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Will McKinley

@willmckinley.bsky.social

Happy anniversary to those crazy kids Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, married #OTD in 1935.

They also started their radio show #OTD in 1944. It continued for 402 episodes, then 435 more on TV (until 1966).

Theirs was a partnership for the ages! #TVSky #OTR #OldTimeRadio

October 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Get your Spooky Season on with Madison, a mad scientist, and a monster! Now on @sparkk.tv

#audiodrama #OldTimeRadio #madisonontheair #frankenstein

Sparkk @sparkk.tv · 1d

Somewhere between yesterday and today, Madison just found another story to get stuck in. 📻

New Madison On The Air is streaming now on Sparkk.

Tuesdays + Thursdays.

www.sparkk.tv/podcasts/mad...

#MadisonOnTheAir #AudioDrama #StreamIndependent @madisonstandish.bsky.social

October 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Happy TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY! In 1950, long before Jack Sparrow, Disney proudly presented "Treasure Island." The ACTUAL inspiration for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride!

#OldTimeRadio #OTR #audiofiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #TalkLikeAPirateDay

September 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

There needs to be a discussion about how easily that giant metal chain could be cut with one skinny little knife...
linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #AudioFiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #Halloween

October 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Exactly how we recorded "The Phantom of the Opera" since we believe in realism and it was set in the late 1800s. #NowPlaying linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #AudioFiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair

October 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

I dunno. I feel like Superman is really phoning in this personal appearance.

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #superman

January 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

SPOOKY SEASON begins tomorrow with a NEW Madison!
linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #AudioFiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair

September 30, 2026 at 4:52 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Happy Memorial Day!

#OldTimeRadio #AudioDrama #audiofiction #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #MemorialDay

May 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM

J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

#OTD #TDIH #October2, 1998 #DOTD: #RIP #GeneAutry. #Singers #Actors #WesternMusic #CountryMusic #CowboyMusic #RadioRanch #Movies #Hollywood #AmericanCinema #CinemaOfTheUS #MovieSerials #StarWars #Radio #OldTimeRadio #OTR #CountrySky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5F-...

Gene Autry - Back in the Saddle Again (from Back in the Saddle 1941)

YouTube video by Gene Autry

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October 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

"The Great Gildersleeve" #NowPlaying
linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #AudioDrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair

April 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Ellery Queen in.... "Now, how do I dispose of this body?"

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #AudioDrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #ElleryQueen

August 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Just making an observation... "Dick Tracy" #NowPlaying
linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #AudioFiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #dicktracy

August 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

#NowPlaying!

linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #audiotheater #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair

June 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

This German Shepherd has seen some sh*t.

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair

November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

We also used a "Cast of Thousands," but we neither confirm nor deny that any of them were actually killed by our chandelier stunt to make the scene appear more realistic. linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #Halloween

October 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Some people think Paris fashion is to DIE for... "Chandu, The Magician" now playing on @sparkk.tv

#OldTimeRadio #audiodrama #madisonontheair

Sparkk @sparkk.tv · 8d

Somewhere on the radio dial, there’s a mystery unfolding.

Unfortunately for Madison, she’s in it. 📻

New Madison On The Air is streaming now on Sparkk.

New episodes every Tuesday & Thursday.

www.sparkk.tv/podcasts/mad...

#MadisonOnTheAir #AudioDrama #Sparkk @madisonstandish.bsky.social

October 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Real horror story here: a girl simply living her life & a man decides he has the right to possess her merely because she exists around him. Mask & chandelier are just theatrics. #NowPlaying linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #AudioFiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #Halloween

October 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Needed a big cast to bring this one together. Everyone was fantastic! ❤️ linktr.ee/madisononthe...

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #audiotheater #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #sciencefiction

June 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

SOMEone in your family proudly collected these. Probably your aunt.

#OldTimeRadio #AudioFiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair

September 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM

Madison on the Air

@madisonstandish.bsky.social

Just getting ready for "The Birds" to premiere Wednesday.

#OldTimeRadio #audiofiction #audiodrama #fictionpodcast #madisonontheair #thebirds

September 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Will McKinley

@willmckinley.bsky.social

Happy birthday, Phil Harris — Jack Benny's bandleader, the voice of Baloo and O'Malley the Alley Cat, and the reason my father called guys “Jackson" for his whole life.

But I love him best for the radio sitcom he did w/ his wife Alice Faye. Listen:

archive.org/details/OTRR... #OTR #OldTimeRadio