The Vociferous Dolphin Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (July 1, 1962)

“The Vociferous Dolphin Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 1, 1962. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is summoned to sunny California by his insurance company to investigate an unusual claim: Professor Doctor Yeriantha wants to insure the lives of two dolphins named Petey and Sue. Upon arriving at her private oceanarium near San Diego, Johnny discovers the eccentric professor is conducting experiments to translate dolphin communication into human language, and her worried niece Penelope hints that mysterious accidents have been plaguing the operation.

A private oceanarium at Shelter Point near San Diego, California, featuring a large tank for dolphins connected to a pier and a clifftop house overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Wilbur Burnett, Professor Doctor Yeriantha, Penelope Warman, Carl

Listen for: The dolphins' vocalizations and the mysterious gunfire on the pier; Johnny's observations about the eccentric professor and the suspicious accidents.

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.