Best J Charles Ross Podcasts (2025)

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero 1:09:35

17h ago1:09:35

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(Original pub. date: 9/27/2018) Catherine Pelonero, author of "Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences", is my guest. She walks us through the murder of Kitty Genovese in Kew Gardens, New York in 1964 and its aftermath. The horrific crime is especially infamous because no one called police or stepped in to hel…

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Sherlock Holmes: The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes (EP0294) 35:38

1d ago35:38

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Release Date: December 9, 2010 Sherlock Holmes declines to work to exonerate a talented singer for treason, as he believes she’s unquestionably guilty. After she’s been executed, it appears that she’s haunting Holmes. Original Air Date: May 20, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…

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Let George Do It: Death in Blue Jeans (EP0293) 34:15

2d ago34:15

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Release Date: December 8, 2010 George arrives in a small California gold rush town where the librarian suspects the brother of the town’s patriarch of trying to poison him for a newly discovered treasure. Original Air Date: June 6, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://s…

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391: Civil War Era & Gilded Age Con Artist Charles Cowlam w/ Frank W. Garmon Jr. 1:01:11

3d ago1:01:11

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Charles Cowlam stands out as one of the most remarkable con artists of nineteenth-century America. He talked his way into receiving pardons from both President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Through deception, he secured a role investigating Lincoln’s assassination. He preyed on lonely widows, attempted to manipulate a Florida election, and c…

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Nero Wolfe: The Case of the Careworn Cuff (EP0292) 35:00

3d ago35:00

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Release Date: December 7, 2010 A man pays Wolfe a thousand dollars to drop a client he never had. Original Air Date: October 27, 1950 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 …

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Thin Man: Nora’s Night Out (EP0291) 29:08

4d ago29:08

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Release Date: December 6, 2010 Nora is all out night, and breaks a mirror, and asks another man to marry her. Nick suspects she’s been drugged. Things get even more serious when they find a corpse. Original Air Date: October 6, 1944 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://suppo…

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Richard Splain Matter (EP0290) 36:19

7d ago36:19

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Release Date: December 3, 2010 An investigation into the apparent murder of a carpenter leads Johnny into the shadowy world of narcotics. Original Air Date: October 7, 1950 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 B…

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Episode 153 - Clyde, Metallica, and Emails 1:11:22

7d ago1:11:22

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Send us a text We send off Clyde-dog, chat about a Metallica concert in the woods, discuss the pitfalls of using AI in your videos, and answer a few emails. Support the show Find links for all things network related here: https://linktr.ee/polymedianetwork Find Travis on BlueSky Find Alex on BlueSky Send us an email [email protected] Vis…

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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Uneasy Chair (EP0289) 34:22

8d ago34:22

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Original Release Date: December 2, 2010 Scotland Yard has a suspect in the murder of a wealthy man, but no murder weapon, and the case begins to look think when another murder done in the same way takes place while the alleged murder is in jail. Original Air Date: May 13, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support …

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Let George Do It: A Matter of Doubt (EP0288) 36:15

9d ago36:15

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Release Date: December 1, 2010 George investigates the case of a boy who told his mother that he tended the wounds of an injured man, only to claim he later made the whole thing up. The boy has had a long series of unfortunate “accidents” that his mother alarmed. Original Air Date: May 30, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetec…

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Nero Wolfe: Stamped for Murder (EP0287) 34:34

10d ago34:34

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Original Release Date: November 30, 2010 A woman comes to Wolfe to help her recover $10,000 from two swindlers who cheated her father. Wolfe becomes suspicious when the conmen return the money too eagerly. Original Air Date: October 20, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http…

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390: Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder w/ Greg Lilly 1:11:01

11d ago1:11:01

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In November 1945, James Newton, a young World War II veteran, was shot four times—twice in the back—in his room at an Abingdon, Virginia boardinghouse owned by Helen Clark. She would soon stand trial for his murder, as speculation swirled about the true nature of their relationship. Was she a protective, motherly figure trying to prevent Jimmy from…

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The Thin Man: The Case of the Glamorous Clue (EP0286) 34:56

11d ago34:56

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Release Date: November 29, 2010 A man Nora brought home is murdered. When Nick refuses to believe her because she refuses to believe his story about him solving a crime with the help of an ex-girlfriend Broadway starlet, Nora sets out to solve the case alone. Original Air Date: June 16, 1944 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectiv…

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Howard Caldwell Matter (EP0285) 31:37

14d ago31:37

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Release Date: November 26, 2010 Johnny Dollar finds himself searching through low class San Francisco dives to find the missing son of a wealthy New England matron. Original Air Date: September 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a …

