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Old Time Radio Detective — Dragnet: "The Big Rip" (1953) | Full Episode Feb 04, 2026

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Dragnet was a groundbreaking American radio series that revolutionized the police procedural genre, created and starring Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday. Known for its documentary-style realism and authentic portrayal of police work, this milestone episode 200 follows Friday and his partner as they investigate a gang of professional safe burglars operating throughout Los Angeles. The case takes an unexpected turn when the criminals are brought down by something as mundane as an unpaid-for trench coat, demonstrating Dragnet's signature style of showing how small details often lead to solving major crimes. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Comedy — Fibber McGee and Molly: "Fibber Inherits a Yacht" (1939) | Full Episode Feb 03, 2026

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Fibber McGee and Molly was one of American radio's most beloved and longest-running comedy series, featuring the domestic misadventures of a working-class couple living in the fictional town of Wistful Vista. In this March 28, 1939 episode, Fibber McGee receives exciting news that his Uncle Tyconderoga has left him an inheritance - a yacht! Harold Peary appears as the lawyer handling the execution of the will, informing Fibber of his good fortune. True to character, Fibber becomes wildly enthusiastic about his new acquisition and eagerly invites all his friends and neighbors to join him for a sailing adventure. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Drama — Voices of History: "First Announcement of Hitler's Death" | Full Episode Feb 02, 2026

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Voices of History was a historical documentary radio series that featured significant audio recordings from history. This historic episode features the original radio broadcast announcing Adolf Hitler's death on May 1, 1945, including the actual announcement made by Hamburg Radio and Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz's speech to the German people, capturing one of the most significant moments in World War II history - the end of the Nazi regime's leadership. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Detective — Let George Do It: "The Brookdale Orphanage" (1946) | Full Episode Feb 01, 2026

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Let George Do It was an American radio drama series featuring George Valentine, a tough-guy private investigator who handled dangerous cases for clients in need. In this early episode, cowboy movie star Jimmy Jones comes to George with a confidential problem - he's afraid of horses despite his Western film persona. Jones is scheduled to perform at a benefit for the Brookdale Orphanage, but his secret phobia threatens to ruin his career and disappoint the children. George must find a way to help Jones overcome his fear or devise an alternative solution to save both the benefit and the actor's reputation. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Drama — 10-2-4 Time: "When You Wore a Tulip" (1944) | Full Episode Jan 31, 2026

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10-2-4 Time was a western musical variety radio show that aired in the 1940s, sponsored by Dr. Pepper and featuring 15-minute episodes combining western music, variety entertainment, and promotional content. This episode features the popular standard 'When You Wore a Tulip (and I Wore a Big Red Rose),' a nostalgic song that was enjoying renewed popularity in 1944. The episode features Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers performing this beloved tune along with other western and popular songs of the era, maintaining the show's characteristic format of combining musical entertainment with western atmosphere and humorous Dr. Pepper commercials. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Detective — Night Beat: "A World All of His Own" (1950) | Full Episode Jan 30, 2026

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Night Beat was a radio noir drama series that aired on NBC from February 6, 1950 to September 25, 1952, following Randy Stone, a tough, street-wise newspaper columnist for the fictional Chicago Star who worked the night beat. In this early episode, Randy Stone encounters a story that explores themes of isolation and revenge, leading him into the darker recesses of Chicago's nightlife where he encounters characters living in their own private worlds of desperation or delusion. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Western — Have Gun Will Travel: "Apache Concerto" (1960) | Full Episode Jan 29, 2026

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Have Gun Will Travel was a distinguished American Western radio drama series featuring Paladin, a sophisticated gunfighter who operated out of San Francisco's Hotel Carlton. In "Apache Concerto," episode 81, Paladin is hired to escort a harmonium salesman and his niece to safety, but their mission becomes complicated when they are captured by the dangerous bandit Chivaro. The episode showcases the series' trademark blend of action and intellectual problem-solving as Paladin navigates this perilous situation, with the harmonium serving as a symbol of civilization in the untamed frontier. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Detective — Broadway Is My Beat: "The Paul Thomas Murder Case" (1949) | Full Episode Jan 28, 2026

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Broadway Is My Beat was a noir-influenced radio crime drama that followed Detective Danny Clover as he worked homicide cases in the gritty heart of New York City's theater district. In "The Paul Thomas Murder Case," the third episode from July 28, 1949, Detective Clover investigates the murder of Paul Thomas, navigating through the dangerous streets of Manhattan's theater district against the atmospheric backdrop of Times Square and Broadway, with jazz-soaked ambiance of late 1940s New York City. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Detective — Pat Novak For Hire: "Fleet Lady" (1949) | Full Episode Jan 27, 2026

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Pat Novak For Hire was a noir detective drama series set on the rough-and-tumble San Francisco waterfront, featuring a wisecracking freelancer who ran a boat rental shop and took on cases for money. In 'Fleet Lady,' Pat Novak becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving the horse racing world when a dead horse leads to the discovery of a dead jockey, setting him on a dangerous trail through San Francisco's criminal underworld while being suspected by Inspector Hellman. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

Old Time Radio Western — Gunsmoke: "Ben Slade's Saloon" (1952) | Full Episode Sep 14, 2025

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Gunsmoke was a classic American radio drama series that originally aired from 1952 to 1961, transitioning later to television. Set in the American West, the series revolved around the life of Marshal Matt Dillon as he dealt with crime and the challenges of frontier life in the town of Dodge City, Kansas. "Ben Slade's Saloon" is the fifth episode of Gunsmoke that originally aired on May 24, 1952. In this episode, a series of killings occurs among gamblers in Ben Slade's Saloon, leading Marshal Dillon to investigate. The plot highlights the intertwining of luck and misfortune in gambling, as Marshal Dillon seeks to uncover the truth behind the unusual murders, which are linked to a mysterious and dangerous killer. 🎧 Hundreds more classic radio shows free at https://www.vintageradioshows.com 📱 Listen anywhere with the Vintage Radio app for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vintage-radio/id455577974

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