Shoo Fly | Death Valley Days (06-16-39)
Summary
This episode features the 1939 *Death Valley Days* radio story "Shoofly," narrated by host Andrew Rines. The tale follows a stubborn, gun-toting woman prospector who terrorizes neighboring miners by blocking a canyon trail and firing warning shots at them. After the local sheriff fails to resolve the conflict, a severe blizzard traps the woman with the body of her deceased Chinese laborer, causing her to break down emotionally. The story concludes with the woman abandoning her claim and the desert, leaving the other prospectors to deal with the aftermath.
Topics discussed
CBS promo for new comedy Eternally Yours
Just Another Day in CA: Education and Tech
Intro to Old Time Radio Westerns and Death Valley Days
Las Culturistas: Hotels.com ad segment
Lauren LaRosa: Love Lately audio series promo
Just Another Day in CA: Manufacturing and Ag
Death Valley Days: Borax sponsor and story intro
Shoofly files her mining claim at the recorder's office
Ranger and Eddie meet Shoofly and learn her name
Prospectors discover Shoefly is their neighbor
Shoefly blocks the trail with a chain and gun
Prospectors complain to the sheriff about Shoefly
Sheriff confronts Shoefly and removes the chain
Shoefly continues harassment; Sheriff leaves for Montana
Winter storm traps prospectors; Shoefly arrives
Shoefly reveals her worker has died
Shoefly decides to quit and leave the desert
Outro: Borax sponsor and cast credits
Recurring ads: Hotels.com, Love Lately, CA promo
Podcast outro and copyright information
Final ads: Hotels.com, Shingles, PNC Bank
Levi's 'Originals' commercial
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