Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod originates from the 'Heart Of Historic Germantown," Philadelphia, Pa. Bob Camardella began podcasting at Podomatic in October 2005 and at the Radio Nostalgia Network at Libsyn.com in January 2006. From 2006 through 2009, in addition to the top ranked Boxcars711 show at Podomatic and Libsyn, "Humphrey/Camardella Media Productions" commanded a top ten slot at Podshow (1.5 million downloads per month), a top 10 ranking at Libsyn (1.7 million downloads per month) and top rankings, which continue to date, in the Kids & Family section at I-Tunes. For the last several years, and to date (2013), his podcast here at Podomatic generates over 5 million downloads a year and continues to grow. Prior to the onset of podcasting, he hosted WPNM Internet Radio, broadcasting a combination of talk, easy listening and early rock and from his hometown in Philadelphia, Pa. Bob was writer and bass singer for a popular 60's rock group with 6 releases on the Twist & Algonquin (EMI) labels. He's a member of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). In his early 20's, Bob Attended Philadelphia Community College for Photography and the Antinelli School of Photography soon launching Robert Joseph Studios. specializing in portraits and weddings.
Episodes (621)
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Danger With Grainger - Paula Crane Is Threatened (1956)
Danger With Grainger - Paula Crane Is Threatened (1956)
Published: 12 Mar 2018 Duration: 25:00Paula Crane Is Threatened (1956) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Danger With Granger arrived too late in the Golden Age of Radio to have any real impact on the listening public. Mutual aired this show, starting in 1956, on Monday nights at 8:30... Read more →Paula Crane Is Threatened (1956) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. Danger With Granger arrived too late in the Golden Age of Radio to have any real impact on the listening public. Mutual aired this show, starting in 1956, on Monday nights at 8:30... Read more →
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Baby Snooks - The Miracle Children Quiz Show (05-23-47)
Baby Snooks - The Miracle Children Quiz Show (05-23-47)
Published: 12 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:30The Miracle Children Quiz Show (Aired May 23, 1947) Brice and Stafford brought Baby Snooks and Daddy to television only once, an appearance on the June 12, 1950 edition of CBS-TV's Popsicle Parade of Stars. This was Fanny Brice's only appea... Read more →The Miracle Children Quiz Show (Aired May 23, 1947) Brice and Stafford brought Baby Snooks and Daddy to television only once, an appearance on the June 12, 1950 edition of CBS-TV's Popsicle Parade of Stars. This was Fanny Brice's only appea... Read more →
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X Minus One - Bad Medicine (07-10-56)
X Minus One - Bad Medicine (07-10-56)
Published: 12 Mar 2018 Duration: 28:56Bad Medicine (Aired uly 10, 1956) X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots on NBC. Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950-51), X Minus One is wide... Read more →Bad Medicine (Aired uly 10, 1956) X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in various timeslots on NBC. Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950-51), X Minus One is wide... Read more →
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Radio City Playhouse (NBC) - Special Delivery (08-07-48)
Radio City Playhouse (NBC) - Special Delivery (08-07-48)
Published: 12 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:03Special Delivery (Aired August 7, 1948) The Radio City Playhouse was a half-hour of drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John L... Read more →Special Delivery (Aired August 7, 1948) The Radio City Playhouse was a half-hour of drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John L... Read more →
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Stand By For Crime - Revolution In Latin American (1953)
Stand By For Crime - Revolution In Latin American (1953)
Published: 12 Mar 2018 Duration: 24:32Revolution In Latin American (1953) * The Exact Date Is Unknown. This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of co... Read more →Revolution In Latin American (1953) * The Exact Date Is Unknown. This show, from the early 1950s, is a good example of the true story style of delivery made popular in radio's classic crime shows Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney. Of co... Read more →
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The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - The Case Of The Vanishing Elephant (10-08-45)
The New Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - The Case Of The Vanishing Elephant (10-08-45)
