Clan Of The Fiery Cross Part 10: The Adventures of Superman (June 21, 1946)

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“Clan Of The Fiery Cross Part 10” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 21, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Chuck Riggs struggles with what to do after he learns that Clark Kent wants the boy who phoned him to come forward about the hooded attackers. Chuck's uncle, Matt Riggs, leader of the Clan of the Fiery Cross, has been watching him closely. Meanwhile, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen are held captive in a hillside hideout, where the clan prepares to tar and feather them. Their captors unmask a surprising figure, and Matt Riggs condemns the two prisoners to death. Clark Kent searches for them, while Beanie Martin, the copy boy, waits at the Daily Planet. The Adventures of Superman is a radio serial, first broadcast on June 21, 1946.

Metropolis, including the Riggs home, the Daily Planet offices, and a hideout in the hills where the Clan of the Fiery Cross holds its captives

Characters: Chuck Riggs, Mrs. Riggs, Matt Riggs, Clark Kent, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Beanie Martin

Listen for: Matt Riggs condemning Perry White and Jimmy Olsen to death, and Clark Kent's realization about the boy who phoned him

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.