Ex-Urbanites: Gunsmoke (April 30, 1961)

“Ex-Urbanites” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 30, 1961. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Dillon and Chester venture out to check on Doc Adams, who has been away for three days. They discover Doc tending to a wounded man named Dolph at a waterhole, where they encounter Dolph's partners Pete and Pip Gillard. The situation grows tense as the Gillard brothers resist Doc's efforts to help their injured companion, forcing Chester to intervene with gunfire to prevent them from abandoning or harming Dolph.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, including a remote waterhole in the wilderness

Characters: Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Dolph, Pete Gillard, Pip Gillard, Kitty

Listen for: The conflict between Doc's medical ethics and the Gillard brothers' indifference to their partner's life; Chester's bravery in standing up to armed men to protect the wounded man

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.