The Fifty-Grand Brain — Part One

The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast · Jul 16, 2026 · 23m

When a drunken showgirl leads wisecracking reporter Daffy Dill to a corpse in a rocking chair, he stumbles into a deadly racket involving gangsters, undertakers, and a mysterious “fifty-grand brain”—where every clue points to a plot far more twisted than murder.

Originally published on November 3, 1934

[Noir | Mystery]

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Your A.I.R.T. Players

Tracy Dickson — Announcer

Kellan Dray — Joe "Daffy" Dilll

Harry Ives — Shorty McInnis

Carol Zimmerman — Gertie Dodge

Kevin Wendt — Detective Bill Hanley

Silas Renlo — Stubby Lewis

Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason

Simon Daub — Bradley

Jerry Jamison — Inspector…