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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

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, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, 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. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
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  • S17 · E251
    August 3 · 36 min

    The Saint: The Horrible Hamburger (EP5031)

    Today's Mystery: After a wrong turn leaves Simon Templar and taxi driver Louie dining at a lonely roadside restaurant, a flat tire leads them to discover a corpse in the trunk of Louie's cab. When the body mysteriously disappears, the Saint sets out...

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  • S17 · E250
    August 1 · 35 min

    Counterspy: The Courageous Come-On (A0110)

    Today's Adventure: Counterspy chief David Harding investigates a charity that claims to help disabled veterans and workers prepare for new careers. When a courageous insider exposes the organization's true purpose, Harding devises a plan to protect...

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  • S17 · E249
    July 31 · 24 min

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mei-Ling Buddha Matter (EP5030)

    Today's Mystery: Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Boston after a priceless jade statue known as the Mei-Ling Buddha is reportedly spotted for sale in a Paris antique shop—even though it should still be locked inside the home of its late...

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  • S17 · E248
    July 30 · 33 min

    Dragnet: The Big Elevator (EP5029)

    Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Bill Lockwood investigate the body of an unidentified woman which has been found abandoned in a hospital elevator. With no obvious cause of death and only a mysterious phone call to point them in the right direction, the...

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  • S17 · E247
    July 29 · 35 min

    Broadway's My Beat: The John Elgin Murder Case (EP5028)

    Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover reopens what appeared to be a straightforward suicide after a former bookie claims he witnessed the victim being pushed from a rooftop. When the eyewitness is murdered before he can identify the killer, Clover...

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  • S17 · E246
    July 28 · 33 min

    The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder (EP5027)

    Today's Mystery: When rumors spread through rural Kansas that a woman has concealed her mother's death for years, Hiawatha Daily World reporter Virgil Hill uncovers a heartbreaking truth that proves far more tragic than murder. Original Radio...

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  • S17 · E245
    July 27 · 36 min

    The Saint: The Baseball Murder (EP5026)

    Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates rumors that a minor league baseball team is about to throw an important game. His inquiry leads him to a beautiful woman, a dangerous fixer, and a young pitching phenom whose promising career may be...

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  • S17 · E244
    July 25 · 34 min

    Counterspy: The Arrogant Arsonist (A0108)

    Today's Mystery: An international smuggling ring is threatened when a federal grand jury closes in on one of its American front companies. To cover their tracks, the organization's ruthless mastermind summons a professional arsonist to destroy the...

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  • S17 · E243
    July 24 · 26 min

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Life at Steak Matter (EP5025)

    Today's Mystery: Johnny r is summoned by the eccentric Alvin Peabody Cartwright, who insists the matter is urgent. But when Johnny arrives, Cartwright has vanished, blood is found in the garage, and every clue points to murder—unless appearances are...

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  • S17 · E242
    July 23 · 39 min

    Dragnet: The Big Bunco (EP5024)

    Today's Mystery: An experienced confidence man returns to Los Angeles with the same polished investment scam, cheating trusting victims out of thousands of dollars. As Sergeant Joe Friday begins breaking in a new partner, the detectives race to stop...

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  • S17 · E241
    July 22 · 38 min

    Broadway's My Beat: The John Mooney Murder Case (EP5023)

    Today's Mystery: When a man unknowingly passes a stolen thousand-dollar bill from a long-unsolved payroll robbery, Detective Danny Clover follows a trail that leads from Broadway's underworld to a string of murders. As more bodies fall, Danny races to...

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  • S17 · E240
    July 21 · 29 min

    The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death (EP5022)

    Today’s Mystery: When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen. As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty sets out to determine whether...

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  • S17 · E239
    July 20 · 35 min

    The Saint: Cupid and Corpse (EP5021)

    Today's Mystery:Simon Templar's plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a...

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  • S17 · E238
    July 19 · 33 min

    Philip Marlowe: Heir for G-String (Encore) (EP5020s)

    Marlowe goes searching in the seedy part of town for an heir to $5,000. Original Air Date: August 25, 1951 Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe Support the show monthly at http://patreon.greatdetectives.net/ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO...

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  • S17 · E237
    July 18 · 33 min

    Words at War: The Ship (Encore) (A0106)

    Today's Adventure: A British light cruiser escorts a desperately needed convoy to Malta when the Italian fleet appears on the horizon, threatening to overwhelm the outnumbered Allied force. As the officers and crew of the HMS Artemis face impossible...

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  • S17 · E236
    July 17 · 33 min

    Philip Marlowe: Young Man's Fancy (Encore) (EP5020)

    Today's Mystery: Marlowe becomes concerned with the strange behavior of the man who runs the neighborhood fruit stand. Original Air Date: July 28, 1951 Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe Support the show monthly at...

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  • S17 · E235
    July 16 · 34 min

    Philip Marlowe: The Long Way Home (Encore) (EP5019)

    Today's Mystery: An older man hires to Marlowe to find his pretty young wife. Original Air Date: August 4, 1951 Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe Support the show monthly at http://patreon.greatdetectives.net/ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,...

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