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Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines
Feb 12, 2024 31 min

Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines

Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title...

Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix
Jan 29, 2024 31 min

Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix

The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndic...

Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch
Jan 04, 2024 31 min

Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch

Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergean...

Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow
Dec 27, 2023 30 min

Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow

Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”?Where ...

Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case
Dec 18, 2023 28 min

Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case

Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he...

Ep.484 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harold Trandem Matter
Dec 11, 2023 31 min

Ep.484 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harold Trandem Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny DollarFor over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, ...

Ep.482 The Whistler: The Alibi
Dec 05, 2023 31 min

Ep.482 The Whistler: The Alibi

The WhistlerYou're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone ...

Ep.480 Pat Novak For Hire: Sam Tolliver
Nov 22, 2023 32 min

Ep.480 Pat Novak For Hire: Sam Tolliver

Pat Novak For Hire: Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad o...

Ep.479 Nick Carter Master Detective: Murder In The Crypt
Nov 20, 2023 31 min

Ep.479 Nick Carter Master Detective: Murder In The Crypt

Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title...

Ep.478 Boston Blackie: The Stolen Car Ring
Nov 14, 2023 29 min

Ep.478 Boston Blackie: The Stolen Car Ring

In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed sa...

Ep.477 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Black Halo
Nov 08, 2023 31 min

Ep.477 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Black Halo

Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison or the grave.Philip Marlowe was Los Angeles's toughest detective in the groundbreaki...

Ep.475 The Jack Benny Program: Halloween Celebration
Oct 31, 2023 30 min

Ep.475 The Jack Benny Program: Halloween Celebration

The Jack Benny Program: The Jack Benny Program was first broadcast on the Blue Network on 2nd May 1932. With his capable cast of supporting players Benny made his show into one of great radio comed...

Ep.474 The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight
Oct 30, 2023 30 min

Ep.474 The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight

The WhistlerYou're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone ...

Ep.473 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Shot In The Dark Caper
Oct 25, 2023 30 min

Ep.473 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Shot In The Dark Caper

The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie.  It was based on the private de...

Ep.472 The Adventures Of Father Brown: The Dagger With Wings
Oct 23, 2023 44 min

Ep.472 The Adventures Of Father Brown: The Dagger With Wings

Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”?Where ...

Ep.471 Philo Vance: The White Willow Murder Case
Oct 17, 2023 28 min

Ep.471 Philo Vance: The White Willow Murder Case

Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he...

Ep.470 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Edward French Matter
Oct 12, 2023 26 min

Ep.470 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Edward French Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny DollarFor over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, ...