The Philanthropist: Box 13 (1948)

“The Philanthropist” is an episode of Box 13, the old-time radio show, first broadcast in 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Dan Holiday receives a letter at his Box 13 address from a red-haired man asking for help. The man, who goes by Red, explains that his friend Suki has gone missing after they were separated by railroad detectives while traveling together. Red believes Suki was supposed to meet him at a rescue mission in town but never arrived. Dan agrees to help investigate what happened to Suki.

A city park by a lake, a rescue mission, and Dan Holiday's office.

Characters: Dan Holiday, Red, Suki, Mrs. Work, Izzy

Listen for: The mystery of what happened to Suki and why Red's letter brought Dan into this strange case.

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.