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Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.

Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.


Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.

We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.Copyright Adam Graham Arte Drama y Obras Entretenimiento y Artes Escénicas
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  • The Big Story: The Thirteenth Key (EP4837)

    The Big Story: The Thirteenth Key (EP4837)
    Nov 4 2025
    Today's Mystery:A Columbus reporter investigates the brutal stabbing death of a woman found at a shooting range

    .Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1947

    Originating from New York

    Starring: John Gibson as James Fusco of the Columbus Citizen; James McCallion; Gilbert Mack; Ward Wilson; Horace Braham; Connie Lembke; Janet Fox

    Related: Columbus Underground article on the true story behind this week's episode. (NSFW)

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day:Robert, Patreon supporter since August 2016

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  • Danger with Grainger: The Coincidental Cartoon (EP4836)

    Danger with Grainger: The Coincidental Cartoon (EP4836)
    Nov 3 2025
    Today's Mystery:A cartoonist hires Grainger when his brother is murdered using a method that was outlined in his comic strip.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

    Originating from Australia

    Starring: Harp McGuire as Steve Grainger

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joanna, Patreon supporter since June 2022.

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  • The Best of the 2024-25 Season

    The Best of the 2024-25 Season
    Nov 2 2025
    In this special, we look back at the top five half-hour Old Time Radio programs of our 2024-2025 season, and one of our best Old Time Radio Snack Wagon episodes.

    First up, it's The Falcon in "The Case of the Jumping Jack":

    A woman hires The Falcon because she suspects that her husband has hired a private eye to follow her.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 20, 1952

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett

    Then we turn to the Your Playhouse of Favorites production of "The Suicide Club":

    A bored crown prince, looking for excitement, joins a club of men who want to end their lives.

    Original Air Date: Sometime between 1947 and 1949

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Dwight Reese; Walter Vaughn

    Speaking of Robert Louis Stevenson, we turn to an excerpt from The Orson Welles Almanac wherein Welles reads Stevenson's lesser-known letter defending Father Damien against the scathing remarks of Reverend Dr. C.M. Hyde. This impassioned response, penned in 1890, highlights the stark contrasts between the selfless heroism of Father Damien and the hypocrisy of his critics.

    Join us as we explore the rich historical context and emotional weight of Stevenson's words, showcasing not only a brilliant literary takedown but also a tribute to compassion and service in the face of adversity. Welles's masterful narration brings this poignant piece to life, reminding us of the enduring legacy of Father Damien.

    Complete Text of Stevenson's letter:
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/281/281-h/281-h.htm

    Then we turn to a surreal episode of Mr. and Mrs. North, "Call Me Choo Choo"

    Today’s Mystery:Pam and Jerry hear a clarinet being played in the middle of the country near a wrecked car.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 9, 1947

    Originating from New York City

    Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Larry Haines; Mandel Kramer

    We will also have a listen to one of our new series, Cloak and Dagger, about the true adventures of the OSS during WWII. Here is "Roof of the World":

    A husband and wife team of geologists are recruited by the IRS to journey into Tibet to seek the favor of the Dalai Lama. They find themselves in competition with two Nazi officers.

    Original Radio Broadcast: August 13, 1950

    Originating from New YorkStarring: Louise Barclay; Grant Richards; Raymond Edward Johnson; Stefan Schnabel; Berry Kroeger; Janice Gilbert; Karl Weber; Ralph Bell; Jerry Jarrett

    Then we conclude with one of our most memorable guest-starring appearances in the Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, "The Price of Fame Matter"

    Vincent Price summons Johnny Dollar when a $100,000 painting is stolen from his private collection.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1958

    Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Vincent Price as Himself; Virginia Gregg; Howard McNear; Junius Matthews; Forrest Lewis; Tony Barrett

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day:John, Patreon supporter since September 2016.

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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    Give us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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Adam does a fantastic job curating these old shows. I enjoy the chance to experience a bygone era of entertainment.

Thoroughly Enjoyable!

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A good story typical of the Sherlock Holmes pastiche. Basil Rathbone was excellent as Holmes as he always was. Watson was not played by Nigel Bruce.
The one glaring issue with the story was that the Germans were in the mess they were in because they refused to pay 50k to the woman for the papers yet offered that same amount to Holmes. I have listened to hundreds of stories and Adam's great commentary on them and was surprised that he missed that or at least didn't mention it.

Good story with one very notable flaw.

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If you love old time radio, your host, Adam Graham, presents a wide array of different programs from the bronze age of radio. He's been at this for years and years and knows a great deal about the episodes, actors and programs.

I came for the Dragnet and stayed for everything else. Like anything on the radio, they aren't all gems, but so many of them are, it's worth your time to subscribe. enjoy.

(long time listener, finally back after Google music killed my podcasts)

What a show!

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If you like old time radio and detective stories then you will like this podcast. The introduction is always great tidbits of info to set up the story and I love the old commercials.

The Best

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Better mysteries are out there. This has to be 15 words, need four more words.

Misogyny

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