Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
Episodes
Encore - New Year's Evildoers vs. Radio Gumshoes
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We bid a fond farewell to 2025 with an encore of our New Year's Eve special from 2018. Jack Webb and Gerald Mohr star in New Year's Eve mysteries from...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 4)
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our bonus series of holiday mysteries wraps up on Christmas Eve with two more tales of seasonal sleuthing. John Stanley and Alfred Shirley are Sherloc...
Episode 649 - Great White Way Christmas (Damon Runyon Theatre, The Whistler, & Broadway is My Beat)
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas is only a few days away, and we're celebrating with a trio of holiday tales from Broadway - not the world of footlights, chorus lines, and m...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 3)
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas is only a week away and we've got a pair of old time radio mysteries for stocking stuffers. Charles Russell stars in a yuletide adventure of...
Episode 648 - An Array of Archies (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our two-part series on The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe wraps up with the final three actors to play Archie Goodwin opposite Sydney Greenstreet's garg...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 2)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our countdown to Christmas continues with Vincent Price and Frank Sinatra both donning the red suit of Santa Claus! Simon Templar proves "Santa Claus ...
Episode 647 - A Gaggle of Goodwins (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off a two-part series spotlighting The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe in celebration of two December birthdays - Rex Stout, the creator of the g...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 1)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating the holidays with a month of seasonal sleuthing! Tune in Wednesdays throughout December for Christmas stories starring some of our f...
Episode 646 - Actor and Ad Man (Escape, Dragnet, Nero Wolfe, & Fort Laramie)
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Harry Bartell worked all over the dial during the Golden Age of Radio, both as an actor in shows like Gunsmoke, Escape, and Johnny Dollar and as an an...
BONUS - Black Friday with Joe Friday (Dragnet)
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hit those big deals (and/or dig into some Thanksgiving leftovers) with this bonus episode for Black Friday starring Joe Friday. We'll hear Jack Webb a...
BONUS - Thanksgiving Day Detectives' Parade
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! As we head into what I hope is a fun and restful weekend for everyone, here's an encore of our annual Turkey Day special - a five-...
Episode 645 - Holmes Cooked Meals (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, we're joining Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for some mysteries set around the dinner table. First, Tom Conway...
Episode 644 - Diamond Cut (Rogue's Gallery, Richard Diamond, & Lux Radio Theatre)
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Dick Powell's November 14th birthday, we're saluting the singing star with some of his old time radio performances. First, he plays privat...
Episode 643 - Everyone Needs a Hobby (Leonidas Witherall, Gregory Hood, Box 13, & Mr. and Mrs. North)
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not all radio detectives carried a badge or a private eye's license. Some were amateur sleuths who dabbled in deduction in addition to their day jobs,...
Episode 642 - Marlowe Actors' Club (Philip Marlowe, Lux Radio Theatre, & Hollywood Star Time)
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many actors have brought Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe to life. Humphrey Bogart, Elliot Gould, Danny Glover, and Liam Neeson are just a few of the...
BONUS - Curse of Halloween Hoopla!
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trick or treat! It's time for the annual Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special! In this king-sized bonus show, we'll hear a parade of stories - bo...
Episode 641 - Black Magic? Whoa, Man! (Nick Carter, Blackstone, Michael Shayne, Bold Venture, & Richard Diamond)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Halloween right around the corner, we delve into the spooky side of sleuthing with mysteries involving voodoo, curses, and other hexes. Nick Cart...
Episode 640 - Come Fly With Me (Boston Blackie, Harry Lime, & Johnny Dollar)
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The skies are unfriendly this week as three old time radio heroes face danger in the air. First, Boston Blackie is due in with evidence to send a noto...
Episode 639 - Maltese Falconers (Suspense, Inner Sanctum, Nero Wolfe, Bold Venture, & Screen Guild Theatre)
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Maltese Falcon premiered in movie theaters eight eighty-four years ago this month, and we're celebrating the anniversary of one of Hollywood's bes...
Episode 638 - William Tells (Philip Marlowe, Night Beat, Johnny Dollar, & Gunsmoke)
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're saluting the 105th anniversary of the birth of William Conrad - the radio acting legend who brought law and order to Dodge City as Matt Dillon o...
Episode 637 - Mysteries of Madison High (Casebook of Gregory Hood, Michael Shayne, & Philip Marlowe)
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With school back in session, we're visiting the faculty lounge at Madison High with three cast members from Our Miss Brooks in their roles as radio de...
