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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcastswww.spreaker.com
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, Hot Copy, Broadway's My Beat, Mr. and Mrs. North, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, 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 features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin, Betty Lou Gerson, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.

Episodes

The Falcon: The Case of the Vanishing Visa (EP4683)

Today's Mystery: Mike Waring is called back into service by military intelligence and is sent to Vienna to smuggle a woman across the border. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 19, 1952 Originating from New York Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Bruce, Patreon Supporter since March 2024 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam...

Apr 21, 202537 minSeason 16Ep. 175

Rogue's Gallery: Lovely Little Old Lady (Encore) (EP4682e)

Rogue goes to help an elderly woman with a son in trouble with the law. The son’s not there and Rogue wakes up to find he was given a Mickey Finn tea and has been framed for murder. Original Air Date: November 29, 1945 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Dick Powell, Richard Rogue Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the liste...

Apr 20, 202536 minSeason 16Ep. 174

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Bodyguard to Anne Connelly (Encore) (EP4682)

Johnny travels to Milwaukee to protect a woman who is afraid of an ex-boyfriend who has been released from prison. Original Air Date: December 3, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives. Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatde...

Apr 19, 202539 minSeason 16Ep. 173

Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective (Encore) (EP4681)

When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Lawrence Dobkin as Ellery Queen Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow ...

Apr 18, 202537 minSeason 16Ep. 172

Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Devil's Foot (Encore) (EP4680)

While recuperating, Holmes is asked to investigate a strange death in Cornish country where the locals suspect the Devil’s involvement. Original Air Date: January 13, 1946 Originating in Hollywood Starring Tom Conway as Sherlock Holmes Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.n...

Apr 17, 202535 minSeason 16Ep. 171

The Abbotts: The White Hot Flame (Encore) (EP4679)

A doctor dies in a plane crash over England, but Pat suspects foul play and pretends to be injured to investigate a hospital. Original Air Date: March 13, 1955 Originating in New York Starring: Les Damon as Pat Abbott, Claudia Morgan as Jean Abbott Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.grea...

Apr 16, 202538 minSeason 16Ep. 170

Pete Kelly’s Blues: The Veda Brand Story (Encore) (EP4678)

A gangster tries to force Pete to marry the gangster’s girlfriend. Original Air Date: July 11, 1951 Originating In Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Pete Kelly Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram....

Apr 15, 202533 minSeason 16Ep. 169

Rocky Fortune: Hollywood or Boom (Encore) (EP4677)

Rocky is hired to drive a truckload of nitro from New York to Los Angeles. Original Air Date: January 26, 1954 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Frank Sinatra as Rocky Fortune Support the show monthly at https://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 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at...

Apr 14, 202532 minSeason 16Ep. 168