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Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape. Escape. Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. You are drifting along the muddy reaches of a South American river. You're diving gear in readiness. The air pump going. Yet you know that in the murky depths below you, waiting in the slime there for you, is a mortal enemy from whom there may be no escape. L…

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Synopsis

In Bloodwaters, we meet Trent Hall, a diver working in the treacherous waters of the Paraguay River. Tired of the mundane grind of life, Trent is drawn into a world of adventure and danger when he encounters his old acquaintance, Murdock. Murdock presents a tantalizing opportunity: a chance to recover gold from the sunken boat, Santa Rosa, lost during a historical conflict between Bolivia and Paraguay. The promise of wealth is enticing, but Trent is wary of Murdock's intentions, given their tumultuous past.

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Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Escape_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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Escape, Episode 214

Bloodwaters

Thursday, June 17, 1954 · 29:23

Escape, Episode 214

Bloodwaters

Thursday, June 17, 1954 · 29:23

Summary

A diver named Trent Hall is drawn into a dangerous scheme involving sunken treasure in the treacherous waters of the Paraguay River. As he navigates threats from both the depths and an old acquaintance, survival becomes a race against time and deadly adversaries.

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1954 — Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
  • 1954 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.

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