Radio Retropolis

Superman has everything under control on the Clara M but sees two sinking ships in distress that he must save.  While he’s away, Limey makes a deal with Barnaby if he unchains him.  With Superman away, what will they do in order to get away?  Who will be at risk?  Commentary on how the writers choose which action sequences to showcase.

With the map firmly in Barnaby’s possession and Clark, Jimmy, and Pug under ship arrest, Kent must think quickly as to how to stop him without revealing his secret identity. Commentary on the talent of Bud Collyer.

Kent and Jimmy overheard Barnaby question Pug about the oil silk Kent had obtained leading Kent to inspect the silk to see why it was so valuable to Barnaby.  Tonight, Kent learns Barnaby’s motives for wanting the Clara M. Commentary on a huge misfire in the script with one major character.

A grandmother and her 9 year old grandson are struck down and killed by a hit and run truck driver. Commentary on how the excellent performances turned this average plot line into a magnificent episode with an unexpected conclusion. Plus, Yogi Berra's malapropisms.

In our last episode, the whistler is heard once again in the fog.  Tonight,  Jimmy and Kent seek to uncover the truth behind its haunting call. Commentary on Churchill and the status of America on the war in Europe.

Jimmy and Pug, the stowaway, were rescued by Superman, unbeknownst to them as they were near drowned.  When they recovered Pug proclaims he pretended to be the whistler but warned the real whistler was still haunting the ship. Commentary on a poll taken on this date as to whether the people of the US should Help England in its fight against the Nazis.

A depressed businessman who recently lost his wife is suddenly missing and Friday and Romero investigate whether suicide or foul play was involved.  Commentary on the Hispanic gardener in the finale scene with Friday and Romero.  Plus a look at real killers who used their homes for their brutal murders.

Jimmy found a stowaway in his cabin and when taking him to the bridge to turn him in, finds himself in a fight in which both boys fell overboard and are now close to drowning unless Clark figures out the peril in time.

The Whistler has injured another crew member and a strange noise comes from Jimmy’s cabin that may shed more light on what this Whistler really is. Commentary on the smart scripting of offering the same scene at two vantage points.

Barnaby gave Jimmy a clear warning through deadly intimidation that what he thought he heard about mutiny, he should just forget for his own good.  Clark knows something is not quite right but is playing along with hope of getting to the truth.  Commentary on the introduction of an African American character and how the writers who, with no ill intentions, managed to conceive the worst racist stereotypes imaginable.

A pair of criminals engage in a non-stop series of holdups throughout the city managing to stay one step ahead of the LAPD.  Commentary on character actor Jonathan Hole whom is believed to have been featured in several of the last podcasts in different roles.

Barnaby has now officially taken over the Clara M with seemingly good intentions, but Kent isn’t buying it.  He decides to play along to discover Barnaby’s real motive.

In our last episode, a great story within our main story began in which Limey conducted a mutiny of the Clara M while Jimmy and McTavish sneak to the control room to send a distress signal to nearby ship the San Jose for assistance.  But can they get their cry for help out in time?  Commentary on yet another exciting story coming out of the main story and how once again everyone wants to try and kill Superman.

Several church safes are robbed of parish money leaving very little behind to track the robbers' next hit.  Commentary on the dangers of the chemical dye anthracene used by Friday and Romero to bust their suspect.

The Captain is out of commission and the crew, made out of wanted criminals, plans a mutiny in order to take the ship to freedom. Commentary on the great sub-story with Jimmy Olsen now driving the story.  Also, the war in Europe is getting much more volatile and frightening.

When we last checked in, Kent was about to do something drastic to save Captain Hawkins life.  Commentary on how the spectacular layering of the B story of the ship in peril meshes perfectly with the main plot.

There is someone committing a series of shoplifts at some exclusive stores in a nearby retail district.  Friday and Romero realize that this may not be your ordinary criminal. Commentary looking inside kleptomania.

After really getting nowhere with his investigation back in Metropolis, Kent decides that he, as Superman, must return to the Clara M.  Unbeknownst to Superman, Barnaby is stuck on the side of the ship with the threat of being swept out to sea.  Of course, Superman always in arrive time.  Here’s a spoiler for you.  He doesn’t make it this time.

The Clara M is in serious trouble due to a massive storm at sea dislodging the anchor which continues to crack the side of the ship. Superman, however, is many thousands of miles away in Metropolis.