The Monopoly Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (December 1, 1953)

“The Monopoly Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 1, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates a fire that destroyed the Monopoly Club in Waterbank. Fire Inspector Captain McCready determines the blaze was caused by Molotov cocktails thrown through a window, pointing to arson. Club owner Gerald Hobson reveals that a man visited him a week earlier demanding $100 monthly protection money and threatening to put him out of business, raising the question of whether this extortionist is responsible for the fire.

Waterbank, at the ruins of the Monopoly Club and the owner's home

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Captain McCready, Gerald Hobson, Chief Blair, Sergeant Winnick

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into whether the arson is connected to the extortion threat against the club owner.

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.