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★★★★★

4.9

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52 reviews

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Decades ago, WRVO Public Media began broadcasting old-time radio with a small collection comprising 20 reel-to-reel tapes. Today the collection includes nearly 7,000 reels and over 20,000 broadcasts."Tuned to Yesterday" is public radio's premier old-time radio show, hosted by Mark Lavonier. The highest quality broadcasts are restored and played as they were heard years and years ago. You'll hear programs like "The Whistler," "The Jack Benny Show," "Fibber McGee and Molly," "Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy," and "Gunsmoke" – spanning all genres.

Podcast episodes

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10/11/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/10/12

True History: Memoirs of the Movies “Requiem for a Writer” 1959 Syndicated, Strange as it Seems “Stories from South America” mid to later 1930’s Syndicated.

10/9/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/10/10

Sitcom: Our Miss Brooks 5/15/49 CBS, Duffy’s Tavern 3/30/49 NBC.

9/27/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/09/28

True History: You Are There “Columbus Discovers America” 7/28/47 CBS, Cavalcade of America “The Sailor Takes a Wife” 1/31/44 NBC Red.

9/13/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/09/14

Quiz: Information, Please “Guest: Rex Stout” NBC, You Bet Your Life 11/22/50 NBC.

9/6/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/09/07

True History: Biographies in Sound “The Wonderful World of Robert Benchley” 5/8/56 NBC.

8/31/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/09/01

Drama: Suspense “Dead Man’s Story” 5/15/60 CBS, Night Beat 5/1/52 NBC.

8/31/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/09/01

Variety: Good News of 1938 2/17/38 NBC.

8/30/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/31

Romance: Lady Esther Screen Guild Players “Shopworn Angel” 10/2/44 CBS, Romance “A Girl’s Best Friend” 9/17/55 CBS.

8/30/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/31

Broadway: Theater Guild “The Royal Family” 12/16/45 ABC.

8/29/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/30

Horror: Fantasies from Lights Out “Reunion in Death” 7/21/45 NBC, Hermit’s Cave “House on Lost Lands Bluff” 1945 Syndicated.

8/29/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/30

Comedy: Judy Canova Show 11/9/43 CBS, Milton Berle Show 12/9/47 NBC.

8/28/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/29

Crime: Screen Directors’ Playhouse “The Damned Don’t Cry” 4/5/51 NBC.

8/28/26 10pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/29

Mystery: Casey, Crime Photographer “The Fix” 2/26/48 CBS, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons “The Case of the Moonless Night” 1/6/44 CBS.

8/27/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/28

Western: NBC University Theater “The Big Sky” 8/13/49 NBC.

8/24/26 11pm Tuned to Yesterday

2026/08/25

Drama: Campbell Playhouse “The Hurricane” 11/5/39 CBS.

Podcast reviews

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4.9 out of 5

52 reviews

★★★★★

TrevorDiddell 2026/06/29

No more sci fi?

Always enjoy this but for a while there has been no sci fi episodes - what happened?

★★★★★

A Fan from Mansfield 2026/01/27

Lowers my Blood Pressure

It’s as simple as that.

★★★★★

jeannie_waitress 2023/10/01

Love Old Radio

Please don’t ever get rid of this program, it’s a wonderful look into the past! It’s so real, educational and entertaining. Thank you

★★★★★

Tom dishayshdif 2022/07/10

The best!

So good. Thank you mark lavonier.

★★★★★

JETessendorf 2021/04/14

Thank you, Mark Livonier and WRVO

Some shows I enjoy for their quality, some for their social history, and I always appreciate Mr. Livonier’s background on the shows.

★☆☆☆☆

tDHARTYss 2020/08/29

The way it is

I am so glad that I don’t have to listen to Mark anymore now that I have found an app for my phone with all the old radio shows on it. I am not a fan ...

★★★★★

alpanach 2019/05/09

A gift of history and entertainment

I’ve been listening to Tuned to Yesterday since junior high (just graduated college) and it’s always been a blessing to hear the stories from an era w...

★★★★★

bsue 2011/08/29

Tuned To Yesterday

I love this podcast! Mark brings a wide variety of entertainment and history to us every day. Listening to the stars from yesterday helps get me thr...

★★★★★

Ron Wray 2009/10/27

WRVO Playhouse

I have listened to Mark for several years and now with the easily downloadable podcasts, I can listen to every program of Mark and John. The show sele...

★★★★★

ProffessorTom 2009/10/21

Professor Emeritus

I have been listeing to the WRVO playhouse for many years on an FM radio. I live at the fringes of the boradcast, so I needed an antenna and a powerfu...

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