George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss - Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (September 12, 1946)

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“George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss - Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 12, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Superman investigates the shooting of war hero Joe Martin, which the state political boss George Latimer has pinned on Sam Robbins, Joe's friend. Robbins is being driven by state troopers toward the Grant City jail, and Latimer has urged the Metropolis Clarion to whip up public feeling against him and the veterans. Reporter Clark Kent learns that Lippy Williams, the Clarion's star reporter, linked to the gun found in Robbins's house, has been found dead on River Road. Meanwhile, a group of angry men gathers behind a barn in Lordville to waylay the police car carrying Robbins. This is part eight of the 1946 episode in the Adventures of Superman radio series.

Metropolis and the state of Grant City, including Lordville

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, George Latimer, Sam Robbins, Joe Martin, Lippy Williams, Abner Brown, Governor Wheeler

Listen for: The angry crowd behind the barn in Lordville waits for the police car carrying Sam Robbins

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.