Radio Retropolis

Two nefarious opportunists stuck in Brazil stumble across a spider as big as a dog, deep in the jungle. Obviously, this is their ticket home if they can catch it-before IT catches them!

The Shadow breaks up a spy ring who are destroying shipyards and sinking submarines.

An explorer deep in the Amazon jungle is saved from near death by an old hermit whose only request for saving the explorer's life is that he be read Dickens novels all day long…for the rest of his life. JR comments on the sad life of Richard Ney.  Plus we look at writer Richard Breen's working relationship with Jack Webb.

Jimmy and Beanie are on their own as they try to expose the phony song publishers as racketeers, but unfortunately for them the racketeers are suspicious.  JR comments on Your Hit Parade which Jimmy mentions.

Liz hears about the Atterbury's Halloween party and is upset that she and George just weren't invited. So she decides to throw her own and invite all her friends who turn out to be busy that night.

Three people have been shot down in a twelve thousand dollar hold-up. One of the bandits is apprehended, convicted and sent to prison for life, while Frank Chaney, the rich man murderer, is still at large. Commentary on the ballad of Joe Friday in which the success he has as a cop is polar opposite to his life away from the badge. Also, part 2 of our conversation with San Francisco radio legend and roommate to  Jack Webb on his greatest broadcasting achievement.

Jimmy, upon believing racketeers have extorted $500 from Poco for their phony song publishing company, decides to go undercover to expose them.  JR comments on the Christmas Seals PSA in this episode.

Two network secretaries find themselves the object of bizarre occurrences while typing out a script for Lights Out.  Mercedes McCambridge, who just appeared in the episode Execution, returns to fine form as Oboler secretary Bernice whose very sanity is given the ultimate test.

The Shadow breaks up a counterfeit ring who are terrorizing a poor neighborhood.

A mystery writer plagiarizes an unreleased and thought to be unknown manuscript of Edgar Allan Poe as his own to which he has received high accolade. But someone else knows his secret which could ruin him. JR speaks on box office hit films that were sued for plagiarism.