Summer Night: Gunsmoke (June 16, 1957)

“Summer Night” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 16, 1957. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A newborn baby is discovered abandoned in Doc's room at the Dodge City saloon after a wagon train departs town. Matt Dillon and Chester must find the mother while caring for the infant, as the oppressive summer heat and tension simmer in the territory.

Dodge City, Kansas - the saloon and surrounding territory during a sweltering summer night

Characters: Matt Dillon, Doc, Kitty, Chester

Listen for: The discovery of the abandoned baby and Matt's determination to locate its mother before morning

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.