Radio Retropolis

This episode takes a little bit of active listening due to its less than ideal quality, but I hope you enjoy this next episode about two guys driving across the desert pick up three hitch-hikers who turn out to be escaped Nazi prisoners. Commentary on the Nazi's last attempt to overtake the Allies with the Battle of the Bulge, plus Hitler begins to mentally lose it causing some dissension in ranks.

A criminal lawyer clears his clients only to force them into a series of robberies. Commentary on great voice actors of the day and the art form of being a radio actor at that time. Plus, we discuss the logic of The Shadow as to how mass hypnosis would work if he really existed.

John Garfield stars as a man in the criminal underworld who is given a literal "death sentence" by a mob boss. He is told he has exactly one week to live. JR speaks on Garfield's tragic career and his controversial death at age 39.

Jimmy Olsen encounters a strange man named Anthar who claims to be from a "lost planet" called Utopia and warns of an invasion of Earth. Commentary on this serial which is an exact remake of the "lost" serial Planet Utopia from 1944.

When Liz gets a traffic ticket on the day George is "Safety Week" chairman, George decides to lock the car in the to garage and hide the key. Commentary on why Lucille Ball allowed her character Liz to be naive and prone to deceitful tactics which are normally not admirable, sympathetic characteristics. Also discussed are real driving statistics based on gender that may surprise you.

A narcotics dealer has been badly beaten and claims his assailant was a young police officer. Extended commentary on an email we received based on the concerns of a listener from a previous podcast commentary.

Lois manages to break free of her binds and sets fire to the room hoping to attract outside attention before she and Bucky are executed. But will they be saved before they succumb to the very flames? JR speaks on who fans believe is the best live action Superman of all time. Will your favorite be on the list?

While Lamont and Margot are visiting a friend in Haiti, a local voodoo cult kidnaps their friend's child. With the help of The Shadow, Margot must convince the natives that she is a powerful priestess to try and save the child. We discuss the practice of voodoo in the 1930s as well as today in comparison to Christianity. Plus, this was Margo's big episode played exceptionally well by Agnes Moorehead.

A chemist develops a substance that supposedly allows colorblind people to perceive colors, but it has dangerous side effects leading to madness and death. JR speaks on villains and the intent of the plot.

William Powell stars as a criminal who escapes a prison train after a crash but remains handcuffed, leading to a frantic, isolated struggle to break free to collect the $250,000 he has stashed away. JR speaks on actor William Powell, his connection to Jean Harlow, and his powerful performance in this episode.