Where'd They Go: Gunsmoke (December 21, 1958)

“Where'd They Go” is an episode of Gunsmoke, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 21, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Marshal Matt Dillon arrives at Clint Dodie's remote homestead in a gathering blizzard to arrest him for robbing the general store in Dodge City. Clint's wife Madara is in delicate condition, and Clint pleads he cannot leave her alone during the storm, creating a difficult situation for the marshal.

Dodge City and a homestead on the river bottom during an approaching blizzard

Characters: Matt Dillon, Chester, Clint Dodie, Madara Dodie, Mr. Jonas

Listen for: The tension between duty and compassion as Matt must decide whether to take Clint into custody immediately or wait out the storm, and Clint's insistence on his whereabouts the night of the robbery.

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.