What happens
Jack Benny broadcasts his show from the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at 29 Palms, a desert post, with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Larry Stevens and Don Wilson. The program opens with Benny joking about the two chest hairs he has named Abercrombie and Pitch, then moves through banter about the isolated base, Benny's memories of his Navy days, and Larry Stevens singing. Harris teases Benny about his new film, and the broadcast also includes a sketch in which the cast play early settlers of 29 Palms. The episode was first heard on April 22, 1945, on NBC and CBS Radio.
A US Naval Auxiliary Air Station in the California desert at 29 Palms
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Larry Stevens, Don Wilson
Listen for: Benny's running jokes about Abercrombie and Pitch, his Navy hammock story, and the desert settler sketch
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.