60 Best Adam's Old Time Radio Podcasts

1. The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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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, Hot Copy, Broadway's My Beat, Mr. and Mrs. North, 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...MORE Ranking #37 in Apple Charts (US)
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2. The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)

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Listen to the adventures of that man with the action-packed account, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. From 1949-62, the freelance insurance investigator relayed his adventures to the golden age of radio listeners via his action-packed account. In one of the longest-running old-time radio mystery detective programs.Six actors played Johnny Dollar. Currently, we're posting episodes starring Bob Bailey, the best-loved of the Johnny Dollar actors every Tuesday and Friday...MORE Ranking #62 in Apple Charts (US)
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 976 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

3. Philo Vance Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Philo Vance was created by S.S. Van Dine (the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright). Vance first appeared in the novel The Benson Murder Case , which was published in 1925. Twelve novels were published over fourteen years. He was introduced as a wealthy young dabbler in many fields who added solving crime to his many other interests. His friend, District Attorney Markham came to rely on him to solve difficult murders, while Sergeant Heath of the Homicide Squad had little choice but to tolerate him. The character gained new life and popularity in film...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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4. The Great Detectives Present the Man Called X (Old Time Radio)

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Before there was James Bond, I Spy , or Danger Man , there was The Man Called X . The Man Called X began during the latter part of World War II as the founding of the O.S.S. sparked public interest in espionage, spies, and secret missions. The series outlasted the war and starred Herbert Marshall as the Man Called X (aka Ken Thurston) traveling the world to troubleshoot threats to peace, the security of the U.S., and the world into the 1950s...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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5. Forgotten Detectives of Old Time Radio|Mystery Audio Dramas

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What do a Prohibition-era Speak-easy clarinetist, a boys school headmaster who looks like William Shakespeare, a piano player, and a criminologist have in common with tough cops, an assistant DA, private eyes, and defense attorneys? They're all among the forgotten detectives of old time radio. Join your host Adam Graham and rediscover these long-forgotten programs. Some of them may have aired for years, others for a single Summer, but all have left less than ten episodes behind. Together we'll take a listen to these obscure crime solvers...MORE Host Adam Graham
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 33Twitter 1.7K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Old Time Radio Mystery Specials

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Enjoy a series of unusual episodes of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio including old time radio mystery movie adaptations from the Lux Radio Theater, Screen Guild Theater, and similar programs. As well as episodes Escape, Suspense, and Murder Clinic, along with some truly different programs including Roy Rogers, Mayor of the Town, Superman, and Cavalcade of America. Also comparisons of how two detective programs handle the same story.MORE Host Adam Graham
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7. Christmas Old Time Radio Detective Stories

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Taken from podcasts released going back to 2009, this collects the Christmas episodes of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio hosted by Adam Graham. Enjoy characters such as Johnny Dollar, Richard Diamond, Sherlock Holmes, and Nero Wolfe getting into the spirit of the season in their own way. Features episodes starring Bob Bailey, Dick Powell, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, and more.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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8. The Great Detectives Present Broadway's My Beat

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Detective Danny Clover solves crimes along the Great White, an area he describes as 'the gaudiest, the most violent…the lonesomest mile in the world.' The series initially began in New York with Anthony Ross but shifted to Hollywood where, under the eye of New York-born director Elliott Lewis and writers David Friedkin and Morton Fine, the series became a poetic look at crime in the Big Apple, and how it impacted the mosaic of people who lived there. Larry Thor took over as Danny Clover, delivering a world-weary performance...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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9. Dangerous Assignment| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Cold War Thrillers

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Adam Graham is your guide as each week we present another episode of Dangerous Assignment, a 1949-53 radio starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, a troubleshooter who throws into danger all around the world in stories of mystery and international intrigue.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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10. The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)

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Host Adam Graham makes his second journey through every episode of Dragnet as well as quite a few bonus episodes and programs.
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11. Let George Do It Presented by the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio

