Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Episode 175 - I Can See for Moyles (Rocky Jordan & O'Hara)

26 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A gifted mimic and dynamic actor, Jack Moyles was a key component of several classic radio shows. Whether he was in supporting roles or in the lead, M...

Episode 174 - Holmes is Where the Heart Is (Sherlock Holmes & Tales of Fatima)

19 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

To an entire generation of fans, Basil Rathbone was Sherlock Holmes. On the big screen and on radio, Rathbone brought the master detective of Baker St...

Episode 173 - Bob's Your Uncle (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

12 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Radio sleuthing didn't get much sweeter than when Bob Bailey voiced Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Bailey starred as Dollar for five years, but he was n...

Episode 172 - More, More, Mohr (Nero Wolfe, The Whistler, & Philip Marlowe)

05 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

With his powerful voice, Gerald Mohr was equally effective as both hero and heel on radio. Listeners may know him best as Raymond Chandler's hard-boil...

Episode 171 - A Thrill at Any Price (The Saint & Johnny Dollar)

29 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of what would have been his 115th birthday, we tip our hat to Vincent Price, the legendary star of stage, screen, and television. Price was a...

Episode 170 - Secret Agent Man (Counterspy)

22 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For fifteen years on radio, America and her secrets were kept safe by David Harding – Counterspy. The espionage mystery drama starred Don McLaughlin...

Episode 169 - Radio's Most Wanted (Somebody Knows)

15 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For eight weeks in the summer of 1950, Somebody Knows dramatized unsolved murder cases with the goal of solving the crimes. A reward of five thousan...

Episode 168 - Labors of Hercule (Campbell Playhouse)

08 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We celebrate the birthday of the legendary Orson Welles with his radio version of Agatha Christie's classic mystery The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Adap...

Episode 167 - Crooning for Clues (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

24 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dick Powell is Richard Diamond, the only radio gumshoe who carries a tune along with his gun. The big screen star's talents are put to perfect use in ...

Episode 166 - Most Famous of All Manhunters (Nick Carter, Master Detective)

17 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

For a dozen years on radio, Lon Clark starred as Nick Carter, Master Detective, the brilliant shamus who leapt from dime novels to pulp pages to the b...

Episode 165 - Howl at the Moon (Suspense)

10 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Reformed thief turned private detective Michael Lanyard was known to friend and foe alike as "The Lone Wolf." The debonair rogue thrilled readers from...

Episode 164 - Webb Covers the Waterfront (Johnny Madero, Pier 23)

03 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In between gigs as Pat Novak, For Hire, Jack Webb brought another waterfront private eye to radio with Johnny Madero, Pier 23. The shows were similar ...

Episode 163 - My Kind of Town (Night Beat)

27 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Follow reporter Randy Stone on his nightly sojourn through the streets of Chicago in Night Beat. Stone, voiced by Frank Lovejoy, covers the city after...

Episode 162 - Justice Turns the Dial (Adventures of Superman)

23 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Look – up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a bonus episode of "Down These Mean Streets" starring Superman and Batman. We're marking t...

Episode 161 - Knight Before the Dawn (Adventures of Superman)

20 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Before they met on the big screen or even in comics, Superman and Batman first joined forces on radio when the Caped Crusader visited The Adventures o...

Episode 160 - Closing Arguments (Defense Attorney)

13 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Accused of a crime you didn't commit? If you were an innocent radio character, you wanted Martha Ellis Bryant - Defense Attorney - in your corner. Aca...

Episode 159 - Letter from the Editor (Big Town)

06 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Listen as the dedicated men and women of the Illustrated Press fight crime and corruption with the power of the press in Big Town. Edward Pawley is ed...

Episode 158 - Footlights and Felonies (Broadway is My Beat)

28 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Head back to the Great White Way and the crime behind the bright lights and buzz of the city in Broadway is My Beat. Detective Danny Clover walks "t...

Episode 157 - And the Winner Is... (Rocky Fortune, Philip Marlowe, & Rex Saunders)

24 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for the Academy Awards, "Down These Mean Streets" presents a bonus episode featuring a trio of Oscar-winning radio detectives. First, Fr...

Episode 156 - Heavenly Days (Adventures of Father Brown)

21 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Short, stout, and wielding only an umbrella, G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown may be the unlikeliest of detectives. The parish priest uses his insight...

