The Big Itch: Gunsmoke (October 2, 1960)

“The Big Itch” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 2, 1960. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Matt Dillon receives a visit from a worried man whose son George has been missing since Monday. The boy rode into Dodge from the ranch but never returned home. Matt learns that George was seen with someone called Hobie, and that George was later spotted at the saloon throwing money around and drinking heavily. Matt and Chester set out to track down the missing young man.

Dodge City and the surrounding ranch country

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Mr. Church, George, Hobie, Ben, Kitty

Listen for: The investigation into George's disappearance and the mystery of where he went after arriving in Dodge

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.