Magnus: Gunsmoke (December 18, 1954)

“Magnus” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 18, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon's old friend comes to Dodge City looking for work, bringing his wild younger brother Magnus, who has spent years living alone on the frontier. Magnus wants to stay in town and work for the Marshal, but his sister doubts he can adapt to civilized life and puts him through increasingly difficult tests of town living.

Dodge City, Kansas

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Magnus, Magnus's sister

Listen for: A tense reunion between siblings with very different ways of life, as Magnus attempts to prove he can live in town despite his years of isolation on the prairie.

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.