Episode 155 - Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard (Suspense)

14 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

February 14th isn't only Valentine's Day. It's also the birthday of radio's most famous comedian, Jack Benny. The perpetually 39 year old Benny was bo...

Episode 154 - The Big Apple Matter (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

07 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In 1960, CBS moved production of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar to New York. Longtime leading man Bob Bailey stayed behind, and the network tapped anoth...

Episode 153 – Friend of the Court (A Life in Your Hands)

31 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Erle Stanley Gardner, the creator of Perry Mason, brings you A Life in Your Hands – a courtroom mystery drama that puts you in the middle of a murde...

Episode 152 – All the World's a Stage (Adventures of Leonidas Witherall)

24 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Leonidas Witherall runs a prestigious boys school, writes a popular detective series, and is a dead ringer for William Shakespeare. He's also an amate...

Episode 151 - Amazing Stories (Amazing Mr. Malone)

17 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Rice blended hard-boiled mystery and screwball comedy in the exploits of John J. Malone. The hard-drinking, rumpled criminal defense attorney pl...

Episode 150 - All-American Spade (Deadline Mystery & Sam Spade)

10 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We salute actor Stephen Dunne, the second man to wear Sam Spade's trench coat on radio. After struggling to break out of bit parts on the big screen, ...

Episode 149 - Saints Preserve Us (The Saint)

03 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Saint hit radio in January 1945, but Leslie Charteris' "Robin Hood of Modern Crime" didn't find long-lasting success on the air until 1947 when bi...

Episode 148 – Murder Makes Merry (Boston Blackie, Johnny Dollar, & Night Beat)

23 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Holidays and homicide go hand in hand in the "Down These Mean Streets" Christmas special. We'll hear yuletide mysteries from some of your favorite rad...

Episode 147 – Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing (Amazing Nero Wolfe)

20 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Billed at one time as "the handsomest man in the world," silent screen idol Francis X. Bushman may seem a strange choice to play Rex Stout's gargantua...

Episode 146 – Old Haunts of New Orleans (New Adventures of Michael Shayne)

13 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Even as he played bashful biology teacher Mr. Boynton on Our Miss Brooks, Jeff Chandler voiced the two-fisted tough guy shamus Michael Shayne. The har...

Episode 145 – Wisdom of the East (Adventures of Charlie Chan)

06 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

From his first appearance in 1925, Charlie Chan has been a captivating yet controversial figure in the world of detective fiction. Earl Derr Biggers c...

Episode 144 - Acting Director (Gregory Hood & Crime Classics)

29 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A talented actor and an innovative writer, director, and producer, Elliott Lewis earned the title of "Mr. Radio." He was responsible for some of radio...

Episode 143 – Casey Carves the Turkey (Casey, Crime Photographer)

25 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for a Thanksgiving old time radio mystery in this bonus podcast episode. The holiday doesn't mean a day off for Casey, Crime Photographer as h...

Episode 142 – The Two Franks (Jeff Regan, Investigator)

22 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

When CBS resurrected Jeff Regan, Investigator in 1949, Frank Graham stepped into Jack Webb's shoes as the titular gumshoe. The versatile and talented ...

Episode 141 - Lone Star Law and Order (Tales of the Texas Rangers)

15 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Big screen cowboy star Joel McCrea came to radio in Tales of the Texas Rangers, a series of modern-day Western crime dramas adapted from the case file...

Episode 140 - Marlowe at the Movies (Hollywood Star Time)

08 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dick Powell retired his image as a boyish crooner with his acclaimed portrayal of Philip Marlowe in Murder, My Sweet. The big screen adaptation of Ray...

Episode 139 - Walk Like an Egyptian (Rocky Jordan)

01 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Take a trip to Cairo and the Cafe Tambourine run by Rocky Jordan. The American expatriate finds himself playing amateur sleuth in a world of killers, ...

Episode 138 - Tales Well Calculated: Old Time Radio Halloween 2015 (Suspense)

28 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Turn down the lights and enjoy the annual "Down These Mean Streets" Halloween special. Just in time for trick or treating, enjoy a chiller from Suspen...

Episode 137 - Three Pipe Problems (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

25 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In October 1930, Sherlock Holmes began his long career as a radio sleuth. In honor of the great detective's anniversary on the airwaves, we'll hear tw...

Episode 136 - By George, He's Got It (Let George Do It)

18 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Enterprising ex-GI George Valentine embarked on a career as a troubleshooter for hire with a newspaper ad offering his services for any job - no matte...