Published: 11 Mar 2018 Duration: 28:35The Case Of The Vanishing Elephant (Aired October 8, 1945) According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the father of one of his classmates that led him to take up detection as a profession and he spent the six years following university w... Read more →The Case Of The Vanishing Elephant (Aired October 8, 1945) According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the father of one of his classmates that led him to take up detection as a profession and he spent the six years following university w... Read more →
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The Halls Of Ivy - Voice Of The Ivy Vine (02-20-52)
The Halls Of Ivy - Voice Of The Ivy Vine (02-20-52)
Published: 11 Mar 2018 Duration: 23:59The Voice Of The Ivy Vine (Aired February 20, 1952) The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954... Read more →The Voice Of The Ivy Vine (Aired February 20, 1952) The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1950-1952. It was created by Fibber McGee & Molly co-creator/writer Don Quinn before being adapted into a CBS television comedy (1954... Read more →
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The CBS Radio Workshop - Nightmare (05-05-57)
The CBS Radio Workshop - Nightmare (05-05-57)
Published: 11 Mar 2018 Duration: 24:41Nightmare (Aired May 5, 1957) The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this... Read more →Nightmare (Aired May 5, 1957) The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this... Read more →
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Pat Novak For Hire - Agnes Bolton (06-05-49)
Pat Novak For Hire - Agnes Bolton (06-05-49)
Published: 11 Mar 2018 Duration: 32:05Agnes Bolton (Aired June 5, 1949) Typically, a person unknown to Pat asks him to do an unusual or risky job. Pat reluctantly accepts and finds himself in hot water in the form of an unexplained dead body. Police Inspector Hellman (played by... Read more →Agnes Bolton (Aired June 5, 1949) Typically, a person unknown to Pat asks him to do an unusual or risky job. Pat reluctantly accepts and finds himself in hot water in the form of an unexplained dead body. Police Inspector Hellman (played by... Read more →
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Pier 23 (Johnny Madero) Fatal Auction (06-26-47)
Pier 23 (Johnny Madero) Fatal Auction (06-26-47)
Published: 10 Mar 2018 Duration: 28:32Fatal Auction (Aired June 26, 1947) Johnny Modero, Pier 23 is an outstanding old time radio detective and drama series. Playing the part of Johnny Modero is the great Jack Webb. It was aired on the Mutual Network as a summer relacement show... Read more →Fatal Auction (Aired June 26, 1947) Johnny Modero, Pier 23 is an outstanding old time radio detective and drama series. Playing the part of Johnny Modero is the great Jack Webb. It was aired on the Mutual Network as a summer relacement show... Read more →
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The Man Called X - Operation Fifty (01-06-51)
The Man Called X - Operation Fifty (01-06-51)
Published: 10 Mar 2018 Duration: 25:18Operation Fifty (Aired January 6, 1951) The Man Called X started over Radio with the 1944 CBS Summer replacement run for Lux Radio Theatre, comprising a total of eight episodes. The only circulating exemplar from the first run is contained ... Read more →Operation Fifty (Aired January 6, 1951) The Man Called X started over Radio with the 1944 CBS Summer replacement run for Lux Radio Theatre, comprising a total of eight episodes. The only circulating exemplar from the first run is contained ... Read more →
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The Martin & Lewis Show - Special Guest Is Danny Thomas (11-09-51)
The Martin & Lewis Show - Special Guest Is Danny Thomas (11-09-51)
Published: 10 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:42Special Guest Is Danny Thomas (Aired November 9, 1951) On July 25, 1946, Jerry began a show business partnership with Dean Martin, an association that would soon skyrocket both to fame. It started when Jerry was performing at the 500 Club i... Read more →Special Guest Is Danny Thomas (Aired November 9, 1951) On July 25, 1946, Jerry began a show business partnership with Dean Martin, an association that would soon skyrocket both to fame. It started when Jerry was performing at the 500 Club i... Read more →
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The Hermit's Cave - The House Of Murder (1940)
The Hermit's Cave - The House Of Murder (1940)
Published: 10 Mar 2018 Duration: 25:08The House Of Murder (1940) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. The Hermit's cave Ghost stories ... weird stories ... of murder, too ... the Hermit knows them all. Horror stories with Mel Johnson and howling wolves (or dogs with indigestion?) in the... Read more →The House Of Murder (1940) *The Exact Date Is Unknown. The Hermit's cave Ghost stories ... weird stories ... of murder, too ... the Hermit knows them all. Horror stories with Mel Johnson and howling wolves (or dogs with indigestion?) in the... Read more →
