• 35 minutes 7 seconds
    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 twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950

    Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

    Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett

    Script by Louis Vittes

    Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

    Produced by James L. Saphier

    Directed by Helen Mack

    Announcer: Don Stanley

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    20 July 2026, 6:40 am
  • 33 minutes 53 seconds
    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

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    19 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 10 seconds
    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 odds, courage, discipline, and tactical ingenuity are put to the ultimate test.

    Original Radio Broadcast: July 24, 1943

    Originating from New York

    Program: Words at WarBased on the novel The Ship by C. S. Forester.Starring House Jameson, Alan Bunce, Victor Beecroft, Sid Cassel, Humphrey Davis, Eon McAllister, Shirley Oliver, and Alfred Shirley

    Adapted for radio by Edmund Bernbreier

    Original music by Frank Black

    Directed by Joseph Losey

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    18 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 38 seconds
    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

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    17 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 27 seconds
    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

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    16 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 48 seconds
    Philip Marlowe: The Good Neighbor Policy (Encore) (EP5018)
    Today's Mystery: A mix-up with his phone lines leads Marlowe to a snippy neighbor and a gun at his back.

    Original Air Date: July 28, 1951

    Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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    15 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 27 seconds
    Philip Marlowe: Life Can Be Murder (Encore) (EP5017)
    Marlowe meets a beautiful woman at an English pub, drops her off at a ritzy house, and is called when a dead body is found at that house.

    Original Air Date: July 21, 1951

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    15 July 2026, 6:30 am
  • 34 minutes 17 seconds
    Philip Marlowe: The Dear Dead Days (Encore) (EP5016)
    Marlowe is hired by an elderly widow to find her ex-chauffeur and ends up in a case involving a missing art collection.

    Original Air Date: July 14, 1951

    Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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    13 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 37 minutes 8 seconds
    Philip Marlowe: The Seaside Sabbatical (Encore) (EP5015e)
    Today's Mystery: Marlowe travels thirty miles to find that a client changed his mind. But then things get complicated.

    Original Air Date: July 7, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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    12 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 8 seconds
    Counterspy: The Cold Blooded Professor, Part Two (A0104)
    Today's Adventure: After the notorious Professor Emery Horn escapes from death row through an astonishing feat of planning and deception, David Harding and Harry Peters launch a nationwide hunt for the brilliant killer. Realizing conventional police methods won't be enough, Harding instead searches for the one clue Horn can't disguise—his own mind.

    Original Radio Broadcast: September 1, 1949

    Originating from New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding and Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters. Also featuring Ralph Bell as Professor Emery HornDirected by William M. Sweets

    Music by Jesse Crawford

    Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions

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    11 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 27 minutes 2 seconds
    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Sculptor Matter (EP5015)
    Today's Mystery: When an insurance company begins receiving anonymous monthly payments for a $50,000 fraudulent claim, Johnny Dollar is assigned to identify the mysterious sender. His investigation into a suspicious insurance payout leads him to the widow of a famous sculptor—only to discover that she died months earlier.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 14, 1959

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny DollarAlso starring Herb Vigran, Edgar Barrier, Carlton G. Young, Will Wright, and Lawrence Dobkin

    Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone

    Announcer: Dan Cubberly

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    10 July 2026, 7:00 am
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