Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
Episodes
Episode 510 - Nights at the Museum (Nick Carter, Philo Vance, & Barrie Craig)
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
**Note: No intro today - not sure if I caught something new or if it's the same thing wearing out its welcome, but hopefully back to normal next week!...
Episode 509 - Eerie Expense Accounts (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Note: No intro this week; I'm hoping that I'll be over my cold in time for next week's show! With Halloween right around the corner, we're catching up...
BONUS - Bride of Halloween Hoopla!
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Put out your Jack-o-lantern, grab the candy bowl, and enjoy the Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special! It's a full-sized candy bar of a show with ...
Episode 508 - Brothers in Armchairs (Sherlock Holmes)
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An older and smarter brother, Mycroft Holmes was the only member of Sherlock's family we ever met in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. He appeare...
Episode 507 - Throw the Book at Them (Boston Blackie, Philip Marlowe, & Let George Do It)
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Read along with our heroes this week in three old time radio mysteries where books play a key role in the crimes and their solutions. First, Boston Bl...
Episode 506 - British Invasion (Man Called X, Rex Saunders, & Whitehall 1212)
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anglophiles rejoice! All of this week's old time radio mysteries star performers from across the pond. Herbert Marshall is secret agent Ken Thurston i...
Episode 505 - Gumshoes on the Gridiron (Night Beat, Broadway is My Beat, & Rocky Fortune)
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Suit up and take the field with old time radio detectives in three football mysteries. First, Randy Stone comes to the aid of an old college football ...
Episode 504 - Swinging Sixties (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sixty years ago this month, the Golden Age of Radio signed off as CBS aired the final episodes of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on Septemb...
BONUS - Five Favorites: Philip Marlowe
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus show, I've picked my five favorite installments of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the CBS series that brought Raymond Chandler's pri...
Episode 503 - I Hear the Train A-Comin' (Leonidas Witherall, Tales of the Texas Rangers, & Suspense)
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All aboard! We're pulling out of the station for three old time radio mysteries set on or around trains. First, as amateur sleuth and Shakespeare dopp...
BONUS - To the Batcave (Adventures of Superman)
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Batman Day! Celebrate the Caped Crusader and listen to a complete radio adventure of Superman with Batman fighting alongside the Man of Steel. W...
Episode 502 - School Days (Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, & The Saint)
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Class is in session in these three old time radio mysteries set in and around schools. First, Howard Duff stars as Sam Spade in "The Queen Bee Caper"...
Episode 501 - Federal Agent Express (FBI in Peace and War, This is Your FBI, & I Was a Communist for the FBI)
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Old time radio's G-men are on the case in three shows starring FBI agents. First, we'll hear "The Crack-Up" from The FBI in Peace and War (originally...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Lighthouse Point Smugglers
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's no rest for the weary! Even on vacation, Superman and his friends can't help finding a new adventure. For the final installment in our bonus s...
Episode 500 - What Evil Lurks
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 500th episode of Down These Mean Streets! To celebrate 500 shows of old time radio mystery, crimesolvers, and crooks, I'm going back to the ...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Happyland Amusement Park
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the grand opening of Happyland Amusement Park, owned and operated by Lois Lane's friend. But when Lois and Clark Kent arrive to cover the opening...
Episode 499 - Full-Court Press (Mr. District Attorney, Defense Attorney, & The Falcon)
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
See you in court for these three old time radio mysteries set in and around the courthouse. First, Mr. District Attorney suspects a fix in "The Case o...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Hans Holbein's Doll Factory
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Someone's smuggling explosives in porcelain dolls, and it's up to Superman to stop these terrible toymen and their evil schemes! The Man of Steel retu...
Episode 498 - Writer's Block (Mystery is My Hobby, Box 13, & Night Beat)
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each of these old time radio detectives earned their livings as writers. They only dabbled in crimesolving on the side because it was their hobby or b...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Horace Morton's Weather Predictions
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lois Lane returns! Her uncle is a meterology professor with an uncanny ability to predict the weather. Lois and Clark travel to interview him and disc...
Episode 497 - Batter Up (Ellery Queen, Bulldog Drummond, & Boston Blackie)
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Take me out to the ballgame for these three radio mysteries set in and around the ballpark. First, Ellery Queen's plans for a relaxing Sunday afternoo...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Search for Alonzo Craig
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lost race, an immortal witch doctor, and a polar bear? All in a day's work for Superman! In this week's bonus show, Clark Kent travels to the Arctic...
