Dirt: Gunsmoke (July 4, 1953)

“Dirt” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 4, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Matt Dillon receives a mysterious printed note threatening to shoot Cybert Savage if he marries Polly Tryman, and another threatening to shoot him if he doesn't. With the wedding scheduled for the next day, Matt must uncover who sent the warning and prevent violence at the ceremony.

Dodge City, Kansas

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Cybert Savage, Henry Tryman, Polly Tryman, Doc, Kitty

Listen for: The mysterious anonymous note that arrives at the jail; Matt's conversation with Cybert about the threat; the tension between Cybert and Henry over the impending marriage.

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.