The Callicles Matter - Ep 1: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (April 30, 1956)

“The Callicles Matter - Ep 1” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 30, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar, an insurance investigator for Eastern Casualty, arrives to look into the disappearance of David Parsons Jr., who hasn't been seen for ten days. The young man's father, a formidable businessman, refuses to involve the police and resists cooperating with Dollar's investigation, fearing publicity that could damage his company and reputation.

The Parsons home in Bellaire, a wealthy residential area; also the Parsons office and the Beverly Hilton hotel where Dollar is staying.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Robert Ecker, David Parsons Sr., Mrs. Parsons (David's wife)

Listen for: The tense confrontation between Johnny Dollar and the domineering David Parsons Sr., who tries to throw the investigator out of his home; the mystery of why a young man worth a million dollars would disappear without a word.

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.