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Listen to the adventures of that man with the action-packed account, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. From 1949-62, the freelance insurance investigator relayed his adventures to the golden age of radio listeners via his action-packed account. In one of the longest-running old-time radio mystery detective programs. Six actors played Johnny Dollar. Currently, we're posting episodes starring Bob Bailey, the best-loved of the Johnny Dollar actors every Tuesday and Friday. However, you'll find the adv ...
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Adam Graham serves as your host, providing his idiosyncratic as he goes, as we go through the much underrated 1946-54 detective series starring a pre-Johnny Dollar Bob Bailey as Detective George Valentine a World War II vet, who along with his secretary and assistant Brooksie take on every case that's mailed to them.
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Join host Adam Graham on two seperate journeys through Box 13, the series starring Alan Ladd as reprorter turned Mystery Writer Dan Holiday. Holiday's adventures begin as a result of a newspaper ad that reads, "Adventure wanted. Will go anywhere, will do anything." This podcast features every episode of Box 13 twice. First, originally podcast from 2009-2010 and then ten years later. Find out how our knowledge of some episodes have grown and how reactions to them have changed over the years.
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The basic facts of Holmes are well-known to nearly every literate person on the globe. He was the creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and made appearances in fifty-six short stories and four novels. He solved cases from 221B Baker Street in London with the assistance of his faithful companion, Dr. Watson. Holmes became so popular that Doyle couldn’t get away with killing him. Holmes is one of the few true timeless characters in literature. His canonical adventures may have been set in the lat ...
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Barrie Craig was a different kind of detective show and Craig as played by William Gargan was a different type of detective: a big gentle easy going guy who always believed his clients until evidence proved otherwise. In some ways, it poked fun at the private detective genre by giving Craig police-type powers and duties such as making arrests and filling out paperwork. This played off the wide variety of functions and investigations that other PIs took on that were really police functions. A ...
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Some called it, "Dragnet on Horseback." But this 1950-52 Old Time crime Series focused on the exploits of the Texas Rangers and provided keen insights into the work of one most storied police forces in the world and vital nature of their work investigating major crimes across the state of Texas, often operating hundreds of miles away from the metropolitan resources that other fictional lawmen enjoyed. Ranger Jayce Pearson (Joel McCrea) portrays the resourcefulness, and ingenuity of the Texas ...
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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 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, 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 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with J ...
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Join Adam Graham, host of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio as he presents all of the existing old time radio episodes of Nero Wolfe including the only surviving 1940s episodes and then all 25 of the Sidney Greenstreet New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. Join Rex Stout's famous sleuth as joined by a bushel of Archie Goodwins, he solves a wide variety of crimes while rarely leaving his New York City brownstone.
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Release Date: August 18, 2013 A woman hops into Barrie’s car and they’re chased by another car all the way to New Jersey. Who is this woman and why is someone after her? Original Air Date: February 13, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mai…
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Release Date: August 17, 2013 Guthrie investigates a bakery robbery by a robber wearing a stocking over his head. Original Air Date: March 25, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83…
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Original Release Date: December 24, 2022 Today's Mystery: Jace sets out to find out why a beloved small doctor was murdered on Christmas Day. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 23, 1951 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a …
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Original Release Date: October 13, 2010 George is hired to go to Mexico to bring back a fugitive member of a political machine that is promising to tell the truth-for a price. George and Brooksie find themselves on a bus surrounded by characters all headed for the same place-Casa Diablo. Original Air Date: March 28, 1949 Support the show monthly at…
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Original Release Date: October 23, 2014 A staged robbery for a film becomes a real murder. Original Air Date: June 18, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 20…
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Original Release Date: June 7, 2010 *A restaurant owner turns to Dan Holiday to help him find out why he's being pressured to sublet his restaurant. Original Air Date: August 11, 1948 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, …
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Release Date: April 2, 2012 Barrie subcontracts to an aging private eye to find a missing rug merchant. Barrie finds the man dead and has to stop killer from killing the private eye. Original Air Date: August 24, 1954 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetecti…
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Today's Mystery:Johnny is sent to investigate a claim that a ghost is haunting a small New Jersey town. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Forrest Lewis; Joseph Kearns; RussellThorson; Sam Edwards; Bob Bruce When making your travel plans, remember http://john…
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Release Date: August 16, 2013 Johnny is ready to leave town and admit defeat but a random meeting at a dive changes everything. Original Air Date: February 17, 1956 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913…
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Original Release Date: October 22, 2010 Watson joins in an April Fools prank on Sherlock Holmes. Original Air Date: April 1, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call…
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Release Date: August 15, 2013 Nick Carter visits a movie studio that’s been abandoned for years and finds a murder. Original Air Date: September 27, 1943 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Id…
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Release Date: August 14, 2013 Johnny runs into road blocks as he investigates a woman who killed her father-in-law, claiming to have mistaken him for a burglar. Original Air Dates: February 15 and 16, 1956 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail…
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Release Date: August 13, 2013 The widow of a sea captain sets Mr. Moto looking for the artist of a mysterious painting that could provide a clue to the sinking of a ship. Original Air Date: September 30, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net M…
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Original Release Date: October 6, 2010 George is hired by a Canadian writer to investigate a mysterious death. Original Air Date:March 21, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 …
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Original Release Date: October 15, 2010 An art expert disappears and Sherlock Holmes of being involved. Original Air Date: March 25, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give u…
