• 36 minutes 4 seconds
    Counterspy: Statue of Death (A0094)
    Today's Adventure: When a respected Mexican businessman suddenly reappears at the home of the woman he loves, it is only because a mysterious religious statue he once gave away may now be carrying a deadly secret. As a pair of ruthless spies race to recover it, David Harding and the Counter Spies investigate the theft of radioactive material from a Tennessee atomic plant before it can be smuggled out of the country.

    Original Radio Broadcast: August 16, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters.Also featuring Jesse Crawford (music). Produced by the Phillips H. Lord Productions.

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    6 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 3 seconds
    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fatal Filet Matter (EP4990)
    Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar accepts a dinner invitation from an insurance executive friend who seems troubled by something he can't quite bring himself to discuss. When the evening takes a tragic turn, Johnny discovers that a mysterious steak delivery and an angry claimant with a grudge may hold the key to what really happened.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 10, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring Virginia Gregg, D. J. Thompson, Jack Edwards, Marvin Miller, Larry Dobkin, Harry Bartell, and Frank Gerstle. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone. Announcer: Dan Cubberly.

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    5 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 20 seconds
    Dragnet: The Big Evans (EP4989)
    Todays Mystery: A boarding house operator accuses a young police officer of assault, battery, and soliciting a bribe after a narcotics arrest. As Friday and Jacobs investigate, conflicting witness statements and questions about the complainant's injuries force them to determine whether an officer crossed the line—or whether someone is trying to frame him.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1952

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs.Also featuring Whit Connor.

    Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann. Announcer: Hal Gibney.

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    4 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 21 seconds
    Broadway's My Beat: The Larry Moore Murder Case (EP4988)
    Today's Mystery: After being acquitted of murdering his wife, Johnny Welch spirals into bitterness and violence, convinced the real killer is still free. When a man connected to the case turns up dead and the only witness who saved Johnny at trial is brutally attacked, Danny Clover races to stop a desperate man from destroying himself and everyone around him.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 12, 1952

    Originated in Hollywood

    Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan.Featured in the cast were Harry Bartell, Mary Shipp, Shepard Menken, Steve Roberts, and Jerry Hausner.

    Music composed and conducted by Alexander Courage.

    Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

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    3 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 31 seconds
    The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death (EP4987)
    Today's Mystery: Reporter Albert Prince investigates the strange death of a respected Hartford meteorologist whose apparent chloroform overdose hides a deeply troubled private life. As Prince digs deeper into the scientist’s bizarre occult interests and fractured marriage, he begins to suspect the quiet widow may know far more than she first admits.

    Original Radio Broadcast: October 18, 1950

    Originating in New York

    Featuring Bob Dryden as Albert Prince.Also featuring Agnes Young, Amsie Strickland, Walter Greaza, and Luis Van Rooten.

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    2 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 18 seconds
    The Saint: The Problem of the Peculiar Payoff (EP4986)
    Today's Mystery: Simon Templar survives an attempted hit by a small-time hood named Augie and traces the job back to a nervous swindler named Ronald Stanton. But when a murder complicates matters, the Saint finds himself caught between a blackmail scheme, a disappearing secretary, and a beautiful receptionist who may know more than she admits.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 9, 1950

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar. Also featuring Frances Robinson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Ted de Corsia, and Donald Woods. Announcer: Don Stanley.

    Music composed and conducted by Von Dexter.

    Directed by Helen Mack.

    Written by Jerome Epstein.

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    1 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 5 seconds
    Counterspy: The Case of the Murmered Millions (A0092)
    Today's Adventure

    A smooth-talking con man pitches a powerful crime boss on a new kind of protection racket—one built not on violence, but on rumors capable of destroying major corporations. When businesses begin collapsing under whispered accusations and public panic, CounterSpy chief David Harding races to expose the mastermind behind the scheme before more companies are ruined.

    Original Radio Broadcast: August 11, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as PetersAlso featuring Rosa Rio. Directed by William M. Sweets.

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    30 May 2026, 7:00 am
  • 31 minutes 13 seconds
    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Winsome Widow Matter (EP4985)
    Today's Mystery:Johnny Dollar heads to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of a liquor store owner who had survived multiple robbery attempts over the years. As Johnny digs deeper, suspicion begins to center on the victim’s glamorous young widow and the strange pattern behind the repeated holdup attempts at the store.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 26, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Bartlett Robinson, Paul Dubov, and Frank Nelson.

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    28 May 2026, 7:09 am
  • 34 minutes 53 seconds
    Dragnet: The Big Plant (EP4984)
    Todays Mystery: A missing housewife vanishes without taking any clothes, money, or luggage, and detectives quickly begin to suspect her tight-fisted husband may know more than he admits. As Sergeant Friday investigates, the woman’s troubled teenage son provides a clue that points toward something buried deep inside the family nursery.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 28, 1952

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed JacobsAlso featuring Herb Ellis. Announcer: Hal Gibney. Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann.

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    27 May 2026, 7:10 am
  • 37 minutes 57 seconds
    Broadway’s My Beat: The John Dotson Murder Case (EP4983)
    Today’s Mystery: A man is found poisoned in a car on East River Drive.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1952

    Originated in Hollywood

    Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Bill Bouchey,  Earle Ross, Elliott Lewis, Florence Lake, Irene Tedrow, Jack Kruschen, Jean Tatum

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    27 May 2026, 6:07 am
  • 32 minutes 55 seconds
    The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal (EP4982)
    Today's Mystery:A reporter believes that a police informer is hiding something and sets out to fo find the truth.

    Original Radio Broadcast:August 16, 1950

    Originating in New York

    Starring: Bill Smith as Chester Potter, Joan Shea, Larry Haines, Bill Lipton, George Petrie, Joe DeSantis

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    26 May 2026, 7:02 am
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