ep02 First Tune - I Ride an Old Paint: Red Horse Ranch

“ep02 First Tune - I Ride an Old Paint” is an episode of Red Horse Ranch, the old-time radio show. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Red Horse Ranch is a western radio drama. Alabama and Idaho, two cowhands at the Red Horse Ranch, compete in a horse race to decide who will drive into town to bring Rose Carter, the owner's daughter, home from school in the east. Alabama rides his horse Ben, while Idaho rides a red horse of his own. Before the race, Alabama is shown trying to gentle the wild roan, and the two men trade rough words about Rose. Other hands, including Bob, Tex and Cookie, gather around, and Dan Carter prepares to start the race and announce a dance at the house when Rose returns. Original air date and cast are not given in this episode's transcript.

The Red Horse Ranch, including its corral, bunkhouse and the road to a boulder, where a horse race is held to choose the driver who will bring Rose Carter home.

Characters: Alabama, Idaho, Rose Carter, Sam Carter, Bob, Tex, Cookie, Dan Higgins

Listen for: The horse race between Alabama and Idaho, and what happens to Ben near the start of the race.

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.