Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 08: The Adventures of Superman (March 21, 1941)

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“Last Of The Clipper Ships Part 08” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 21, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are aboard the clipper ship Clara M during a voyage around the world when Captain Hawkins is badly injured in a storm and lies at the point of death. With no doctor on board, Clark Kent decides to perform an operation on the captain, guided by a doctor from a nearby South American liner by radio. Barnaby objects to the plan, and the captain's condition is uncertain as the operation proceeds. Meanwhile, some of the crew grow restless and start to scheme against the ship's leadership.

Aboard the clipper ship Clara M on the open sea, with radio contact to a South American liner, the San Jose

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Captain Hawkins, Barnaby, Lymie

Listen for: The radio exchange with the doctor on the San Jose and the crew's growing unrest as the captain's operation goes on

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.