30 July 2026
Death And Desire: A Tale of Fake Séances and Real Ghosts | #RetroRadio
Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
About
A phony spiritualist who fakes contact with the dead to swindle grieving clients gets more than she bargained for when the voices calling back from Summerland might not be fake after all.
Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Death And Desire” (May 08, 1978) ***WD
00:45:30.201 = Sleep No More, “Woman in Grey” and “Suspicious Gift” (March 20, 1957)
01:14:18.462 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Fresh Blood Series: A Fare To Remember” (March 2006)
01:27:08.082 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Will Out” (February 27, 1945) ***WD
01:39:45.502 = Suspense, “Cat And Mouse” (March 30, 1944)
02:09:03.700 = The Creaking Door, “Isle of Lost Souls” (November 23, 1964) ***WD
02:37:51.669 = The Saint, “Case of Unhappy Homicide” (March 03, 1948) ***WD
03:01:54.083 = 2000 Plus, “When Worlds Met” (May 03, 1950) ***WD
03:30:56.223 = The Unexpected, “Heard But Not Seen” (1947-1948)
03:43:03.263 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD
03:57:59.514 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD
04:27:44.521 = The Weird Circle, “Black Parchment” (1945)
04:55:17.899 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963)
05:00:07.048 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0729
Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Death And Desire” (May 08, 1978) ***WD
00:45:30.201 = Sleep No More, “Woman in Grey” and “Suspicious Gift” (March 20, 1957)
01:14:18.462 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Fresh Blood Series: A Fare To Remember” (March 2006)
01:27:08.082 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Will Out” (February 27, 1945) ***WD
01:39:45.502 = Suspense, “Cat And Mouse” (March 30, 1944)
02:09:03.700 = The Creaking Door, “Isle of Lost Souls” (November 23, 1964) ***WD
02:37:51.669 = The Saint, “Case of Unhappy Homicide” (March 03, 1948) ***WD
03:01:54.083 = 2000 Plus, “When Worlds Met” (May 03, 1950) ***WD
03:30:56.223 = The Unexpected, “Heard But Not Seen” (1947-1948)
03:43:03.263 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD
03:57:59.514 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD
04:27:44.521 = The Weird Circle, “Black Parchment” (1945)
04:55:17.899 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963)
05:00:07.048 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0729