Episode 135 - Race Against Crime (Adventures of Frank Race)

11 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A lawyer turned wartime spy turned post-war private eye, Frank Race traveled the world on investigations risking his life and limb for adventure. In a...

Episode 134 - One for the Road (Rocky Fortune)

04 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Sinatra is on the job as Rocky Fortune. Footloose, fancy-free, and frequently unemployed Rocky bounces from job to job but he finds danger wher...

Episode 133 - Voice of the Law (Mr. District Attorney)

27 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Radio's crusading prosecutor Mr. District Attorney fought crime on the air for over a decade. The upstanding public servant went after killers, con me...

Episode 132 - Detective Dobkin (Ellery Queen & Nero Wolfe)

20 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

One of radio's most in-demand performers, Larry Dobkin could play smart alecky private eyes, stuffy snobs, and grizzled cowboys with equal aplomb. A t...

Episode 131 - Close Shaves (Mollé Mystery Theatre)

13 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Mollé Mystery Theatre presented adaptations of classic mystery stories as well as original thrillers in one of radio's best mystery anthologies. ...

Episode 130 - Go Anyplace, Do Anything (Box 13)

06 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

When mystery writer Dan Holiday faced writer's block, he turned to an unusual solution - a classified ad reading "Adventure wanted. Will go anyplace, ...

Episode 129 - Dial WHI for Murder (Whitehall 1212)

30 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

When Londoners needed the help of Scotland Yard, they rang Whitehall 1212 and the hardworking coppers of the Yard were on the case. From 1951 to 1952...

Episode 128 - Substitute Simon (The Saint)

23 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In the fall of 1950, with Vincent Price waylaid in Paris, Barry Sullivan stepped into the shoes of Simon Templar for two episodes of The Saint. The bi...

Episode 127 - Tomorrow's News Today (O'Hara)

16 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Foreign correspondent Bob O'Hara searches the streets of Hong Kong for stories, but he plays detective as often as he plays newshound. Stacy Harris is...

Episode 126 - Master of Mystery (Academy Award)

12 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Alfred Hitchcock's birthday, "Down These Mean Streets" presents a bonus episode saluting the big screen's auteur of thrills and chills. We...

Episode 125 - Great White Way (Broadway is My Beat)

09 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Larry Thor stars as Detective Danny Clover as he walks "the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world" in Broadway is My Beat. We'l...

Episode 124 - Maher of the Town (The Line-Up & Michael Shayne)

02 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Before his death in 1951 at age 43, Wally Maher made a name for himself as a versatile, in-demand radio actor. Equally adept at comedy and drama, Mahe...

Episode 123 - Trouble is His Business (Adventures of Philip Marlowe)

26 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Marlowe made his way from the pen of Raymond Chandler to the big screen and then to radio in some of the best private eye crime drama of the er...

Episode 122 - Coming On Like You Know What (Gang Busters)

19 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Long before Dragnet, Gang Busters brought true crime to radio. Over its two decade run, the series presented stories of dangerous criminals and the de...

Episode 121 - Gargan the Gumshoe (Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator)

12 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

William Gargan wasn't a great private eye in real life, but he played a mean one on radio. Years after he supported himself checking credit and shadow...

Episode 120 - Casa Del Charles (Adventures of The Thin Man)

05 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Nora Charles - Dashiell Hammett's husband and wife detective duo from The Thin Man - charmed readers and later moviegoers with their flirtat...

Episode 119 - Frees as a Bird (Green Lama)

28 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

One of radio's men of a thousand voices, Paul Frees was heard all over the dial during the Golden Age of Radio, as Boris Badenov on television, and as...

Episode 118 - That Old Blackie Magic (Boston Blackie)

21 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Reformed jewel thief Boston Blackie was a debonair detective in his years on radio. Along with his girlfriend Mary Wesley and sidekick Shorty, Blackie...

Episode 117 - Bailey on the Beat (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

14 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

When Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar came back to the airwaves in 1955 after a brief hiatus, it was reenergized by a new nightly serialized format and a ne...

Episode 116 - You're a Detective Sergeant (Dragnet)

07 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Webb is back as Sgt. Joe Friday in a two-part episode of Dragnet. Join Friday and his partner Frank Smith (Ben Alexander) as they pursue criminal...

