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Delivered daily. Old Time Radio crime and detectives - sleuths from the golden age of radio. This podcast features a variety of OTR crime, mystery and detective programs delivered every day. Just a few of the programs featured include Dragnet, Philip Marlowe, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Falcon, Box 13, Nick Carter, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Rocky Fortune, Pat Novak, Richard Diamond, Barrie Craig, Police Headquarters; and many more. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music

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#188
Yesterday · 29 min
The Big Lay-Out | Dragnet | 01/25/1953 (Ep188)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We run free OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations at https://theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. All Podcasts @...
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#239
Saturday · 31 min
The Case of the Clumsy Forgeries - Nick Carter | 06/11/1946 (Ep239)
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter and Charlotte Manson played...
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#561
Friday · 21 min
The Model Picture Matter - Johnny Dollar | 11/03/1957 (Ep561)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Of the eight different actors who played Johnny...
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#51
Thursday · 29 min
The Ralph Baxter Case - Richard Diamond | 04/26/1950 (Ep051)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private...
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#29
Wednesday · 29 min
The Heat Wave - Philip Marlowe | 04/16/1949 (Ep29)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other hard-boiled detectives of the era. "Hard-boiled"...
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#52
Tuesday · 29 min
The Demarco Affair - Rocky Jordan | 10/30/1949 (Ep52)
Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between 1948 and 1951. The two lead roles were Rocky Jordan and Captain Sam Sabaaya of...
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#189
November 2 · 29 min
The Big Strip - Dragnet | 02/01/1953 (Ep189)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We run free OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations at https://theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. All Podcasts @...
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#240
November 1 · 29 min
The Case of the Make-Believe Robbery | Nick Carter | 06/18/1946 (Ep240)
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter and Charlotte Manson played...
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#562
October 31 · 18 min
The Alkali Mike Matter - Johnny Dollar | 11/10/1957 (Ep562)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Of the eight different actors who played Johnny...
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#50
October 30 · 29 min
Messenger Service Patty Clark - Richard Diamond | 04/19/1950 (Ep50)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private...
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#21
October 29 · 26 min
The Case of the Ditch - 21st Precinct | 11/24/1953 (Ep21)
The old-time radio series 21st Precinct was a dramatic police procedural that aired on CBS from 1953 to 1956. It was a gritty, realistic police drama, often compared to the style of Dragnet. The show was known for its authentic, documentary-style...
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#1
October 28 · 27 min
The First Letter - Box 13 | 08/22/1948 (Ep01)
Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. It ran during 1948 and 1949. The episodes involved Holiday running classified ads to get new ideas for his...
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#190
October 27 · 29 min
The Big Press - Dragnet | 02/08/1953 (Ep190)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We run free OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations at https://theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. All Podcasts @...
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#563
October 26 · 20 min
The Shy Beneficiary Matter - Johnny Dollar (AFRS) | 11/17/1957 (Ep563)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Of the eight different actors who played Johnny...
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#253
October 25 · 23 min
The Case of the Blue Mink - Nick Carter | 09/15/1946 (Ep253)
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter and Charlotte Manson played...
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#28
October 24 · 29 min
The Name to Remember - Philip Marlowe | 04/09/1949 (Ep28)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other hard-boiled detectives of the era. "Hard-boiled"...
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#49
October 23 · 29 min
The Man Who Hated Women - Richard Diamond | 04/12/1950 (Ep049)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private...
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#191
October 22 · 29 min
The Big Tooth - Dragnet | 02/15/1953 (Ep191)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We run free OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations at https://theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. All Podcasts @...
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#564
October 21 · 20 min
The Hope to Die Matter - Johnny Dollar | 11/24/1957 (Ep564)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Of the eight different actors who played Johnny...
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#222
October 20 · 28 min
The Death Of Sam Spade Caper - Sam Spade | 11/17/1950 (Ep222)
The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946-1951) radio series was loosely based on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. Film star Howard Duff played Sam Spade (also played by Steve Dunne at the...
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