BONUS - Happy Birthday, Orson Welles
In honor of his May 6th birthday, we're saluting the great Orson Welles with a pair of radio performances set on Baker Street. First, he's t...
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Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
An old-time radio podcast, bringing you detective adventures from the Golden Age of Radio. Each week, tune in for an adventure of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, Johnny Dollar, The Saint, and man...
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Episode 666 - All the Write Moves: Raymond Chandler (Suspense, Mollé Mystery Theatre, & Philip Marlowe)
For May, we're spotlighting authors whose works inspired old time radio mysteries. First up is Raymond Chandler - best known for creating th...
Episode 665 - Downbeat Pete (Pete Kelly's Blues)
Our month of Jack Webb continues with his most unusual crime drama - Pete Kelly's Blues , a show that incorporated Webb's love of jazz into...
Episode 664 - Your Lyon Eyes (Jeff Regan, Investigator)
Our Jack Webb series continues this week with Jeff Regan, Investigator - another stint as a hard-boiled gumshoe before he picked up Joe Frid...
BONUS - Five Favorites: Dragnet
Our month-long salute to Jack Webb continues with his signature series and my five favorite radio episodes of Dragnet . We'll join Webb as S...
Episode 663 - Waterfront Webb (Pat Novak for Hire)
We kick off a new month-long series saluting the great Jack Webb in honor of his April 2nd birthday, and we're starting with Pat Novak for H...
BONUS - Eggs and Bunnies (Nick Carter & Nero Wolfe)
Easter is almost here, and we've got a pair of old time radio mysteries with a twist on the bunny and his basket. Lon Clark stars as Nick Ca...
Episode 662 - Statues for the Sleuths: Van Heflin (Philip Marlowe & Man Called X)
For the final installment in our month-long series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars, we shine the spotlight on Van Heflin. The star of...
BONUS - Play Ball! (Boston Blackie & The Saint)
A new baseball season begins this week, and we're throwing out a ceremonial radio first pitch with a pair of mysteries set around the diamon...
Episode 661 - Statues for the Sleuths: Edmond O'Brien (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
Our series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars continues with Edmond O'Brien, who took home the Best Supporting Actor prize for The Baref...
Episode 660 - Statues for the Sleuths: Rex Harrison (Private Files of Rex Saunders)
Our month of Oscar-winning radio detectives continues with Rex Harrison, winner of the Best Actor prize for My Fair Lady and the debonair sl...
Episode 659 - Statues for the Sleuths: Mercedes McCambridge (Defense Attorney)
Our series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars continues with Mercedes McCambridge, who took home the award as best supporting actress fo...
Episode 658 - Statues for the Sleuths: Frank Sinatra (Rocky Fortune)
In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, we're spotlighting a series of radio detective show stars who took home Oscars for their f...
Episode 657 - Where's the Beef? (Boston Blackie, Suspense, The Saint, & Richard Diamond)
We're serving up thick cuts of old time radio mystery with four stories involving butchers and their wares. First, Boston Blackie faces off...
Episode 656 - Relationship Drama (Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, & Richard Diamond)
As a belated Valentine's Day treat, we've got four radio mysteries where our detectives are entangled in matrimonial mishaps. As Sherlock Ho...
Episode 655 - Couples in the Cast (Richard Diamond, Suspense, The Line-Up, & Night Beat)
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and our old time radio mysteries this week all feature real-life husbands and wives at the micro...
Episode 654 - Cold…Very Cold Cases (Let George Do It, Barrie Craig, & Johnny Dollar)
After a week of dealing with a thick coating of ice all over everything, I've got winter weather on the brain. So today, we have three old t...
Episode 653 - Leading Men of Mystery: Glenn Ford (Christopher London & Studio One)
We wrap up our series of Hollywood stars who solved crimes on the air with Glenn Ford. The star of Gilda , The Big Heat , and 3:10 to Yuma a...
Episode 652 - Leading Men of Mystery: Dana Andrews (I Was a Communist for the FBI & Hollywood Sound Stage)
This week's Hollywood leading man turned radio detective is Dana Andrews, who starred on screen in Laura , Where the Sidewalk Ends , Boomera...
BONUS - Five Favorites: Broadway is My Beat
Take a walk down the Great White Way with Detective Danny Clover in my five favorite episodes of Broadway is My Beat. Larry Thor is the poli...