Best Conor Mclean Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 37. Jarod Millsap - Doctor Who Radio Drama 59:04

1+ y ago59:04

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I am back! Jarod is also back!! This time HE brings ME some Doctor Who radio drama!!! In January 2007, a new series of Eighth Doctor audio adventures was broadcast on BBC7. These starred McGann alongside Sheridan Smith as a new companion named Lucie Miller. There were eight 50-minute episodes in total; the first and last stories were two-parters, a…

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The Teams I am Most Excited About for the Upcoming NBA Season 15:47

3+ y ago15:47

15:47

Just a Dude Ep. 9 Chemistry, coaching, culture. In this episode, I take an objective look inside a few NBA franchises that have piqued my interest moving forward.

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The Beauty of the Olympic Games 7:48

3+ y ago7:48

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Just a Dude Ep. 8 Despite historical differences, war, sanctions, protest, and violence, the world comes together, every four years, on the biggest stage. The fact that the Olympic Games happens is marvelous, and as a fan of sports and competition, I get so pumped when they come around!

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The TV Show that is a Total Package 6:59

3+ y ago6:59

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Just a Dude Ep. 7 We all enjoy a good TV show. Whether you are a binger or enjoy having one in the background, characters and development engage us from the beginning. In this episode, I talk about a gem of a show, Ted Lasso, and why I think they checked all the boxes. I mean Marcus Mumford does the intro. How cool is that?…

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The Top 3 Bands with Under 1mil Monthly Spotify Listeners 7:59

3+ y ago7:59

7:59

Just a Dude Ep. 6 I love looking through Spotify and finding lesser-known bands. Here are my top 3 favorites that I listen to often! The Brook and the Bluff - 892k Ten Tonnes - 164k NOT A TOY - 32k Giant Rooks - 1.4mil (Just added cause why not)

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The Look INSIDE Bo Burnham's New Special 9:04

3+ y ago9:04

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Just a Dude Ep. 5 Bo Burnham's Inside is a one-man masterpiece. As a viewer, you feel every emotion from happiness to concern. Join me as I break down his newest Netflix special.

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The Upcoming NFL Season and Predictions 17:31

3+ y ago17:31

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Just a Dude Ep. 4 Football is right around the corner, which means we can forget baseball, play some fantasy football, and better enjoy Sunday and Monday. My predictions: SB: Bills 27, Buccaneers 23 MVP : Justin Herbert OROY: Trevor Lawrence but hopefully Kyle Pitts DROY : Kwity Paye

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The best music video you've never seen 7:07

3+ y ago7:07

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Just a Dude Ep. 3 Sharing my thoughts on one of the best music videos I've seen in a while. Everyone loves a good music video, and with the range of creativity, sometimes a simple, stripped-down video can be extremely engaging. Kaleo frontman Juliusson plays 'Skinny' outside of an erupting volcano in Iceland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vs6tEx…

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The 2021 NBA Season 10:54

3+ y ago10:54

10:54

Just a Dude Ep. 2 Dive into the 2021 NBA season and Finals. This was one of the most exciting seasons to watch, with good rookie play and an awesome NBA playoffs, which makes me so excited for the future of the league.

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Just a Dude 2:25

3+ y ago2:25

2:25

Just a Dude Ep. 01 A brief introduction to the Just a Dude podcast, hosted by Conor McLean. Trailer

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Episode 36. Jarod Millsap - Hallowed Journey 1:04:49

3+ y ago1:04:49

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Today is a combination of the Name Jarod, The Book of Mormon Musical, and Dramatized Radio Shows! Hallowed Journey tells the dramatized stories from the Book of Mormon. Created in 1975 these dramas tell 184 stories richly portrayed by over 100 actors, enhanced with full sound effects and music. They were released through Covenant Communications, a …

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Episode 35. Conor McLean - CBS Radio Mystery Theatre 34:08

