The Phony Housing Racket - Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (December 26, 1946)

“The Phony Housing Racket - Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 26, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Superman tracks down racketeer Brock Nielsen, who has threatened to harm Daily Planet editor Perry White if the paper runs another story about his housing swindle. Clark Kent has learned Nielsen's address, and Superman confronts Nielsen in his apartment, where Nielsen refuses to reveal White's location. Nielsen is sent to the rooftops, and then Superman pursues the matter further. Meanwhile, Nielsen's henchmen Joe and Eddie hold White in a warehouse, awaiting a signal from their boss. The Superman series, sponsored by Kellogg's Pep, is recorded for mutual broadcast. Original air date December 26, 1946.

New York City: Nielsen's apartment, a rooftop, and an old warehouse on Quinton Street.

Characters: Superman, Clark Kent, Perry White, Brock Nielsen, Brownie, Joe, Eddie

Listen for: Superman forces Nielsen to reveal where Perry White is held, and Joe and Eddie prepare to act on Nielsen's signal.

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.