Radio Retropolis

A man orders a coffin and is immediately struck dead by car. His family believes the curse of Obi is coming true in which their home and everyone in it is set to be destroyed on October 24th.  This very day.  Commentary on what was happening on October 24, 1948.

A woman runs into a large mentally challenged man in a cemetery who is said to be waiting for Lola- a woman who died and was buried in this cemetery a year ago.  Commentary on writer and star Bob Sloan and actress Mercedes McCambridge who scared the wits out of everyone in the movie The Exorcist.

In Kent’s apartment with Perry White and the talking Siamese cat, Kent states that the cat is ready to talk and talk right now!  Commentary on the repetition of dialogue and the "stretching of the rubber band".

Perry and Clark Kent race over to Jimmy’s home after Perry’s phone call with Jimmy’s mom told him that Jimmy is sleeping in bed.  When they get there, they are surprised to find not Jimmy, but a black cat!  Commentary on the buffoonish sider of Perry White.  Plus, Ancient Egyptian practices with cats.

An ex-con tips the cops to a gang of thieves wanted in connection with car stripping in which the only clue is a can of ultra-violet fluorescent paint.  Commentary on why the Dragnet theme was so popular, becoming a hit on the Billboard charts, and the reason the Dragnet theme was sued and found guilty of copyright infringement.

With Superman and Perry standing in the vacant room, Superman assures Perry that no one is in the house.  Not Lois or Jimmy.  So where are those voices coming from?  Commentary on top movie and song on this day.

It's a battle of wits as a professor learns a crime lord has duplicated his property down to the last detail in order to commit the perfect murder and frame the professor for the crime.  Commentary on the convoluted plot.  Plus, star George Coulouris.

Margot and Lamont investigate a strange, ghost-like apparition of a man on horseback who recently took the life of a nurse.  Commentary on star George Petrie who was best known as a favorite on the Jackie Gleason situation comedy, the Honeymooners.

The Lowell family is destined to die one by one due to an age-old curse on their family home and a locked gate. Janet Lowell, however, will do everything she can to break this curse when she meets a man named Richard.  Commentary on the real resolution to this story.

As both Perry and Jimmy search frantically in the house for Lois Lane, Perry is stunned to find that he is all alone.  Jimmy too has disappeared.  Commentary on this strange character named Poco and why he was a mistake for this show.