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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

By: Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
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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, Dr. Tim, Detective, Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, 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 will feature seasons four through six.

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

    The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Santos Ortega, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Jackson Beck, and more.
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Episodes
  • Mr. Chameleon: Murder in the House of Torture (EP4350)
    Mar 28 2024
    Today's Mystery:Mr. Chameleon is called in to investigate a series of bizarre murders committed in a phony funeral home.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1949

    Originating from New York CityStarring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon Supporter since November 2023

    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 tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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    37 mins
  • Dangerous Assignment: Find Antonina (EP4349)
    Mar 27 2024
    Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Portugal to find a young woman who'd been in the U.S. illegally and find out why she intentionally had herself deported.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 25, 1953

    Originated in Hollywood

    Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Bill Conrad, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Tony Barrett, Ralph Moody

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: John Patreon Support Since May 2017

    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 ourfriends on Facebook.

    Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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    33 mins
  • Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective (EP4348)
    Mar 26 2024
    Today's 1st Mystery: A visit to the carnival is soured by the presence of an old-school seller of snake oil. It's made even worse when Dr. Tim has to investigate a death.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date:Early to Mid 1950s

    Starred: Bob Hahn as Dr. Tim

    Originated in Colorado

    Today's Second Mystery: Dr. John Snow, the Health Detective, sets out to solve the mystery of a cholera epidemic in London

    .Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 17, 1952

    Hosted by Paul Shannon

    Originated in Pittsburgh

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Alex, Patreon Supporter Since August 2020

    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 ourfriends 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.
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    41 mins

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Thoroughly Enjoyable!

Adam does a fantastic job curating these old shows. I enjoy the chance to experience a bygone era of entertainment.

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What a show!

If you love old time radio, your host, Adam Graham, presents a wide array of different programs from the bronze age of radio. He's been at this for years and years and knows a great deal about the episodes, actors and programs.

I came for the Dragnet and stayed for everything else. Like anything on the radio, they aren't all gems, but so many of them are, it's worth your time to subscribe. enjoy.

(long time listener, finally back after Google music killed my podcasts)

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