Episode 496 - Mysteries on the Midway (The Saint, Richard Diamond, & Suspense)
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Step right up for three old time radio mysteries set at the carnival. In between the games, rides, and shows, we'll find mayhem and murder on the midw...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Battle in Buffalo Hills
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who's trying to kill a celebrated photographer, and how is he connected to a governor, a gangster, and a ceremony at the frontier monument at Buffalo ...
Episode 495 - For Better or Worse (Mr. and Mrs. North, The Abbotts, & Murder by Experts)
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three crimesolving couples take the stage this week, beginning with Pam and Jerry North who find a new mystery as soon as they get home from vacation....
BONUS - Superman Summer: Disaster at Bridger Field
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why are so many planes crashing at Bridger Field? It's a story for Clark Kent and a new adventure for the Man of Steel in this week's bonus Superman s...
Episode 494 - Let's Get Away From It All (Let George Do It, Philip Marlowe, & Barrie Craig)
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's summertime, but the living isn't easy for these radio detectives. All they want is a little vacation, but murder and mayhem pop up as uninvited g...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Meet Jimmy Olsen
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was getting into trouble on the George Reeves TV show, before he starred in his own comic book series - even before he appeared in the comic...
Episode 493 - Working Vacation (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even on vacation, Johnny Dollar isn't far from mystery and murder. We'll hear Bob Bailey as "the man with the action-packed expense account" in "The L...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The Secret of Stone House
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Superman returns in this week's bonus episode! A brilliant scientist and explorer has disappeared, and Clark Kent joins the man's daughter as she inve...
Episode 492 - June Brides (Michael Shayne, Box 13, & This is Your FBI)
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
June has historically meant weddings, and we're celebrating happy couples everywhere with three wedding-themed old time radio mysteries. First, Wally ...
BONUS - Superman Summer: Danger in Direville
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wolf and the Yellow Mask are back! The villains Superman battled in his first radio adventures return with a plot to hold an entire town for ranso...
Episode 491 - Out to Sea (Sherlock Holmes, Let George Do It, & Rocky Fortune)
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're setting sail with three old time radio detectives who find capers on cruise ships. First, Basil Rathbone tries to stop a shipboard poisoner in "...
BONUS - Superman Summer: The North Star Mine
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Superman saves a woman from a burning building, it's only the start of a new adventure for the Man of Steel. His latest adversaries are a pair of...
Episode 490 - Meeting Mr. Marlowe (Adventures of Philip Marlowe)
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Marlowe came to radio in his own weekly series seventy-five years ago this month with Oscar-winner Van Heflin starring as Raymond Chandler's pr...
BONUS - In a Single Bound (Adventures of Superman)
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Superman Day, we're going back to the Man of Steel's first adventure on radio. We'll hear the final hours of the planet Krypton, Superman'...
Episode 489 - Horses of a Different Color (Bulldog Drummond, Philo Vance, & The Saint)
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three old time radio detectives head to the racetrack this week for a trio of mysteries in and out of the stables. First, Ned Wever is Bulldog Drummo...
Episode 488 - Arthur's Anniversary (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & Escape)
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a birthday celebration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring two of his Sherlock Holmes stories adapted for radio. We'll hear John Stanley as Holm...
Episode 487 - Hayes Code (The Whistler, Richard Diamond, & Sam Spade)
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Michael Hayes was a two-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter who wrote four films for Alfred Hitchcock. But before that, he was a busy radio...
Episode 486 - These Guns for Hire (Nick Carter, Rogue's Gallery, & Michael Shayne)
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's no case too big for these three radio private eyes. First, Lon Clark is Nick Carter, Master Detective in "The Case of the Priceless Prose" (o...
Episode 485 - Adventures Abroad (Rocky Jordan, Johnny Dollar, & Bold Venture)
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our trip to the golden age of radio takes us all around the world this week. First, Jack Moyles hunts a kidnapper in Cairo as Rocky Jordan in "Quest f...
