Contentment In Gods Will aka A Need For Excitement: Ranger Bill (March 13, 1962)

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“Contentment In Gods Will aka A Need For Excitement” is an episode of Ranger Bill, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 13, 1962. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Ranger Johnny Bishop, stationed at a remote North End outpost, grows restless with the lonely routine and prays for excitement. His wife Janie worries about his discontent, and Chief Ranger Bill counsels him to ask the Lord for contentment instead. Johnny's frustration grows as the days pass with few visitors and little danger, and he begins to question his place in the work. The episode is part of the Ranger Bill radio series, first aired on March 13, 1962.

A remote ranger station in the North End woodlands, and the nearby town of Nadi Pine

Characters: Johnny Bishop, Janie Bishop, Bill, Stumpy Jenkins, Moose McBane, Charlie, Mrs. Bishop

Listen for: Johnny's prayer for excitement and Bill's advice to seek God's will and contentment

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.