4y ago34:08

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This time I invite Conor on the show to dive into this "Post Golden Age" Radio Show! In 1974 long-time radio producer Himen Brown convinced CBS to green-light a new anthology of Radio Dramas, CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Radio Drama had been declared "dead" twelve years before. CBS Radio Mystery Theater was meant to appeal to an audience that remembe…

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Episode 34 - High Aventure 48:20

4+ y ago48:20

48:20

Devan and I, record "Live" from Dash Point State Park! We cover the High Adventure OTR! Have fun!! I know we did! :-) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-templeman/support

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Episode 33 - Captain Midnight 42:00

4+ y ago42:00

42:00

My good friend Sid Sharma and I discuss this classic radio show. Although we recorded it during the pandemic, I also want to recognize the Black Lives Matter movement currently happening in the US and beyond our boarders. Sid says it best in this episode, "Fight the good fight!" I support BLM and my friends (and all people) of Color now and forever…

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Episode 32 - Dark Fantasy 35:41

4+ y ago35:41

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Ruth called in and we had an amazing time! From fan, to guest, I am so happy we covered Dark Fantasy in a fun Ruth and Richard way! Dark Fantasy was a horror/ suspense thriller old time radio program that consisted of thirty-one short episodes that aired from November 21, 1941 until June 19, 1942 broadcasting from Station WKY in Oklahoma City. As o…

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Episode 26 - Season 3 Recap and Review 48:58

4+ y ago48:58

48:58

Kelly is back again! She's here to discuss all aspects of the season! What worked well? What didn't? You will find out on this special Season Finale :-) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-templeman/support

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Episode 31 - Against the Storm 27:11

4+ y ago27:11

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Shannon Skyped in to the Pod and we had a blast getting into the Drama! Against the Storm is a radio daytime drama which had three separate runs over a 13-year period; the initial run was on the NBC Red Network from October 16, 1939, to December 25, 1942, with revivals of the series on Mutual from April 25 to October 21, 1949, and ABC from October …

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Episode 30 - Gang Busters! 49:30

4+ y ago49:30

49:30

My good friend Cagney and I talk about the Original True Crime type show, Gang Busters! It is one of the earliest crime shows on radio, was created by actor-producer Phillips Lord. Deemed as the only radio program that featured authentic police cases, it debuted on NBC Radio on July 27, 1935, under the title G-Men and Lord himself as the narrator. …

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Episode 29 - ABC Mystery Time 51:52

4+ y ago51:52

51:52

My awesome guest this week is Sarah Hanchar from the podcast, “Hi! I Think You're Nice!” It's a podcast where nice people talk about nice things. On this episode of my Podcast we talk about ABC Mystery Time, specifically an episode where death gathers round the card table at a local chapter of The Suicide Club. Each episode focuses on different baf…

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Episode 28 - Archie Andrews 47:54

4+ y ago47:54

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Ryan is my guest! We have a couple swears in the discussion, but other than that it's clean lol! The two of us are sheltered in our homes, so we were able to have a deep dive into the world of Archie Comics and we learned a lot!!! A direct spin-off of the popular teenage comic strip created by Bob Montana, Archive Andrews was one of the first wanti…

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Episode 27 - Little Orphan Annie 1:00:06

4+ y ago1:00:06

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Gretchen Lilly calls in, and we talk about the famous Annie! I love what commenters are already saying about Little Orphan Annie: These episodes are for those people who enjoy harkening back to a much more nostalgic time. However, since I was a child, I squirmed whenever I saw orphan Annie cartoons in the newspaper. I just could not bear to see tho…

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Episode 25 - Phillip Marlowe 56:18

4+ y ago56:18

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Dan Forman helps me go over the 4th Detective show in a row! It was a fun one. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Phillip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio, noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more …

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Episode 24 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 34:58

4+ y ago34:58

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OMG Kelly returns for a guest spot! We had a limited time together, so we made a Podcast! It's the 3rd in a line of Detective stories so we cover: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! Each story started with a phone call from an insurance adjuster, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim: a suspicious death, an attempted fraud, a missing person, o…

