Radio Retropolis

A recently married woman is brought to madness while living in her husband's creepy manor.

The Shadow meets an exotic woman from his past. He soon discovers that she has been trained in the remote and mysterious area of India, the same place where he learned his power to control minds and make himself invisible.

A man who's looking for a job mistakenly becomes involved with a bank robbery. He is later sentenced to death for a cop killing he didn't commit.

Actor Warren William brings his character Michael Lanyard, The Lone Wolf from the movies, to radio with a story about a dead woman found on the bottom of a swimming pool.  Commentary on The Lone Wolf movies compared to Sherlock Holmes and the career of Warren William.  Plus we look at Pre-Code Hollywood and why films were better during this time.

This is the final Shadow podcast of the Radio Retropolis season until September! A doctor creates a secret solution which will bring the dead back to life. In the hospital morgue, he injects the serum into a dead convict who awakens and decides to go on a vengeful murderous spree.

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.

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.

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 woman helps her policeman boyfriend by posing as bait to help catch a serial killer who places a white rose in the palms of his young female victims.  Commentary on Maureen O'Hara and the real life copycat murder that happened twenty days after this broadcast.

Lamont shares the story of one true hero when he and Margo were held captive on some remote island known for practicing the most extreme forms of voodoo and human sacrifice.  Commentary on the misconceptions of voodoo and why the 1940s was crazed about it.  Plus, the definitive Shadow radio actor is revealed and it is not Orson Welles.

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.

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.

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.

A niece visits her aunt and uncle and discovers her aunt alone and very irritable, her Uncle Henry nowhere in sight, and a rosebush of special interest.  Commentary on why this episode received some negative reactions.  Plus we take a look at guest stars Ellen Drew and Ted Reid.  Plus we look at the connection with one of our guest stars with The Scopes Monkey Trial.

Lamont investigates the claim that a werewolf is responsible for a number of killings in the snow-covered mountains.  Do not miss a very special EXTENDED commentary on this episode immediately following the episode.