The Shepherd Matter - Ep 1: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (April 16, 1956)

“The Shepherd Matter - Ep 1” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 16, 1956. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance broker Dick Porter hires investigator Johnny Dollar to look into Dr. Shepherd's suspicious request to suddenly buy $80,000 in additional life insurance, bringing his total coverage to $100,000. When Dollar visits Shepherd's office, the nervous doctor pulls a gun on him, then confesses that his life has been threatened by a patient with homicidal tendencies, forcing him to consider either leaving town or giving up his practice.

Providence, Rhode Island; Dr. Shepherd's medical office and apartment

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Dick Porter, Dr. Shepherd, Corinne, Mrs. Forbes

Listen for: The mystery behind Dr. Shepherd's sudden insurance application and the identity of the person threatening his life.

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.