The Talking Cat Part 02: The Adventures of Superman (January 10, 1946)

“The Talking Cat Part 02” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 10, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen investigate after reporter Lois Lane claims her Siamese cat has been talking to her. Clark examines Lois's apartment for a hidden speaking device and finds none, then takes the cat home with Jimmy. Lois has called Perry White's office, saying she is leaving town to stay with her friend Lucille Markham. When Clark calls the Markham home, he learns Lois never arrived, and he grows worried about her whereabouts. This episode is part two of the Adventures of Superman, first broadcast on January 10, 1946.

Metropolis: the Daily Planet offices, Lois Lane's apartment on the sixteenth floor, and the Markham home in Forest Heights

Characters: Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Perry White, Lucille Markham, Miss Backrack

Listen for: Clark's phone call to Lucille Markham, in which she reports that Lois never arrived

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.