Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

Keith Heltsley

Radio detectives, mystery, murder, double crossers, and hard boiled action.

  • Boston Blackie – The Manletter Bank Case, Aka Fifty Hunter Street. ep2, 440630
    Mr. Manletter, a big city businessman is called with a notice to pay off on his loan, or be forced to be foreclosed on. He refuses to call Boston Blackie,…
    6 February 2026, 10:21 am
  • 26 minutes 31 seconds
    Box 13 – The Dead Man Walks. ep43, 490612
    Dan gets a new mission when a woman from the poor side of town needs him to act as a private eye for her. He goes to the shady side…
    5 February 2026, 3:20 pm
  • Casey, Crime Photographer – Too Many Angels. ep211, 471113
    In the Blue Note, Ann is having her place painted and is hoping Casey will take her out. He does, and even takes their bar tending friend, Ethylbert, out to…
    4 February 2026, 1:24 pm
  • Crime Club – A Deed Indeed. ep39, 470821
    A story of a nightclub that was operated by death. Mark gets word that he inherits a nightclub. His wife doesn’t share the dream. She expects the Locust Club to…
    3 February 2026, 1:23 pm
  • Danger, Doctor Danfield – Snowbound. 461201
    The show opens right up to a song that Doctor Danfield and Rusty Fairfax are enjoying at a Western dude ranch. Who would have thought that a ranch in Southern…
    2 February 2026, 12:20 pm
  • 29 minutes 50 seconds
    Dragnet – The Big Chet. ep347, 560410
    Joe Friday is working the Robbery Detail. He and partner Frank Smith talk about some of the pressure the robberies in town are putting on the police to get this…
    29 January 2026, 12:42 pm
  • Let George Do It – The Lady in Distress. ep131, 490425
    A frightened showgirl writes to George, afraid that her first real break in the business will be her last. Since George is away, Brooksie listens to the distressed woman. The…
    28 January 2026, 3:20 pm
  • Molle Mystery Theater – Murder in the City Hall 460405
    A police detective who is rejoining the force after being forced to take time away, now has to investigate the murder of his friend who was a judge. Early evidence…
    27 January 2026, 12:20 pm
  • Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Nightmare Murder Case. 441214
    As Mr. Keen and his assistant do office chores, his secretary is late, and has a mysterious story to tell. She brings in a neighbor who is sure that her…
    22 January 2026, 10:20 am
  • 28 minutes 59 seconds
    Nero Wolfe – MidnightRide. ep21, 510316
    Doing a professional courtesy for a doctor friend, Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe take their midnight ride to help him out. Have they just witnessed a murder over the phone? Who is Gloria? Comparing notes with the doctor, they find they've had the same phone call, from Gloria Farnsworth, a classmate of the doctor. Nero has long lost interest in the matter by the time the cops come calling.
    21 January 2026, 7:43 am
  • Nick Carter, Master Detective – Missing Harold Ascort. ep44, 440212
    A wealthy family finds trouble when their young son is kidnapped. All Nick Carter has to go on; is the handwritten ransom note. Clues soon led to a hotel, and…
    20 January 2026, 10:21 am
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