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Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

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Harry Bartel takes us to meet with Sandy, who tells us about driving on a foggy night. His wife, Mary thinks the mood is right for romance and adventure. Sandy…
Reading a western novel, Bumpus Hell, to himself as a relaxing sleep aid, Sam doesn’t think it’s working. Especially when a neighbor comes pounding on his door. On the third…
Wartime can bring out the best in people, or the worst. The clock is rolled back to wartime England where this crime took place. A couple of men on the…
it’s Monday night in San Francisco and we have a date with Gregory Hood. He talks to Harry Bartel about a sweet deal on some Chinese artifacts. He rolls the…
A wealthy benefactor summons Sherlock Holmes to visit him in his weakened state. The German man wants Sherlock to impersonate him, and represent him to conclude a peace treaty. The…
Stories based on fact, only the names, dates and places have been changed. On the range, a rancher and his son find signs that rustlers could be at work. How…
Chief Superintendent John Davidson relates a crime, direct from Scotland Yard’s Black Museum. A dark gray shirt with blood stains is the key to the missing Francesca, girl who had…
Johnny gets called on a case to protect a little old lady. The spry, flirtatious wheelchair bound lady tells of her worries that after her husbands’ death years ago where…
Charlie and his #1 son tackle a mystery involving a man who had a superstitious fear of ants and black birds. Such a silly thing, but when he ends up…
Captain Frank Canelli takes time to hit the streets in the warmth of the night. By the time he arrives at the scene of the crime, his patrolmen already have…
It’s the kind of a handkerchief that a soldier might use, but you can bet it didn’t belong to any hero. Orson Wells shows an exhibit or two in the…
Also called the Manletter Bank Case, or Hunter Street. A secretary is worried that her boss is in trouble, and she goes to get help from Boston Blackie. Is her…
Casey has a fan, an amateur camera bug named Alan Forrester. In the Blue Note, Casey, Ann, and Ethelbert argue over who has it worse as they live their own…
Oliver is a Broadway producer, and Cora had hopes of getting an important part. She has been jilted, and a new girlfriend is in line to get the big part.…
Crime runs rampant on the streets, and the cops feel as though the criminals are winning lately. A lead comes in that might turn the tables a little bit as…
Another adventure of George Valentine. A man writes to George with an intriguing challenge. He lives in a town where he runs a small newspaper, and is the single voice…
An installment of the Mystery Playhouse. An aging woman in a flaming red wig sings on the stage, a ghost of a time gone by. Albert butters Ellie up to…
Or, Dime A Dance When Mrs. North is convinced, her husband is seeing a night club dancer named Honey Jones, she goes to confront the man stealing dame. Will the…
A boy with an unusual manner, and one with quite a vocabulary, stops in Mr. Keen’s office. Jimmy doesn’t have a case of a missing person, but a person who…
An urgent phone call from the wealthy John Blake, isn't enough to interest the bulky genius of a detective. Archie learns of a will, and a letter that is to be delivered. Isn't this a job for a lawyer? Blake has his reasons for the confidential services of a detective. Though Archie thinks its going to be an easy job, Nero has his doubts.
only played halfway through the show.
Fuzzy audio, clears up after the action.
Love the old time detective story's