Radio Retropolis

This special episode tells three tales of life and death in the city of Los Angeles one Fourth of July weekend. Commentary on Webb pal Harry Bartell and an examination of why one crucial scene, in which Friday did not deliver, but Bartell's character did. Also, why Stacy Harris, known for his aggressive roles, excels here as the father of the boy who was at the center of one story's tragedy.

Pug had grand illusions to steal the map from Kent as a gag. But unbeknownst to him, others are planning to do the same thing at the same time which puts Pug's life in dire straits. Commentary on the derogatory term half breed used against the villain.

Lamont Cranston dies so that The Shadow can go undercover to battle a super-villain who has discovered his secret identity. Commentary on how the science fiction of yesterday became the science fact today as we learn a new power of the Shadow. Plus,a look at the 1939 ratings and which show was number one. We end with a salute to Agnes Moorehead in her final episode as Margo Lane.

Clark, Jimmy and young Pug prepare to head back to Metropolis by ship after their harrowing experience with the Clara M and the treasure map. But they are once again in serious danger when two nefarious fellows learn Kent has a valuable treasure map in his possession and make plans to steal it. Pug also has plans which puts him in great danger.

An unidentified man is abducted from a downtown street where blood stains are found on the sidewalk. The abductors escaped in a gray sedan which turns up later also containing matching blood stains. Commentary on Jack Webb's working style and the sci-fi icon who launched his career adapting real police stories into Dragnet scripts.

JR wraps season 11 and shares what to expect this summer and what will be new for the start of season 12 in September!

A vicious convict is released from jail and goes after the man who put him behind bars -- The Shadow. Commentary on North and South Brother Islands in the East River by the Bronx as the source locations most likely used for this episode. Plus we look at the raw brutality of the lead villain which we see more in this season as well as Agnes Moorehead not being available for this episode.

An impatient wife who has had enough of her invalid husband who just won't die on his own decides to murder him. JR speaks on the controversial life of star Joan Fontaine.

Someone killed Claudia's first husband…and then her second. When she picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on the side of the road who seems to know all about her, she is convinced she's the next to die unless she can secure the police to nab him before he tries to murder her. Commentary on tonight's stars Everett Sloane and Wendy Barrie.

Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane overhear a shortwave radio message of an international spy who is planning to steal a new warplane. Commentary on how Hollywood represented zombies and how this episode takes real voodoo legend to explain their existence here. Plus, we pay tribute to the one of the episode's co-writers who went on to create one of the most popular fictional detectives in modern literature.