Classic Radio 10-01-26 - Back from Vacation, First Show, and No Hiding Place

Wyatt Cox (0:10)

Now, the greatest radio shows of all time. Suspense, The Shadow Node, Washington Calling, David Harding, Counter Spy, Classic Radio Theater, The Great Gildersleeve, Fibber McGee and Molly, Dragnet, Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger. Now, step back into a time machine with your host, Wyatt Cox.

SPEAKER_2 (0:34)

Good evening, friends of the Inner Sanctum.

Wyatt Cox (0:39)

We're back. Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. I hope you enjoyed the six weeks away from my blathering. Although, many of you did go ahead and hear our bet. Listen to our best of podcasts, especially those of you who did never heard them when they were originally done back in 2022 But we are fresh again here on this Thursday, first day of October. We will have drama and comedy on our first show Back From Vacation, Fibber McGee and Molly, Butt Abbott and Lou Costello in their first show on ABC. An episode of Suspense from 1961, Court Benson, Grace Matthews, No Hiding Place. And an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. We will start The Picture Postcard Matter, part one of a five part series. And we'll wrap it all up today with another episode of Claudia, as David is still in the hospital. That's all coming up on this sure happy it's Thursday, first day of October, 274th day of the year. We have 91 days remaining in 2026 The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrived in New Orleans on this date in 1811 John Philip Sousa became leader of the US Marine Corps Band on this date in 1880 On that same date, the first electric lamp factory was opened by Thomas Edison, Yosemite National Park and Yellowstone National Park established by Congress in 1890

A year later in the state of California, Stanford University opened its doors. Henry Ford patented the Model T car, put it on the market on this date in 1908 at a price of $825.

That's almost $30,000 today.

Ford often cited hard work as the reason for his success.

SPEAKER_4 (2:30)

There is no substitute for hard work.

Wyatt Cox (2:34)

Really, there isn't. Henry Ford put the Model T on the market on this date in 1908

In 1910, the large bomb destroyed the Los Angeles Times building in downtown LA by a union member belonging to the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers. The explosion started a fire, 21 newspaper employees killed, 100 more were injured. An oil field accident on this date in 1926 cost aviator Wiley Post his left eye. He used that settlement, though, to buy his first aircraft. The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opened on this date in 1931

And on this date a year later, 1932, during game three of the World Series at Wrigley Field, Babe Ruth pointed to center field with his bat. On the next pitch, he had a home run that way. Now, there's some dispute about why he pointed that direction. Ruth maintained it was no coincidence.

SPEAKER_5 (3:39)

I looked down at center field and I pointed. I said, I'm going to hit the next pitch ball right past the flight.

SPEAKER_6 (3:45)

Well, the good Lord must have been with me.

Wyatt Cox (3:49)

That's what Babe Ruth said on this date, 1932 Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first super highway in the America, opened to traffic on this date in 1940 In 1957, the first appearance of In God We Trust on Paper Currency. NASA created on this date in 1958 to replace NACA. Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle of the Yankees, engaged in an epic battle to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60 back in 1927 What was on this date in 1961, yet Maris ended up hitting his 61st homer against the Boston Red Sox, passing Babe Ruth.

Here's announcer Phil Rizzuto. Now the record challenged by then baseball commissioner Ford Frick, a friend of Ruth's, who said that Marist needed to break the record in 154 games instead of 162 So went into the record books with an asterisk. And back in 2001, Billy Crystal directed and co-executive produced a motion picture entitled 61 with an asterisk, or just 61 asterisk is the way it was. Barry Pepper portrayed Marist, Thomas Jane as Mickey Mantle. In that motion picture, it aired on HBO in 2001, and it may still be out there. 61 asterisk, premiering on CBS television on the state in 1961

Mr. Ed.

SPEAKER_7 (5:53)

Hello, I'm Mr. Ed.

SPEAKER_8 (6:01)

A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed.

Wyatt Cox (6:44)