The Meteor From Krypton Part 01: The Adventures of Superman (September 24, 1945)

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“The Meteor From Krypton Part 01” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 24, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lois Lane and editor Perry White visit Clark Kent at his apartment after he collapses in White's office on reading a newspaper item about the death of Dr. John Whistler, a meteorologist at the Metropolis Museum. Clark had covered a story about a strange meteor that fell outside the city a year earlier, and that meteor was turned over to Dr. Whistler. Lois and Perry grow puzzled by Clark's strange behavior and suspect he is hiding something. The Adventures of Superman, a radio series, broadcast on September 24, 1945, and starring the cast of the program. Clark, troubled and alone, reflects on a danger tied to a piece of Kryptonite sealed in Dr. Whistler's vault, and his friends press him for the truth.

The Daily Planet office in Metropolis, and Clark Kent's apartment in Metropolis

Characters: Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, Dr. John Whistler, Bob Kent, Joe

Listen for: Clark Kent's confession to Lois Lane and Perry White about the meteor and the Kryptonite

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.