Murder on Rourke Island: The Whistler (December 30, 1946)

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“Murder on Rourke Island” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 30, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Keith Brandon reunites with Cathy Dunn after his wealthy father's death, only to learn the will binds him to live with his uncle, Matt Brandon, six days a week. The estate can pass to a hospital fund if he refuses. Keith's frustration grows as Cathy breaks off their engagement and his uncle's household routine tightens around him. The Whistler series, first broadcast on December 30, 1946, presents this story, with the narrator's introduction and sponsor messages set aside.

Seattle, Washington, and the Brandon family home on the shore of Lake Washington

Characters: Keith Brandon, Cathy Dunn, Matt Brandon, Mr. Bradbury, Miss Brown

Listen for: Keith's discovery of a prescription bottle in his uncle's medicine cabinet

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.