Radio Retropolis

Barnaby has set his escape by blowing up the Clara M, destroying the lifeboats except for his. He and Limey head for this treasure island leaving Jimmy, Pug and the men of the Clara M to sink with the ship. Superman, who is still getting the men to safety on the other two rigs many miles away, has no idea of the events on the Clara M. Commentary on the singular trait all Superman villains have in common. Plus, a discussion on Superman in flight.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the last episode, the whistler almost caused Jimmy his life and Kent discovered the helmsman steering the ship was deliberately off course raising Kent’s suspicions of sabotage even further. Commentary on how the show's story line compensated for the absence of Bud Collyer who needed a rest as they taped three shows a week.

In our last episode, Captain Hawkins escaped certain death once again thanks to Kent and now Jimmy, all alone, hears the whistler and decides to investigate on his own. Knowing that certain doom is about to follow, what kind of trouble will Jimmy find this time? Commentary on what exactly Superman did with Clark's suit when he became Superman. Plus, we mark a very important part of history that occurred the day before this broadcast that was partially responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.

In our last episode Captain Hawkins was nearly killed after the whistler’s call was heard just as Barnaby predicted, but luckily for him Superman was there to save him. But what does first mate Barnaby really know and how dangerous can he be? If you like our podcasts, make sure you rate Radio Retropolis on the outlet you use to listen whether it's iTunes. iHeart, Tunein, or one of the others.

Captain Hawkins finally found an experienced crew headed by a top notch first mate-Mr. Barnaby- the same man who threatened Perry White to sell him the Clara M.

In a brand new 20 episode adventure, Clark and Jimmy begin a high seas adventure as a publicity campaign for the Daily Planet, after they purchased the last of the Clipper ships, that starts to turn deadly by what many sailors claim is due to an old haunting curse. Commentary on the Cutty Sark-the actual last clipper ship in existence.