What happens
Irma and Jane share an apartment, and Jane is frustrated by Irma's careless spending while the two try to balance their budget. Jane explains inflation to Irma and then pays off their piano for $200, but Irma withdraws their savings and buys a worthless glass 'diamond' from a swindler on Main Street. Jane must then recover the money before the check she gave the piano company is cashed. The episode is a 1948 installment of the My Friend Irma radio series, first broadcast on CBS Radio on September 13, 1948, with Marie Wilson as Irma and Cathy Lewis as Jane. Hans Conried and Alan Reed also appear in the cast.
An apartment shared by Irma and Jane, with Main Street nearby
Characters: Irma, Jane Stacy, Al, Professor Kropotkin, Mrs. O'Reilly, Mr. Woods, Mr. Darrow
Listen for: Jane's attempts to explain inflation to Irma, and Irma's purchase of the glass 'diamond'
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.