Old-Time Radio Essentials Episode 48
Mar 02, 2025•57 min•Season 6Ep. 161
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Summary
The hosts discuss the On Stage episode Heartbreak, a mid-century melodrama about a man grappling with a heart attack and its impact on his life and marriage. Pat shares her appreciation for the series' naturalistic acting and risky subject matter. The hosts analyze the episode's themes of mortality, fear, and the challenges of recovery, and vote on its essential status.Episode description
Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season continues with their late-entry Valentine's Day offering, "Cathy and Elliott Lewis On Stage", which is Patte's pick, an episode entitled "Heartbreak", which aired on CBS Radio in 1954. Will co-hosts Paul and Pete applaud the mid-century melodrama? Or will they respond with typical masculine avoidance? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!
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