Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Episode 664 - Your Lyon Eyes (Jeff Regan, Investigator)

12 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our Jack Webb series continues this week with Jeff Regan, Investigator - another stint as a hard-boiled gumshoe before he picked up Joe Friday's badge...

BONUS - Five Favorites: Dragnet

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our month-long salute to Jack Webb continues with his signature series and my five favorite radio episodes of Dragnet. We'll join Webb as Sgt. Joe Fri...

Episode 663 - Waterfront Webb (Pat Novak for Hire)

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off a new month-long series saluting the great Jack Webb in honor of his April 2nd birthday, and we're starting with Pat Novak for Hire - his ...

BONUS - Eggs and Bunnies (Nick Carter & Nero Wolfe)

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Easter is almost here, and we've got a pair of old time radio mysteries with a twist on the bunny and his basket. Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, Mast...

Episode 662 - Statues for the Sleuths: Van Heflin (Philip Marlowe & Man Called X)

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

For the final installment in our month-long series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars, we shine the spotlight on Van Heflin. The star of Shane and...

BONUS - Play Ball! (Boston Blackie & The Saint)

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A new baseball season begins this week, and we're throwing out a ceremonial radio first pitch with a pair of mysteries set around the diamond. First, ...

Episode 661 - Statues for the Sleuths: Edmond O'Brien (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars continues with Edmond O'Brien, who took home the Best Supporting Actor prize for The Barefoot Contes...

Episode 660 - Statues for the Sleuths: Rex Harrison

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our month of Oscar-winning radio detectives continues with Rex Harrison, winner of the Best Actor prize for My Fair Lady and the debonair sleuth of Th...

Episode 659 - Statues for the Sleuths: Mercedes McCambridge (Defense Attorney)

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Our series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars continues with Mercedes McCambridge, who took home the award as best supporting actress for her turn...

Episode 658 - Statues for the Sleuths: Frank Sinatra (Rocky Fortune)

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, we're spotlighting a series of radio detective show stars who took home Oscars for their film work. ...

Episode 657 - Where's the Beef? (Boston Blackie, Suspense, The Saint, & Richard Diamond)

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're serving up thick cuts of old time radio mystery with four stories involving butchers and their wares. First, Boston Blackie faces off against a ...

Episode 656 - Relationship Drama (Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, & Richard Diamond)

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As a belated Valentine's Day treat, we've got four radio mysteries where our detectives are entangled in matrimonial mishaps. As Sherlock Holmes, Basi...

Episode 655 - Couples in the Cast (Richard Diamond, Suspense, The Line-Up, & Night Beat)

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and our old time radio mysteries this week all feature real-life husbands and wives at the microphone or b...

Episode 654 - Cold…Very Cold Cases (Let George Do It, Barrie Craig, & Johnny Dollar)

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After a week of dealing with a thick coating of ice all over everything, I've got winter weather on the brain. So today, we have three old time radio ...

Episode 653 - Leading Men of Mystery: Glenn Ford (Christopher London & Studio One)

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our series of Hollywood stars who solved crimes on the air with Glenn Ford. The star of Gilda, The Big Heat, and 3:10 to Yuma appeared on r...

Episode 652 - Leading Men of Mystery: Dana Andrews (I Was a Communist for the FBI & Hollywood Sound Stage)

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Hollywood leading man turned radio detective is Dana Andrews, who starred on screen in Laura, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Boomerang, and more...

BONUS - Five Favorites: Broadway is My Beat

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Take a walk down the Great White Way with Detective Danny Clover in my five favorite episodes of Broadway is My Beat. Larry Thor is the policeman with...

Episode 651 - Leading Men of Mystery: Humphrey Bogart (Bold Venture & Humphrey Bogart Presents)

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our spotlight series of Hollywood heavy hitters who put in time as radio detectives. This week, it's a legend of classic cinema - Humphrey...

Episode 650 - Leading Men of Mystery: Alan Ladd (Box 13 & Screen Director's Playhouse)

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off 2026 with a month-long series of big screen stars who lent their voices to radio detectives. First up is Alan Ladd, the steely star of cla...

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...