Kick Me: Gunsmoke (October 19, 1958)

“Kick Me” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 19, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Two men from Wyoming, Wiser and Durban, arrive in Dodge City with a letter of recommendation that actually exposes them as thieves. An Indian named Torvian, whom they deceived, begins following them and placing a curse on them, claiming they will die. When a man is found stabbed to death in an alley, suspicion falls on Torvian, but as Marshal Dillon investigates, the truth becomes far more complicated than it first appears.

Dodge City, Kansas

Characters: Marshal Matt Dillon, Chester, Miss Kitty, Doc, Torvian, Wiser, Durban, Kevin

Listen for: The tense confrontation between the marshal and the two men from Wyoming, and the revelation of who truly committed the murder.

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.