Nina: Gunsmoke (January 23, 1954)

“Nina” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 23, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Army Scout Cuff Peters arrives in Dodge City with his wife Nina, who has been feeling ill. After Cuff gets into a confrontation at the Long Horn Saloon defending Nina against prejudice, Marshal Dillon warns him that the trouble he caused with Hank Lawson could lead to danger. Cuff wants to leave town soon to reach Fort Wallace, but he's concerned about Nina's health and asks Doc to examine her.

Dodge City and surrounding territory, primarily the Long Horn Saloon and Matt Dillon's marshal office

Characters: Matt Dillon, Cuff Peters, Nina, Doc Adams, Chester, Hank Lawson, Bartender

Listen for: The confrontation at the saloon and Doc Adams's discovery about Nina's condition

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.