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    The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

    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, Charlie Chan, Broadway’s My Beat, 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, Chicago and also Australia.

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

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    Latest Episodes:
    The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder (EP5027) Jul 28, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery: When rumors spread through rural Kansas that a woman has concealed her mother's death for years, Hiawatha Daily World reporter Virgil Hill uncovers a heartbreaking truth that proves far more tragic than murder.
    Original Radio Broadcast: April 25, 1951
    Originating from New York
    Starring Bill Lipton as Virgil HillAlso featuring Agnes Young, Ethel Owen, James Stevens, Bill Smith, Charles Eggleston, Bill Griffiths, and Jason Johnson
    Support the podcast monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Stuart, Patreon supporter since November 2022
    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net
    Mail a donation to:Adam Graham
    PO Box 15913
    Boise, ID 83715Take our listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net
    Give us a call: 208-991-4783
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    Join us again next time for another true newspaper story on The Big Story.


    The Saint: The Baseball Murder (EP5026) Jul 27, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates rumors that a minor league baseball team is about to throw an important game. His inquiry leads him to a beautiful woman, a dangerous fixer, and a young pitching phenom whose promising career may be destroyed before he ever reaches the major leagues.
    Original Radio Broadcast: September 17, 1950
    Originating from Hollywood
    Starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint
    Also featuring Gloria Blondell, Jack Moyles, Hal March, Ed Max, Bob Clark, and Larry Dobkin
    Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris Written by Dick Powell
    Music composed and conducted by Van Dexter, Directed by Helen Mack Produced by James L. Saphier
    Support the podcast monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jay, Patreon supporter since April 2024
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    Mail donation to:Adam GrahamPO Box 15913 Boise, ID 83715
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    Join us again next time for another adventure with The Saint.


    Counterspy: The Arrogant Arsonist (A0108) Jul 25, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery: An international smuggling ring is threatened when a federal grand jury closes in on one of its American front companies. To cover their tracks, the organization's ruthless mastermind summons a professional arsonist to destroy the evidence before Counterspy agents can stop them.
    Original Radio Broadcast: March 14, 1950
    Originating in New York
    Starring Don MacLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters. Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music).
    Written by Edward J. Adamson.
    Directed by Leonard L. Bass. Produced by Phillips H. Lord.
    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
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    Mail a donation to:Adam Graham
    PO Box 15913
    Boise, ID 83715
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    Join us again next time for another exciting case from Counterspy.


    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Life at Steak Matter (EP5025) Jul 24, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery: Johnny r is summoned by the eccentric Alvin Peabody Cartwright, who insists the matter is urgent. But when Johnny arrives, Cartwright has vanished, blood is found in the garage, and every clue points to murder—unless appearances are deceiving.
    Original Radio Broadcast: June 20, 1959
    Originating in Hollywood
    Starring Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Also featuring Virginia Gregg, Gene Tatum, Howard McNear, Forrest Lewis, Joseph Kearns, and Paul Dubov.
    Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.
    Remember to make your travel plans by visiting JohnnyDollarAir.com first.
    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon supporter since March 2018.
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    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
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    Join us again next Friday for another adventure with Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.


    Dragnet: The Big Bunco (EP5024) Jul 23, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery: An experienced confidence man returns to Los Angeles with the same polished investment scam, cheating trusting victims out of thousands of dollars. As Sergeant Joe Friday begins breaking in a new partner, the detectives race to stop the swindler before he can disappear with another fortune.
    Original Radio Broadcast: April 17, 1952
    Originating in Hollywood
    Starring Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday.Also featuring Martin Milner as Officer Bill Lockwood, Marian Richman, and Vic Rodman.
    Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann.
    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Pam, Patreon supporter since February 2024.
    Support the show on a one-time basis at support.greatdetectives.net
    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.


    Broadway's My Beat: The John Mooney Murder Case (EP5023) Jul 22, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery: When a man unknowingly passes a stolen thousand-dollar bill from a long-unsolved payroll robbery, Detective Danny Clover follows a trail that leads from Broadway's underworld to a string of murders. As more bodies fall, Danny races to uncover who has been hiding the stolen money for the past five years.
    Original Radio Broadcast: March 22, 1952
    Originating in Hollywood
    Starring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.Also featuring Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Charlotte Lawrence, Anthony Barrett, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, and Leo Cleary.
    Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin.
    Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.
    Music composed by Alexander Courage and conducted by Marlon Skiles.
    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ron, Patreon supporter since January 2026.
    Support the show on a one-time basis at support.greatdetectives.net
    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.


    The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death (EP5022) Jul 21, 2026
    Show notes

    Today’s Mystery: When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen.
    As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty sets out to determine whether the frightened suspect is a killer—or another victim of the crime.
    Original Radio Broadcast: March 21, 195
    1Originating in New York
    Starring John Larkin as Bill Doherty.Also featuring Joseph Julian, Jack Grimes, Larry Haines, Bryna Raeburn, and Parker Fennelly. Based on the reporting of William Doherty of the Chicago Sun-Times.
    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Brent, Patreon supporter since January 2020.
    Support the show on a one-time basis at support.greatdetectives.net
    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 8371
    5Take the listener survey at survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783
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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.


    The Saint: Cupid and Corpse (EP5021) Jul 20, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Mystery:Simon Templar's plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.
    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950
    Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar
    Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett
    Script by Louis Vittes
    Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter
    Produced by James L. Saphier
    Directed by Helen Mack
    Announcer: Don Stanley
    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
    Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patreon supporter since June 2015
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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.


    Philip Marlowe: Heir for G-String (Encore) (EP5020s) Jul 19, 2026
    Show notes

    Marlowe goes searching in the seedy part of town for an heir to $5,000.
    Original Air Date: August 25, 1951
    Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe
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    Words at War: The Ship (Encore) (A0106) Jul 18, 2026
    Show notes

    Today's Adventure: A British light cruiser escorts a desperately needed convoy to Malta when the Italian fleet appears on the horizon, threatening to overwhelm the outnumbered Allied force. As the officers and crew of the HMS Artemis face impossible odds, courage, discipline, and tactical ingenuity are put to the ultimate test.
    Original Radio Broadcast: July 24, 1943
    Originating from New York
    Program: Words at WarBased on the novel The Ship by C. S. Forester.Starring House Jameson, Alan Bunce, Victor Beecroft, Sid Cassel, Humphrey Davis, Eon McAllister, Shirley Oliver, and Alfred Shirley
    Adapted for radio by Edmund Bernbreier
    Original music by Frank Black
    Directed by Joseph Losey
    To subscribe to this podcast and hear more World War II stories, go to greatadventures.info
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