Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

Radio detectives, mystery, murder, double crossers, and hard boiled action.

Dragnet – Big Key. ep50, 500525

Assigned to homicide detail, a woman has been brutally killed, and it’s up to Joe Friday to get her killer. Examining the church grounds where the woman was found, Joe…

12-10
29:41

Charlie Chan – The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus. 1946

Charlie and #1 son are helping to plan for the annual police Christmas party. Carols are sung at the piano. The party takes a less than festive turn when a…

12-03
26:14

Nick Carter – Corpse In The Cab. ep43, 440205

While out on the town with Patsy, Nick Carter encounters a cabbie with a corpse in his back seat, and in fear of being blamed. Riley agrees to turn his…

11-28
28:29

Philip Marlowe – The Deep Shadow. ep76, 500321

A frazzled groom worries about his missing bride. If this is only a matter of cold feet, he can go elsewhere. Marlowe don’t play that game. Seeing merit to the…

11-25
29:22

Rogues Gallery – Murder With Muriel. ep19, 451025

Rogue contemplates a day at the race track, but he’s interupted by a man with a story about missing cash from a robbery, and a treasure map to find it.…

11-22
29:29

The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Love Letter Caper. ep144, 490327

Or, How to Be Happily Married, Though Single. A letter from a stranger named, Ella comes to Sam. Is it legitimate, a prank, or from a damsel in distress? Sam…

11-20
24:06

Sherlock Holmes – Murder in the Moonlight. ep187, 451029

Sailing across the Indian Ocean, Holmes has uncovered a mystery onboard the ship. Taking on assumed identities, Holmes and Watson squeeze out the information they were looking for. Crewmen reveal…

11-14
29:13

Whitehall 1212 – The Case of Sydney Wolfe. ep25, 520518

How do false teeth, and a small jar of petrol contribute to today’s murder? The cops have their man in custody, they know he’s the killer, but they need more…

11-12
29:37

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – The Story of the 10:08. ep45, 500418

The musical transitions are missing in this rehearsal, but the story is still as action packed as ever. Johnny takes a job to investigate strange events with a railroad line.…

11-11
30:02

Sherlock Holmes – The Great Gandolfo. ep186, 451022

Though always an energetic lad, Sherlock’s older brother Mycroft had always been plump and slow. We find Mycroft dealing with word of a spy, in his characteristic laid back way,…

11-07
29:05

Whitehall 1212 – Case of William George Greenly. ep23, 520504

The latest case in the Black Museum of Scotland Yard begins with the killing of constable William George Greenly. He had been killed during a routine traffic stop. The crime…

11-06
29:47

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – The Big Red School House. ep44, 500404

A fire in a little red schoolhouse has Johnny Dollar investigating in small town America. A land developer tells how the schoolhouse was his first project to renovate the town…

11-05
30:02

21st Precinct – The Shotgun. ep53, 540714

In the precinct office, Captain Canelli sets the stage in the typical day of uniformed police officers. Reports from patrolmen are interrupted by a woman who enters to claim that…

11-04
29:00

Boston Blackie – Oscar Wolfe, Troublemaker. ep23, 450611

A particular thug in town is giving people trouble. His name is Oscar Wolfe, and even Shorty and a gang of his friends want to have a piece of the…

10-31
25:52

Box 13 – Design for Danger. ep42, 490605

A challenge arrives in box 13 that has Dan asking questions in a dangerous part of town. Dan asks about a character named Johnny Tigh, but the name manages to…

10-30
26:30

Casey, Crime Photographer Great Grandfathers Rent Receipt. 471030

The Halloween season has Ethelbert, Ann, and Casey talking about spooks and ghosts. Casey tells a story about his old fiddle playing grandpa. In a flashback sequence to old Ireland,…

10-29
29:29

Crime Club – Murder Rents A Room. ep28, 470605

A Story of an old homestead that sold hospitality, until death bought her. The grand old homestead was once a successful plantation, but those better days are long in the…

10-28
29:15

Black Museum – A Ladys Shoe. ep22, 520529

Orson Wells takes us on a tour through the Black Museum, then presents a featured item, a lady’s fashionable shoe. It was a dark and stormy night as the middle-aged…

10-24
25:44

Dragnet – The Big Dream. ep346, 560403

Responding to a robbery call, Joe Friday interviews a store employee. Nobody saw any strangers, or unusual cars in the area, and in voiceover Friday fills in the rest of…

10-23
26:16

Let George Do It – The Elusive 100 Grand. ep130, 490418

George and Brooksie are on the way to an all expenses paid vacation. A man named Haney offers George all of his life savings, $15,000 to buy some artwork to…

10-22
30:37

Velma Hunt

only played halfway through the show.

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Lisa Tucker

Fuzzy audio, clears up after the action.

12-29 Reply

Darren Shelley

Love the old time detective story's

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