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, Squad Room, Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, 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...
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episode 9: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Pearling Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4222)
Today's Mystery:A news report states that a wealthy businessman is dead, but the report is erroneous. An insurance company suspects an attempt to manipulate the stock market. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 18 and 19, 1956 Originated from...
episode 10: Dangerous Assignment: The Smuggling Racket (EP4223)
Today's Mystery:Steve Mitchell is sent to Havana to meet an informant and break up a smuggling racket. He soon finds himself investigating the murder of the informant. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 5, 1952 Originated in Hollywood...
episode 11: Mr. Chameleon: The Rich Uncle Murder Case
Today's Mystery:A retired sea captain is murdered right after giving his niece a copy of a will leaving her everything he owns .Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1949 Originated in: New York City Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon...
episode 12: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Pearling Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4225)
Today's Mystery:Did a wealthy businessman fake his death to gain the attention of a missing daughter? Johnny doesn't believe it. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 20, 21, and 22, 1956 Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar;...
episode 12: Dragnet: The Big Escape (EP4328)
Today's Mystery:Joe Friday arrests an old army buddy for armed robbery.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1950 Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield;...
episode 13: Dragnet: Police Academy (EP4226)
Today's Mystery:Friday and Romero hunt for a gang of blitz robbers, while an army buddy of Friday's enters the police academy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 25, 1949 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday;...
episode 14: Sherlock Holmes Guy Fawkes Day Special (EP4226s)
Today is Guy Fawkes Day and we celebrate with two different Guy-Fawkes-related Sherlock Holmes adventures. First, in The Fifth of November, a man named James Stuart comes to Baker Street pleading for Holmes' help, as he fears his cousin, Guy...
episode 15: Sam Spade: The Hail and Farewell Caper (EP4227)
Today's Mystery:A nervous man sets Spade on the case of a man who is about to be executed at San Quentin. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1951 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Steven Dunne as Sam Spade; Lurene Tuttle as Effie; Paul...
episode 16: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Long Shot Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4228)
Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to California to investigate when an insurance agent received a note indicating they'd have to pay off on a policy insuring a wealthy doctor and his wife. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 25 and 26, 1956 Originated...
episode 17: Dangerous Assignment: Mr. Alexander's File (EP4229)
Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Turkey to intercept a thief before he sells a sensitive file before to the highest bidder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1952 Originated in Hollywood Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb...