Pop Culture Connection

Pop Culture Connection


Pop Culture Connection 14003 – Suspense – Ghost Hunt with Ralph Edwards – June 23rd, 1949

October 31, 2014

Clean Slate Films presents an episode of its podcast called Pop Culture Connection.

The purpose of Pop Culture Connection is to help modern audiences understand and enjoy the legacy of 20th century popular culture through media, and how it relates to our own times.

We select a classic radio show episode, remaster the audio, and then introduce the show with commentary on its content.  We explain a few concepts, phrases, and jokes that might escape the modern listener in the 21st Century.

Tonight's episode is the Suspense broadcast of June 23rd, 1949 entitled "Ghost Hunt" starring Ralph Edwards

We also discuss:

Ralph Edwards, Truth or Consequences, Suspense, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Danny Kaye, Jimmy Stewart, James Stewart, Sterling Holloway, William Conrad, type casting, against type, Canon, Nero Wolfe, Jake and the Fatman, Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke, Bill Cosby, Chicken Heart, Halloween, spooky, creepy, Big Budget, Hollywood Stars, Found Footage, horror films, Blair Witch Project, Wire Recorders, Walkie Talkie, Jive Talk, DJs, Paul Frees, Harlow Wilcox, Autolite, DUZ, Aren't we devils, OTR, Old Time Radio, Classic Radio, Ghosts, Haunted House