36xxxx 073 Stern Section Dumped Off: Magic Island

“36xxxx 073 Stern Section Dumped Off” is an episode of Magic Island, the old-time radio show. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Joan Gregory and Jerry Hall are trapped aboard the stolen Euclidean submarine, anchored on the ocean floor in 9,000 feet of water, while the Euclidians have located them there. Joan explains to her companions that a musical note could shatter the boat, and she devises a plan to drop the stern section to change the vessel's center of gravity. Her mother, Mrs. Gregory, and Captain Bradford are asked to clear the stern compartment of loose supplies so that the section can be released. Jerry struggles to follow Joan's reasoning as everyone prepares for an attack that could come at any moment.

Aboard the stolen Euclidean submarine, anchored on the ocean floor in 9,000 feet of water, beneath the Pacific.

Characters: Joan Gregory, Jerry Hall, Mrs. Gregory, Captain Bradford, Ted, Octavo Olok

Listen for: Joan's explanation of how dropping the stern section will change the boat's center of gravity and save it from a destructive musical note.

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.