First Tune - Little Green Valley: Red Horse Ranch

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“First Tune - Little Green Valley” 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

Dee Dawson's ranch hands are puzzling over a torn map found in Dee Dawson's lobby, which outlaws have repeatedly tried to take from him. Some believe it may lead to Dawson's hidden loot, but the Red Horse outfit offers Alabam no help solving it. Rose spots a rider in the trees, and Alabam and the others move in to confront a stranger searching near the bunkhouse. The stranger is Steve Bradford, an old acquaintance, who claims he was only looking for something he lost. Alabam and his companions remain suspicious as they examine the map again.

The Red Horse Ranch, its bunkhouse, and the nearby trees at night

Characters: Alabam, Bob, Rose, Idaho, Arizona, Steve Bradford

Listen for: Alabam and Bob discovering invisible writing on the map after the match heat reveals it

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.