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Release Date: August 12, 2013 Johnny investigates a case where a young woman claims she shot her stepfather by accident and stands to inherit $50,000. Original Air Date: February 13 and 14, 1956 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation…
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Release Date: August 10, 2013 Guthrie goes to a pawn shop informed that a young boy is trying to sell a $5,000 necklace for $5. He finds that both the boy and his brother were abandoned. Original Air Date: March 4, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetec…
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Original Release Date: December 17, 2022 Today's Mystery: Jace searches for a teenager who has stolen several cars and stabbed the owner in his latest theft. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 24, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mai…
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Original Release Date: October 8, 2010 A hated businessman tries to win 10 pounds by kissing the Blarney Stone, but instead falls to his death and Holmes must found out who caused it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetecti…
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Release Date: August 09, 2013 Johnny closes in on Dr. McClain for insurance fraud but suspects that he’s guilty of murder too. Original Air Dates: February 9 and 10, 1956 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…
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Original Release Date: October 16, 2014 Nick investigates the case of a wealthy heart patient who appears to have been murdered. Original Air Date: June 11, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, B…
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Release Date: March 26, 2012 At a resort, Barrie is hired by a wealthy young woman to investigate a young man who claims to be wealthy too. Barrie finds both are frauds, but that’s just the start of the case. Original Air Date: August 17, 1954 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at ht…
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Original Release Date: May 31, 2010 Dan gets a mysterious invitation to a dinner party and wins a bean counting contest and an ugly lamp that somebody wants badly. Original Air Date: August 4, 1948 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:…
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Original Release Date: September 29, 2010 A murderer hires George to be his adversary and find out what ties together a string of seemingly unrelated murders. When George learns too much, the murderer announces his next victim-George Valentine. Original Air Date: March 14, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support…
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Today's Mystery: Johnny investigates the theft of an under-insured diamond. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 11, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Forrest Lewis; Virginia Gregg; Edgar Barrier; Don Diamond When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patr…
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Release Date: August 08, 2013 Nick investigates a dead body found in front of a statue of Anubis. Original Air Date: August 2, 1943 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a ca…
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Release Date: August 07, 2013 A young female law student inherits her uncle’s detective agency, planning to sell it but decides to take on a job guarding a priceless emerald. Original Air Date: July 12, 1941 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Ma…
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Release Date: August 06, 2013 A woman has reported her wealthy husband who was on the trail of a smuggler disappears. But her psychiatrist suggests the whole thing is in her head. Original Air Date: September 23, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetecti…
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Original Release Date: September 22, 2010 A man is charged with murdering a woman he just met by poisoning her, but he insists that the poisoned wine was given to him by someone else. Original Air Date:March 7, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetective…
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Release Date: August 05, 2013 A woman claims to have been declared dead as part of an insurance fraud so her husband could collect the insurance money. Original Air Date: February 6 and 7, 1956 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation …
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Release Date: August 04, 2013 Guthrie investigates the murder of two women. Original Air Date: February 5, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 T…
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Original Release Date: December 11, 2022 Today's Mystery: A farmer accuses his farm hand of murdering his wife. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 17, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Bo…
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Original Release Date: October 9, 2014 A man is found murdered in his room with a dictaphone in the closet. Original Air Date: June 4, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give…
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Original Release Date: September 15, 2010 George takes a case for free to put a loan shark out of business. Original Air Date: February 28, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…
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Original Release Date: May 24, 2010 A woman says she needs Dan to find her missing brother, but a private detective following them says she's lying. Original Air Date: July 28, 1948 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…
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Release Date: March 19, 2012 Barrie Craig investigates embezzlement and murder at a department store. Original Air Date: August 10, 1954 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us…
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Today's Mystery:Johnny investigates a series of fires at a chain of New England grocers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 4, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Byron Kane; Harry Bartell; Virginia Gregg; Jack Edwards; Joseph Kearns; Forrest Lewis When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com…
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Release Date: August 02, 2013 Another murder leaves Johnny with three good suspects. Original Air Date: February 3, 1956 Whitney Kent got everything wrong and it may cost him his life. Original Air Date: Week of December 20, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.…
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Original Release Date: October 1, 2010 In 1910, Holmes comes out of retirement to help a little girl who has been threatened with black magic. Original Air Date: March 11, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, …
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Release Date: August 01, 2013 Nick Carter flies to beautiful Echo Canyon to investigate the disappearance of a famous financial correspondent. Original Air Date: July 6, 1943 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO…
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Release Date: July 31, 2013 Johnny finds a web of intrigue around Marvel Terrance as his suspects take a change of venue. Original Air Dates: February 1 and 2, 1956 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913…
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Release Date: July 30, 2013 Mr. Moto searches for a kidnapped American Sportswriter who has been accused of assassinating an Italian Anti-Communist politician. Original Air Date: July 22, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation t…
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Original Release Date: September 24, 2010 Sherlock Holmes goes to a Channel Island on the pretext of collecting a pound of a butter for the British government, but he’s really on a secret mission on which could hang the future of the British empire. Original Air Date: March 4, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Sup…
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