Hinka-Do: Gunsmoke (October 4, 1959)

“Hinka-Do” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 4, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A new woman manager named Mamie takes over the Lady Gay Saloon in Dodge City, announcing strict new rules and policies for the establishment. When Marshal Dillon learns that the previous owner, Herman Bleeker, has suddenly sold the saloon and left town without warning, he becomes suspicious and decides to investigate the circumstances of his departure.

Dodge City, Kansas - the Lady Gay Saloon and Front Street

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Kitty, Doc, Mamie, Herman Bleeker

Listen for: The new manager Mamie's tough, commanding voice as she lays down her rules for running the saloon, and Matt Dillon's growing suspicion about Herman Bleeker's sudden disappearance.

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.