Alabam and the Gang Follow a Map: Red Horse Ranch

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“Alabam and the Gang Follow a Map” is an episode of Red Horse Ranch, the old-time radio show that aired in 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

The Red Horse Ranch boys follow a mysterious map left by the slain outlaw Dawson, which leads to a waterfall on a roaring river. Alabam, Bob, Idaho and Dewey descend the canyon below the falls while the others wait at the top with the horses. Inside a cave behind the falls, Alabam and his companions meet Bradford and his men, who are searching for the same hidden loot. The two groups clash in the dark passages, and the ranch hands must decide how to deal with the outlaws. The episode is part of the Red Horse Ranch series.

Red Horse Ranch and a canyon with a waterfall on a roaring river, including a cave behind the falls

Characters: Alabam, Bob, Idaho, Dewey, Cheyenne, Bradford, Hank, Dua

Listen for: The echoing voices in the cave passages and the boys calling to one another in the dark

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.