Episode 484 - Don't Know Much About History (Crime Classics, Frontier Gentleman, & Suspense)
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're going back in time this week for tales of murder and mystery from the 19th and early 20th centuries. First, Crime Classics dramatizes the sensa...
BONUS - Five Favorites: The Saint
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this bonus show, I'm sharing my five favorite old time radio adventures of Simon Templar - "the Robin Hood of modern crime" best known as The Sai...
Episode 483 - Hard-Boiled Eggs (Peter Chambers, Jeff Regan, & Philip Marlowe)
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Three hard-boiled gumshoes are on the case in this week's episode. First, Dane Clark stars in Crime and Peter Chambers in an Armed Forces Radio Servi...
Episode 482 - Stage Fright (Let George Do It, Boston Blackie, & The Whistler)
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Places, please! We've got three old time radio mysteries set onstage, backstage, and in the aisles of the theatre. Actors, playwrights, and critics ar...
Episode 481 - Webb Head (Johnny Madero, Dragnet, & Pete Kelly's Blues)
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Jack Webb's birthday, we'll hear three of the radio and TV legend's old time radio mysteries. First, he stars in a waterfront mystery from...
Episode 480 - Fight Night (Night Beat, Philo Vance, & Richard Diamond)
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a full fight card with three old time radio mysteries set in and around the boxing ring. First, Frank Lovejoy is Randy Stone, coming to the aid o...
Episode 479 - Thrice-Told Tale (Broadway is My Beat, Pursuit, & The McCoy)
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a triple feature of the same mystery starring three different radio gumshoes. Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote the story of a killer who taun...
Episode 478 - Spies Like Them (Cloak and Dagger, Silent Men, & Cavalcade of America)
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Real-life exploits of government agents come to radio life in these three adventures. First, an OSS agent parachutes into Germany in "Direct Line to B...
Episode 477 - Cowboys and Crime (Gunsmoke, Frontier Town, & Tales of the Texas Rangers)
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're heading west this week with three old time radio cowboy crimesolvers. First, William Conrad is US Marshal Matt Dillon in "Chester's Murder" from...
Episode 476 - Dollars to Donuts (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're shining the spotlight on a pair of Johnny Dollar stars who tend to get overlooked in the history of "America's fabulous freelance insurance inv...
Episode 475 - Girls Just Wanna Solve Crimes (Candy Matson, Phyl Coe Mysteries, & Suspense)
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a trio of women solving old time radio crimes in this week's show. First, Natalie Masters is the Golden Gate girl detective Candy Matson in ...
Episode 474 - I Mustache You (Hercule Poirot)
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Hercule Poirot back on the big screen in Death on the Nile, we're saluting Agatha Christie's brilliant Belgian sleuth with three of his old time...
Episode 473 - Black and White and Read All Over (Casey, Crime Photographer, Night Beat, & Big Story)
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're going to press with three heroic journalists from the radio era. First, we'll hear Casey, Crime Photographer mentor a rising star in "The Camer...
Episode 472 - Let the Bad Guy Win (Boston Blackie, Lives of Harry Lime, & Screen Director's Playhouse)
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gentleman thieves - both reformed and otherwise - step into the spotlight this week. First, Chester Morris is Boston Blackie - enemy to those who mak...
Episode 471 - Hungry Eyes (Nero Wolfe & The Fat Man)
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our heroes this week have sharp deductive minds to match their physical heft. Criminals may misjudge them by their size, but having some extra pounds ...
Episode 470 - If You Want It Dunne Right (Sam Spade & Deadline Mystery)
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Dunne had big shoes to fill when he was cast as Sam Spade. Dashiell Hammett's private eye had been thrilling listeners since 1946 in weekly adve...
Episode 469 - Policeman's Ball (Man from Homicide, Line-Up, & Broadway is My Beat)
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The cops of the radio era are on the beat in three old time radio procedural dramas. First, Dan Duryea is the intense, two-fisted Lt. Lou Dana in "The...
Episode 468 - Almighty Dollar (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're starting 2022 off with Bob Bailey as "the man with the action-packed expense account!" Bailey stars in a five-part adventure of Yours Truly, Jo...
BONUS - Santallulah (The Big Show)
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a star-studded, super-sized holiday bonus episode to close out 2021! We'll hear Tallulah Bankhead as mistress of ceremonies for the Christmas Eve...
