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The Superman Radio Podcast #117- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 15

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #88-The Big Speech

A doctor is severely beaten, robbed and near death. A narcotics addict is the prime suspect. Commentary on the facts about narcotic addiction and crime. Plus, the interesting dynamic between Joe and his mother.

The Superman Radio Podcast #116- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 14

Commentary tonight on the Yellow Mask's henchman Lefty bearing a strong resemblance to Joe Pesci's Leo Getz character in Lethal Weapon II. We also question why the need for Clark to physically change into Superman when the room is completely dark.

The Superman Radio Podcast #115- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 13

Clark, Lois, Jimmy and Commissioner Malone are now all trapped in the tank and Clark has to figure out how Superman is going to save them without revealing his secret identity.

The Superman Radio Podcast #114- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 12

In the last episode, Clark almost blew his cover with Jimmy when Jimmy saw Superman, not Clark, fighting the henchman. But now they know where the Yellow Mask is. The Yellow Mask, however, is on to them and has a special surprise waiting.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #87- The Big Threat

A man is severely beaten and the assailants are nowhere to be found. The beaten man knows who attacked him yet refuses to file a report. Commentary on police protection realities and the father of the accordion.

The Superman Radio Podcast #113- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 11

Clark decides to grab the Yellow Mask as he comes for the jewels, but will he have to reveal himself as Superman to do so? Or will the Yellow Mask have a another plan to thwart any prospect of being captured by the police?

The Superman Radio Podcast #112- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 10

Clark, Commissioner Malone and Jimmy are in hot pursuit of the yellow mask hanks to Lois’ call yet unbeknownst to Clark, the Yellow Mask was listening on the other extension and took steps to set up a trap of his own.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #86- The Big Friend

Friday and Romero investigate the body of a murdered woman. Her husband and his best friend claim to be equally baffled by her death but do one or both know more than they’re admitting? Commentary on how Dragnet revelation of guilt is similar to the five stages of death.

The Superman Radio Podcast #111- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 9

Clark assumed correctly that the Yellow Mask was going to break Chickee out of jail to get the jewels and also correctly assumed that he’d send his henchman who don’t know what Chickee loos like. So, Clark enlists the help of Lois Lane who steps in for Chickee whom he hopes will help lead him right to the Yellow Mask.

The Superman Radio Podcast #110- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 8

Superman confronted the mysterious girl to reclaim the jewels only to have her earn her name as “mysterious” when she simply vanished into thin air. Will she be found or was her fate sealed by one misstep? Commentary on the return of Joan Alexander (Lois lane) and the immense chemistry she and Bud Collyer had as Clark and Lois. Also, we look at a blooper from the Yellow Mask.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #85- The Big Lover

For the past year a confidence man named Benton has been cheating women by proposing marriage and then stealing their money. Unfortunately the radio episode of March 29, 1951 does not exist and therefore this is the television audio from December 10, 1953. Commentary on Armed Forces Network and why this episode just missed the mark.

The Superman Radio Podcast #109- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 7

Clark has figured out where the girl, the yellow mask, and the jewels are. It turns out that tunnel where she escaped is right under the abandoned skyscraper. But the Yellow Mask is in for another surprise. Commentary on the pomposity of being a villain in comic books and how they can be their own worst enemy. Also, the discussion of the absence of Superman and why that's a good thing for Clark Kent.

The Superman Radio Podcast #108- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 6

While tracking the mysterious woman by plane and train, Clark and Jimmy are baffled by the girl’s sudden disappearance in the cave although Clark is starting to put the pieces together of the crown jewels. Commentary on how Clark is one tough crime reporter and why he has to feign weakness at times with Lois Lane who sees him as nothing but a coward.

The Superman Radio Podcast #107- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 5

Jimmy and Clark leave the train and check into a hotel thanks to a wire from Perry White, or so they thought. The yellow Mask is behind wire and the mystery girl tracks them to the hotel and enters the room where Jimmy is sleeping.

