Maw Hawkins: Gunsmoke (March 8, 1959)

“Maw Hawkins” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 8, 1959. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A young man named Raz is pressured by his mother Maw Hawkins into robbing a stagecoach carrying $20,000 to the bank in Dodge City. When the holdup goes wrong and Chester becomes an unwilling hostage, Marshal Matt Dillon pursues the thieves to Maw's home, where he discovers the truth about the robbery and Raz's involvement.

Dodge City and the surrounding territory, including a stagecoach route and Maw Hawkins' home

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Maw Hawkins, Raz Hawkins, Doc, Eddie

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Marshal Dillon and Maw Hawkins over her son's crime, and a surprising act of mercy from the marshal.

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.