Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast
601 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 81 ratingsSharing family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.
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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…
Dragnet – The Big Talk. ep292, 550322
March 22, 2022 10:40 - 11.6 MBRobbery detail, Friday and Smith are on the case of a robbery at a jeweler. As the two partners share a smoke, they talk about the details of the case.…
Crime Club – Dead Man’s Control. ep17, 470320
March 20, 2022 12:24 - 26 MBhhAfter the phone rings for the request, the doorbell shortly rings as the listener is invited to hear the latest tale of mystery, and murder. Inspector McGee recieves a report…
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of The Strange Display. 440316
March 16, 2022 09:21 - 6.75 MBAs two women are out shopping, they discover that one of the window displays has a murdered body in it. It turns out that one of the ladies boyfriend is…
Dragnet – Big Signet. ep162, 520731
March 15, 2022 07:45 - 6.78 MBRobbery detail. A pair of aarmed robbers hold up a restaurant. One gets away, but the other is shot. Frank Smith joins Joe Friday on the smoggy day as they…
Richard Diamond – Louis Dixon Case. ep126, 520314
March 15, 2022 07:04 - 27 MBRichard has a paying customer, and when he shows up at the address, he’s greeted by a hot blonde. It’s a case of blackmail, and Fred wants the person stalking…
Box 13 – Death Is A Doll. ep30, 490313
March 13, 2022 14:21 - 6.26 MBThe latest request that comes into box 13 is for help with a case of voodoo. The normally practical minded Dan isn’t discounting any possibilities as he heads out for…
Richard Diamond – Butcher Shop. ep86, 510309
March 09, 2022 07:41 - 27 MBAngelino Giuseppi is a butcher, who tells Richard Diamond about being roughed up by a protection racket in town. As a favor to his friend, Richard hires on as an…
Dragnet – The Big Father. ep290, 550308
March 08, 2022 11:41 - 11.2 MBA gentleman is in the police station to give the details of the burglary. Joe and Frank hit the streets, and interview people in the neighborhood. The people aren’t very…
Casey, Crime Photographer – The Bad Little Babe. ep330, 500302
March 02, 2022 16:41 - 11.2 MBAs Casey tries to relax with a mystery novel, he recieves a disturbing phone call warning of a murder. Is it just a prank? Casey plays it safe and alerts…
Dragnet – The Big Set-Up. ep289, 550301
March 01, 2022 11:40 - 5.89 MBNarcotics detail, Joe Friday has to find the source of the steady flow of drugs into the city. The story begins in the interview room where Friday and Smith talk…
Dragnet – The Big Want. ep341, 560228
February 28, 2022 12:43 - 11.8 MBAudio is good, but a bit weakk. Joe Friday and Frank Smith have been called on to pick up a criminal wanted by the police in another city. The identity…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Archeologist. ep38, 500224
February 24, 2022 16:43 - 6.99 MBWhen an archaeologist has disappeared, Johnny is called on to go see what happened. Miss Lambert is he sister of the missing man, and she describes her concerns to Johnny.…
Big Town – The Charity Killers. 490222
February 22, 2022 15:21 - 6.85 MBA charity racket is running in town, but it isn’t what you might think. A racketeer approaches two little old ladies, with his ideas of extortion, and seperating them from…
Let George Do It – Journey Into Hate. ep122, 490221
February 21, 2022 15:20 - 13.8 MBA woman is worried over her sister. The details are just vague enough to entice George Valentine into learning more about her case. When Brooksie learns the woman is in…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Gravedigger’s Spades. ep37, 500217
February 17, 2022 16:40 - 6.9 MBJohnny has to keep a couple from killing themselves to collect on their insurance policy. Arriving at the farm in New England, Johnny finds the ill kept place, and a…
Dragnet – The Big Truth. ep339, 560214
February 14, 2022 12:42 - 13.3 MBYour mother has disappeared, and there has been no sign of her. It’s time to call Joe Friday on the job and solve this crime. Joe and partner, Frank Smih…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The SS Malay Trader. ep236, 500210
February 10, 2022 16:43 - 6.84 MBThe action moves fast and without much background. Johnny goes undercover when he signs on as a crew member of a sailing ship. He gets settled in, meets the crew,…
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Death Takes a Working Day. ep35, 500203
February 03, 2022 16:40 - 6.9 MBAfter the death of Mr Martin, Johnny Dollar takes a job to investigate at the luxury estate. Suspecting a murder, and to prevent the insurance company from making an unnecessary…
Dragnet – The Big Bird. ep285, 550201
February 01, 2022 11:43 - 5.75 MBThe story of your police force in action. There has been a series of robberies in the big city. It’s up to Joe Friday and Frank Smith to stop them.…
Rogues Gallery – Suspicious Will. 460131
January 31, 2022 09:20 - 6.41 MBTrying to pick up a hot dame, Rogue finds that pamela has just recieved word that her dad has been murdered. More troubles emerge when the judge, who is acting…
Let George Do It – Till Death Do Us Part. ep118, 490124
January 24, 2022 15:20 - 6.9 MBDanger is his stock in trade, so if it’s loaded with dynamite and needs to stay confidential, write to George Valentine. A woman writes to George about a family problem…
Box 13 – Three to Die. ep23, 490123
January 23, 2022 15:23 - 6.34 MBDan recieves a letter to meet a man who is in charge of building a tunnel under the river. There is trouble with sabotage that will cause him to finish…
Mr. Keen – The Case Of The Girl Who Sang Too Well. 440120
January 20, 2022 10:20 - 6.8 MBCBS net. “The Case Of The Girl Who Sang Too Well”. Sponsored by: Anacin, Kolynos, Heet, Kriptin, Bisodol, Hills Cold Tabs. Murder plays the Palladium as big time vaudeville leads…
Let George Do It – The Payoff is Murder. ep117, 490117
January 17, 2022 15:20 - 6.95 MBIf it’s touch and go with trouble, and you want a way out, write to George Valentine. The latest to let George do it is a letter from a woman…