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Adam Graham serves as your host, providing his idiosyncratic as he goes, as we go through the much underrated 1946-54 detective series starring a pre-Johnny Dollar Bob Bailey as Detective George Valentine a World War II vet, who along with his secretary and assistant Brooksie take on every case that's mailed to them.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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12. The Line Up Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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William Johnstone stars in the Line Up as Lieutenant Guthrie, who solves crime in a major city in this 1950s old time radio police procedural.
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13. Box 13 Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Sit back enjoy all 52 episodes of Box 13 starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, a newspaperman turned novelist who advertises for adventure to find plots for his novels. These podcasts are hosted by Adam Graham who adds listener comments and idiosynchratic commentary.MORE Host Adam Graham
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14. The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

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Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 7-9 which were released between 2015 and 2018, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here ...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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15. Nick Carter Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Lon Clark plays Nick Carter, the greatest of all manhunters. Nick appeared in countless books, three movies, and for 12 years in this radio series featuring his unusual adventures. Host Adam Graham guides you through Carter's prolific radio adventures.MORE Host Adam Graham
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16. Old Time Radio Snack Wagon|Rare Historic Radio Programs

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Get ready for the first-ever snackable Old Time Radio podcast, featuring mostly obscure treasures from radio's golden age. Each week listen for a bite-sized sample of the Golden Age of Radio and journey back to the twentieth century. Gain keen insights into life in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through short-form old-time radio programs including comedic moments, full-cast short audio dramas, stories from the greatest storytellers of the past, powerful dramatic readings, and even memorable old time radio ads...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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17. Old Time Radio Superman Show

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Host Adam Graham is your guide on this journey through the Man of Steel adventures in Old TIme Radio. This looks like a job for Superman. Join him as he faces all-comers from ordinary racketeers, bigots, spies to alien dictators, and even a Kryptonite-powered Nazi. Enjoy the first appearances of Jimmy Olsen and hear Superman and Batman team up long before ever they did in comics.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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18. Old Time Radio Nero Wolfe

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Join Host Adam Graham as he goes through all 27 Old Time Radio episodes of Nero Wolfe, providing his quirky commentary as he goes.
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19. Rare Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Are you ready for some rare detective programs? You may have heard of the Saint, but what about the Judge or Crime Correspondent? You may have heard of Rocky Jordan, but what about the Cases of Mr. Ace? This podcast contains a mix of programs that never made it past the audition and shows that aired for a while, but only an episode or two survived the ravages of time. So sit back, relax, and meet some detectives you never heard of before in long-forgotten tales of mystery, guided by your host Adam Graham...MORE Host Adam Graham
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20. Gentlemen Detectives of Old Time Radio|Mystery Audio Dramas

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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio presents the adventures of several amateur gentleman detectives who solve crimes with their wits and for the thrill of it. A Life In Your Hands The forgotten, underrated Erle Stanley Gardener-created radio series A Life in Your Hands remains a diamond in the rough. It was a summer replacement for NBC in four different seasons with three different actors playing the lead role. In many ways, it was a legal fantasy. Jonathan Kegg, a wealthy lawyer who was allowed to enter cases as amicus curiae, a friend of the court...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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21. The Great Detectives Present Listener's Choice (Old TIme Radio)

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Enjoy some of the best radio detective programs of all time!This feed features thirty different detective episodes from twenty-five different programs. The Listener's Choice countdown was made in celebration of the tenth season of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. providing daily old time radio detective stories. Twenty-five episodes were chosen by listeners and five as wild cars by host Adam Graham.This is a sample of old time radio detective goodness. You can listen to any of these programs in our massive archive and also follow our main podcast feed for new episodes posted daily.MORE Host Adam Graham
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22. Candy Matson Presented by the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio

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This podcast features all circulating episodes of Candy Matson, a post-War female hard boied private eye who became a San Francisco radio phenomenon. Adam Graham is your guide through this fun and intriguing series as part of the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio podcast.MORE Host Adam Graham
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23. Tales of the Texas Rangers Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Some called it, 'Dragnet on Horseback.' But this 1950-52 Old Time crime Series focused on the exploits of the Texas Rangers and provided keen insights into the work of one most storied police forces in the world and vital nature of their work investigating major crimes across the state of Texas, often operating hundreds of miles away from the metropolitan resources that other fictional lawmen enjoyed...MORE Host Adam Graham
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24. The Most Hated Detectives of Old Time Radio

