Strange Sisters: The Whistler (January 28, 1946)

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“Strange Sisters” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 28, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Pamela Randall resents her sister Sally, who inherited their father's estate and is about to marry Henry French. Pamela has long controlled her fragile youngest sister Kathy, who attempted suicide over Henry. Pamela persuades Kathy that Henry loves her and that Sally must be stopped. Pamela's scheme begins to take shape in the household of Newton, where Sally has left the family house to her sisters. The Whistler, a radio drama from January 1946, presents the story as a tale of jealousy and dark plans, and the sisters' relationships form its core.

Newton, a small town where the Randall family home stands

Characters: Pamela Randall, Kathy Randall, Sally Randall, Henry French, Mrs. Stokes, Dr. Johnson, Mr. Watkins

Listen for: Pamela's manipulation of Kathy and the sisters' bitter quarrels over the inheritance and Henry

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.