The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

Six Old Time Radio Detective Dramas Per Week, One Podcast

  • 40 minutes 8 seconds
    Broadway's My Beat: The Lars Nielson Murder Case (EP4918)
    Today's Mystery: A famous torch singer wants a gun permit because she claims a man is threatening her life.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 29, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Cathy Lewis

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    25 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 39 minutes 2 seconds
    The Big Story: The Jigsaw Crime (EP4917)
    Today's Mystery:A legendary Arkansas reporter investigates the murder of an unidentified man.

    Original Radio Broadcast: January 26, 1949

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Martin Wolfson as Joe Wirges; Art Carney; Larry Haines; Art Carney; Martin O'Day; Joyce Gordon; Joe DeSantis

    Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry on Joseph Wirges.

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Susan, Patreon supporter since October 2018.

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    24 February 2026, 7:00 am
  • 40 minutes 44 seconds
    Counterspy: The Case of the Loganberry Point Spy (A0064)
    Today's Adventure: A widow in a small town calls David Harding, claiming to have caught a German spy.

    Original Radio Broadcast: September 14, 1942

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Craig McDonnell

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    21 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 33 minutes 21 seconds
    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hollywood Mystery Matter (EP4915)
    Today's Mystery: Johnny searches for a missing embezzler who called Johnny and let him know he was in Hollywood.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 4, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Virginia Gregg, Jeanne Tatum, Parley Baer, Forrest Lewis,
    Junius Matthews, Frank Gerstle

    When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

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    20 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 38 minutes 35 seconds
    Dragnet: The Big Hands (EP4914)
    Todays Mystery: A woman is found strangled to death in a hotel room, and Friday and Romero have to figure out who she was and who killed her.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 22, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Dianne, Patreon supporter since July 2023.

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    19 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 40 minutes 50 seconds
    Broadway's My Beat: The Tom Keeler Murder Case (EP4913)
    Today's Mystery: A derelict is found shot with two bullets in his body from two different guns.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 22, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Tony Barrett; Lillian Buyeff; Bob Bruce; Paul Frees; Edgar Barrier

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Eliza, Patreon supporter since July 2021.

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    18 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 39 minutes 40 seconds
    The Big Story: Sixteen Year Old Misfit Kills Out of Fear (EP4912)
    Today's Mystery: Across the Indiana border, a sixteen-year-old Louisville kills four men in a failed bank robbery and its aftermath.

    Original Radio Broadcast: January 5, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Starring James McCallion as Al Aronson, Bob SLoane, Santos Ortega, Martin Wolfson, Jackie Grimes, Grant Richards

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kelli, patreon supporter since February 2020.

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    17 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 32 minutes 4 seconds
    Danger with Grainger: Paula Crane is Threatened (EP4911)
    Today's Mystery: A friend of Grainger's invites him to a weekend with her family on the lake as she claims there have been threats to her life.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

    Originating from Australia

    Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

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    16 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 40 minutes 48 seconds
    Counterspy: Nazis from Mexico (A0062)
    Today's Adventure: The Gestapo is bringing spies across the southern border, trying to start an international incident by dropping the body of a Mexican official onto the US side of the border.

    Original Radio Broadcast: June 22, 1942 

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding

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    14 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 37 seconds
    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hair Raising Matter (EP4910)
    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in by an insured man who suddenly dies. Is it murder?

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 30, 1958

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Shirley Mitchell; Jack Edwards; Ralph Moody; Junius Matthews; Parley Baer

    When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

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    13 February 2026, 6:00 am
  • 34 minutes 53 seconds
    Dragnet: The Big Bungalow (EP4909)
    Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero receive a tip from an informant on the identity of a burglar.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 15, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Lisa, Patreon suppiorter since August 2025.

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    12 February 2026, 6:00 am
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