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The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel

Welcome, Friends of Old Time Radio!I’m your host, Mel, and in this podcast I’ll be sharing episodes of The Whistler, along with fascinating facts about the show—its writers, production, and the radio stars who helped make it one of the top-rated mystery series of its era (1942–1955). As a bonus, I’ll also highlight what was happening in the world at the time each episode originally aired—from politics and headlines to top movies and popular music.Some of my podcast releases are Binge Blocks—hours of

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36:42

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - "The...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2026/01/09

🛒 Cozy Earth – Luxury bamboo sheets, pajamas & loungewear 💰 Save 41% with code WILBURHATCH 🔗 https://cozyearth.com/discount/WILBURHATCH Hello Friends! Today's podcast features the intriguing episode "The Go-Between" originally aired on January 22, 1950. 🎙️Episode description: In “The Go-Between,” a wealthy husband finds himself trapped between his calculating wife and a secretary who knows far too much. What begins as blackmail quickly spirals into manipulation, betrayal, and murder — as

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118:17

New Year’s Day With The Whistler | Four Classic New...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2026/01/01

All listeners SAVE 41% off: 🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 41% OFF | Promo Code: WILBURHATCH Link: https://cozyearth.com/discount/WILBURHATCH As the old year fades and a new one begins, I invite you to pause — and listen to these classic Whistler episodes, originally aired during the final days of December and the opening moments of January, when resolutions are made, secrets linger, and consequences quietly wait in the shadows. Tonight’s collection features four

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30:25

The Whistler Parody: Jack Benny as "The Fiddler"...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/12/28

All listeners SAVE 41% off: 🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 41% OFF | Promo Code: WILBURHATCH Link: https://cozyearth.com/discount/WILBURHATCH 🛒 Afuera Coffee Co. - Sustainable Coffee 💰 Get 15% OFF | Promo Code: WILBURHATCH Link: https://www.afueracoffee.com/discount/WILBURHATCH I earn a small commission every time you use my code! Episode Description: This hilarious Whistler parody episode aired on The Jack Benny Program on 02/26/1950. There was an earlier episode

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178:25

Christmas With Mel and The Whistler! Featuring 6...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/12/12

This episode sponsored by Cozy Earth. Click here for 41% OFF your entire order! ⁠https://cozyearth.com/discount/WILBURHATCH Perfect for yourself or for Christmas gifts this year!Merry Christmas, Friends! Enjoy a Whistler Old Time Radio Christmas Marathon featuring six classic holiday mysteries from 1944–1950. This collection brings together some of the most memorable vintage radio Christmas episodes, filled with suspense, noir atmosphere, unexpected warmth, and classic 1940s–50s storytelling.Perfect

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39:53

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/24

Hey Friends! Today's podcast features the intriguing episode "The Murder of Byron Blake" originally aired on March 10, 1947. 🎙️Episode description: In this tense and emotionally charged Whistler tale, a struggling actor’s second chance collides with jealousy, ambition, and one dangerously possessive man. When Leo Sanders reconnects with Julie Lane — the woman he left behind in St. Louis — old feelings resurface right as he’s offered the biggest opportunity of his career. But Leo’s past, Julie’s

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30:05

The Whistler Radio Channel "Stolen Murder"...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/21

Enjoy another episode of The Whistler, hosted by Mel. Episode Description: Ken Braderick and Tom Barton had been inseparable since boyhood — until Ken married Helen, a woman determined to break the bond. Helen never trusted Tom’s pale, brooding influence or his lofty dreams of literary greatness, especially when those dreams kept Ken tied to Florida instead of chasing opportunity in New York. With one well-placed letter, she set their future in motion, pulling Ken northward and leaving Tom — and St

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30:42

The Whistler Radio Channel "Witness at The Fountain"...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/19

Episode Description:Randy Dean isn’t like other newspapermen. While the rest of the press room runs on chaos and coffee, he lives by the clock — precise, cautious, and planned down to the last white shirt.Now a top syndicated columnist with a publisher’s daughter for a wife, Randy believes nothing in his carefully mapped life can go off-schedule.But a man who controls everything seldom sees what he can’t control coming…If you enjoy my channel, PLEASE drop a quick review! It really helps the

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61:12

The Whistler Channel Radio Double Header: "The Sell...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/17

On The Whistler Radio Channel — a classic double header of suspense. TWO Whistler Episodes back-to-back:"The Sell Out" Originally aired on07/29/1946Babe stood on the platform in front of the sideshow tent while Duke worked the crowd, flashing her most professional smile at the sea of faces below.Every so often, she reserved a more personal wink for the tall, gray-haired man with the carnation in his buttonhole. Babe was a sharp girl—she could spot money a mile away—and the man with the carnation had

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39:07

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/13

Hey Friends! Today's podcast features the intriguing episode "Six Letter Word For Death" originally aired on February 11, 1946. 🎙️Episode description: Step into the shadows of the artist’s studio with The Whistler Podcast, hosted by Mel. Tonight’s story, “Six Letter Word For Death.” For George and Priscilla Haynes, marriage has become one long crossword puzzle — and every clue feels like a trap. After five years of polite resentment, a foggy Thursday night brings the final answer… and it’s spelled

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60:01

The Whistler Channel Radio Double Header: "The Brass...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/12

