The Diamond Smugglers: Boston Blackie (August 13, 1946)

“The Diamond Smugglers” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 13, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie investigates a diamond smuggling operation when he's contacted by his friend Charlie Kingston, who wants to purchase diamonds from a man named Lewis. Blackie meets Lewis and examines the stones, which Lewis claims are worth far more than the asking price of fifty thousand dollars.

A hotel room and various locations in the city

Characters: Boston Blackie, Charlie Kingston, Mr. Lewis, Inspector Faraday, Papa, Mama, Kyle

Listen for: Blackie's investigation into why Lewis is selling valuable diamonds at such a low price, and whether the stones are legitimate or stolen

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.