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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 EP2575: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Guide to Murder Matter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:33

After some rainy days, Johnny finally gets in some good fishing in Florida, on a trip that was supposed to be free of business…until a dead body is found in the fishing guide’s garage. Original Air Date: November 19, 1961 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

 EP2574: Boston Blackie: The Butcher Mob | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:29

Blackie sends an underworld figure to Farraday to provide a tip on the activities of the butcher mob. The figure is caught by the mob and sells Blackie out. Original Air Date: August 6, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam…

 EP2573: Rocky Jordan: The Two O’clock Man | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:43

A teenager breaks into the Café Tambourine. When Rocky hands him over to police, he escapes and is shot but not by the police. Original Air Date: March 6, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

 EP2572: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Six and Seven | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:54

Nick, Patsy, and Scubby are tied up with guns pointed at them as the gang of kidnappers prepares to execute them. Original Air Dates: April 24 and 25, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

 EP2571: Mister Keen Tracer of Lost Persons: The Case of Murder with a Thousand Witnesses | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:33

A man is poisoned after eating his wife’s pie while judging a contest at the fair. Original Air Date: September 29, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http:// Read more ...

 EP2570: Dragnet: The Big Try | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:02

Friday tries to talk a man out of committing suicide. Original Air Date: September 29, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

 EP2569: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wrong One Matter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:25

Earl Poorman calls Johnny out to Florida for some fishing, but first Johnny has to go into the Everglades to check on the health of an insured recluse. Original Air Date: November 12, 1961 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

 EP2568: Boston Blackie: Mayor Bob Rogers Assassinated | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:27

Blackie and Farraday try to find out who murdered the mayor. Original Air Date: July 30, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

 EP2567: Rocky Jordan: Twenty Fathoms Under | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:31

An old seafaring acquaintance of Rocky’s asks to borrow his boat to salvage a wreck. Rocky agrees and then finds a newspaper article stating he was financing an expedition brings him unwanted attention. Original Air Date: February 20, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail…

 EP2566: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Three and Five | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:29

Shots are fired but the shooter gets away as Nick closes in on the baby stealing ring. Original Air Dates: April 19 and 21, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

 EP2565: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Yellow Talon Murder | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:31

A man asks Keen to solve the murder of his sister, with the only clue pointing to murder by a large bird’s talon. Original Air Date: September 22, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at

 EP2564: Dragnet: The Big Slip | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:58

A car dealer buys a stolen car where the seller has the pink slip. Original Air Date: September 22, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

 EP2563: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Monticello Mystery Matter | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:02

An older woman and her young husband have the insurance company send Johnny out to their cottage to meet them and go fishing. Johnny suspects something’s wrong. Original Air Date: November 5, 1961 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...

 EP2562: Boston Blackie: Boston Blackie In Wax | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:51

An artist makes a perfect wax statue of Boston Blackie, which plays into a plot of two local mobsters to protect their turf from a mob boss from the midwest. Original Air Date: July 23, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to:…

 EP2561: Rocky Jordan: Red Stands for Blood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:46

A photographer asks for Rocky’s help and is then murdered. Original Air Date: February 13, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

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