The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio show

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Summary: Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, and Dragnet.Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which will feature seasons four through six.Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and also Australia. The current actors featured in the our old time radio detective podcast include Stephen Dunne, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, and Jack Web. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Santos Ortega, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Jackson Beck, and more.

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 Jeff Regan: The Pilgrim's Progress (EP3926s) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2371

Today's Mystery:Regan drives sixty miles to Calabasas to pick up a package, and has to deal with a turkey shoot where everyone is pretending to be pilgrims.Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 20, 1948Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Tales of the Texas Rangers: Night Chase (EP3926) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2255

Today's Mystery:Jace Pearson and Clay Morgan are called in to catch two cattle rustlers.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 27, 1952Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Tempermental Tote Board Matter (EP3925) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2682

Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to San Juan, Puerto Rico to investigate the murder of an insured parimutuel track owner.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1954When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comTake the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Philo Vance: The Deathless Murder Case (EP3924) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2419

Today's Mystery:Philo Vance is hired by a woman to find out if a man claiming to be an immortal 400-year-old is telling the truth.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 24, 1949Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 Dangerous Assignment: Find Champlin and His Reel of Tape (EP3923) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2278

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Istanbul to find a missing radio reporter and his reel of tape which provides a clue to something hot that could effect America's government.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 7, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 I Hate Crime: Episode 73 (EP3922) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1868

Today's Mystery:The owner of a travel agency asks Larry for help with a corpse in her apartment. When they get there, the body is gone.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 Sam Spade: The Lazarus Caper (EP3921) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2209

Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a man who was declared dead to prove he's alive.Original Radio Broadcast Date:September 21, 1948Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 Tales of the Texas Rangers: Blood Trail (EP3920) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2362

Today's Mystery:A small-town doctor stumbles downtown and dies after being severely beaten in his home. Jace has to find out who did it.Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 20, 1952Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here on Monday for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Punctilious Firebug Matter (EP3919) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2296

Today's Mystery:Johnny goes to Dallas to investigate a series of fires of insured properties that are being lit every Tuesday.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1954When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comTake the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Philo Vance: The Meeker Murder Case (EP3918) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2039

Today's Mystery:An office manager is suspected of murder after being found over his boss's body. He immediately runs to Vance and  offers him $10,000 to find half of a dollar bill.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 17, 1949Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Dangerous Assignment: Administer Little White Pill Antidote (EP3917) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2125

Today's Mystery:Steve goes behind the Iron Curtain to deliver an antidote to and rescue a man who's been brainwashed into confessing to being a Naval Intelligence agent.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 I Hate Crime: Episode 54 (EP3916) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1971

Today’s Mystery:Larry helps out a woman being followed by two men and then gets drawn into her problems.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Sam Spade: The Stella Starr Caper (EP3915) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1822

Today's Mystery:Sam is hired by a wealthy man to locate a stolen gun. He does so and brings the gun back to find it was used to kill his client.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 5, 1948Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 Night Beat: The Night is a Weapon (EP3914s) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2600

Today's Mystery:Randy encounters a troubled man trying to steal a gun.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 9, 1950Story originally aired on February 13, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Tales of the Texas Rangers: Clip Job (EP3914) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2251

Today's Mystery:Jace is called in when a con man swindles a widow out of her entire live savings.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 13, 1952Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

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