Birds of a Feather: Tales of the Texas Rangers (January 6, 1952)

“Birds of a Feather” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 6, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A dying man named Fred Mieder is found shot on a road outside Baker, Texas. Before he loses consciousness, he manages to name John Warren as his attacker. Ranger J. Bryson and the sheriff visit Warren's home to question the prominent citizen about his connection to the wounded man.

Baker, Texas, February 1940. A small town with a union high school, hospital, and surrounding ranch country.

Characters: Ranger J. Bryson, Sheriff, Fred Mieder, John Warren, Ben, Freddy, Joey, Doctor

Listen for: The tense conversation between two men planning a mysterious job in the pre-dawn darkness, and the revelation of who shot Fred Mieder.

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.