Looking For Kryptonite Part 25: The Adventures of Superman (January 8, 1946)

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“Looking For Kryptonite Part 25” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 8, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Superman, rescued by Batman and Robin from a cyclotron where he was exposed to Kryptonite, recovers in the Metropolis laboratory on Mount George. Batman and Robin escort the crooked leader Mr. Jones to police headquarters, and Jones confesses where he hid stolen stock. Later, at the Daily Planet, editor Perry White tells Clark Kent that Lois Lane has suddenly resigned, behaving erratically. Lois arrives, accuses White of persecuting her, and draws a gun on him, leaving Clark and White frozen in fear. The episode is part of the Adventures of Superman radio series, first broadcast on January 8, 1946.

Metropolis, including a secret laboratory on Mount George and the offices of the Daily Planet

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Batman, Robin, Mr. Jones, Perry White, Lois Lane, Inspector Henderson

Listen for: Lois Lane's sudden erratic behavior and her gun drawn on Perry White at the Daily Planet

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.