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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

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38:04

Broadway’s My Beat: The Mary Murdoch Murder Case...

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2024/11/13

Today’s Mystery: The wife of an old-time bootlegger dies in Danny’s office. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1950 Originating in Hollywoo Read more ...

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34:03

Bulldog Drummond: Death Under the Big Top (EP4546)

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2024/11/12

Today’s Mystery: A beautiful woman at the circus asks Captain Drummond to embrace her, and gives him a gun that leads him to investigate a murder in a high-wire act. Original Radi Read more ...

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20:43

Passing Parade: Election Footnotes

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2024/11/11

This week’s we’re serving up an episode of John Nesbit’s “The Passing Parade.” Originally aired on December 6, 1936, this episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the political and cultural landscape of the time with a series of short, compelling vignettes. From the amusing bets surrounding the 1936 president Read more ...

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35:29

Pat Novak for Hire: John St. John (Encore) (EP4544e)

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2024/11/10

An old man is killed and with his dying last word, he asks Novak to deliver a letter to John St. John. Original Air Date: October 13, 1946 Originating in San Francisco Star Read more ...

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Audio Drama Review: Theater Five: And Dream No More

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2024/11/09

Theater Five was the first great attempt to revive network radio drama after the end of the Golden Age of Network Radio Drama on September 30, 1962. Theater Five was launched in 1964 as a five-day-a-week series broadcast on ABC and originated in New York. The Theater Five Project seeks to document the series and upgrad Read…

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38:21

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Smokey Sleeper Matter...

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2024/11/08

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is sent to Vineland, New Jersey to find out if a fire that destroyed $80,000 in mattresses was arson. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 25, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Russell Thorson; Jack Edwards; Will Wright; Paul Dubov; Lawrence Dobkin When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com…

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Adventures in Research: Eyes and Ears for Millions,...

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2024/11/04

Dive into the fascinating world of early radio broadcasting as we go back to the dawn of commercial broadcasting. This episode of Adventures in Research hosted by Paul Shannon explores the thrilling journey of how radio broadcasting began, with insights from Dr. Phillips Thomas, a research engineer with firsthand knowledge of the event Read more ...

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31:37

Dragnet: The Big Make (EP4538)

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2024/11/02

Today’s Mystery: Friday and Romero investigate a robbery and shooting at a bakery. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb Read more ...

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Audio Drama Review: Imagination Theatre: The...

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2024/11/02

A version of this article was posted in 2019. The late Jim French is best remembered for his greatest creation, the Seattle-based, modern private eye Harry Nile. However, French produced many detective and crime shows during Read more ...

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34:02

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killers Brand Matter...

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2024/11/01

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to a small town celebrating frontier days, where an insured promoter has had an attempt on his life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 11, 1957 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Harry Bartell; Joseph Kearns; Lawrence Dobkin; Frank Gerstle; Barney Phillips When making your travel…

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29:55

Racket Squad: Check and Double Check

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2024/10/27

A fatherless boy (Billie Gray) secretly joins a gang of juveniles who are passing forged checks. Season 3, Episode 1 Original Air Date: September 4, 1952 Subscribe to our Video Theater feed Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

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Eight Old Time Radio Podcast Episodes for Baseball Fans

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2024/10/26

As the World Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers starts this weekend, I thought it’d be appropriate to share some baseball podcast episodes I’ve recorded for your listening pleasure. We’ve done A LOT of baseball-themed or baseball-linked programs over the past sixteen years. Detectives such as The Saint, Bulldog Drummond Read more ...

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