Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast
576 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 80 ratingsSharing family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.
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Richard Diamond – The Bloody Hat Case. ep11, 490702
August 17, 2022 14:22 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMost people live a life, free of trouble, or at least the kind of trouble that awaits Richard Diamond. The action starts with a bar fight over a girl. There’s…
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of Murder With A Thousand Witnesses. 490929
August 16, 2022 12:23 - 28 minutes - 6.56 MBThe cheerful atmosphere at the county fair is marred when the judge of the baking contest dies of poisning, and from a cake that his own wife baked. The maid,…
Blair of the Mounties – The Naked Truth. ep14, 380502
August 11, 2022 13:05 - 12 minutes - 2.91 MBIt’s after the time of the Great War, and Blair has returned to the service of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. On a train, a couple of bank robbers discuss…
Richard Diamond – Enigma Of Big Ed. ep129, 520404
August 10, 2022 07:44 - 29 minutes - 27 MBWhen a client enters, Richard has to get off the phone with his girlfriend Hellen. Ed Marton is concerned over the accidents going on at his plant. Is it just…
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Yellow Talon Murder Case. 490922
August 09, 2022 13:22 - 29 minutes - 6.8 MBMr Keen is taken from his daily routine to hear about the case of a young woman who was strangled. Marks on her imply it was done by a large…
Blair of the Mounties – The Train Wreckers Mystery. ep12, 380418
August 04, 2022 13:10 - 12 minutes - 5.61 MBRolling back the clock from the modern date of 1938, Inspector Blair relives his earlier days in service during the Great War. It’s 1914, and he is on the guard…
Richard Diamond – Dr. Walker & The Problem. ep128, 520328
August 03, 2022 07:44 - 29 minutes - 27 MBAudio is a littlejumpy, but OK. A potential client interupts Richard’s phone call with his girlfriend Hellen. Who is Dr Walker, and who is he looking for? Though the case…
Box 13 – shanghaied. ep6, 480926
August 02, 2022 13:20 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBEpisode 06. Dan takes a blackjack on the head and finds himself on the high seas to adventure.
Blair of the Mounties – The Cedar Lake Mystery. ep7, 380314
July 29, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutes - 3.04 MBA city couple and a friend vacation in the woods. Through a conversation with MacGregor, an innkeeper, they are warned about common courtesies of the woods, and not crossing paths…
Dragnet – The Big Mannikin. ep270, 541019
July 28, 2022 09:43 - 26 minutes - 6.12 MBFriday and Smith investigate a missing person. Right after they settle a little dispute between themselves about a sporting event. Then it’s off to interview the woman who phoned in…
Richard Diamond – Hank Burton Case. ep127, 520321
July 27, 2022 07:42 - 29 minutes - 27 MBHellen and Richard flirt over the phone, until they’re interrupted by a client. The shrimp of a man claims that a notorious gangster, Hank Burton, is willing to turn himself…
Mr. Keen – The Case Of The Woman Who Wasn’t Needed. 400605
July 26, 2022 15:23 - 12 minutes - 2.82 MBMr. Keen, Tracer Of Lost Persons. June 5, 1940. “The Case Of The Woman Who Wasn’t Needed”. Sponsored by: Kolynos Toothpaste. The last episode of the story. Mrs. Frank’s strange…
Blair of the Mounties – The Murder At Hagget’s Landing Part 2. ep6, 380307
July 22, 2022 13:04 - 13 minutes - 3.05 MBA robbery of furs has Blair close on the heals of criminals. The one feels his partner betrayed him. So he confronts him, and shoots him. Blair gets a confession…
Dragnet – The Big Tarbaby. ep269, 541012
July 22, 2022 09:42 - 26 minutes - 6.06 MBThe story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been chaned to protect the innocent. Joe Friday works the nightwatch in the homicide department. Questioning starts…
Blair of the Mounties – The Murder At Haggets Landing Part 1. ep5, 380228
July 21, 2022 13:06 - 12 minutes - 2.86 MBBlair discusses recent, similar murders with a contemporary. Joe the indian gives his thoughts about footprints that were left, and sets Blair on the right track. He gets more clues…
Box 13 – Dead Man Walks. 490612
July 19, 2022 14:20 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBEpisode 43. A man Dan sees dead at 2:15 is alive at 4:20.
