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

“The Discovery of Ponce, the Lion (HSG)” 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

Private investigator George Valentine arrives in Baja Junction to investigate the return of Ponce the Lion, a man just released from jail after serving time for manslaughter. The town fears Ponce has vowed revenge against those who testified against him, but when George confronts him, Ponce claims he has changed and made some kind of important discovery that has transformed him.

Baja Junction, a small town in the Pacific region with an Oriental section and various local businesses including Toli's dance hall and a jazz house.

Characters: George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Franco, Lawrence Pinkney, Ponce the Lion, Phil Minahan, Buster

Listen for: George's investigation into whether Ponce's threats of revenge are genuine or if his claim of personal transformation is sincere; the mystery of Ponce's alleged discovery.

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.