36xxxx 066 Stealing A Sub: Magic Island

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“36xxxx 066 Stealing A Sub” is an episode of Magic Island, the old-time radio show that aired in 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jerry Gregory, Joan, Captain Redford and Mrs. Gregory have escaped the island of Euclidea by seizing an unguarded submarine. Joan explains that its power comes from small fuel capsules and that it can travel far enough to reach California. Tex, a navigator, asks how the vessel is steered, and Joan shows them a chart and a reflector screen that lets them see ahead through the water. The group discusses the danger of arriving with an armed Euclidean vessel and whether to keep their return secret. Joan proposes sinking the submarine near the harbor and swimming the last five miles with special equipment. The series is Magic Island, and this story continues the escape.

A Euclidean submarine travelling from the island of Euclidea toward Los Angeles

Characters: Jerry Gregory, Joan, Captain Redford, Mrs. Gregory, Tex, Pat

Listen for: Joan's explanation of the fuel capsules, the reflector screen that shows the water ahead, and her plan to sink the submarine and swim to the harbor.

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.