Stampede: The Six Shooter (October 4, 1953)

“Stampede” is an episode of The Six Shooter, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 4, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Brit Ponce is leading a cattle drive northward when a storm approaches. As the herd grows restless and threatens to stampede, Brit must manage the situation while navigating tensions with his companion Norm, one of the McCutcheon brothers, who seems unreliable and unwilling during the dangerous conditions.

A cattle drive through a canyon in the Western territories during an approaching thunderstorm, with the drovers camping for the night afterward.

Characters: Brit Ponce, Norm McCutcheon, Rick

Listen for: The dramatic moment when lightning threatens to trigger a stampede and Brit rides into the herd to prevent disaster.

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.