Story Of The Century Part 11: The Adventures of Superman (April 15, 1946)

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“Story Of The Century Part 11” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 15, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent's April Fool's prank on his colleague Candy Myers turns dangerous when two masked gunmen steal $20,000 from Kent's apartment while Myers is guarding it. Batman and Lois Lane track a taxi driver matching a witness's description and head to his home to recover the money. The episode is part 11 of The Adventures of Superman, first aired on April 15, 1946, and is broadcast on the Mutual network.

New Trotler, including police headquarters, the Cropless Taxi Company, and a bungalow across the river on Quarry Road

Characters: Batman, Lois Lane, Candy Myers, Clark Kent, Fred Johnson

Listen for: The taxi driver's identification from photographs and the rescue in the basement of the bungalow

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.