Blair of the Mounties – Fire Valley. ep1, 380131
July 08, 2022 13:08 - 12 minutes - 2.91 MBIn this first episode, a wealthy Brittish woman has a dream about her son being kidnapped, and an image of where he might be. She goes to Canada to Blair…
Box 13 – Treasure of Hang Lee. ep41, 490529
July 07, 2022 14:20 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBEpisode 41. A trip to Chinatown gets Dan a priceless piece of jade, and the quest for a treasure.
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of Mr Trevor’s Secret. 440217
July 07, 2022 09:24 - 29 minutes - 6.82 MBMr Keen is called to a factory for his next investigation. A war factory has gotten a threat, and one of the employees has disappeared. Is this a matter of…
Richard Diamond – Eddie Burk. ep121, 520208
June 30, 2022 07:41 - 29 minutes - 27 MBEddie Burke was given a bogus story that a dame left a package for safekeeping, and now Richard is having trouble convincing Eddie that he knows nothing about it. All…
Boston Blackie – Nobody At The Door. ep226, 490511
June 25, 2022 14:21 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBThe phone rings in Boston Blackies office, but nobody is there. Then theire’s a knock at the door, but nobody’s there. Only an envelope, but it’s empty too. What’s going…
Richard Diamond – Garabaldi Case. ep120, 520201
June 23, 2022 07:40 - 29 minutes - 27 MBRichard and Hellen swap corny telephone greetings as they work out plans for their date tonight. Called out on a job, Richard finds himself forced into the company of Janet…
Amazing Mr. Malone – Hard Work Never Killed Anyone. 510622
June 21, 2022 06:44 - 29 minutes - 6.78 MBGlenda is two timing her casino owning husband. She ran away from Dan, who believed she was dead. Until now. Dan is an abusive man who wants his wife back,…
Boston Blackie – Joe Gates Murdered On Sightseeing Tour. ep225, 490504
June 18, 2022 14:21 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBA sightseeing tour bus takes a group through Chinatown, and a murdered body is found. At an auction house, the bossis being blackmailed by the killer, but the killer becomes…
Richard Diamond – Al Brenner Case. ep119, 520125
June 16, 2022 07:42 - 29 minutes - 27 MBHis phone call with his favorite redhead is interupted when Richard Diamond gets a proposition of a different nature. A large thug named Tiny wants to hire Richard to find…
Boston Blackie – A Boat Is on Montgomery Street. ep210, 490119
June 11, 2022 14:25 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBPolice Inspector Farraday is about to go off duty when a strange case of murder falls onto his lap. Of course, he immediately sends for Boston Blackie to see what…
Richard Diamond – Plaid Overcoat Case. ep115, 511228
June 09, 2022 06:42 - 29 minutes - 27 MBAfter not working a case for weeks, Richard makes arrangements to go on a date with Hellen. Before he can head out though, he gets a thump on the head…
Richard Diamond – Joyce Wallace. ep45, 500312
June 02, 2022 15:45 - 29 minutes - 27 MBLighthearted moments on a phone call with his gal Hellen are interupted when a client needs help from Dick Diamond to investigate a murder. Joyce Wallace is a wealthy woman…
Richard Diamond – The Martin Hyer Case. ep14, 490723
May 30, 2022 14:22 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBRichard shares how a baseball game between the detectives and the police force worked out for the worst, especially after a dirty tritck he planned backfired on him. With the…
Mr. Keen – The Broken Window Murder Case. 500525
May 25, 2022 15:45In a large estate, amiddle aged man relaxes in his library. Suddenly, there’s a break in, and he is stabbed. The man’s tearful daughter Laura goes to Mr Keen the…
Richard Diamond – Charles Walsh, and Bob Wells. ep12, 490709
May 23, 2022 14:21 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBSometimes Richard is hired to deal with the trouble of others, and then there’s times when trouble doesn’t have any problems in finding him. Two big time gangsters have just…
Richard Diamond – The Stolen Purse. ep5, 490522
May 16, 2022 14:20 - 29 minutes - 27 MBA pretty blonde, Dottie, slips into her mink coat as she is stopped by two thugs on her way out to the streets. She has a purse that becomes the…
Box 13 actors alibi 480912
May 16, 2022 13:20 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBEpisode 04. Murder in a radio studio, death by electrical transcription.
