Episode 682 - Two Gusts of "Red Wind" (Adventures of Philip Marlowe)
On September 26, 1948, Gerald Mohr went on the air as Raymond Chandler's private eye in The Adventures of Philip Marlowe . His debut adventu...
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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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BONUS - Bat's in the Belfry (Adventures of Superman)
With a slight delay, we wrap up our celebration of Batman Day with the concluding chapters of "The Secret of Meteor Island." This Superman r...
BONUS - World's Finest On the Air (Adventures of Superman)
Holy team-up! To celebrate Batman Day, here's a radio adventure that unites the Caped Crusader and Robin, the Boy Wonder, with Superman. We'...
Episode 681 - Big Man of Mystery on Campus (Adventures of Frank Merriwell)
As a new school year gets underway, we head to Yale for the exploits of star athlete and adventurer Frank Merriwell. The all-American hero f...
Episode 680 - Same Sleuth, Different Voice: Sherlock Holmes
Our series of radio detectives played by multiple actors takes us today to Baker Street and four men who donned the deerstalker cap of Sherl...
Episode 679 - Same Sleuth, Different Voice: Jeff, Regan, Investigator
This week, we collect ten a day and expenses with the Lyon's Eye(s) and the three actors who played Jeff Regan, Investigator. The gumshoe wa...
BONUS - Remembering Peggy Webber
In this bonus episode, we salute the late Peggy Webber, who passed away on August 15th at the age of 100. One of the radio era's most versat...
Encore - Multiple Mr. Marlowes
Note: Some dental surgery prevented recording a new episode, so enjoy this encore from 2025 featuring several different actors starring as R...
Episode 678 - Same Sleuth, Different Voice: Michael Shayne
We kick off a new podcast season (our 14th!) and begin a new month-long series spotlighting detectives who were played by multiple actors on...
Episode 677 - Summer in the City: San Francisco (Gregory Hood, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Sam Spade, & The Line-Up)
Bad guys left some clues in San Francisco, and our collection of local sleuths won't let the crooks get away with their crimes. We wrap up o...
Episode 676 - Summer in the City: Los Angeles (Philip Marlowe & Dragnet)
Our travels across the country continue with two of the signature sleuths of the City of Angels: private eye Philip Marlowe and Sgt. Joe Fri...
BONUS - Super Summer: Superman vs. Kryptonite (Part 6)
Our final installment in our Super Summer bonus series is super-sized with the last seven chapters of this epic Superman adventure! Will Sup...
Episode 675 - Summer in the City: New York (Broadway is My Beat, Richard Diamond, & 21st Precinct)
We're visiting some of the world's biggest and busiest cities this summer, and while we're in town we'll rub elbows with some of their resid...
BONUS - Super Summer: Superman vs. Kryptonite (Part 5)
As "Bud Smith," the amnesiac Superman is a home run-crushing, strike-out hurling baseball phenom! But "Big" George Latimer still hunts for t...
Encore - Four for the 4th
Happy 4th of July and a happy 250th birthday to the USA! In honor of this momentous occasion, I'm sharing an encore presentation of four Ame...
BONUS - Super Summer: Superman vs. Kryptonite (Part 4)
As our epic adventure continues, Superman escaped from "Big" George Latimer, but his exposure to the kryptonite robbed him of his memory. So...
Episode 674 - Double Duty Detectives: Bob Bailey (Let George Do It & Johnny Dollar)
We wrap up our month of actors who played multiple detectives on the air with Bob Bailey. Bailey played wisecracking gumshoe George Valentin...
BONUS - Super Summer: Superman vs. Kryptonite (Part 3)
The stakes are higher than ever for Superman as this epic adventure continues! "Big" George Latimer may have figured out how to use the Kryp...
Episode 673 - Double Duty Detectives: Gerald Mohr (Philip Marlowe, Nero Wolfe, & Johnny Dollar)
We continue our look at actors who played multiple gumshoes on the air with Gerald Mohr - who, for my money, gave us the definitive portraya...
BONUS - Super Summer: Superman vs. Kryptonite (Part 2)
Our bonus series starring the Man of Steel continues with the next five chapters of the epic adventure "Superman vs. Kryptonite." The dynami...