Radio Retropolis

Our 12th season kicks off with a brand new adventure with two returning villians and the one substance that can kill Superman-Kryptonite. JR speaks on the change in direction for the series as well as the overall production.

Seventeen year old Betty thinks she's ready for marriage. Commentary on the genesis of the series and how it would evolve.

A man who kept his life savings in his mattress has been killed. His invalid wife has been beaten with a club. Commentary after the episode on The Martin and Lewis Show which also ran on NBC radio at the time.

JR wraps up the summer encore podcasts and teases what's to come in Season 12 of Radio Retropolis which is set to begin September 14th!

A woman files a report with Friday and Smith that her mother has disappeared. Foul play is suspected with their key suspect the woman's father. Commentary on Harry Bartell's time in radio. Plus announcer George Fenneman working with two polar opposites-Jack Webb and Groucho Marx.

With Kent somehow being easily tricked by Tango Pete to leave the room, Pete was able to nab the antidote crystals while planning to make his own money deal. Will Superman find him and the crystals in time? And as the final football game begins, will he save the team and the inheritance donation? This exciting conclusion will answer all questions. Commentary on the speed of Superman and how the excellent 1978 Superman movie copped out in its last few minutes.

In our last episode, John Carter was hit by a poisoned dart and is now near death. Will Clark get the antidote in time? Will Tango Pete be able to help or will Superman have to use his super speed to save Carter and the football team in time? Comparison with this episode with that of the Superman 1955 television episode "Test of a Warrior".

A pair of check forgers are at work in Los Angeles. Friday once again goes undercover to track them down. Commentary on the PSA in this episode on Ground Observer Corps which was needed during the height of the Cold War and during the Korean War.

When we last left the story, Kent, Pete and Carter have rejected a demand by the headhunting pygmies for several human sacrifices. Angered by this decision, the headhunters have begun their attack. Who will survive. Who wont? Commentary on Superman's decision with the natives. Plus, a look at the genocide of Babi Yar which began on this day and resulted in over 30,000 deaths.

Last time, Clark may have let on too much in Tango Pete's hearing when he says the antidote is worth $3 million to him to get it. Will Pete double cross Clark for the bigger money? Commentary on the dichotomy of how Superman is impervious to all pain yet he can still feel.