Episode 636 - Good Guys Gone Bad (The Whistler & Suspense)
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it's good to be bad, or at least it's good to hear it when radio detective stars switch sides and play some pretty dastardly villains. We'll...
Encore - Johnny Dollar's Summer Vacation (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As summer draws to a close with Labor Day weekend, enjoy this encore broadcast featuring Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar in episodes where "the man with t...
Episode 635 - City Slicker Sleuths (Philip Marlowe, Richard Diamond, The Saint, & Rocky Fortune)
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We leave the mean streets of the big cities behind and join four radio detectives in western-themed mysteries - stories of cowboys, horses, cattle, an...
Episode 634 - Crimesolving on Campus (Michael Shayne, Box Thirteen, Richard Diamond, & The Saint)
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As summer winds down and students head back to school, we'll join some radio detectives as they tackle cases on college campuses. Michael Shayne looks...
Episode 633 - Back on the Beat (Dragnet, Broadway is My Beat, Tales of the Texas Rangers, & The Line-Up)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're riding along with some of old time radio's hardest working cops as we kick off Season 13 of Down These Mean Streets! Sgt. Joe Friday hunts for a...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Atom Man (Part 5)
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It all comes down to this - the final fight between Superman and the Atom Man! The kryptonite-fueled Nazi agent threatens to wipe Metropolis off the m...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Atom Man (Part 4)
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Superman recovers after his first fight against the Atom Man while Henry Miller finds a new ally in his quest to kill the Man of Steel and rule the wo...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Atom Man (Part 3)
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Atom Man is in Metropolis! The Nazi agent with kryptonite in his veins gets a job at the Daily Planet as reporter "Henry Miller," and the Man of S...
Episode 632 - TV is the Thing This Year (Boston Blackie, Dragnet, Whistler, & Johnny Dollar)
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't change the channel! Each of this week's radio mysteries involve that exciting new medium - television. A man is poisoned on the air as he's abou...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Atom Man (Part 2)
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Superman's amazing adventures continue in the next chapters of "The Atom Man!" The evil Nazi scientist Der Teufel escapes with a piece of kryptonite, ...
Episode 631 - No Rest for the Weary (The Saint, Richard Diamond, Mr. and Mrs. North, & Barrie Craig)
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Summer means vacations, but getting out of town doesn't mean that our detectives can get away from murder and mayhem in these old time radio mysteries...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Atom Man (Part 1)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In just over a week, Superman flies back to the big screen, and we're celebrating all month long with one of his biggest radio adventures - one that p...
Episode 630 - Investigations for Independence Day (Academy Award, Cavalcade of America, The Whistler, & Johnny Dollar)
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With July 4th right around the corner, we've got a quartet of radio mysteries involving great figures and moments of American history. Henry Fonda rec...
Episode 629 - Pinch of Basil (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & Cavalcade of America)
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're tipping our deerstalker cap to Basil Rathbone in celebration of his June 13th birthday. Of course, we'll hear him as Sherlock Holmes in three ol...
Episode 628 - Detectives for Dad's Day (Ellery Queen, Let George Do It, The Big Guy, & Philip Marlowe)
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Father's Day! We're celebrating dear old Dad with a collection of radio mysteries featuring fathers. First, Ellery Queen and his police inspecto...
BONUS - Dollar Days: The Valentine Matter
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our run through the serialized adventures of Johnny Dollar brings us to the Big Easy! In "The Valentine Matter" (originally aired on CBS between Octob...
Episode 627 - Mohr Bang for Your Buck (Philip Marlowe, The Whistler, & Suspense)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Get this and get it straight!" We're celebrating Gerald Mohr - the radio actor who brought a two-fisted intensity to Philip Marlowe - in honor of his...
BONUS - Dollar Days: The Alvin Summers Matter
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our bonus series spotlighting the serialized adventures of Johnny Dollar continues! In "The Alvin Summers Matter" (originally aired on CBS between Oct...
Episode 626 - Murder on the Air (Ellery Queen, Box 13, The Whistler, & Sam Spade)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in for danger with a collection of radio mysteries that involve the medium of radio itself! Master sleuth Ellery Queen has to solve a murder that...
Episode 625 - Clothes-Minded (Let George Do It, Philo Vance, Richard Diamond, The Saint, & Johnny Dollar)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They say clothes make the man, but they also make mysteries for this week's roster of radio detectives. George Valentine hunts a killer where the only...
Episode 624 - It's a Dog's Life (Boston Blackie, Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, The Saint, & Barrie Craig)
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our dogged detectives sniff for clues in five canine-related old time radio mysteries. First, the owner of the best in show pooches is killed at a dog...
