What happens
Chester Riley and his wife Peg disagree over whether their son Junior should keep taking piano lessons, and Riley insists the boy be allowed to make up his own mind. Junior's choices soon cause trouble at home, and Riley tries to manage the outcome in his own way. The Life of Riley is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on May 20, 1949, on the Blue Network and ABC and NBC. William Bendix stars as Riley, with Paula Winslowe as Peg, Hans Conried and Alan Reed also in the cast. The family argues over school, work and money while Riley keeps trying to set matters right.
The Riley family home, a rented house, with a nearby neighborhood where Junior runs a parcel delivery business
Characters: Chester Riley, Peg Riley, Junior Riley, Digger O'Dell, Gillis
Listen for: Riley's exchanges with Peg about Junior's piano lessons and his decision to quit school for work
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.