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Episode 23 - The Falcon 50:00

4+ y ago50:00

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Continuing in our line of Detectives, Eric Studer and I listen to The Falcon. It premiered on the American Blue Network in April 1943 and continued on the air till around September 1952. The introduction to the show began with "The Adventures of the Falcon." Then continuing with a ringing phone call to the Falcon, also known as Michael Waring, from…

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Episode 22 - Richard Diamond P.I. 55:03

4+ y ago55:03

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This episode actually references the Corona Virus effect. Jack is my special guest! Richard Diamond Private Detective is our show of choice! The series was unusual in that there are many episodes which featured hard-boiled fisticuffs and gunfights. Then the series shifts to Richard Diamond showing up at his girlfriend Helen Asher’s (Virginia Gregg)…

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Episode 21 - NBC Short Story 39:06

4+ y ago39:06

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My friend and I talk about a scary show! Also we have reference to a Cruise Ship, but it was recorded before Corona was causing havoc so that was a coincidental subject. NBC Presents: Short Story was a half-hour program offering dramatizations of contemporary American short stories by famed writers. It ran from 1951 to about 1953! If you like Edgar…

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Episode 20 - Baby Snooks 33:48

4+ y ago33:48

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Today's special guest is my good friend, Allison!!! We listen to: The Baby Snooks Show. It was an American radio program starring comedian and Ziegfeld Follies alumna Fanny Brice as a mischievous young girl who was 40 years younger than the actress who played her when she first went on the air. It's a fun one. --- Support this podcast: https://podc…

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Episode 19 - My Friend Irma 36:06

4+ y ago36:06

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My Guest today is Noah Bruckshen and we had a blast! My Friend Irma tells the story of a extremely dim-witted blonde stenographer named Irma Peterson, played by Marie Wilson, and the daily high-jinx that she gets into with her screwy friends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-templeman/support…

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Episode 18 - Space Patrol 38:00

5y ago38:00

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Michael Pirkle is our special guest as we cover Space Patrol. The radio version ran from 4 October 1952 to 19 March 1955, for 129 episodes. The same cast performed on both shows. The writers, scripts, and directors were reused between the radio and TV incarnations, but the radio broadcasts were not limited by studio sets and became more expansive i…

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Episode 17 - Alec Templeton Time 29:51

5y ago29:51

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Season 3 is here! We have Minki Bai as a guest. A reviewer in Variety called Templeton "that perennial summer replacement favorite." His radio program, Alec Templeton Time was first broadcast from 1939 to 1941, returning in 1943 and 1946–47. It was sometimes known as The Alec Templeton Show. It was fun to discuss and improvise our own version! --- …

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Season 2 - Recap and Overview 26:43

5y ago26:43

26:43

Kelly and I did it! Season 2 finished at last!!! You have to listen to see what we are doing for Season 3! We are grateful to our listeners and their support! :-) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-templeman/support

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Episode 15 - Have Gun, Will Travel 53:37

5y ago53:37

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Today we welcome guest host Dhira Brown to the show!!! We cover a Western series based on her suggestion. Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western series that was produced and originally broadcast by CBS on both television and radio from 1957 through 1963. The television version of the series was rated number three or number four in the Nielse…

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Episode 14 - Our Miss Brooks 47:12

5y ago47:12

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We have Jacob Chapman back on the show!!! This week we are talking about Our Miss Brooks. It was an American situation comedy starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television (1952-56), it became one of the medium's earliest hits. In 19…

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Episode 13 - Escape 28:41

5y ago28:41

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New year, New decade (really) so the time for a new Old Time Radio tale for us is in order. Kelly and I listen to Escape!!! It aired 1947 - 1954 "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!" One of radio's greatest series of high adventure, the radio show Escape will t…

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Episode 12 - The Jack Benny Program 38:01

