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The Big Story: Witness to Drama of Violence and Death (EP5082)
2026-10-13 | 34 mins.Today's Mystery: A redheaded woman is found shot dead in a black sedan on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Reporter Johnny Kalen soon finds himself investigating a second killing, a missing man named Scott Whitty, and a tangled web of relationships that may connect them all. As more troubling details emerge, Johnny and Police Chief Warren race to piece together the truth behind a string of violent deaths.
Original Radio Broadcast:March 24, 1954
Originating in New York
Cast:
Michael O’Day as Johnny Kalen
Ed Begley as Police Chief Warren
Brenna Rayburn
Danny AcCO
Rita Lynn
Gilbert Mack
Billy Gray
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.The Saint: Ladies Never Lie...Much(EP5081)
2026-10-12 | 37 mins.Today's Mystery: When Claire Gordon arrives at Simon Templar’s apartment and confesses to murdering her husband, the Saint has reason to doubt her story—especially when James Gordon himself appears moments later, very much alive. But the mystery takes a deadly turn when Gordon is shot outside Templar’s door. As the Saint investigates, a midnight meeting in the park, a suspicious lawyer, and a substantial life insurance policy point to a dangerous scheme. Can Templar untangle the conflicting confessions and discover who is really behind the murder?
Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 7, 1951
Originating from Hollywood
Cast:
Vincent Price as Simon Templar
Joan Banks as Claire Gordon
Peter Leeds as James Gordon
Larry Dobkin as Louie
Jim Nusser as Timothy Kerrigan
High Upperback as the butler
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.The Landini Murder Mystery Omnibus, Part 2 (EP5080e)
2026-10-11 | 3h 12 mins.In this episode, we continue our journey through the surviving episodes of Charlie Chan’s Landini Murder Case, a 39-part serialized mystery based on Earl Derr Biggers’ final Charlie Chan novel, The Keeper of the Keys. This second omnibus brings together two more chapters from the original serial, continuing Charlie Chan’s investigation into the murders surrounding the guests at Pine View. Part 2 features “Who Killed Dr. Swan?” and “The Missing Key.”
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936 and 1937
Cast
-Walter Connolly as Charlie Chan
Who Killed Dr. Swan?
Charlie Chan faces a new murder at Pine View when Dr. Swan, a suspected blackmailer, is found dead in an unoccupied house. With the guests already under suspicion in Ellen Landini’s murder, Chan investigates a conversation overheard on the night of the crime that could change the course of the case. But as questions about alibis and the missing house key emerge, the list of possible suspects grows.
The Missing Key
The search for Dr. Swan’s killer leads Charlie Chan to a missing key that may reveal who entered the house on the night of the murder. As Chan questions the household and examines the motives surrounding Landini’s estate, suspicion falls on those who may stand to benefit from her death. Then, during a search near the murder scene, Chan makes a discovery in the snow that could prove crucial to the investigation.
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.Counterspy: The High-Class Hijacker (A0130)
2026-10-10 | 38 mins.Today's Adventure: When a series of interstate truck hijackings strikes the Midwest, Counterspy chief David Harding takes over the investigation. The stolen goods are disappearing through an operation that appears to have access to the trucks’ security systems, leaving authorities struggling to catch the thieves. Harding deploys miniature cameras, chemical analysis, and a trail of fluorescent oil to track the stolen shipments—but can his team uncover the mastermind before the hijackings escalate?
Original Radio Broadcast: October 13, 1949
Originating in New YorkCast:
Don McLaughlin as David Harding
Mandell Kramer
Ken Lynch as Corney
Jackson Beck as Fatso
Mark B. Loeb as director
Palmer Thompson as dramatist
Jesse Crawford as musicalist
Phillips H. Lord for Pepsi-Cola
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2026-10-09 | 28 mins.Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is looking forward to making amends with Betty Lewis when an unusual pattern catches his attention: a hot rod races past her home every morning, its engine backfiring at precisely the same spot. When Johnny discovers the car has a phony license plate, he suspects the noise is more than a nuisance. His investigation leads him to a dangerous scheme targeting a former attorney, but can Johnny uncover the plan before the next backfire turns deadly?
Original Radio Broadcast Date:September 6, 1959
Originating from Hollywood
Cast:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Forrest Lewis
Barney Phillips
Tom Holland
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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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