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These little-known golden age programs are among the least popular and most complained about in the history of the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio. But are these programs bad or merely misunderstood? You decide.Listeners ratioed all these programs. Detectives like Mike Hammer, Steve Strong, and the Man from Homicide were considered far too hard boiled and rough. Reporter Chuck Morgan was viewed as arrogant and obnoxious for constantly calling his secretary/girlfriend 'Glamourpuss.' And Mrs. Collins was far too jealous for many listeners' tastes...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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25. The Great Detectives Present Dick Tracy (Old Time Radio)

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Join host Adam Graham as he presents the legendary Dick Tracy old time radio appearances including complete radio serials, standalone episodes, and the classic Command Performance Dick Tracy story.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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26. Ellery Queen|Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Classic Mysteries

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Ellery Queen remains one of the most famous names in the world of mystery and detective fiction. The character was created by cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee. In 1929, Ellery Queen made his first appearance in The Roman Hat Mystery .The character would appear in numerous books, movies, television series, comic strips, radio shows, and magazines. Outside of the novels, Ellery Queen is best know for the 1940s movies with Ralph Bellamy and William Gargan, the 1975-76 TV series with Jim Hutton, and the mystery magazine that bears his name...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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27. The Great Detectives Present Keen and Company (Old Time Radio)

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Enjoy surviving episodes of the longest-running radio series in History, Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons. Enjoy surviving episodes of the longest-running radio series in History, Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons along with other programs produced by the 'radio factor' of Frank and Anne Hummert including Mister Chameleon, Hearthstone of the Death Squad, and Inspector Thorne.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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28. Night Beat Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Chicago Star Reporter Randy Stone walks the Night Beat, searching for stories for his column and finding heartache and mystery along the way in this classic and well-written 1950-52 mystery drama series. Adam Graham is your host and guide to every circulating episode of Night Beat.MORE Host Adam Graham
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29. Adam Graham Presents the War

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Follow America's journey from isolationism to Pearl Harbor and V-J day through old time radio. Host Adam Graham is your guide through speeches, public affairs programs, comedies, dramas, and more. Hear the story of World War 2 told through the golden age of radio.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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30. The Great Detectives Present I Deal In Crime (Old Time Radio)

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William Gargan stars as Ross Dolan in this 1946-47 ABC Detective Series. Adam Graham provides his quirky commentary on the series.
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31. The Great Detectives Present Manhunt (Old Time Radio)

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Episodes of the World War II era fifteen minute detective series starring Larry Haines, hosted by Adam Graham
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32. Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

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This feed celebrates old time radio mysteries that feature female detective heroines. The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard boiled private eye Candy Matson, Defense Attorney Martha Ellis Bryant, and Justice Department Investigator Irene Delroy in the Airmail Mystery. However, there are a variety of specials from programs like Murder Clinic and Suspense, as well as a few lesser-known series. Host Adam Graham is your guide to these remarkable women sleuths.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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33. Richard Diamond Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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During Dick Powell's lengthy career, he had many stages. From the 1930s to 1944, he was known as a skilled singer and comic actor. He landed the film role Philip Marlowe in Murder, My Sweet , he starred in the first true hard-boiled Private Eye show Rogue's Gallery , and then he spent many years playing a variety of hard-boiled characters in Noir films. In many ways, Richard Diamond was a perfect marriage of the two halves of Powell's performing career before the next stage of Powell's career which saw him as a creative force behind programs such as the Zane Grey Theater...MORE Host Adam Graham
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34. The Great Detectives Present the Thin Man (Old Time Radio)

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Host Adam Graham presents the two Thin Man Movie adaptations done by the Lux Radio Theater starring William Powell as well as every complete circulating episode of the radio series.
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35. The Great Detectives Present Casey, Crime Photographer (Old Time Radio)

