The Callicles Matter - Ep 5: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (May 4, 1956)

“The Callicles Matter - Ep 5” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 4, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the disappearance of David Parsons, a broker whose father hired a detective agency to find him. When the case breaks open, David calls his wife from San Francisco, revealing that he has deliberately left his old life behind and will not be returning.

Los Angeles and San Francisco, 1956. Police station, bank, and bar.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Mr. Parsons, David Parsons, Dorothy Parsons, Sergeant Engel, Kenneth Temple, Jerry Ingle

Listen for: The revelation of why David Parsons disappeared and his phone call from San Francisco to his wife, explaining his reasons for leaving.

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.