The Discovery of Ponce the Lion: Let George Do It (April 30, 1951)

“The Discovery of Ponce the Lion” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 30, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine arrives in Baja Junction, a small Pacific town, to investigate the return of Ponce the Lion, a dangerous ex-convict released from jail after serving time for manslaughter. The townspeople fear Ponce may carry out threats against those who testified against him, but when George confronts him, Ponce claims he has discovered something that has changed him and made him different.

Baja Junction, a small town in the Pacific; includes Toli's dance hall and the Oriental section of town

Characters: George Valentine, Buster, Franco (Director of Baja Junction Trade Relations Club), Miss Brooks, Lawrence Pinkney, Phil Minahan, Ponce the Lion

Listen for: George's investigation into what Ponce has discovered and whether the ex-convict's claims of change are genuine or a cover for his revenge threats against his former accusers.

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.