Lehrer and the kids to a true kid classic, "On Top of Spaghetti"!!    A real entertaining & fun show for all.

Your Humble Host has returned with an odd one, it's Quiet Please and they dare ask the question, "Is This Murder?" It's the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 360 and a goodie too from January 16, 1949. Now everybody, Quiet Please.

Bronco comes up with the idea of building a wall around his yard to keep the kids from bothering the Great Gildersleeve. But Gildy says no, please don't build a wall, I love the little darlings. That is till the darlings get into everything at Gildy's house and yard and make a mess. Build that wall is the cry Gildy now says. And it's the demand of our nation as we are still waiting for that beautiful wall to stop the massive invasion of illegals. Your Humble Host is ready for both the wall...

Oh it's a big day in Summerfield, at least for Gildy, because his old flame, Katy Lee returns to warble the cockles of his heart. If you'll recall on our Sounds Like Radio Volume 131 singer Katy Lee came to town the first time and bewitched Gildersleeve with her songs. Gildy hasn't forgotten her and can't wait to see her again IF Katy Lee can make the time for him. Hmmm. Well, perhaps Your Humble Host can lend his expertise with the help of a few experts in luuuv, Julie London, Dean Martin,...

It's Bing Time on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 359 as Bing welcomes special guest Claudette Colbert to his Philco Radio Time show.   This is another tape from Your Humble Host's very own Bing Ward in our Library of Sound.  The sound on my Bing tapes aren't muffled the way you may find them on the interwebs.  So let's all settle back and get set to enjoy another pleasant visit to Bing-Vill from April 28, 1948.