The Crosby radio shows by this time were prerecorded and assembled from a number of recordings.  I do not have the exact reason for the 9 Jan 1952 being so disjointed, but there are two main reasons.  First, Jack Mullin had left the job of editing the show in the summer of 1951 to work on the video recorder.  The replacements were still trying to learn his craft.  Secondly, Bing had a lot on his plate during this period between his family and his engagements.  January also was a bad month to bring people together to do a show after the busy Christmas season.  When Bing and the announcer were not together, we recorded them separately and put the two conversations together.  This task was difficult, and sometimes Bing was not available.

Had Jack Mullin been doing the editing one would probably not noticed the problems.  The shows before this one were edited versions of an earlier recorded audience show.  These were not too difficult to do, but to assemble a show from many old ones is a real art.  The new editors did not make the grade.  As for Dixie being the reason, it is hard to say, but Bing was concerned about her.

For more on the radio show see:  https://ethw.org/First-Hand:The_Evolution_of_the_Bing_Crosby_Radio_Show

Bob Phillips