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Space Patrol - The Space Shark (12-06-52)
Space Patrol - The Space Shark (12-06-52)
Published: 10 Mar 2018 Duration: 28:41The Space Shark (Aired December 6, 1952) The success of the TV show spawned a radio version, which ran for 129 episodes from October 1952 to March 1955. The same cast of actors performed on both shows. The writers, scripts, adventures and d... Read more →The Space Shark (Aired December 6, 1952) The success of the TV show spawned a radio version, which ran for 129 episodes from October 1952 to March 1955. The same cast of actors performed on both shows. The writers, scripts, adventures and d... Read more →
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Rocky Jordan - Consignment For Naples (04-24-49)
Rocky Jordan - Consignment For Naples (04-24-49)
Published: 9 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:30Consignment For Naples (Aired April 24, 1949) Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast on CBS from October 31st 1948 t... Read more →Consignment For Naples (Aired April 24, 1949) Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast on CBS from October 31st 1948 t... Read more →
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You Bet Your Live - The Secret Word Is "Grass" (11-16-49)
You Bet Your Live - The Secret Word Is "Grass" (11-16-49)
Published: 9 Mar 2018 Duration: 24:40The Secret Word Is "Grass" (Aired November 16, 1949) Contestant teams usually consisted of one male and one female, most selected from the studio audience. Occasionally famous or otherwise interesting figures were invited to play (i.e., a K... Read more →The Secret Word Is "Grass" (Aired November 16, 1949) Contestant teams usually consisted of one male and one female, most selected from the studio audience. Occasionally famous or otherwise interesting figures were invited to play (i.e., a K... Read more →
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The Screen Guild Players - Across The Pacific (Starring Humphrey Bogart) 01-25-43
The Screen Guild Players - Across The Pacific (Starring Humphrey Bogart) 01-25-43
Published: 9 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:22Across The Pacific (Starring Humphrey Bogart) Aired January 25, 1943 Actors on the series included Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Eddie Cantor, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Nelso... Read more →Across The Pacific (Starring Humphrey Bogart) Aired January 25, 1943 Actors on the series included Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Eddie Cantor, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Nelso... Read more →
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The Clock - Return Of The Vanished Wife (01-19-47)
The Clock - Return Of The Vanished Wife (01-19-47)
Published: 9 Mar 2018 Duration: 23:34Return Of The Vanished Wife (Aired January 19, 1947) An Australian radio show, a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and narrated by "The Clock." First Broadcast in the United States was in No... Read more →Return Of The Vanished Wife (Aired January 19, 1947) An Australian radio show, a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and narrated by "The Clock." First Broadcast in the United States was in No... Read more →
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The Chase - King Danno (04-19-53)
The Chase - King Danno (04-19-53)
Published: 9 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:18King Danno (Aired April 19, 1953) NBC first envisioned The Chase as a new Television feature. This was not uncommon during the later 1940s and early 1950s. Several Radio features straddled both media, with varying success. Developed as a p... Read more →King Danno (Aired April 19, 1953) NBC first envisioned The Chase as a new Television feature. This was not uncommon during the later 1940s and early 1950s. Several Radio features straddled both media, with varying success. Developed as a p... Read more →
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Night Beat - Old Home Week (09-04-50)
Night Beat - Old Home Week (09-04-50)
Published: 8 Mar 2018 Duration: 29:31Old Home Week (Aired September 4, 1950) Broadcast on NBC, Nightbeat ran from 1949 to 1952 and starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked the nightbeat for the Chicago Star looking for human interest sto... Read more →Old Home Week (Aired September 4, 1950) Broadcast on NBC, Nightbeat ran from 1949 to 1952 and starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, a tough and streetwise reporter who worked the nightbeat for the Chicago Star looking for human interest sto... Read more →
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