The Talking Cat Part 09: The Adventures of Superman (January 21, 1946)

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“The Talking Cat Part 09” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 21, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Perry White and Clark Kent investigate a Siamese cat that seems to speak in human voices. Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen have vanished after claiming the cat spoke to them, and Superman could find no trace of them. At Jimmy's home, a black cat has replaced the missing reporter in his bed. The Adventures of Superman radio series presents this episode, which first aired on January 21, 1946. Kent takes the cat back to his apartment, insisting that it will explain the disappearances. Perry is skeptical and frazzled by the strange events.

Metropolis, including the Daily Planet offices, the Olsen home, an old deserted house, and Clark Kent's apartment

Characters: Clark Kent, Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Mrs. Olsen, Superman

Listen for: Whether the cat will actually talk, and what Clark Kent learns from it

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.