Renegade White: Gunsmoke (August 2, 1952)

“Renegade White” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 2, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A man named Ward Spicer arrives in Dodge City after a secret meeting with a Cheyenne named Wildhog, during which they arrange a dangerous deal for money. Spicer spends lavishly in the local saloon, drawing attention from a stranger who becomes suspicious of his sudden wealth and evasive behavior. When Spicer gets drunk and violent, he ends up in Marshal Dillon's custody.

Dodge City and the surrounding frontier, including a camp near the town.

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Ward Spicer, Wildhog, A stranger in the saloon

Listen for: The tense negotiation between Spicer and the Cheyenne scout Wildhog, Spicer's boastful drinking at the saloon, and Marshal Dillon's cool handling of a potentially dangerous situation.

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.