The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

Six Old Time Radio Detective Dramas Per Week, One Podcast

  • 30 minutes 1 second
    Mathew Slade: Passage to Tangiers (EP4642)
    Today's Mystery: Matt takes an assignment from two fantastic characters in Morocco to hunt a fantastic treasure.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 8, 1964

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: William Wintersole as Mathew Slade

    Aired as Starlight Mystery Theater. Also known as Matthew Slade, Private Investigator.

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    4 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 33 seconds
    The Falcon: The Case of the Fatal Fix (EP4641)
    Today's Mystery: The father of a young gangster who committed suicide hires Waring to find the head of the rackets.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 4, 1952

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ralph Bell

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    3 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Sam Spade: The Dry Martini Caper/ Mr. Moto: The Case of the Dry Martini (Twice Told Tale) (EP4640s)
    Today's First Mystery: Sam Spade is hired by a man who is then shot down in front of him with a carbine.

    Original Release Date: August 1, 1948

    Starring: Howard Duff as Sam Spade; Lurene Tuttle as Effie; Jack Webb; WIlliam Conrad

    Today's 2nd Mystery: While investigating an international narcotics ring, Mr. Moto finds himself in the center of the murder of the owner of an import-export company who was shot with a carbine.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 20, 1951

    Originating from New York

    Starred: James Monks as Mr. I.A. Moto

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    2 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 23 seconds
    Dragnet: The Big Family (EP4640)
    Today's Mystery: A prominent businessman disappears without a trace.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 28, 1950

    Originating from Hollywood

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

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    1 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 14 seconds
    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hope to Die Matter (EP4639)
    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called in when an insurance policy is issued that will pay off $250,000 if a woman dies.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24, 1957

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; G. Stanley Jones; Ben Wright; Virginia Gregg, Shirley Mitchell; Marvin Miller

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    28 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 25 seconds
    Mr. and Mrs. North: Million Dollar Murder (EP4638)
    Today's Mystery: A woman with amnesia in a red dress gets a ride from the Norths and is shot.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 5, 1950

    Originating from New York City

    Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Bill Zuckert

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    27 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 44 seconds
    Broadway's My Beat: The Ernie Cauldwell Murder Case (EP4637)
    Today's Mystery: A man has confessed to murdering a Southern County Sheriff's Deputy who was in town to get him extradited

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 7, 1950

    Originated in Hollywood

    Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Barton Yarborough, Peter Leeds, ; Byron Kane; Jerry Hausner; Betty Lou Gerson ; Jack Kruschen;

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    26 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 26 minutes 49 seconds
    Mathew Slade: The Secret Grey Man (EP4636)
    Today's Mystery: Slade finds himself at Morro Bay in a mystery involving an old army buddy who is a secret agent.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 25, 1964

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring: William Wintersole as Mathew Slade

    Aired as Starlight Mystery Theater. Also known as Matthew Slade, Private Investigator.

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    25 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 44 minutes 46 seconds
    The Falcon: The Case of the Weeping Willow (EP4635)
    Today's Mystery: A friend of Mike's is murdered after deciding to expose his boss, who was running a drug racket.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1952

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell

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    24 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 32 seconds
    Nero Wolfe: A Slight Case of Perjury (EP4634s)
    A man is acquitted of murder on perjured testimony and hires Wolfe to locate the real killer.

    Original Air Date: April 6, 1951

    Starring: Sidney Greenstreet as Nero Wolfe; Harry Bartel as Archie Goodwin; William Johnstone; Mary Lansing; Jeanne Bates; Barney Phillips; Paul Marion; Ken Peters

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    23 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 59 seconds
    Dragnet: The Big Break (EP4634)
    Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero deal with a dangerous armed robber who keeps escaping.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 14, 1950

    Originating from Hollywood

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

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    22 February 2025, 7:00 am
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