Episode 115 - Hammett Heroics (Fat Man & Sam Spade)

31 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dashiell Hammett is widely regarded as the father of the hard-boiled school of crime fiction. After his days as a Pinkerton detective, he turned to wr...

Episode 114 - Welles Done (The Black Museum)

24 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Join Orson Welles as he leads you on a guided tour of The Black Museum, Scotland Yard's mausoleum of murder. In each episode of this syndicated series...

Episode 113 - Whistle While You Work (The Whistler)

17 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Step into the shoes of the criminal in The Whistler, one of radio's best mystery anthologies. In tales narrated by the titular sinister storyteller, y...

Episode 112 - Lund Me a Dollar (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

10 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In 1952, John Lund became radio's third Johnny Dollar, and he starred as "the man with the action-packed expense account" for almost 100 episodes in a...

Episode 111 - Scotland Yard Sale (Pursuit)

03 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We head back to London for another mystery from Scotland Yard and a dangerous, relentless Pursuit. This series let listeners join in on the game of ca...

Episode 110 - Diamond is a Girl's Best Friend (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

26 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dick Powell lends his pipes to the role of Richard Diamond, radio's singing detective. But don't let his post-crime solving crooning fool you - he can...

Episode 109 - Killers and Spoilers (Gunsmoke)

19 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

CBS wanted a "Philip Marlowe of the Old West," and they got that and more in Gunsmoke. One of radio's finest dramas, Gunsmoke helped to usher in the e...

Episode 108 - Stan the Man (CBS Radio Workshop & Suspense)

15 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the late Stan Freberg, "Down These Mean Streets" presents a bonus episode showcasing some of the radio work of this legendary comedian. Fi...

Episode 107 - G-Men at Work (FBI in Peace and War & This is Your FBI)

12 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

J. Edgar Hoover's FBI agents captured headlines with their daring pursuits of bank robbers and enemy spies, and their exploits made for thrilling radi...

Episode 106 - Jack of All Trades (Pat Novak & Jeff Regan)

05 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Before he protected the innocent on Dragnet, Jack Webb made a name for himself in a pair of hard-boiled detective dramas. The characters he played wer...

Episode 105 - Come Back, Shayne (Michael Shayne, Private Detective)

29 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In 1944, Michael Shayne came to radio. Brett Halliday's red-headed shamus had thrilled readers and moviegoers, and Wally Maher was tapped to bring the...

Episode 104 - Norths by Northwest (Mr. and Mrs. North)

22 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The radio success of Mr. and Mrs. North convinced CBS to bring the adventures of the crime-solving couple to television. Richard Denning and Barbara B...

Episode 103 - Little Grey Cells (Agatha Christie's Poirot)

15 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hercule Poirot, the diminutive, eccentric, and brilliant Belgian detective, has thrilled mystery fans since his first appearances in the novels of Aga...

Episode 102 - Slipped a Mickey (That Hammer Guy)

08 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We raise a glass to Mickey Spillane, the hard-boiled wordsmith born March 9, 1918. Spillane introduced the world to Mike Hammer, one of fiction's toug...

Episode 101 - Amazing, Esquire (Amazing Mr. Malone)

01 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Rice's crafty criminal lawyer John J. Malone, a wisecracking counsellor at law, sprang from the pages of mystery novels to radio in The Amazing ...

Episode 100 - The Hot Hundredth Episode (Box 13, Richard Diamond, Sam Spade, & Philip Marlowe)

22 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

"Down These Mean Streets" marks its one hundredth episode with a king-sized, extra-large podcast starring four old time radio detectives. First, Alan ...

Episode 99 - My Dear Watson (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

15 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

For fourteen films and hundreds of radio episodes, Nigel Bruce brought the most famous sidekick in detective fiction to life. As Dr. John H. Watson, B...

Episode 98 - Expense Account, Item One (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

08 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Russell stars as Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in one of the earliest adventures of "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." Russe...

Episode 97 - Night Time is the Right Time (Night Beat)

01 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sixty-five years ago this week, radio listeners met Randy Stone, the intrepid Chicago reporter of Night Beat. Every night, Randy (played by Frank Love...

Episode 96 - Biggest of All Game (Green Hornet)

25 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

By day, Britt Reid is the crusading publisher of the Daily Sentinel newspaper. By night, he dons a mask and continues his battle against crime and cor...

