ep198 Snow White Stallion: Ranger Bill

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“ep198 Snow White Stallion” is an episode of Ranger Bill, the old-time radio show that aired from 1950 to 1962. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Ranger Bill and his companions camp on the prairie to study grasses, and they learn that ranchers want a herd of wild horses thinned out. Henry becomes fascinated by a snow-white stallion that leads the herd. Hunting for the horses, Henry tries to learn how to lasso one, and he begins to act in secret. Stumpy and Grey Wolf watch him closely as he works on his plan. The story is part of the Ranger Bill radio series, and the transcript does not give its original air date or cast.

The western prairie and the hills and gullies beyond the ranchers' land, where wild horses roam

Characters: Ranger Bill, Henry, Grey Wolf, Stumpy, Haverstraw, Paiute

Listen for: Henry's growing obsession with the snow-white stallion and his efforts to capture it, along with the reaction of the men around him

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.