On The Whistler Radio Channel — a classic double header of suspense. TWO Whistler Episodes back-to-back:"The Brass Ring" Originally aired on 09/16/1946Babe stood on the platform in front of the sideshow tent while Duke worked the crowd, flashing her most professional smile at the sea of faces below. Every so often, she reserved a more personal wink for the tall, gray-haired man with the carnation in his buttonhole. Babe was a sharp girl—she could spot money a mile away—and the man with the carnation

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59:32

The Whistler Channel Radio Double Header: "Backfire"...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/12

On The Whistler Radio Channel — a classic double header of suspense. TWO Whistler Episodes back-to-back:"Backfire" Originally aired on 10/28/1946It’s a thin line between love and hate—and Carl walks it every minute he’s with Amy. There’s a blind, burning rage inside him, fighting to break free as he sits behind the wheel, driving her to her secret meetings with Terry. He listens to her use the same words she once whispered to him, hears her lie to her husband, Arnold… and knows he can’t say a word

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44:50

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/11/05

Hey Friends! Tonight's episode of The Whistler titled "12 Portraits of Marcia" originally aired on January 21, 1948. 🎙️Episode description: Step into the shadows of the artist’s studio with The Whistler Podcast, hosted by Mel. Tonight’s story, “Twelve Portraits of Marcia” (originally aired January 21, 1948), is a haunting portrait of love, ambition, and the secrets that live in brushstrokes. Ralph Winston, a struggling painter, has spent years painting his devoted muse, Marcia. Twelve portraits

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42:18

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/10/20

🎙️The Whistler website: https://www.thewhistlerradio.com 🎙️Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhistlerRadioChannel 🎙️My Sponsor:⁠ https://www.cozyearth.com Hey Friends! Tonight's episode of The Whistler titled "Dear Roger" was originally aired on January 6, 1947 🎙️Episode description: It was a strange meal they had together that evening full of long awkward silences both of them making useless attempts at light conversation trying to fill in the gaps. Anne martin sits across from her

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708:18

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - 12 Hours of...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/10/15

12 Hours of The Whistler - Shadows! Secrets! Suspense!Cozy up to the fire while listening to this 12 hour binge of The Whistler (1943 episodes) Old Time Radio Show Mysteries!Episodes include:The WeaklingThe ThiefThe PenaltyThe NemesisThe Man Who WaitedThe KillersThe ConfessionThe Blank WallThe AvengersTangled WebShadow of a MindPatients For The DoctorMirageMind Over MatterLegacy of DeathJusticeIn The DarkHouse of FearFool's GoldDestinyDeath in The AirDeath Has a ThirstDeath Demands a PaymentBlind

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39:49

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/10/11

NOTE: If you're only hearing the audio version and want to see with video, your host and other images, please stop by my YouTube channel. The channel link is listed below!The Whistler website: https://www.thewhistlerradio.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhistlerRadioChannel My Sponsor:⁠ https://www.cozyearth.com Hey Friends! I'm back with one of the most popular episodes of The Whistler titled "Quiet Sunday" originally aired on June 10, 1946 🎙️Episode description: This was going to be a

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35:35

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/10/03

Hey Friends! I'm back with one of the most popular episodes of The Whistler titled "Death in 16mm" originally aired on July 17, 1949.NOTE: This is something new I'm trying - creating dramatizations of the episodes. This is my second one - please let me know if you like these or should I go back to the original platform? 🎙️Episode description: Episode description: Paul Benton was in an unhappy marriage and a confused disinterested relationship with Cynthia a relationship that would have remained

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291:41

5 Continuous Hours of Havoc, Hatred & Homicide

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/09/30

Hey Whistler Fans! Mel here. I will be uploading my next podcast episode in a few days, but thought you'd enjoy this block of The Whistler episodes (random years) - great for road trips, house cleaning, relaxation, sleep and more.Episode List:Jealousy 9/27/1942Smart Boy 4/15/1946Backfire 10/28/1946Poor Henry 9/18/1949Clever Mr. Farley 11/27/1949Letter From Cynthia 12/25/1949The Little Things 1/14/1951The Man in The Trench Coat 6/17/1951Borrowed Byline 1/27/1952Rose For Pamela 2/17/1952

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40:04

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/09/23

Hey Friends! I'm back with one of the most popular episodes of The Whistler titled "Destiny." 🎙️Episode description: At a long table in a New York office sits a little man. He slightly bald and thin and forty-five, a mild reticent little man named Milton Strong, but Milton is anything but strong. For the past twenty-five years he has worked in the office and now as a bookkeeper is earning the stupendous salary of $35 a week. Milton can’t understand why no one appreciates his ability. Milton has

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42:03

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/09/17

Hey Friends! I'm back with one of the most popular episodes of The Whistler titled "Last Message." Episode description: 🎙️Only a few days before, Dave Leonard had told himself that there was no place quite like San Francisco. It was thrilling to be a part of it, the hills, the bay, the clanging cable cars. Only a few days before, Dave had been happy with his job, his surroundings, his home and his wife, and now suddenly that was all changed - wiped away somehow. Step into the shadows as I revisit

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38:17

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel - This...

The Whistler Podcast With Your Host Mel ·

2025/09/13

Episode description: It’s a thin line that separates infatuation from hate. So thin and fragile that one can change in to the other in a split second. Mark Mahler would agree now that the line was a thin one if he were alive. But he didn’t discover it until too late. That was the trouble with Mark he always discovered things too late. When he discovered that marrying an old woman for her money doesn’t lead to happiness it was too late. When he discovered he was in love with Artise Mayo, her pretty

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