Wall: The Whistler (October 22, 1950)

“Wall” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 22, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jeffrey Channing, nephew of the widow Hypatia Channing, lives at Channing House in Carter Town, Northern California. Five years after the Colonel's supposed drowning at sea, Jeffrey is uneasy because his aunt keeps having the house remodeled and has decided to tear down the old hollow wall. He grows close to Leah Munson, a young artist painting the house, and she urges him to leave with her. Jeffrey, troubled by his secret, hatches a plan to deal with his aunt. This is an episode of The Whistler, broadcast on October 22, 1950.

Channing House, a large aging house with a high surrounding wall in Carter Town, a small community in Northern California

Characters: Jeffrey Channing, Hypatia Channing, Leah Munson, Ned, Sam, Judge Fuller

Listen for: Jeffrey's uneasy talks with Leah and his aunt, and his thoughts about the hollow wall.

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.