The last month or so was rough with the long-distance move, but
we're slowly settling in to a new house in a new province, and are
content to not move again for the foreseeable future. This was the
longest move we've ever done - 13 hours by car - but not the most
difficult, which would have been our move to Canada from the
States. Moving to another country is one of those once-in-a-lifetime
things, or at least it should be. If you're already a citizen of the
country you are moving to and alone, it's not too bad, but throw a
family of non-citizens into the mix, and it gets complicated
quickly.

For this move, I had to drive out a few days ahead of my wife. One
of the things that kept me company on the 13-hour drive (aside from
caffeine) was old-time radio. I had files downloaded and playlists
setup on my phone so I could listen for hours without too much
fuss. One of them was 'Adventures by Morse' [0], a 1940's vintage
adventure show. Most of the old shows are available on archive.org,
and the best recordings have been preserved and uploaded by the "Old
Time Radio Researchers Group" [1].

I'm a fan of the detective genre; some of the best include "Richard
Diamond, Private Detective" [2], "Adventures of Philip Marlowe" [3]
and "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" [4]. On the comedy front, I have
lately been enjoying Jack Benny [5]. An amazingly well-written and
produced western series is Gunsmoke [6]. A personal favorite and
"newer" show from the 70s and 80s that I actually listened to as a
kid is the "CBS Radio Mystery Theater" [7].

I think one of the most interesting things for me is the social
commentary and history exposed in the shows. Even though the
so-called golden age of radio (30s - 60s) was a very different time,
there are still commonalities. Occasionally you can hear news
snippets from that time period, or public service announcements, for
example spots urging people to buy war bonds, or to not hoard food
during war-time rationing. Even the ads are an interesting window
into the past.

[0]: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Adventures_Morse_Singles
[1]: https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Old+Time+Radio+Researchers+Group%22
[2]: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Richard_Diamond_Private_Detective_Singles
[3]: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Philip_Marlowe_Singles
[4]: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_YoursTrulyJohnnyDollar_Singles
[5]: https://archive.org/search?query=jack+benny+single+episodes
[6]: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles
[7]: https://www.cbsrmt.com/