Treachery in Outer Space: Space Patrol (May 23, 1953)

“Treachery in Outer Space” is an episode of Space Patrol, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 23, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Buzz Corey and Happy are aboard a private space cruiser bound for Jupiter when a cosmic torpedo strikes, damaging the ship and draining its air. Earlier, Corey had traveled to the Gold Star Express spaceport on Jupiter's third moon to speak with its manager, Rex Scranor, after receiving word of a wanted ship in the area. Scranor, who has a shady past, learns that a rival named Rackman plans to target him, and he arranges for Corey's ship to be damaged on the landing field. The lent cruiser then becomes the target of an attack by Rackman's armored ship.

Space near Jupiter and Jupiter's third moon, including the Gold Star Express spaceport

Characters: Buzz Corey, Happy, Rex Scranor, Rackman, Loring

Listen for: The cosmic torpedo attack on the private cruiser and Buzz and Happy scrambling into spacesuits as the air escapes

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.