The Macormack Matter - Ep 4: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (October 6, 1955)

“The Macormack Matter - Ep 4” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 6, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the murder of Joe Penny, a small-time auto thief connected to a five-year-old McCormick burglary worth $100,000. Penny is found shot and dumped in the harbor with burnt feet, and suspicion falls on his ex-wife Iris Carter, who carries a gun and wears a mink stole. Johnny must track down Iris and recover the stolen goods while navigating conflicting leads and a mysterious witness.

New York City, including the harbor and police offices

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Frank Porter, Joe Penny, Iris Carter, Lieutenant Martin, Edmund Thompson

Listen for: The investigation into Joe Penny's murder and the search for Iris Carter; Edmund Thompson's peculiar account of witnessing the body being dumped; the significance of Penny's burnt feet and the type of gun used.

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.