Doc's Indians: Gunsmoke (June 7, 1959)

“Doc's Indians” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 7, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Doc is summoned to an Indian encampment by Chief Little Wolf, who needs help saving his gravely ill son. Doc agrees to stay and treat the boy if Kitty is allowed to return safely to Dodge City, and Little Wolf accepts the bargain.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including an Indian encampment by a river with cottonwoods

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Little Wolf, Chester, Perkins

Listen for: Doc's medical assessment of Little Wolf's son and whether his promised treatment can save the boy's life

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.