Box 13 – Design for danger. 490605
May 13, 2022 14:20 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBEpisode 42. Exconvict Johnny Tide is returning to Watertown seeking revenge.
Richard Diamond – The Man With the Scar. ep79, 510119
May 09, 2022 06:41 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBHis quiet night of having little to do is brought to a harsh end when a couple of thugs give Dick Diamond a beating. Why do they want to do…
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The King Cobra Murder Case. 500504
May 04, 2022 15:41 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBThe scene opens on an ocean liner as it returns to New York harbor, when a woman in a cabin is bitten. Her silent cabin mate just watches her die…
Nightwatch – Peanut Butter Part 1. 540510
May 03, 2022 09:40 - 28 minutes - 6.52 MBRepeat of Nightwatch 540503 E003 Glass Breaker.
Richard Diamond – Ralph Chase Case. ep4, 490515
May 02, 2022 14:20 - 29 minutes - 27 MBGet ready to take down all the clues from start to finish. Dick Diamond deals with a classic murder and cover up. A wealthy family, a body buried in the…
Casey, Crime Photographer – King Of The Apes. ep183, 470501
May 01, 2022 12:23 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBOur story begins with Ann Williams and Casey hanging out in the Blue Note with Ethylbert. They talk about their newspaper assignment at the circus to cover the King of…
Richard Diamond – Diamond in the Rough – Barton Case. ep2, 490501
April 26, 2022 13:21 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBOne signature feature of hard boiled detectives is to be able to take a licking and keep on ticking. Dick Diamond doesn’t disappoint when he takes a good roughing up,…
Richard Diamond – The Tom Waxman Bombing Case. ep10, 490626
April 19, 2022 13:20 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBA labor union holds a meting to discuss hot button topics. There are a couple of thugs in attendance who are for the other side, and make plans to do…
Dragnet – The Big Deal. ep296, 550419
April 19, 2022 10:42 - 24 minutes - 5.6 MBAuto Theft detail, Joe Friday and Frank Smith are on the case to stop the crime spree. Joe and Frank talk with a mechanic friend who is an ex-con, and…
Casey, Crime Photographer – The Box Of Death. ep181, 470417
April 17, 2022 12:21 - 29 minutes - 27 MBA police officer brings a complaint of a large packing box on the front sidewalk. At the suggestion of the resident, Mrs Benson, he opens it to find a body.…
Richard Diamond – Fred Sears Murder Case. ep9, 490619
April 12, 2022 13:21 - 29 minutes - 27 MBA disfunctional wealthy couple argue over the evening newspaper. She is a socialite who is running around on her husband, and she is worried he might be heading out to…
21st Precinct – The Collar. ep39, 540407
April 07, 2022 09:40 - 19 minutes - 8.92 MBIn voiceover, Captain Frank Canelli describes an armed felony in action, and the response of his uniformed patrolmen. It’s a domestic dispute that has overflowed to involve waving pistols around.…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Enoch Arden Matter. 530407
April 07, 2022 08:40 - 11.5 MBFrank Lauring is a man who has disappeared, and Johnny has reason to believe that he is on a ship to the Panama Canal as Michael Walsh. Taking a flight…
Richard Diamond – The Betty Moran Case. ep6, 490529
April 05, 2022 13:22 - 27 MBA blackmailer from the mob comes around to collect from Betty Moran. The strong willed woman refuses him, kills the mobster, then shoots herself. The news story gets the attention…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Lester James Matter. 530331
March 31, 2022 08:41 - 11.3 MBAfter an insurance pay out to a New York company, the robber has been caught, but with no sign of the loot. Johnny Dollar hits the scene to see if…
Boston Blackie – Amadon Pearls. ep220, 490330
March 30, 2022 14:23 - 6.82 MBTwo thugs plan on stealing a set of famous pearls. They must be some popular gems, because elsewhere, other gangsters make similar plans. When safe crackers attack, the worried butler…
Richard Diamond – Little Chiva. ep88, 510323
March 29, 2022 06:41 - 6.75 MBDick Powell as Richard Diamond. A cold, icy day finds Richard indoors, enjoying a nap in his cozy office, until it’s interrupted by Abel Gunther. The old man can’t pay…