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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Episode #306
Broadway's My Beat: The Ruth Nelson Murder Case
Sep 30, 202638 minS17
Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Ruth Nelson, a woman found stabbed to death on the very day she was released from prison after serving thirty years. As Clover searches for answers, he discovers that Ruth’s past may hold the key to her death. The investigation takes another turn when Louise Downey, the woman who helped Ruth find a place to live, is also found dead. Clover must uncover the connection between the two women and the secrets someone is determined to keep hidden. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1952 Originated in Hollywood Cast: Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover Charles Calvert as Tattaglia Jack Kruschen as Mugavin Mary Jane Croft as Vicky Jane Novello as Jonathan Irene Tedrow Harry Bartell Paul Frees Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jennifer, Patreon supporter since March 2016 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey� http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
The Big Story: Too Terrible to be Believed (EP5072)
Sep 29, 202632 min
Today's Mystery:Prince George’s County reporter Arthur Milky becomes suspicious when a young child dies at a nursery home and the medical examiner determines that the boy’s severe head injuries could not have been self-inflicted. When the woman running the home offers conflicting explanations for the injuries, Milky begins investigating both the child’s death and the operator’s troubling history, determined to uncover evidence strong enough to establish what really happened. Original Radio Broadcast: January 27, 1954 Originating in New Yor kCast: Lyle Sudrow as Arthur Milky Court Benson Maurice Wells Louis Van Rooten Barbara Weeks Joan Lorring Ted Osborne Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Stuart, Patreon supporter since November 2022 .Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Become one of our f riends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: Simon Templar is drawn into a dangerous mystery when Alice Parks asks for his help after her fiancé, Marvin Hickerson, disappears under suspicious circumstances. Marvin, a private investigator with a complicated case on his hands, has become entangled with a group of people involved in a dangerous scheme. As the Saint begins following the clues, he discovers that money, deception, and a murder may all be connected. With powerful people determined to keep the truth hidden, Simon must use his wits to uncover what really happened before the mystery turns deadly. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Cast: Vincent Price as Simon Templar Leslie Banning Maggie Morley Victor Rodman Edmund MacDonald Herb Vigran Bill Tracy Bonnie Phillips. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Connie Patreon supporter since August 2025 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Old Time Radio Snack Wagon Smorgasboard #3 (EP5070e)
Sep 27, 20261h 7mS17
In this episode, we serve up four classic old-time radio snacks, featuring a special Family Theater presentation for Citizenship Day, an episode of Family Doctor, a New Year's drama from Guest Star, and a classic performance by Orson Welles. Family Theater: Treasury of Homes In honor of Citizenship Day, this episode features an excerpt from Family Theater, a dramatic anthology series that promoted family prayer and presented stories centered around American family life. This excerpt, Treasury of Homes, celebrates the pioneers who settled the American West and the immigrants who came to the United States seeking a better life. The story follows the Simmons family as they search for a place to build their new home and dream of the community that will eventually grow around them. The program also features a performance by John Charles Thomas singing The Homeland. Original Air Date: February 14, 1951 Family Doctor: Error in Diagnosis In this episode of Family Doctor, Dr. Grant Adams treats Griff Miller, an elderly man struggling to make the interest payment on the mortgage for his family boathouse. When the mortgage holder, lawyer Ralph Bates, prepares to foreclose, Doc Adams comes up with an unusual solution. By convincing Bates that he has chicken pox and later poison oak, the country doctor buys Griff enough time to save his property. The story offers a humorous look at the traditional image of the country doctor as a trusted community figure who cared for more than just his patients' physical health. Original Air Date: 1937 Guest Star: Time is Sacred Spend New Year's Eve with Bill Cooper and Louise Marston, two office workers who become trapped in an elevator when the power goes out. As they realize that the elevator cable may not hold until help arrives, the two strangers discover that they have fallen in love. With midnight approaching, they face what may be their final moments together. Starring Joan Leslie, this dramatic story combines romance, suspense, and a New Year's message about recognizing the importance of time. Original Air Date: December 26, 1948 Mercury Theatre: I'm a Fool Orson Welles stars in this adaptation of Sherwood Anderson's story I'm a Fool. A young man attending a horse race attempts to impress a girl by pretending to be wealthy and claiming that his father owns one of the horses. His lies bring him closer to the girl, but as the evening comes to an end, he realizes the painful consequences of trying to be someone he isn't. This experimental Mercury Theatre broadcast presented three short stories in a single episode, making it an ideal example of the snack-sized radio storytelling featured on the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon. Original Air Date: August 8, 1938 Subscribe to the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon at http://www.snackwagon.net or wherever you download your podcasts from. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again for another serving of old-time radio from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Adventure: Counterspy David Harding and his agents are assigned to protect a foreign envoy visiting the United States to arrange the engraving of government bonds worth three million dollars. When the envoy’s secretary dies under suspicious circumstances and other details raise questions about the man’s identity, Harding begins investigating. The case grows more complicated as he uncovers signs of a scheme involving forged documents and a potentially dangerous financial plot.Original Radio Broadcast: October 6, 1949.Originating in New YorkCast: Don McLaughlin Mandel Kramer To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Chris, Patreon supporter since February 2019 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
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