Speak to Me Fair: Gunsmoke (December 2, 1956)

“Speak to Me Fair” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 2, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A young Indian boy is found barely alive near Matt Dillon's office, his tongue cut out and unable to speak. While Matt tries to learn the boy's identity and what happened to him, rancher Trench arrives demanding the Marshal investigate cattle rustling on his property, where livestock has been systematically killed and butchered.

Dodge City and the surrounding Kansas territory, at Matt Dillon's office and around town

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc, Trench

Listen for: The mystery of the mutilated Indian boy and whether he is connected to the cattle rustling plaguing the ranchers

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.