Mikes Horse aka The Horse Test: Ranger Bill (January 25, 1961)

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“Mikes Horse aka The Horse Test” is an episode of Ranger Bill, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 25, 1961. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Mike Baker, a teenager who has just become a Christian, is dared by his skeptical father to prove God exists by praying for a horse, which Mike has long wanted. His friend Henry and Ranger Bill pray with him, while Cal Calhoun, a rancher and friend of the family, hears of the situation and decides to offer Mike a horse of his own. The story is set in a small town, where the boys meet at a club and Mike's family runs a farm. This episode of the Ranger Bill radio series aired on January 25, 1961.

A small town with a farm, a church, a sheriff's office, and a ranch with horses

Characters: Mike Baker, Henry, Ranger Bill, Dan Baker, Mrs. Baker, Cal Calhoun, Mrs. Hill, Miss Wilson

Listen for: Dan Baker's challenge to Mike to prove God by praying for a horse, and how Cal Calhoun's offer arrives

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.