Jane Quits Her Job: OTRR My Friend Irma Singles (December 13, 1948)

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“Jane Quits Her Job” is an episode of OTRR My Friend Irma Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 13, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jane Stacy, a secretary, grows frustrated with her dull job and her overly trusting roommate Irma Peterson. After Jane quits after a dispute with her employer, Mr. Thompson, she begins to consider returning to her old position with Richard. Meanwhile, Irma and Al Ferdinand, along with their schemes, try to help Jane get her job back. The episode is part of the My Friend Irma series, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on December 13, 1948, starring Marie Wilson and Cathy Lewis.

New York City, in an apartment shared by Jane and Irma and in various offices and public places.

Characters: Jane Stacy, Irma Peterson, Mr. Thompson, Richard, Al, Professor Kraboski, Mrs. O'Reilly, Carolyn Benson

Listen for: Jane's decision to quit her job and her subsequent efforts to find new employment, along with the scheme cooked up by Irma and Al to help her.

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.