Joe Phy: Gunsmoke (August 9, 1954)

“Joe Phy” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 9, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon travels to the small town of El Cader to track down Kerry Post, a wanted killer from Dakota territory. Upon arrival, Dillon discovers that a man named Joe Fye, claiming to be a U.S. Marshal, has taken control of the town and is running out all gunmen, including Post. When Fye confronts Dillon, suspecting him of being a gunman, the situation becomes tense and unclear.

The town of El Cader and surrounding territory in the American West, present day in the story.

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Chester, Cicero Grimes, Joe Fye, Kerry Post

Listen for: The confrontation between Matt Dillon and the mysterious Joe Fye, who claims to be a U.S. Marshal but whose true identity and intentions remain unclear.

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.