In the mid-forties, a popular juvenile radio series, the Adventures of Superman, seemed to suddenly develop a conscience and began to prove to critics that commercial and community interests could come together for the greater good.

A look at one theme during the run of this marvelous series as Kelloggs and the producers took on the Ku Klux Klan in their series run "Clan of the Fiery Cross."

Superman image (c) DC Comics

A look at the radio writing of John Dickson Carr, noted mystery writer from the forties who also wrote original radio scripts for Suspense and the BBC's Appointment With Fear. This week's episode is "Cabin B-13."

The final episode of the I Love A Mystery serial "Temple of Vampires."

Continuing to focus on some of radio's better writers, a look at Ernest Kinoy (right). Kinoy's name is best known from Dimension X and X Minus One but his work goes well beyond that in radio as you can hear in this podcast. He is an award winning television writer known for Roots, Victory at Entebbe and Skokie.

Episode 19 of the 20 part serial "Temple of Vampires."

This week the adventure focuses on the outstanding writing talent of one particular writer whose fame is actually from another medium. Besides being an award winning writer for the stage, he got his start writing radio scripts for outstanding radio series. The Cavalcade of America is one of those big budget productions that drew excellent writers as well as actors.

This week an audition show that was never broadcast. Ambitious in its production, this Santana Productions radio series created only one episode. Based on a short story by James M. Cain, the episode stars - who else? - Humphrey Bogart.
Episode 17 of the 20 part serial adventure - "Temple of Vampires" continues.