The Book Crook: OTRR My Friend Irma Singles (January 19, 1948)

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“The Book Crook” is an episode of OTRR My Friend Irma Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 19, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Irma Peterson, a scatterbrained secretary, loses her job and spends her savings on a phony self-improvement course, leaving the couple unable to meet payments on their new piano. Her roommate Jane Stacy, who works as a private secretary, is frustrated and worried about the money. Irma tries to find a new job through Park Avenue connections and social contacts, but her efforts go awkwardly wrong. The episode is part of the My Friend Irma radio comedy series, which aired on CBS Radio on January 19, 1948, starring Marie Wilson and Cathy Lewis.

An apartment at 8224 West 73rd Street in New York, along with a shared office and a society home

Characters: Irma Peterson, Jane Stacy, Mr. Clyde, Richard, Professor Kravatski, Mrs. O'Reilly, Al, Joe

Listen for: Irma's efforts to get her job back and Jane's frustration over the piano payments

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.