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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, Dr. Tim, Detective,   Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, 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 will feature seasons four through six.

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

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Santos Ortega, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Jackson Beck, and more.

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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, Dr. Tim, Detective,   Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, 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 will feature seasons four through six.

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

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Santos Ortega, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Jackson Beck, and more.

    Mr. Chameleon: Murder in the House of Torture (EP4350)

    Mr. Chameleon: Murder in the House of Torture (EP4350)

    Today's Mystery:Mr. Chameleon is called in to investigate a series of bizarre murders committed in a phony funeral home.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 25, 1949

    Originating from New York CityStarring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon Supporter since November 2023

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    • 36 min
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    Dangerous Assignment: Find Antonina (EP4349)

    Dangerous Assignment: Find Antonina (EP4349)

    Today's Mystery: Steve goes to Portugal to find a young woman who'd been in the U.S. illegally and find out why she intentionally had herself deported.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 25, 1953

    Originated in Hollywood

    Stars: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner, Bill Conrad, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Tony Barrett, Ralph Moody

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    • 33 min
    Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective (EP4348)

    Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective (EP4348)

    Today's 1st Mystery: A visit to the carnival is soured by the presence of an old-school seller of snake oil. It's made even worse when Dr. Tim has to investigate a death.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date:Early to Mid 1950s

    Starred: Bob Hahn as Dr. Tim

    Originated in Colorado

    Today's Second Mystery: Dr. John Snow, the Health Detective, sets out to solve the mystery of a cholera epidemic in London

    .Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 17, 1952

    Hosted by Paul Shannon

    Originated in Pittsburgh

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Alex, Patreon Supporter Since August 2020

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    • 40 min
    The Falcon: The Case of the Widow's Gorilla (EP4347)

    The Falcon: The Case of the Widow's Gorilla (EP4347)

    Today's Mystery:A businessman who drove his rival out of business wants Waring to prove he didn't kill him and suggests suicide.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1950

    Originating from New York

    Starring: Les Damon as the Falcon; Bill Zuckert; Mandel Kramer

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Philip, Patreon Supporter since December 2019

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    • 36 min
    Dragnet: The Child Killer (EP4346)

    Dragnet: The Child Killer (EP4346)

    Today's Mystery:Friday and Romero search for two missing girls.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1950

    Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Jack Kruschen; Herb Butterfield; Bill Johnstone

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: David, Patreon Supporter since January 2019

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