Tell You Why I Shouldn't Die: Suspense (June 7, 1951)

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“Tell You Why I Shouldn't Die” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 7, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Nat Disco, a Coney Island pitchman, confronts Charlie, a jealous man holding a gun, in a tense conversation that recounts the events leading up to their confrontation. Charlie believes Nat ruined his romance with Eileen, and Nat sets out to argue that he is not to blame. The episode is part of the Suspense radio series, first broadcast on June 7, 1951, with Richard Widmark starring. Nat's account of his dealings with Eileen and Charlie unfolds as he tries to talk his way out of danger.

New York City, including Nat's apartment, a Coney Island setting, and Reno

Characters: Nat Disco, Charlie, Eileen

Listen for: Nat's attempts to talk his way out of danger while Charlie holds a gun on him

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.