The Payroll: Fort Laramie (September 16, 1956)

“The Payroll” is an episode of Fort Laramie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 16, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Captain Quince deals with tensions at Fort Laramie as soldiers and officers alike grow impatient waiting for the paymaster who hasn't visited in four months. With men unpaid and morale suffering, Quince seeks answers about when the paymaster might finally arrive at the post.

Fort Laramie cavalry post on the frontier

Characters: Captain Lee Quince, Bean, Harrison, Major Daggett

Listen for: The mounting frustration among soldiers over lack of pay and Captain Quince's determination to do something about the situation

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.