The Superman Radio Podcast #106- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 4

Jimmy had given the Yellow Mask an empty package and now the Yellow Mask and the mystery girl are in collusion that puts Jimmy right in the cross hairs of danger.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #84- The Big Trunk

A woman is found murdered in her apartment and the only clue is a trunk that she never opened. Commentary on while people kill, plus some fun Jack Webb facts including a famous skit with Johnny Carson.

The Superman Radio Podcast #105- The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 3

In our last episode, The Yellow Mask made his move to terrify Jimmy Olsen to get the information on the missing jewels even if that means killing both Olsen and Kent.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #83- The Big Ben

While Friday and Romero investigate a man who was pulled from his car on a deserted street who was also robbed and severely beaten , the police duo encounter an unexpected tragic event. Commentary on the dramatic turn of events before Act 2 and the creative choice Dragnet made for the rest of the episode.

The Superman Radio Podcast #104-The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 2

Last time, Jimmy and Clark were traveling by train back to Metropolis when $5 million in jewels lands in the next compartment from the window. With Superman investigating, Jimmy is left alone when the Yellow Mask boards the train.

The Superman Radio Podcast #103-The Yellow Mask and the $5 Million Jewel Robbery Pt. 1

On the train back to Metropolis, Clark and Jimmy witness the hand off of a valuable collection of jewels, stolen by the Yellow Mask which leads to the abduction of Clark, Jimmy, Lois and Commissioner Malone in this exciting new 15 part adventure!

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #82- The Big New Year's

On New Year's Eve, Detectives Friday and Romero must investigate a senseless cop killing. Commentary on ambush style attacks on police today compared to the 1950s.

The Superman Radio Podcast #726- The Monkey Burglar Pt. 10

With the newspaper clipping of the latest robbery as now Superman and Batman’s only clue in finding Robin, Jonesy carries Robin’s unconscious body at the foot of the building as he prepares to silence him once and for all. JR comments on the end of the season and what's to come.

The Lights Out Radio Podcast #66- Death Robbery

Boris Karloff returns in our Lights Out episode podcast as a scientist determined to bring his recently deceased wife back to life. Commentary on Karloff's connection to making the dead rise and the discussion of what many of the mad scientists, in spite of their brilliance, fail to realize when bringing the dead back to life. Finally, a an extended look at Wyllis Cooper, Arch Oboler and the entire Lights Out legacy.

The Lights Out Radio Podcast #65- The Signalman

A railroad signalman is visited by a mysterious figure every time a horrific train accident is about to occur. Commentary on author Charles Dickens' real life experience, including a near fatal train derailment, that led to his writing the original story. An exceptional episode.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #81- The Big Couple

Friday and Romero are on the hunt for a married con artist couple who has been scamming churches and committing insurance fraud for over two years and have always eluded the law at every turn. Commentary on the sadness of this episode which really changes slows the pacing for this episode. Also commentary on the polio epidemics of 1949 and 1952.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #80- The Big Crime

A worried mother calls the police and reports that her four year old twin girls have been missing for hours. This episode aired on February 15, 1951. Unfortunately, the audio quality of the episode suffers greatly. Since many early Dragnet television scripts were nothing more than the radio scripts, we have decided to present a special audio podcast of the television version of The Big Crime which aired September 9, 1954 as the third episode of Dragnet’s 4th TV season. Commentary on the horrendo...

The Superman Radio Podcast #725- The Monkey Burglar Pt. 9

Superman and Batman feel completely helpless upon finding Spider’s place completely empty with no trace of Robin whatsoever. Spider, who has no other choice, is planning to kill Robin. JR speaks on the recent controversy over the Superman franchise.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #79- The Big Cast

Friday questions Henry Ross, a suspect in a man's disappearance, which Friday believes is actually a murder. Commentary on the unusual format of this episode which starts right at the interrogation and never lets up. Plus, we discuss the first uses of the polygraph machine.

The Dragnet Radio Podcast #78-The Big Children

An eight-year-old boy and his sister have been going from door to door begging for food even though they are from well to do parents. Commentary on yet another award won by Dragnet. This one was The Motion Picture Herald Association with Fame Award. Also discussed are the millions of children abused each year and why this episode may have had special meaning for star Jack Webb.