Episode 623 - Mother of All Mysteries (Sherlock Holmes, Let George Do It, Box 13, Richard Diamond, & Dragnet)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Mother's Day! We're celebrating moms with five old time radio mysteries where they play major roles. In "The Case of the Lucky Shilling," Sherlo...
Encore - Heflin for Hire (Adventures of Philip Marlowe)
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this encore presentation, we go back to the summer of 1947 when Philip Marlowe came to the air in his own weekly series with Van Heflin playing Ray...
Episode 622 - Mysteries at the Movies (Jeff Regan, Richard Diamond, & Johnny Dollar)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lights, camera, action! This week, our old time radio sleuths are tackling cases connected with the movie business and finding mystery on and off scre...
BONUS - Dollar Days: The Chesapeake Fraud Matter
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We join Johnny Dollar on a cross-country mystery as our bonus series of serialized adventures continues! Bob Bailey is "the man with the action-packed...
Episode 621 - Spider Webb (Jeff Regan, Pat Novak, Pete Kelly's Blues, & Dragnet)
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating the 105th anniversary of the birth of Jack Webb - one of the faces on the Mt. Rushmore of old time radio drama. Best known for Drag...
Episode 620 - Fool Me Once (Sherlock Holmes, Box 13, Philip Marlowe, & Broadway is My Beat)
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of April Fool's Day, our radio detectives this week have to contend with some practical jokes and jokers that are anything but funny. Dr. Wat...
Episode 619 - Metropolis March Madness (Adventures of Superman)
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The action is on and off the basketball court this week as Superman battles a hate group that targets a high school team just because of the ethniciti...
Episode 618 - Jailbreak! (Boston Blackie, Richard Diamond, The Saint, & Dragnet)
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sound the alarm! We've got fugitives on the lam in these radio mysteries - each with an escape from jail at the center of the story. A convict Boston ...
BONUS - Dollar Days: The Molly K Matter
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our bonus series spotlighting the serialized adventures of Johnny Dollar continues with "The Molly K Matter," a mystery that brings Dollar to San Fran...
Episode 617 - All In on Adventure (Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Nero Wolfe, & Dragnet)
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Place your bets with these old time radio mysteries involving gamblers and the (sometimes) crooked games they play. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson fin...
Episode 616 - The Envelope Please… (Rex Saunders, Johnny Dollar, Bold Venture, & Sherlock Holmes)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a wonderful night for Oscar! The Academy Awards will be handed out this evening, so in celebration of Hollywood's biggest night, here are four ol...
Episode 615 - Curtain Call for Crime (Sherlock Holmes, Philo Vance, The Saint, Rocky Fortune, & Johnny Dollar)
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the world's a stage, but as our radio detectives discover this week the theatre offers no respite from mysteries to solve. Each of our stories inv...
BONUS - Dollar Days: The McCormack Matter
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off a new bonus series and a deep dive into arguably the best radio detective series of all time: the serialized run of Yours Truly, Joh...
Episode 614 - No Business Like Snow Business (Rogue's Gallery, Suspense, The Saint, & Sam Spade)
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With winter weather keeping things chilly, here's a collection of old time radio mysteries set against a backdrop of snow. First, Dick Powell survives...
Encore - Night Beat Favorites
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back to new episodes next week, but for now let's celebrate the anniversary of the debut of Night Beat with my five favorite episodes. The nocturnal ...
Episode 613 - Cooper's Town (Crime Club, Whitehall 1212, & Quiet Please)
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of his January 26th birthday, we're saluting one of radio's most innovative writers and directors - Wyllis Cooper. Cooper's probably best kno...
Episode 612 - Hot Ice (Boston Blackie, Richard Diamond, Dragnet, & Johnny Dollar)
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ice is in the air - and on the ground - as many parts of the country contend with winter weather, but in this week's show our heroes contend with a di...
Episode 611 - All Saint's Day (The Saint)
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The radio adventures of The Saint premiered in January 1945, and we're celebrating the anniversary of his radio debut with four tales of Simon Templa...
Episode 610 - Cops and Commies (Lux Radio Theatre, Suspense, & I Was a Communist for the FBI)
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off 2025 with a radio recreation of one of the all-time great mystery films and a birthday salute to its star. Dana Andrews reprises his role ...
BONUS - Holiday Hoopla!
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Christmas, here's a king-sized holiday special - a stocking stuffed with old time radio comedy, drama, and westerns to get you in the...
