{"id":49312,"date":"2026-06-03T23:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=49312"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:36:17","slug":"the-eternal-light-a-segment-of-my-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/the-eternal-light-a-segment-of-my-times\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eternal Light: A Segment of My TImes (AWR0297)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7133\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-49312-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0297.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0297.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0297.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0297.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=49312-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/awr\/awr0297.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"awr0297.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D49312\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7GUQWid20SBBSGRyZrPjhq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/otrdetectives\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-otr-detective-the-g-29542022\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Great-Detectives-of-Old-Time-Radio-p329374\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/AWR-Cover-Art-1400.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing World of Radio\" width=\"202\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"716\">This week in our summer series featuring old-time radio appearances by actors who later played killers on <em><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Columbo<\/span><\/span><\/em>, we spotlight <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ross Martin<\/span><\/span>. Martin delivers a memorable performance as <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Al Smith<\/span><\/span> in this 1950 episode of <em data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"502\">The Eternal Light<\/em>, a dramatization of the controversy surrounding Smith&#8217;s response to questions about whether his Catholic faith disqualified him from serving as President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"803\">Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 22, 1950<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"833\">Program: <em data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"833\">The Eternal Light<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"995\">Featuring <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Roger De Koven<\/span><\/span> as Judge Joseph M. 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