Episode 467 – Mysteries and Holly (This is Your FBI, Let George Do It, Tales of the Texas Rangers, & Johnny Dollar)
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's our annual holiday bonanza! We'll hear four old time radio detectives doing some seasonal sleuthing. First, Special Agent Taylor searches for San...
Episode 466 – He'll Be There in a Jeff (New Adventures of Michael Shayne & Escape)
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was an Oscar nominee for Broken Arrow, Jeff Chandler was a busy radio actor in supporting and lead roles. He was oblivious to the romantic ...
Episode 465 – His Way (Rocky Fortune & Jack Benny)
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Frank Sinatra's birthday right around the corner, it's the perfect time to revisit Rocky Fortune - Ol' Blue Eyes' six-month stint as a radio det...
Episode 464 – Dear John (The Judge, Frontier Gentleman, Have Gun - Will Travel, & The Whistler)
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're saluting John Dehner - the Disney animator and award-winning radio news editor who became one of the radio era's best actors and a great big and...
Episode 463 – Gentlemen Gumshoes (The Saint, Bulldog Drummond, & Rex Saunders)
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not all radio crimesolvers relied on their fists and .45s. Some solved crimes with charm and their wits, and we'll hear adventures of three of those g...
Episode 462 – Private Dick (Miss Pinkerton, Rogue's Gallery, Richard Diamond, & Johnny Dollar)
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a birthday party for Dick Powell, but instead of cake we've got four old time radio mysteries starring the singing star turned film noir leading ...
Episode 461 – Crime by Cornell (Suspense & Lux Radio Theatre)
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cornell Woolrich's stories of crime inspired dozens of films and radio programs, including Rear Window and nearly three dozen episodes of Suspense. ...
Episode 460 – Gumshoes and Goblins (Night Beat, Barrie Craig, & Philip Marlowe)
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Even old time radio detectives faced the supernatural (or seemingly supernatural) once in a while. Today, to celebrate Halloween, we'll hear adventure...
BONUS - Halloween Hoopla!
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Turn down the lights and grab your candy - it's time for the Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special! Join me for a king-sized trick-or-treating tri...
Episode 459 - Baker Street Quartet (Sherlock Holmes)
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sherlock Holmes started his career as a radio detective on October 20, 1930, and to mark the occasion we'll hear the brilliant sleuth in four old time...
BONUS - See (and Hear) Some "New" Old Time Radio!
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, radio fans! It's Jack with a quick message. I've written a Halloween old time radio spoof show, and it's being livestreamed this Saturday, Octo...
Episode 458 – Under the Cold, Glaring Lights (The Line-Up)
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lt. Ben Guthrie led a squad of dedicated detectives on The Line-Up, one of radio's best police procedurals. We'll hear three episodes from the series...
Episode 457 – Last Laughs (Deductions Deluxe, Amazing Mr. Smith, and Results, Incorporated)
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Radio sleuthing wasn't always a serious business. Some detectives successfully mixed in comedy with their crimesolving, and we'll hear three examples ...
Episode 456 – Secret Agent Substitutes (Man Called X)
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a medical emergency sidelined Herbert Marshall in May 1951, three of his friends and fellow actors stepped in to record three episodes of Marshal...
Happy Birthday, William Conrad
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you don't know his name, chances are you know William Conrad's (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) voice. You may know it from the j...
Episode 455 - Private Eye Party (Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, & Richard Diamond)
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Three of radio's best gumshoes are on the case. First, Gerald Mohr stars as Philip Marlowe in "The Panama Hat" (originally aired on CBS on October 10,...
BONUS - The Dark Knight's Day Returns (Adventures of Superman)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a belated celebration of Batman Day, we're heading to Metropolis for an old time radio adventure of Superman featuring Batman and Robin! The Dynami...
Episode 454 – Mr. Edmond (Johnny Dollar, Night Beat, & The Fourth Estate)
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien headlines three old time radio mysteries, including a pair of audition recordings as investigative reporters. First, he's ...
Episode 453 – This Ladd for Hire (Box 13 & Lux Radio Theatre)
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Ladd broke out on screen with his performance as a professional killer in This Gun for Hire. He'd go on to find success on screen in noir dramas...