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JEnjoy the old time radio adventures of Casey, Crime Photographer. For more than a decade, the series, under different names, based loosely on the pulp stories of Harmon Coxe, was a mainstay in radio for nearly a decade as Casey, along with reporter Ann Williams and Police Captain Logan solved crimes and then returned for a drink at the Blue Note and receive sage wisdom from the bartender Ethelebert.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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36. The Great Detectives Present the Silent Men (Old Time Radio)

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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. stars in this anthology series where he plays a different special agent of the Federal Government in a series that explores the vital work done by little known agents and officials. Host Adam Graham is your guide and provides his commentary on each episode.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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37. Jeff Regan Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Jeff Regan was the Lyon's eye earning $10 a day expenses. Played by Jack Webb and later Frank Graham followi Regan on his adventures. This podcast comes with commentary by Adam Graham and is part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio at http://www.greatdetectives.net.MORE Host Adam Graham
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38. The Great Detectives Present Bulldog Drummond

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Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond was a British World War I veteran turned adventurer introduced in his eponymous novel in 1920. He quickly leaped to the stage and silent film, and then to a series of talking pictures released on both sides on the Atlantic. In the 1940s, Bulldog Drummond leaped radio in a series dedicated to telling the Drummond's American adventures. For eight years, listeners heard the distinctive sound of the foghorn announcing a new adventure with Bulldog Drummond as he battled the forces of evil with his friend and sidekick, Denny...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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39. The Great Detectives Present Pat Novak for Hire (Old TIme Radio)

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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio's Pat Novak series, featuring 19 episodes of Pat Novak and two episodes of Johnny Madero, all starring Jack Webb as the master of hard boiled narration. Adam Graham is your guide to each similie in this iconic pre-Dragnet Jack Webb series.MORE Host Adam Graham
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40. Rocky Jordan Presented by the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio

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Join host Adam Graham on a journey to the Cafe Tambourine in Cairo, Egypt as we travel through all the circulating adventures of cafe owner and reluctant detective Rocky Jordan as played by Jack Moyles and later George Raft.MORE Host Adam Graham
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41. The Falcon|Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Mystery Dramas

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Each week, join us for an adventure with the Falcon, a detective from radio's golden age based very loosely on the literary creation of Drexel Drake. Michael Waring is a detective who goes by the name, The Falcon was a private detective and adventurer solving mysteries during radio's Golden Age. The Falcon was originally heard between 1943-55 with five different t actors playing the lead role. This podcast will feature all circulating episodes beginning with those starring James Meighan and Les Tremayne, before moving on to episodes starring Les Damon and finally George Petrie...MORE Host Adam Graham
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42. The Great Detectives Present the Abbotts (Old Time Radio)

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This podcast features all available episodes of the 1955 radio series features Les Damon and later Mandell Kramer as Pat Abbott and Claudia Morgan as Jean Abbott. The podcast is hosted by Adam Graham who provides commentary on each episode.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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43. The Great Detectives Present Mister Malone (Old Time Radio)

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Attorney John J Malone solves sordid cases in Chicago with the help of a police officer that's smarter than your average radio cop. This podcast features all surviving episodes from a wide variety of different performers. Host Adam Graham provides commentary as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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44. The Great Detectives Present I Hate Crime (Old Time Radio)

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Ken Wayne stars as Larry Kent, an American reporter whose relocated to Australia and now acts as a hard-boiled private eye. Adam Graham is your guide through circulating episodes of this key Australian Detective series.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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45. The Great Detectives Present Pursuit (Old TIme Radio)

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Adam,Graham is your guide is this 1949-52 CBS series telling the adventures of Inspector Peter Black of Scotland Yard including episodes starring Ted De Corsia, John Dehner, and Ben Wright.
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46. The Great Detectives Present Rogue's Gallery (Old Time Radio)

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Adam Graham host this podcast which will feature all of the available episodes of Rogue's Gallery, the first hard boiled radio private eye. Stars include Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, and Paul Stewart. Adam Graham provides his Idiosyncratic commentary each episode.MORE Host Adam Graham
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47. Barrie Craig| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Hard Boiled Mystery Dramas

