Jedediah Smith

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Day 9 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

Playlist, Oct 9, 2025:

  1. Intro: Creature Of Obla-Dee by Mad Daddy from Wavy Gravy!: Atom Smashin’ Zoomeratin’ Mello Jello Radio Broadcasts, 1958-64
  2. Movie theme: Phantasm – “Intro and Main Title” by Fred Myrow & Malcolm Seagrave (1979)
  3. Poem: The Devil is Dead by R.A. Lafferty
  4. TV program segment: Nightmare on Wichita TV with The Host and Rodney
  5. Commercial: Brigantine Castle Amusement Pier 1980
  6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): A Diagnosis of Death from Weird Tales Of The Unknown LP
  7. Monster Song: Spooky Movies by Gary Paxton
  8. Scenebite: Spirit Store Animatronic Voices: 7FT Towering Chained Ghost
  9. Drive-In Trailer: Women And Bloody Terror & Night Of Bloody Horror Radio Ad
  10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Retro Intermission Film
  11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “The Bed” – WKBW AM radio 1520 Buffalo, New York – Oct 31, 1973
  12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook” by M. R. James (read by Michael Hordern)

mp3s of shows available upon request to all substack @jedediahsmith1 subscribers