Trouble in Kansas: Gunsmoke (October 16, 1955)

“Trouble in Kansas” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 16, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon learns that a Texas cattle outfit led by Jack Raven has hired ammunition to be sent to Dodge City, claiming they need it to protect themselves against raiders who have been stampeding their herd. Dillon becomes suspicious about their true intentions and rides out to the herd to investigate, determined to prevent violence from erupting.

Dodge City and the Kansas plains, following a Texas cattle drive heading north

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester Proudfoot, Doc, Kitty, Jim Hoyt, Jack Raven

Listen for: Dillon's investigation into why armed Texans are seeking ammunition and his confrontation with the cattle outfit over their intentions toward Kansas

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.