Audition: Claudia (September 28, 1941)

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“Audition” is an episode of Claudia, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 28, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Claudia and David are newlyweds, six weeks married, starting another week together. Their Monday morning begins with bickering over David's razor and his socks, and Claudia's father notices she seems troubled. Claudia and her mother visit a pet shop, where a large dog is offered for sale. Claudia buys the dog as a surprise to cement her marriage, and when David comes home they discuss whether they can keep it. The dog is named Spencer and the household gets used to having it.

The newlyweds' apartment, a neighborhood pet shop, and their home over the course of a Monday.

Characters: Claudia, David, Mrs. Claudia's mother, Claudia's father, Spencer

Listen for: Claudia's surprise purchase of a large dog at the pet shop and David's reaction when he comes home.

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.