Episode 609 - Sleuthing for the Season (Suspense, Damon Runyon Theatre, & Let George Do It)
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're decking the halls and looking for clues with three holiday-themed old time radio mysteries. Peter Lorre plans the perfect crime, but he may be u...
Episode 608 - The Missing Chapters Matters (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Of the legendary run of serialized Johnny Dollar shows starring the great Bob Bailey, three stories are incomplete, with one chapter from each having...
Episode 607 - Buck Private Eyes (Michael Shayne, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, & Richard Diamond)
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're rubbing elbows with four members of the fraternity of radio private detectives as they risk life and limb for their fee (plus expenses). Jeff Ch...
BONUS - Give Thanks for Gumshoes
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! For your listening pleasure as you travel, prepare the holiday meal, or just enjoy some well-deserved time off, here's an encore p...
Episode 606 - Carnival of Crime (Boston Blackie, The Whistler, Sam Spade, & Superman)
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hurry, hurry, hurry - come to the midway for four radio mysteries set at the carnival. A fortune teller predicts her own murder in a syndicated advent...
Episode 605 - Kid Stuff (Box 13, Philip Marlowe, & Johnny Dollar)
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just adults who need a good detective. Our heroes this week come to the aid of kids in trouble. First, Dan Holiday helps a boy find a lost as...
Episode 604 - Hypnotized for Homicide (Boston Blackie, Crime Club, Chandu the Magician, & Let George Do It)
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our heroes this week encounter hypnosis and meet those who have fallen under its spell and who have used it to try and conceal their crimes. First, Bo...
Episode 603 - Green (Hornet) Party (Green Hornet & The Whistler)
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Americans head to the polls to pick a president, we'll hear some old time radio mysteries centering on the seedier side of the political process. F...
BONUS - Night of the Living Halloween Hoopla!
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for thrills, chills, and spills with trick-or-treat tales both scary and silly in the annual Down These Mean Streets Halloween special! Ra...
Episode 602 - Which Witch is Which? (Nick Carter, Boston Blackie, Casey, Crime Photographer, & Sam Spade)
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the witching hour - well, closer to two witching hours, to be precise - for old time radio detectives in this week's episode. We've got four myst...
Episode 601 - Cowboys and Crimesolvers (Suspense, Texas Rangers, Johnny Dollar, Gunsmoke, & Dragnet)
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yippie-ki-yay, old time radio fans! We're heading west for some radio mysteries set in the wide open spaces of the American frontier. Alan Ladd is on ...
Episode 600 - A Sherlockian Six Hundredth Show
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Great Scott...600 episodes?! To mark the occasion, I'm on a trip to 221B Baker Street with my favorite radio adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In this s...
Episode 599 - Art is Long and Crime is Fleeting (Boston Blackie, Jeff Regan, The Saint, & Johnny Dollar)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I may not know art, but I know what I like - and I like these four radio mysteries involving masterpieces, the artists who make them, and the crooks w...
Episode 598 - Voices from The Shadow (Gang Busters, The Whistler, The Line-Up, Lives of Harry Lime, & Black Museum)
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Several great actors gave voice to The Shadow, but today we're shining a spotlight on those stars and their roles outside of the cloak of radio's invi...
Episode 597 - Friday's Men Friday (Dragnet)
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the long run of the Dragnet radio series, Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) was paired with four different partners. Each of these cops brought a diff...
Episode 596 - Feeling Punchy (Crime Club, Suspense, Night Beat, & Tales of the Texas Rangers)
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tap gloves and tune in for a quartet of radio mysteries set in and around the boxing ring. First, a crooked gambler is killed when he tries to a fix a...
Episode 595 - Spy Games (Dangerous Assignment, Man Called X, Silent Men, & The Falcon)
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch a plane and begin a daring mission with these four radio super spies and sleuths. As Steve Mitchell, Brian Donlevy heads to London to keep enemy...
Episode 594 - For the Birds (Haunting Hour, Blackstone, Let George Do It, & Dragnet)
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feathers and fiends are on the agenda this week with four old time radio mysteries involving birds. A crow may foil a killer's plans to get away with ...
Episode 593 - Violence for Your Furs (Rogue's Gallery, The Line-Up, & Johnny Dollar)
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fur coats are in demand in this week's radio mysteries, as our detectives tackle cases involving the pricey outerwear. First, Dick Powell investigates...