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Barrie Craig was a different kind of detective show and Craig as played by William Gargan was a different type of detective: a big gentle easy going guy who always believed his clients until evidence proved otherwise. In some ways, it poked fun at the private detective genre by giving Craig police-type powers and duties such as making arrests and filling out paperwork. This played off the wide variety of functions and investigations that other PIs took on that were really police functions...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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48. The Great Detectives Present Poirot (Old Time Radio)

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Host Adam Graham guides listeners through all existing Poirot Old TIme Radio programs including the series of (mostly original) stories starring Harold Huber and two adaptations of Poirot stories, including one featuring Orson Welles.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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49. Mr. and Mrs. North Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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This feed will feature all the episodes of Mr. and Mrs. North starring Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost. The North are a husband and sleuthing team that were very popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Your host, Adam Graham, is your guide to all circulating episodes during the Curtain-Frost run from 1942-54.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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50. Mathew Slade Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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The Golden Age of Radio is usually viewed as having concluded on September 30, 1962. Yet the meaning of the date is often overstated. It marked the cancellation of the last two remaining network radio shows, Suspense and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. However, it is often misstated as 'the day radio drama died.' Radio drama never went away entirely, even in the United States.The only American detective show launched during the 1960s was The Starlight Mystery Theater, featuring Mathew Slade (often spelled with the more common 'Matthew' Slade)...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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51. The Great Detectives Present the Avenger and I.A. Moto (Old Time Radio)

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Host Adam Graham is your guide on two lesser known series, both starring James Monks. In the Avenger, he plays a criminologist who can turn invisible when necessary. In I.A. Moto, he plays Mister Moto, who is this 1950s series is portrayed as a Japanese-American Crimefighter.MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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52. Michael Shayne Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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In 1939, Miami-based Private Detective Michael Shayne was first published in paperbacks by Davis Dresser (writing under the pseudonym Brett Halliday) and quickly became a sensational hard-boiled private eye who would appear in 77 novels and 300 short stories enduring from the 1930s through the 1970s. Shayne quickly made the leap to films with Lloyd Nolan playing Shayne in seven well-made B-movies between 1940 and 1942. There was another film series made in 1946-47 from the poverty row PRC films starring Hugh Beaumont. Shayne was also big over radio...MORE Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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53. The Great Detectives Present the Fat Man (Old Time Radio)

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Enjoy all 10 circulating U.S. Episodes of the Fat Man featuring J Scott Smart as Detective Brad Runyon as well as the Australian Episodes starring Lloyd Berrell.. Hosted by Adam Graham.
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 60 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

54. Mystery is My Hobby Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Mystery is My Hobby came to air as Murder is My Hobby, a title with an amusing double meaning. However, after 34 weeks, the series gained a sponsor the Benefit Life Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska. They didn't like the name. So thus it was changed.The series starred Glenn Langan as Mystery Writer Barton Drake, who teams up each week with Inspector Noah Danton to solve the weekly puzzle. At the end of each episode, Drake is sure to work in his catchphrase, 'Murder/Mystery is My Hobby.' Beyond these basic facts, the series is an unsolved mystery...MORE Host Adam Graham
Producer/Network Adam's Old Time Radio
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

55. Frank Race Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Enjoy all 43 action-packed adventures of International troubleshooter Frank Race. The former OSS operative turned freelance troubleshooter traveled the world righting wrongs and solving mysteries. Tom Collins and later Paul Dubov star. Adam Graham is your host, and provides commentary as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast.MORE Host Adam Graham
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

56. The Great Detectives Present Rocky Fortune (Old Time Radio)

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Adam Graham is your guide as we follow the adventures of Rocky Fortune, a foot loose and fancy free gentleman who finds himself flitting from job to job and mystery to mystery.
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57. The Great Detectives Present Crime and Peter Chambers (Old Time Radio)

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Dane Clark stars as New York-based private detective Peter Chambers in this 1954 detective series.
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58. The Great Detectives Present Police Headquarters (Old TIme Radio)

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Host Adam Graham is your guide through this 1932 series of fifteen minute police stories. (Each podcast typically features two episodes.)
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact