Fur Smuggling Part 02: The Adventures of Superman (July 16, 1941)

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“Fur Smuggling Part 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 16, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and young Jimmy Olsen are on a dog sled trip into Canada with their French-Canadian guide, Batiste. On their first night, two armed men claiming to be game wardens order them to move on, but Kent refuses. Later a mysterious plane drops something in the woods, and the two men search for it. Kent and Jimmy watch as the men turn on each other and shots are fired, and Kent finds a shotgun twisted into a knot. Afterward the two men plan to set bear traps along the forest trail, hoping to catch the government man they suspect is following them. The guide thinks the men are dangerous, and the group must decide whether to keep going.

A dog sled trip northward into Canada, with a campsite in the snowy woods and a nearby shack used by two men.

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Batiste, Bull, Bo, Chuck

Listen for: The two men discussing the bear traps they plan to hide along the forest trail.

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.