The Immortal People: The Adventures of Superman (April 8, 1940)

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“The Immortal People” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 8, 1940. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Dr. George Haven Beach's daughter Elsie help the wounded scientist after a poisoned dart strikes him in Stone House, a suburban home in Brentwood. Dr. Beach explains that he stole a sacred emerald idol from the Azteland Indians of South America, believing its carvings hold the secret of the immortal people. Their conversation is interrupted by noises upstairs, and the household rushes to investigate. The Adventures of Superman is the series, and this episode aired on April 8, 1940.

Stone House, a suburban home in Brentwood, and its surrounding grounds in the South American jungle region of the Azteland Indians

Characters: Clark Kent, Dr. George Haven Beach, Elsie Beach, Zingri

Listen for: Dr. Beach's explanation of the emerald idol and the immortal people, and the sounds of the intruders upstairs

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.