36xxxx 125 They Are Sinking: Magic Island

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“36xxxx 125 They Are Sinking” 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

The Euclydian island of Euclydia rises from the sea, and Captain Tex Bradford and Elaine Raleigh race to keep its people trapped beneath the water. With the island surfacing, the Euclydians gain openings to escape, and Tex has only one charge of solvent left. He plans to flood the island's elevator shaft if the Euclydians advance. Meanwhile, Mrs. Gregory, Joan and Jerry at home try desperately to radio Tex and Elaine, growing anxious as dark approaches and no answer comes. Their boat, pushed to its limits, races toward the island.

The magic island of Euclydia, rising from the sea near its old volcanic crater, and a boat on the ocean heading toward the island.

Characters: Tex Bradford, Elaine Raleigh, Thales, Mrs. Gregory, Joan, Jerry, John, Mr. Johnson

Listen for: Listen for Tex's plan to break solvent bottles against the elevator housing to flood the island, and for the tension when Mrs. Gregory's radio calls go unanswered.

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.