Episode 592 - Up and Atom (Bulldog Drummond, Mr. I.A. Moto, Suspense, & I Was a Communist for the FBI)
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The golden age of radio meets the atomic age with these four mysteries. First, Bulldog Drummond hunts for missing radium in "Claim Check for Death" (...
Episode 591 - Partners in Crime Fighting (Mr. Keen, Nero Wolfe, Dragnet, & The Abbotts)
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it takes two detectives to crack the case. Fortunately, each of these radio mysteries has a dynamic duo on the scene. First, Mr. Keen, Trac...
Episode 590 - Snakes…Why'd It Have to Be Snakes? (Casey, Crime Photographer, Sherlock Holmes, Richard Diamond, & Philip Marlowe)
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't hiss - even if you don't like snakes, I think you'll enjoy these four serpent-centric radio mysteries. First, Casey, Crime Photographer invest...
Episode 589 - There Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Clues (Mollé Mystery Theatre, Boston Blackie, Murder By Experts, & Barrie Craig)
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we head into the home stretch of summer, here are four seasonal radio mysteries. Frank Lovejoy stars as the owner of a summer resort in dire financ...
Episode 588 - Hawaiian Homicides (Man Called X, The Whistler, Philip Marlowe, & Harry Lime)
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Say "aloha" to adventure with four radio mysteries set in Hawaii. The Man Called X investigates a land swindle in Honolulu (originally aired on CBS o...
Episode 587 - Felonious Felines (Sherlock Holmes, Let George Do It, & Dragnet)
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our heroes try to solve some purr-fect crimes in these old time radio mysteries - each involving a cat. First, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (played ...
Episode 586 - Cain is Able (Suspense & Ford Theatre)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're saluting James M. Cain - one of the fathers of hard-boiled crime fiction - with two of his stories recreated for radio. First, James Cagney play...
BONUS - Five Favorites: Crime Classics
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, I'm sharing my five favorite installments of Crime Classics - the anthology of true crime stories taken from the pages of hist...
Episode 585 - Between the Rock and a Hard Place (Gang Busters & Pat Novak For Hire)
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Rock! Alcatraz - America's most notorious prison - is the subject of this weeks' show. First, Gang Busters presents a dramatic recrea...
BONUS - Five Favorites: The Whistler
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, I'm sharing my five favorite installments of The Whistler - the anthology of mystery and murder where we follow the criminal a...
Episode 584 - Fish Stories (Casey, Crime Photographer, Pat Novak, Johnny Dollar, & Suspense)
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cast your line for mystery with these old time radio shows involving fishing. Casey, Crime Photographer finds murder on a fishing trip in "Treasure C...
Episode 583 - South of the Border (Suspense, Philip Marlowe, Dragnet, & I Was a Communist for the FBI)
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pack your bags and take a trip to Mexico in these radio mysteries. First, Burt Lancaster plots a double cross in "The Big Shot" from Suspense (origin...
Episode 582 - Holes-in-One and Homicides (Calling All Detectives, Boston Blackie, Philo Vance, & Frank Race)
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tee off with four (not fore!) old time radio detective stories set on the golf course. Actor Paul Barnes plays every role in the syndicated mini-myst...
Episode 581 - That Voodoo That You Do (Box 13, Man Called X, Harry Lime, & Johnny Dollar)
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Black magic is in the air with four radio mysteries where our heroes are menaced by voodoo. Dan Holiday heads to the bayou to save a man's life in "De...
Episode 580 - Memories Lost and Found (Jeff Regan, The Saint, Richard Diamond, & Night Beat)
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mysteries are hard enough to solve without throwing amnesia into the mix, but that's what our radio detectives have to handle this week. A woman doesn...
Episode 579 - Trials and Errors (Mollé Mystery Theatre, Mr. District Attorney, The Whistler, & Philip Marlowe)
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in court with four radio mysteries involving lawyers, juries, and trials. A lone holdout tries to convince his fellow jurors of a defendant...
Episode 578 - Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the Clues (Richard Diamond, Dragnet, FBI in Peace and War, & Rocky Fortune)
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The doctors are in with these four old time radio mysteries. A doctor hires Dick Powell and then jumps out of the window in Richard Diamond, Private ...
BONUS - Favorites for 40th
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lordy, Lordy - your host is turning 40. To mark the occasion, I'm looking back at the old time radio detective shows I've enjoyed the most over these ...
Episode 577 - Islands of Adventure (Suspense, The Whistler, Bold Venture, & Johnny Dollar)
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're off to the Caribbean with four old time radio mysteries full of island intrigue. An American professor finds murder on sabbatical in "A Passage ...