Cain: Gunsmoke (February 7, 1953)

“Cain” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 7, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A dying musician named Kane Vestal arrives in Dodge City on his way to Arizona, hoping the climate will extend his life as he battles consumption. When Kane asks Chester to teach him how to shoot a six-gun despite his illness, Matt wonders why a man with so little time left would need such a skill.

Dodge City and the Marshal's office, with scenes in the saloon

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Kitty, Kane Vestal

Listen for: Kane Vestal's mysterious request to learn gunfighting despite his terminal illness, and the reason behind his sudden change of plans to stay in Dodge

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.