Free Daily Podcast Summary
The Complete Orson Welles: Daily Summaries Delivered
by duane Old Time Radio
Welcome to The Complete Orson Welles. This podcast is for the Welles enthusiast, playing a variety of programs from Mr. Welles’ career from 1937 to 1952.
Latest Episodes
The most recent episodes — sign up to get AI-powered summaries of each one.
- 6 days ago56 min
The Mercury Theatre on the Air || Dracula || 1938
The Mercury Theatre on the Air || (101) Dracula || July 11, 1938The first episode starring Orson.Featuring: Ray Collins; Elizabeth Farah; Martin Gabel; Agnes Moorehead; Orson Welles: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
The Mercury Theatre on the Air || The War of the Worlds || 1938
The Mercury Theatre on the Air || The War of the Worlds || October 30, 1938Time: Broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. ET over the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) radio network.Format: Structured as a simulated breaking news bulletin reporting a Martian invasion in Grover's Mill, New Jersey.Impact: Disoriented listeners who missed the opening disclaimer believed a real alien attack was underway, creating widespread public alarm.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- 2 weeks ago10 min
Campbell Playhouse || Wells meets Welles | 1940
Campbell Playhouse || Wells meets Welles | October 28, 1940: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- 3 weeks ago47 min
The Shadow || The Creeper | Tenor With the Broken Voice || 1938
The Shadow || The Creeper | Tenor With the Broken Voice || May 29, 1938; June 5, 193801:17 -- The Creeper ... The story opens with the terrifying abduction of Edith Day—a close friend of Margot Lane—by a menacing figure. As The Shadow investigates, he discovers that Edith's disappearance is part of a string of missing women terrorized by a mysterious ghoul known only as "The Creeper"29:18 -- Tenor With the Broken Voice ... Lamont and Margot attend a performance of the opera Pagliacci, featuring a tenor named Hagen Radcoffe. During the performance, Radcoffe inexplicably loses his voice on a high note.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- Oct 4, 202631 min
Mercury Summer Theater of the Air || Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Bronte) 1946
Mercury Summer Theater of the Air || (04) Jane Eyre [by Charlotte Bronte] | June 28, 1946The half-hour radio play compressed Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 Victorian classic, focusing on Jane's arrival at the dark and mysterious Thornfield Hall, her growing romantic attachment to the brooding Edward Rochester, and the shocking, disruptive revelation of his insane wife, Bertha Mason, locked away on the third floor.#janeeyre #CharlotteBronte: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- Sep 27, 202654 min
The Shadow || Blind Beggar Dies | White God || 1938
The Shadow || Blind Beggar Dies | White God || April 17, 1938; May 1, 193801:17 ... Blind Beggar Dies -- When "Singing Jim," a blind street singer, is killed, The Shadow investigates a ruthless gang of extortionists who prey on the city's vulnerable street beggars.24:39 ... White God -- The Shadow and his companion Margot Lane visit a remote island to investigate a string of mysterious ship disappearances in a region known as "The Graveyard of the Pacific".: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- Sep 20, 202630 min
The Adventures of Harry Lime || An Old Moorish Custom || 1951
The Adventures of Harry Lime || An Old Moorish Custom || December 14, 1951Harry's in Algiers, on the trail of golden cups and gold dust lost since 1504. Harry has just twenty four hours to find the loot + This is a love story but don’t worry there’s action in it, Arab chieftains, international gangsters and a buried treasure but essentially this is a tale about one of the times Harry Lime fell in love.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
- Sep 13, 202659 min
The Shadow || The Phantom Voice | Hounds in the Hills || 1938
The Shadow || The Phantom Voice | Hounds in the Hills || February 6, 1938; February 20, 193801:17 .. The Phantom Voice -- The Shadow investigates a bribery case against Senator Durham, who is accused of taking a $50,000 bribe. The prosecution introduces a sound motion picture showing the senator demanding the money.30:11 .. Hounds in the Hills -- A pack of vicious crossbreed hounds guards a dilapidated, haunted-style mansion. Four young boys are kidnapped and held hostage inside the decaying house alongside dangerous criminals.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp
Get The Complete Orson Welles summaries in your inbox
Free AI-powered daily recaps. Key takeaways, quotes, and mentions — in a 5-minute read.
Get Free Summaries →Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
You Might Also Like
Listeners also like.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Old Time Radio
A classic radio drama series featuring mystery, suspense, and thriller stories from the golden age of radio.
Vintage Classic Radio
Radio dramas and audio programs from the golden age of broadcasting, revived for modern listeners.
The Classic Tales Podcast
A weekly narration of classic literature from renowned authors, spanning global settings and timeless themes.
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Daily episodes feature classic radio detective dramas from the 1940s and 1950s, including Johnny Dollar, Dragnet, and Charlie Chan.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater - All Episodes From 1975
A revival of classic radio drama featuring mysteries, thrillers, and horror stories introduced by host E.G. Marshall.
Wanderer Chronicles Radio
A sentient starship's archivist narrates philosophical science fiction parables from across the cosmos.
Fictional
Retellings of classic literary works by authors like Shakespeare, Austen, and Lovecraft with a casual, modern tone.
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales
Classic short stories from renowned authors of the 1850–1930 era, curated and narrated for emotional depth and timeless appeal.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Old Time Radio
A radio detective solves crimes across the United States with wit and persistence in this classic noir series.
If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater
Rebroadcasts of classic radio dramas from producer Himan Brown’s extensive archive of mystery and suspense programs.
Dragnet | Old Time Radio
A police procedural drama that follows real-life cases with stark realism and minimal music, set in 1940s–50s Los Angeles.
HOLLYWOODLAND
Examines crimes connected to Hollywood figures and film history, from murders to conspiracies and scandals.
Customized Recaps
AI-powered recaps with compact key takeaways, quotes, and insights.
Straight to Your Inbox
Get key takeaways from The Complete Orson Welles in a 5-minute read.
Save Hours Every Week
Stay current on your favorite podcasts without falling behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Podzilla's The Complete Orson Welles daily summary?
It's a free AI-powered email that summarizes new episodes of The Complete Orson Welles as soon as they're published. You get the key takeaways, notable quotes, and links & mentions — all in a quick read.
How does the The Complete Orson Welles podcast summary work?
When a new episode drops, our AI transcribes and analyzes it, then generates a personalized summary tailored to your interests and profession. It's delivered to your inbox every morning.
Is this an official The Complete Orson Welles product?
No. Podzilla is an independent service that summarizes publicly available podcast content. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by duane Old Time Radio.
Can I get summaries of other podcasts too?
Absolutely! The free plan covers up to 3 podcasts, any in the catalog. Basic raises that to 15, Pro to 40 and Max to 100. Browse our full catalog at /podcasts.
How often does The Complete Orson Welles release new episodes?
The Complete Orson Welles publishes weekly. Our AI generates a summary within hours of each new episode.
What topics does The Complete Orson Welles cover?
The Complete Orson Welles covers topics including Comedy, Fiction, Drama. Our AI identifies the specific themes in each episode and highlights what matters most to you.
Start getting The Complete Orson Welles summaries tomorrow morning.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.