New Sheriff: The Six Shooter (June 10, 1954)

“New Sheriff” is an episode of The Six Shooter, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 10, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Britt Ponset, a wandering gunfighter and occasional medical man, arrives in Virtue City for a night's rest. He learns that a local election is happening tomorrow with candidate Ernie Needle running against Roy Cotton, a notorious gunfighter who has moved into town and is using intimidation to secure victory. When Cotton confronts Ponset and demands he leave town, Ponset refuses to be bullied.

A hotel in Virtue City, a western town during election season

Characters: Britt Ponset, Doc Cross, Roy Cotton, Gus Cotton, Ernie Needle

Listen for: A tense confrontation between Ponset and the gunfighter Roy Cotton in a hotel room, with threats and the possibility of violence

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.