Ron's Amazing Stories

Ron’s Amazing Stories is a weekly podcast. We play classic short stories, old-time radio and much more. Do you have a story that you want to tell? Ron will read it on the show or you can tell it for yourself! Also, we do interviews with authors, radio personalities, actors and even an NBA all-star.

RAS #722 - Danger Has Two Faces: A Gunsmoke Double Feature

Jan 22, 2026

This week on Ron’s Amazing Stories, we saddle up for a classic Gunsmoke double feature, featuring two gripping radio dramas that show danger wearing very different disguises. Set in and around Dodge City—a real town and proudly known as the Cowboy Capital of the World—these stories highlight why Gunsmoke...

RAS #721 - When Nature Turns Savage: Tales from Escape

Jan 15, 2026

Ron’s Amazing Stories opens the door to one of radio’s most celebrated suspense anthologies—Escape. Known for its tales of danger, obsession, and the darker corners of human (and animal) behavior, Escape rarely pulled its punches. In this double feature, we explore what happens when the natural world breaks its...

RAS #720 - Dimension X Presents: Two Expeditions to Mars

Jan 8, 2026

Dimension X Presents: Two Expeditions to Mars

This week on Ron’s Amazing Stories, we turn our attention skyward to one of the most influential works of science fiction ever written — The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. First published in 1950, Bradbury’s interconnected stories of Mars weren’t really about...

RAS #719 - Wings in the Gathering Storm: Flight Command

Dec 25, 2025

In this episode of Ron’s Amazing Stories, we return to the tense days of 1940, when the world was already at war—and America was watching the storm clouds gather.

The Story comes from Lux Radio Theatre: the radio adaptation of the MGM film Flight Command. Released in 1940, the film starred Robert Taylor, Ruth...

RAS #718 - Voices In The Dark

Dec 11, 2025

This week on Ron’s Amazing Stories, we wander into the shadows—literally. We’re featuring two classic old-time radio programs that built their reputations on unseen narrators and atmospheric storytelling: The Shadow and The Whistler. Each one whispers from the darkness, but with personalities that couldn’t...

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