5y ago38:01

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In todays special Holiday Episode, not only do we have a great guest star: Austin, but we cover the December 24th episode of The Jack Benny Program! The show starred no less than Jack Benny himself, and was a comedy series than went on-air for more than 30 years in both radio and television. It premiered on NBC Blue on May 2, 1932, and had its last…

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Episode 11 - The Zero Hour 31:23

5y ago31:23

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We welcome Jacob Chapman to the show as a guest star as we cover The Zero Hour! Chosen by the Mutual Broadcasting system for having a theme of tales of mystery, adventure and suspense, it was a 1973 to 1974 two-season radio drama anthology series hosted and scripted by Rod Serling and produced by JM Kholos. The series used old top radio stars such …

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Episode 10 - Dragnet 30:32

5y ago30:32

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We cover Dragnet and this is our first Crime Genre! This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Office…

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Episode 9 - 5 Minute Mysteries 19:25

5y ago19:25

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Kelly and I are back at it again! It is a special one too! "Five Minute Mysteries" was broadcast on the MBS (Mutual Broadcasting System) from 08-10-1947 thru to 03-27-1950. Listening carefully to every word spoken about these terrific (but brief) mysteries was essential, as each mystery was very well written. We have a fun version of our own to off…

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Season 1 - Wrap up & Re-cap! 13:03

5y ago13:03

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Reminisce with us on our Radio Journey so far! Thanks for listening! Season 2 coming soon, please like and subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-templeman/support

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Episode 7 - The Saint 32:34

5y ago32:34

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The Saint was a radio adventure program in the United States that featured a character described as a Robin Hood type person who, in his attempt to help people, remained just one step ahead of the police and crooks—both of whom he combatted. It was created by author Leslie Charteris. As the program's introduction said, The Saint who's alias is Simo…

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Episode 6 - The Shadow 25:53

5y ago25:53

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We cover the iconic Shadow Radio Show! The program, loosely adapted from the popular pulp magazine series, told the story of Lamont Cranston, a wealthy young man-about-town who used his hypnotic powers to cloud men's minds so that they could not see him, fighting crime as an Invisible Avenger known only as The Shadow. --- Support this podcast: http…

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Episode 5 - Theatre Five 19:25

5y ago19:25

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We cover a new (to me) show called Theatre Five. It was a radio drama series, presented by ABC between 1964 and 1965. The series used an anthology format, presented a number of short (20-minute) radio plays, across a number of genres, a number of which reflected topical issues contemporary with its airing. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://p…

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Episode 4 - X Minus One 26:46

5y ago26:46

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Today we go Sci-Fi with X Minus One! This is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 on NBC. It is well known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era! X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American ra…

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Episode 3 - The Unexpected 23:20

5y ago23:20

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Our first ever guest star is introduced, who is it? Why it is Bennett Lewis and he's amazing! As expected, we have another great episode and this week we cover: The Unexpected! This was actually a 15-minute terror melodrama that aired in 1958. It featured weird stories with very unexpected twists, hence the title. The goal was to shock the listener…

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Episode 2 - Suspense 25:39

5y ago25:39

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We listen to a different episode of Old Time Radio days, and it is Suspense! In fact it was one of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, and subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." The show focused on suspense-thriller type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era. The formula for the show usually …

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Episode 1 - My Favorite Husband 38:12

5y ago38:12

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We discuss an Old Time Radio Show and then make our own version! Our first episode covers the Radio Show: My Favorite Husband. It was first broadcast as a one-time special on CBS Radio on July 5, 1948. Their new series Our Miss Brooks had been delayed coming to the air, so to fill in the gap that week CBS aired the audition program (like a pilot) f…

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Preview to 2nd Golden Age of Radio! 1:26

5y ago1:26

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Welcome! Can't wait to bring you guys on this journey with us! If you like OTR, then this will be a very fun show for you! 😊 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/richard-templeman/support

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