Stacey Yop and Doctor Sockers: Vic and Sade

Vic and Sade, old-time radio on Stupid Potato

“Stacey Yop and Doctor Sockers” is an episode of Vic and Sade, the old-time radio show that aired from 1932 to 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Vic and Sade discuss an upcoming visit from Dr. Sockers, a Montana physician and brain specialist who is passing through town. Their neighbor Stacy has been switching between right-handed and left-handed behavior, and he wants to consult the doctor about it. Vic and Sade debate whether the visit should happen at Stacy's hotel or at their home. The series is Vic and Sade, the 1941 broadcast date is given only as a partial date in the title, and the lead actors are Bernardine Flynn and Bill Idelson.

A home in the city, with Stacy staying at the Butler House Hotel, around 1941.

Characters: Vic, Sade, Stacy Yop, Doctor Sockers

Listen for: Stacy's sudden switches between right and left hand, and Vic and Sade's argument over whether the doctor should come to the house.

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.