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The Great Detectives Present the Man Called X (Old Time Radio)

125 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Beginning in World War II, the Man Called X (Herbert Marshall) fought for freedom, solving mysteries and battling Nazism, Post-War profiteering, and Communism. Suave, sophisticated and ready for action and mystery. Before there was James Bond, there was the Man Called X. Join him in every old time radio adventure as he fights evil and tries to avoid getting cheated by his erstwhile "friend" Pegon Zellschmidt.

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Episodes

EP3233: Man Called X: Journey to Xenophon

September 02, 2020 07:01 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MB

The Man Called X goes to Greece to investigate the black market sale of medicine. Original Air Date: November 16, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3227: Man Called X: Written in the Sand

August 26, 2020 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MB

Ken travels to Algiers after getting a letter from an archaeologist warning that something hidden in the ruins could threaten the peace of the world. Original Air Date: November 9, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…

EP3221: Man Called X: Ashes to Ashes

August 19, 2020 06:01 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MB

While watching a film about new aviation technology, Ken discovers that one of the leading scientists on the project is a man who died in World War II. Original Air Date: November 2, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,…

EP3215: Man Called X: Timber Country

August 12, 2020 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MB

The Man Called X goes to Oregon to investigate sabotage at a local lumber mill. Original Air Date: October 16, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3209: Man Called X: All that Glitters

August 05, 2020 07:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MB

The Man Called X goes to the Philippines to foil the theft of a gold shipment. Original Air Date: October 9, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3191: The Man Called X: No One Wins On Zero

July 15, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MB

Ken Thurston goes to Monte Carlo to search for Pegon when he learns that he’s fraudulently claimed information for a weapon of mass destruction. Original Air Date: October 2, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time bas Read more ...

EP3185: The Man Called X: The Throne of Tay-Ninh

July 08, 2020 06:01 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MB

Ken travels to Saigon  to investigate when an anthropologist who disappeared on a lost scientific expedition six weeks previously shows up murdered. Original Air Date: September 4, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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…

EP3179: The Man Called X: The Lost Ones

July 01, 2020 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MB

The Man Called X goes to Arizona near the Mexican Border to investigate a series of illegal border crossings that are tied to a small pox outbreak. Original Air Date: August 21, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…

EP3173: Man Called X: Till Death Do Us Part

June 24, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MB

Ken travels to Lisbon to investigate a racket that helps women get into the U.S. through fraudulent marriages. Original Air Date: August 7, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3167: Man Called X: Destination Manilla

June 17, 2020 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MB

The Man Called X tries to make sure that vitally needed radium is delivered to a hospital in Manilla. Original Air Date: July 24, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3161: Man Called X: Rembrandt in Rio

June 10, 2020 07:01 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MB

A report from Pegon’s cousin reveals that three Rembrandts hanging at a New York gallery are forgeries and sends the Man Called X to Brazil in search of the actual paintings. Original Air Date:June 26, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to:…

EP3155: Man Called X: The Tomb Raider Rifles

June 03, 2020 06:01 - 32 minutes - 15 MB

The Man Called X pretends to have been killed so he can catch a dangerous criminal with a fixation on silver. Original Air Date: June 19, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read…

EP3149: The Man Called X: Swindle in Honolulu

May 27, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MB

Several returned servicemen have been swindled with the promise of a house in Hawaii and the Man Called X has been implicated. Original Air Date: June 5, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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…

EP3143: Man Called X: The Stamp Story

May 20, 2020 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MB

The Man Called X travels to Central America to prevent a coup. Original Air Date: April 24. 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3137: Man Called X: Mr. Messler and the Insurance Policy

May 13, 2020 07:16 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MB

The Man Called X investigates the disappearance of the companion ship of a ship that made it safely to harbor. Original Air Date: April 24,1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3131: Man Called X: Acme Oil Refinery

May 06, 2020 06:31 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MB

The Man Called X investigates a series of sabotage at oil refineries. Original Air Date:April 17, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP3125: The Man Called X: The Antarctic Expedition

April 29, 2020 07:16 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MB

The Man Called X investigates when a scientist on an Antarctic expedition who is an expert is uranium disappears mysteriously. Original Air Date: April 3, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more…

EP3119: Man Called X: The Turtle Island Vacation

April 22, 2020 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

Ken takes a vacation on a small island off the coast of Maine but finds something suspicious is going on. Original Air Date: July 30, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more…

EP3113: Man Called X: The Stolen Lavalier

April 15, 2020 06:05 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MB

When a mysterious woman kisses him, the Man Called X has to France to find her and the jewelry she was wearing. Original Air Date: July 23, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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…

EP3107: Man Called X: Into Berlin

April 08, 2020 06:08 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MB

The Man Called X heads to Berlin to ensure that a Nazi isn’t able to escape justice before the allies arrive. Original Air Date: March 3, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read…

EP3095: Man Called X: Stolen Diamonds

March 25, 2020 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MB

A jeweler comes to Ken and reveals that he’s received two priceless industrial diamonds that are going to be sent to the Nazis if the Man Called X can’t stop him. Original Air Date: November 25, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation…

EP3089: The Man Called X: My Sweet Misses Me

March 18, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MB

Ken sees an old friend in a music shop, and then follows him home to find him murdered. This leads Ken to Bulgaria. Original Air Date: October 7, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

EP3083: The Man Called X: The Quinine Contract Letter

March 11, 2020 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MB

The Man Called X has to go to India after he found out a man he was delivering a contract to had been murdered. Original Air Date: September 30, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

EP3077: The Man Called X: Murder, Music, and a Blonde Madonna

March 04, 2020 06:01 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

An old friend is murdered in New York which leads Ken Thurston to Italy. Original Air Date: August 28, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net 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 Read more ...

EP2762s: The Man Called X: Stalin Plus Seven

March 03, 2019 06:01 - 16.4 MB

When Ken Thurston is laid up, Bill Pringle sets out to rescue an American businessman who is being tried in a show trial after being brainwashed. Original Air Date: June 1, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…