The Highest Bidder: Wild Bill Hickok (November 8, 1954)

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“The Highest Bidder” is an episode of Wild Bill Hickok, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 8, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Marshal Wild Bill Hickok and his deputy Jingles arrive in Silver City to help Chick Trail find his father's killer. Old Hep Trail was shot, and his two partners, Cliff Jensen and Barton Rash, both had reasons to want control of the silver mine. Chick vows to take revenge himself, and the lawmen try to stop him while following the case. Guy Madison plays Wild Bill and Andy Divine plays Jingles in this Wild Bill Hickok episode, which aired on November 8, 1954.

Silver City, a mining town in the Old West

Characters: Wild Bill Hickok, Jingles, Chick Trail, Sheriff, Cliff Jensen, Barton Rash, Hep Trail

Listen for: The auction of Hep Trail's possessions, where the partners bid for his desk

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.