Father and Son: Gunsmoke (April 23, 1961)

“Father and Son” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 23, 1961. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Matt Dillon and Chester find an abandoned wagon on the trail with a brutally beaten woman inside. They rush her back to Dodge City for medical care, and Doc Adams believes she'll survive. The marshal learns that the woman and her husband were traveling together when they were attacked by two men, leaving the woman severely injured.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory in the American West

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, Kitty, Nell, The injured woman, Her husband

Listen for: The discovery of the abandoned wagon and the mystery of who attacked the woman and her husband

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.