The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

By Adam GrahamArts Performing Arts

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3 episodes

February 12, 2025 You Might Also Like: Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Introducing Smokey Robinson from Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond.
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As if having one of the most beautiful and distinctive voices of all time weren’t enough, Smokey Robinson is also one of the greatest songwriters ever, a top-notch producer, engaging performer, and an indispensable part of Motown's legacy. In other words: he’s an institution of American music unto himself.

On February 19th, Smokey turns 85, and as he prepares to head out for another run on the road including a three night engagement at the Venetian in Las Vegas, Smokey sat down with Justin Richmond for a conversation about his incredible life and legacy.

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1 hr 11 min
February 11, 2025 The Line Up: The Mirthless Moonshiners Methyl Murders (EP1972)
Original Release Date: August 23, 2016

People are dying or going blind due to bad illegal liquor and it’s up to Guthrie and Karger to track down the source.

Original Air Date: March 18, 1952

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33 min
February 11, 2025 You Might Also Like: Revisionist History
Introducing How to Trust and Be Trusted with Rachel Botsman from Revisionist History.
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Rachel Botsman, Oxford University Lecturer and author of the new Pushkin audiobook How to Trust and Be Trusted, joins Malcolm to talk about how to make smart decisions about trust. Then, a preview of How to Trust and Be Trusted, which is available on Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks.
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46 min
February 11, 2025 Michael Shayne: The Left Handed Fan (EP1971)
Original Release Date: August 22, 2016

A gorgeous actress hires Shayne to protect her for three days from an anonymous threat.

(Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948)

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34 min
February 10, 2025 Suspense: The Hitch Hiker (EP1970s)
Original Release Date: August 21, 2016

A motorist driving from New York to California keeps seeing a mysterious hitch hiker by the side of the road.

Original Air Date: September 2, 1942

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37 min
February 10, 2025 Dragnet: The Big In-Laws (EP1970)
Original Release Date: August 20, 2016

Friday and Romero look into a series of truck hijackings.

Original Air Date: August 23, 1951

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31 min
February 09, 2025 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Backfire that Backfired Matter (EP1969)
Original Release Date: August 19, 2016

Johnny goes to his girlfriend’s house and overhears a backfire that sets up on the trail of an unknown criminal.

Original Air Date: September , 1959

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30 min
February 09, 2025 Boston Blackie: The Hypnotic Murder (EP1968)
Original Release Date: August 18, 2016

Blackie gets in hot water with Farraday when he takes the gun of a friend of Mary Wesley’s who has confessed to a murder.

Original Air Date: August 6, 1945

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33 min
February 09, 2025You Might Also Like: 7 Minute Stories w/ Aaron Calafato
Introducing The Magician: Turning Two Hours Into a Lifetime from 7 Minute Stories w/ Aaron Calafato.
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Aaron reflects on his childhood visitations with his father and how, in just a couple of hours each week, his dad transformed ordinary moments into unforgettable adventures. From blasting Springsteen in the car to battling "giant squids" in the car wash, this story captures the magic of a parent making the most of limited time.

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9 min
February 08, 2025 Richard Diamond: The Lynn Knight Case (EP1967)
Original Release Date: August 17, 2016

A former restaurant photographer turns to Diamond for protection.

Original Air Date: August 16, 1949

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35 min

About The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

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Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 7-9 which were released between 2015 and 2018, featuring…

nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here.

Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 2, Volume 3 begins by continuing Michael Shayne, Private Detective with Wally Maher, Crime Files of Flammond, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Nick Carter, Master Detective, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with Bob Bailey, and Dragnet.

In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Classics:

The hard-boiled New Orleans-based New Adventures of Michael Shayne with Jeff Chandler
The detective series in which Basil Rathbone plays himself called Tales of Fatima
The Shadow knock-off detective series The Avenger
The Rex Harrison-helmed Adventure-Detective Series, The Private Files of Rex Saunders
The Mercedes McCambridge legal thriller series Defense Attorney
Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Boston Blackie radio series. We feature episodes both with the Screen Boston Blackie Chester Morris as well as RIchard Kollmar, who'd star in the long-running Syndicated Boston Blackie radio series
Frank Lovejoy stars in Night Beat which tell the adventures of newspaper Columnist Randy Stone as he uncovers mystery and human drama in his after-dark vigil.
The Mike Hammer radio series That Hammer Guy
New York-based Yours Truly Johnny Dollar radio episodes that bring the character into the 1960s with stars Bob Readkick and Mandel Kramer
The Frank Sinatra Detective series where he plays Rocky Fortune a young man in search of steady employment who finds himself involved in mysteries instead.
The longest-running Golden Age radio detective series Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan in Cairo, Egypt as mystery, intrigue and adventure find him at the Cafe Tambourine

Also listen to even more obscure series such as ABC Mystery Theater, The Judge, Bishop and the Garogyle, That Strong Guy, Hollywood Mystery Time, The Airmail Mystery. We also feature episodes of series we previously played but found more episodes for including The Line-Up, Pursuit, Manhunt, Man from Homicide, Let George Do It, and more.

Also listen for specials starring Jeff Chandler, Mercedes McCambridge, Pat O'Brien, Orson Welles, Alan Ladd, Red Skelton, Myrna Loy, Frank Lovejoy, Lionel Barrymore, Roy Rogers. We feature Jack Webb in detective comedy parodies with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Bob Hope. We feature adaptations of the classic mystery novels The Moonstone and Trent's Last Case as well as a Lord Peter Whimsey story.