Episode 452 – Girls' Club (Murder Clinic, Policewoman, & Holiday Wilde)
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating some of the women detectives of the radio era, including stories inspired by the life and work of a trailblazing woman detective in ...
Episode 451 – From A to Ziv (Boston Blackie, Philo Vance, I Was a Communist for the FBI, & Bold Venture)
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frederick Ziv was one of the biggest producers of syndicated radio and TV shows in the 1940s and 50s. His programs boasted big name stars, established...
Episode 450 – Who Were Those Masked People Anyway? (Green Hornet, Blue Beetle, & Lady in Blue)
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not all old time radio crimefighters carried badges - or even private eye licenses. Some wore masks in their crusade against evil, and this week we'll...
Episode 449 – Action Jackson (Jeff Regan, Rocky Jordan, & Let George Do It)
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was writing episodes of Perry Mason, Columbo, and Murder, She Wrote, Emmy-nominee Jackson Gillis got his start in radio. Gillis penned my...
Episode 448 – Johnny On the Spot (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ninth season of "Down These Mean Streets" kicks off with Bob Bailey as Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "the man with the action-packed expense account"...
Episode 447 – Your Police Force in Action (Dragnet)
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dragnet was an immensely popular radio, and later TV, series that entertained millions of Americans each week for over a decade. It was also strictly ...
Episode 446 – William's Whodunnits (I Deal in Crime, Murder Will Out, & Barrie Craig)
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
William Gargan couldn't cut it as a private detective in real life, but he was terrific at playing a gumshoe on screen and on radio. We'll hear him in...
"The greatest private detective of them all..."
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble." (Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon) Dashiell Hammett wasn't just a writer of detective fiction; he was a re...
Episode 445 – Summer Movies (Suspense & Screen Guild Theatre)
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Make some popcorn for a double feature with two classic film noir dramas recreated for radio. First, Robert Ryan, Robert Mitchum, and Robert Young rep...
Episode 444 – Noses for News (Casey, Crime Photographer, Big Town, Night Beat, & Hollywood Sound Stage)
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're saluting the old time radio heroes of the fourth estate - reporters, editors, and photographers who solved the crimes they covered. We'll hear S...
Episode 443 – God Save the Queen (Ellery Queen)
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Six armchair detectives accept the challenge of master of mystery Ellery Queen to solve a baffling mystery before he reveals the solution. Carleton Yo...
Episode 442 – Fresh Basil (Sherlock Holmes & Screen Guild Theatre)
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's back to Baker Street for a belated birthday salute to Basil Rathbone, one of the great Sherlock Holmes stars of the big screen and the airwaves. ...
Episode 441 – No One Else Could Love You Mohr (Philip Marlowe & The Whistler)
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Mohr's voice blasted like a .45 automatic when he starred as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe in one of radio's best hard-boiled detective dra...
Episode 440 – A Shot of Bailey (Let George Do It & Johnny Dollar)
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're throwing an early birthday party for the great Bob Bailey, a radio legend who starred in a pair of long-running detective dramas. We'll hear him...
Episode 439 - The Price is Right (The Saint & Philip Morris Playhouse)
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're celebrating Vincent Price's birthday with three of his radio performances - shows that feature him as both sinner and Saint. First, he stars as...
Episode 438 – Here's to Hammett (Sam Spade & Suspense)
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Dashiell Hammett put pen to paper, he forever changed the genre of detective fiction. He created characters and stories that popularized the hard...
Happy Birthday, Raymond Burr
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Known to generations of television audiences as Perry Mason, Raymond Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993) found some of his earliest successes ...
BONUS - Death, Jokes, and Taxes (Fibber McGee and Molly & Abbott and Costello)
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tax Day has come and gone, and hopefully your interactions with the IRS were as smooth and painless as possible. This week, we'll hear some old time r...
"For I walk by night..."
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On May 16, 1942, radio listeners first heard the haunting tune of The Whistler. The anthology mystery series presented tales of murder narrated by "Th...
Episode 437 - Whistle a Happy Tune (The Whistler)
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On May 16, 1942, listeners heard the first strange story told by The Whistler. The sinister narrator presented tales of men and women plotting and co...
BONUS - At Home with the Harris Family (Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show)
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're spending time with Phil, Alice, Elliott, Julius, and the kids in a pair of shows from one of radio's best sitcoms. First, a new start time for t...