Keith Heltsley

Classic Old Time Radio Comedy You've just found the Retro Radio Podcast. The Internet's best kept secret supply of Old Time Radio Comedy. All comedy radio classics for your listening pleasure. Hand picked by Keith, and sometimes by the Retrobots. Tell a friend about us. If you have a favorite classic radio sho, that you would like to hear, send me your request. [mailto:mteye@hotmail.com] It doesn't even have to be comedy. I have a growing collection of all types of old radio programs.Police dramas, SciFi, Mystery and others. ALL NEW I just added a page where you can take a fun trivia quiz. RETRO RADIO QUIZ PAGE. [http://heltsley.net/cgi/quiz/] It's still a project in progress, but everything should be functioning. I may change the link to the page, depending on what it takes to break my home page and make it not work anymore... er.. I mean fix it so it works better. Vote at Podcast Alley You can now vote for us on Podcast Alley. Visit www.podcastalley.com [http:] and search for "retro radio" on the Podcast Alley web site. We should be on the first page of results. Click on us from there and vote. Leaving comments there are optional, but appreciated. Listen for free and share with your friends.Always Family Friendly!Always good clean fun. Join Keith and his Robot Hosts as they take a trip in the time machine twice every week. Retro. That means going on trips back in time to places we have never been before. If you are old enough to remember those golden days ofradio, then it's all nostalgic for you and you will enjoy those vintage comedy classics just as much. Frequently Asked Questions "Where do you find these old radio shows?" The answer is easy, on the Internet."If I can get these shows on the Internet, then why do I need to get your podcast show?" Well, you don't, but many times the various archive pages that host old radio shows offer them in very low quality. It is not always the case, but they can have such low quality that you can't hear them unless your speakers are cranked way up and you lean in close. Sometimes there is noise, or the audio quality is too fast, too slow, or varies through the show. Before shows go out on the podcast, they are run through a few filters to boost the gain. That evens out the volume and makes sure it can be heard well enough. If needed, I run some filters to adjust speeds that are too fast or slow and to remove static and hiss. If a show sounds noisy, it is probably because to cut it out would also chop out some of the good audio.Robots? What's the deal with Robots? Well, it started for two reasons. First I couldn't find a good microphone, or a reliable place that was quiet enough to record without lots of background noise, or noise from my laptop's cooling fan. Secondly, they were handy. I am blind and use the computer with a text to speech program. My audio editor that I use for podcasting also has text to speech functionality. So It is more often easier for me to write up my scripts and let the robots handle the hosting. I do try to use voices that are easier to listen to, rather than ones that sound too clunky. Since a few months ago, I had a computer crash and lost most of the voices except one. It is one that I like the best and one that sounds good. I hope people come here more for the old time radio than to listen to me or the robots. I try to keep the introductions and comments to a minimum, but hopefully interesting.Why is your web Page so hard to read? My podcast is a hobby for me. I use Podomatic because they offer a fre account. I don't have any control over the web page format or color scheme. If the page is just too hard to see, try clicking this link> [http:] It goes to a page on my personal web site. You can send me mail from there, grab my URL for the RSS feed, and at the bottom of the page get the same list of shows that you see here. It's a work in progress and can stand some adjusting. For now it seems to work pretty well.I still don't like your colors. Can't you change it? In a word. No. Mine is a free account and after the initial grace period in getting set up, there are certain settings that are locked in. Unless I decide to go Pro.Why don't you go Pro then? Sure, why don't you use my PayPal button? Get all your friends to use it and give me some monetary votes of confidence. With the right encouragement, and some cash to back it up, I'd be happy to go pro."how did these shows get put on the Internet?" The quick and easy answer is, magic. In reality it all started with somebody back during the golden days of radio who had a desire to transcribe the program either on audio disk, wire or tape recordings. Transcriptions were also made so the performers could just do one show and have the recorded transcription be played back so people across all the time zones could hear it at a convenient time for them. Later, people collected their favorite shows and listened to their tapes and records. They might sell or trade with other collectors. With the Internet, and especially since the coming of broadband, it made it very easy to share these old recorded radio shows. It was just a matter of ecording the old record into a digital form. Sharing them is as easy as posting files on a web server and letting people download them. So, take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and hop into my time machine. Enjoy a trip to a different time, to a different culture. Back when your parents were kids and your grandparents were young. Maybe even when they were not born yet, or at least younger than you are now. Advertising Disclaimer Original advertisements are left in for entertainment and nostalgic purposes only. Many products are no longer available, smoking is bad for you and not nearly as pleasant as the ads make it appear. Contests are long over, so you can keep your box tops. Don't send in your quarters or dimes to addresses that likely don't exist anymore. Well, OK. If you want to send in your quarters or dimes just use my PayPal button located on this web page. Information Send me comments and requests. . I'd love to hear from you. You can check me out in other places on the web at: Heltsley.net [http:] -My personal web page.Robot Comic [http:] - A blog of clean jokes that my computer has been collecting. At the moment it is updated about every other day. I may be bring it to an end soon, and making it a part of my personal pages.The Retro Feed. [http:] My new page I'm trying to build to have some control over format and layout scheme. It's still powered by this page, so there won't be any new, secret shows, just a different look. Support the Retro Radio Podcast Please do leave comments to any show that you like, don't like or otherwise. It will help me know what to focus on for improvement. Did I mention? I also now have a PayPal button for donations. The shows are free and always will be, but I'm not too afraid to beg. Support the podcast by clicking and donating a little. If you like the show, make sure you tell a friend about us. Grab the link for my RSS feed so you can add me to your favorite method of podcatching.