What happens
Jack Benny and his cast perform a broadcast from the U.S. Naval Hospital at Corona, California, for the sailors and patients there. Jack and Don Wilson argue over which naval hero said "Don't give up the ship," and the dispute draws in Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester and new singer Larry Stevens. Jack and Don each claim to know the answer, and they phone Rochester at home to settle the question. The Jack Benny program aired on NBC and CBS Radio on November 19, 1944, and its lead actors include Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.
The U.S. Naval Hospital at Corona, California, during a live broadcast, with a stage audience of sailors.
Characters: Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Larry Stevens, Larry Adler
Listen for: The running argument over who said "Don't give up the ship," and the phone call to Rochester at home to look it up.
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.