Episode 95 - I Don't Like Killers (Man from Homicide)

18 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Big screen villain Dan Duryea takes a heroic turn as Lt. Lou Dana, The Man from Homicide. Dana is a hard-boiled cop who shoots straight and throws a m...

Episode 94 - Better Dead than Red (I Was a Communist for the FBI)

11 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dana Andrews is undercover for Uncle Sam in I Was a Communist for the FBI. Based on the real-life exploits of Communist infiltrator Matt Cvetic, the s...

Episode 93 - Canonized for Crime (The Saint)

04 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sinners beware - The Saint is on the case! Vincent Price stars as Simon Templar, "the Robin Hood of modern crime" in two radio mysteries. Leslie Chart...

Episode 92 - The Big Holidays (Rocky Fortune, Tales of the Texas Rangers, & Dragnet)

21 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to deck the halls with three radio detectives in the "Down These Mean Streets" holiday special. First, Frank Sinatra is Rocky Fortune in "Th...

Episode 91 - Lost and Found (Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons)

14 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

For nearly two decades and in almost 1,700 episodes on radio, kindly old Mr. Keen searched for the missing and pursued the guilty. The grandfatherly g...

Episode 90 - Wolfe Pack (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)

07 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Sydney Greenstreet settles into the armchair of Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout's gargantuan gourmet and irascible (but brilliant) detective. Wolfe will tackle ...

Episode 89 - Howard the Duff (Sam Spade & The McCoy)

30 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Howard Duff was one of radio's brightest stars until the blacklist and "Red scare" paranoia derailed his career. Today, he's fondly remembered as the ...

Episode 88 - Larceny and Leftovers (Jeff Regan & Let George Do It)

26 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for the turkey, we've got Thanksgiving-themed adventures of two old time radio detectives. First, Jack Webb stars as Jeff Regan, Investig...

Episode 87 - A Knight Without Armor (Have Gun - Will Travel)

23 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In 1958, CBS launched a radio version of its hit western television series Have Gun - Will Travel. The radio program was one of the last great dramas ...

Episode 86 - Lullabies of Broadway (Damon Runyon Theater)

16 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Damon Runyon remains one of America's unique storytellers. His tales of 1920s New York have a language and style all their own, and his colorful chara...

Episode 85 - Powell on Patrol (Rogue's Gallery & Richard Diamond)

09 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dick Powell transformed his career with his dynamic performance as Philip Marlowe and he left his days as a baby-faced crooner behind. To celebrate hi...

Episode 84 - Murder, He Wrote (Mystery is My Hobby)

02 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

As mystery writer Barton Drake describes it, Mystery is My Hobby. The novelist is tops at dreaming up murder plots, and he's not bad at solving real l...

Episode 83 - Tales Well Calculated: Old Time Radio Halloween 2014 (Suspense)

29 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Turn down the lights and enjoy a bonus episode just in time for Halloween. Two chilling stories from Suspense, "radio's outstanding theater of thrills...

Episode 82 - Places I Can't Even Pronounce (Dangerous Assignment)

26 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Big-screen tough guy Brian Donlevy stars as government agent Steve Mitchell in Dangerous Assignment. Mitchell is dispatched all around the world, and ...

Episode 81 - Baker Street Bash (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

19 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

On October 20, 1930, Sherlock Holmes made his debut as a radio detective. In honor of his on-the-air anniversary, we'll hear the master sleuth (and hi...

Episode 80 - Candy on the Case (Candy Matson)

12 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Natalie Masters is back as San Francisco's loveliest private investigator, Candy Matson. One of radio's most famous girl detectives, Candy cracks case...

Episode 79 - Patrolmen, Sergeants, and Lieutenants (21st Precinct)

05 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The police officers of the 21st Precinct keep their slice of New York City safe, and they're overseen in their jobs by Captain Frank Kennelly, "the bo...

Episode 78 - Moto on the Go (Mr. I.A. Moto)

28 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Conceived as a replacement for Charlie Chan, John P. Marquand's Mr. Moto thrilled readers before jumping to the big screen in a popular series of movi...

Episode 77 - Bold and Beautiful (Bold Venture)

21 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall bring their white-hot chemistry to radio in Bold Venture. Bogie and Bacall riff on their To Have and Have Not charac...

Episode 76 - Saintly Sherlock (Sherlock Holmes & The Saint)

14 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Russian-born British actor Tom Conway thrilled audiences on screen as The Falcon, and his crime-solving career extended to radio as star of two popula...