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Sherlock Holmes: The Man With the Twisted Lip (EP0284) 34:10

15d ago34:10

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Release Date: November 25, 2010 Sherlock Holmes is hired to find a missing husband who appears to either have met with foul play–or disappeared into thin air. Original Air Date: May 6, 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: …

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Let George Do It: Stranger than Fiction (EP0283) 32:16

16d ago32:16

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Original Release Date: November 24, 2010 George isn’t interested when a woman wants to hire him to find out if her husband based a steamy protagonist in his novel on a real-life mistress, but changes his mind when someone takes a shot at the husband/author. Original Air Date: May 23, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.…

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The Amazing Nero Wolfe: The Shakespeare Folio (EP0282) 34:39

17d ago34:39

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Original Release Date: November 23, 2010 Archie and a cabbie are attacked by a car after the cabbie bought a book to sit on. Wolfe discovers the book is a first edition Shakespeare Folio. Original Air Date: November 30, 1945 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.great…

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Thin Man: The Case of the Wandering Corpse (EP0281) 32:10

18d ago32:10

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Original Release Date: November 22, 2010 A corpse disappears along with a necklace, Nick bought for Nora as an anniversary present, and its place is another corpse. Original Air Date: October 10, 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 do…

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389: A History of Axe Murder w/ Rachel McCarthy James 1:08:41

18d ago1:08:41

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Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technology―one that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used the axe to chop down trees, hunt for food, and whittle tools, they also used it to murder. Over time, this particular use has endured: as the axe evolved over centuries to fit th…

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Virginia Beach Matter (EP0280) 32:52

21d ago32:52

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Original Release Date: November 19, 2010 Johnny is sent to Virginia Beach to guard a woman from her boyfriend who has just been released from prison, but quickly finds out he wasn’t told the whole truth. Original Air Date: August 31, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https:/…

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Sherlock Holmes: The Waltz of Death (EP0279) 32:10

22d ago32:10

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Original Air Date: November 18, 2010 Every time a certain waltz played in Austria, a beautiful woman is killed. Original Air Date: April 29, 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 8371…

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Let George Do It: Come and Get Me (EP0278) 33:41

23d ago33:41

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Release Date: November 17, 2010 A little man hires George to prove him guilty of murder. Original Air Date: May 16, 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 Give us a call at 208-9…

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Adventures of Nero Wolfe: The Last Laugh Murder (EP0277) 35:22

24d ago35:22

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Original Release Date: November 26, 2010 Nero Wolfe attempts to deduce the details of a passerby’s life. The man denies all of Wolfe’s deductions, and after he leaves, Wolfe concludes he’s a murderer. Original Air Date: July 14, 1944 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://supp…

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Thin Man: The Strange Case of Professor Wainger (EP0276) 36:02

25d ago36:02

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Release Date: November 15, 2010 A brother and sister approach Nick Charles to ask him to introduce them to a long-lost Uncle who is working as a scientist for the allies. The scientists claims not to know who they are. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1942 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time …

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388: The Adriatic Affair w/ Jennifer Sellitti 1:13:52

26d ago1:13:52

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The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic’s captain, Jonathan Durham, rendered no aid and left the passenger steamship to fend for herself. 114 people died in the collision and in the days that …

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Trans-Pacific Export Matter (EP0275) 35:51

28d ago35:51

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Original Release Date: November 12, 2010 Johnny is called in when an export Company has a fire at its Hong Kong Office that looks suspiciously like the same thing as happened at their Shanghai office, where an insurance investigator was murdered. Original Air Date: August 24, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Supp…

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Episode 152 - SNESdrunk, Intercontinental Internet Champion 59:10

28d ago59:10

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Send us a text Trav and Alex are back to run through some emails! Send yours NOW! DO IT! Support the show Find links for all things network related here: https://linktr.ee/polymedianetwork Find Travis on BlueSky Find Alex on BlueSky Send us an email [email protected] Visit our Subreddit reddit.com/r/polymedia…

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Introducing the Slaycation Podcast 24:55

29d ago24:55

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Just in time for summer! This is an introduction and excerpt from the Slaycation Podcast, hosted by Kim and Adam "Tex" Davis and Jerry Kolber. Pack your body bags for a darkly comic, true crime podcast that looks at murders, mysterious deaths and whodunits that happened while people were on vacation. More here! https://www.slaycation.wtf/ Spotify l…

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Sherlock Holmes: The Tankerville Club Scandal (EP0274) 36:10

29d ago36:10

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Original Release Date: November 11, 2010 A young man is accused of cheating at cards. Holmes believes the man is innocent and one of Moriarity’s associates is behind the frame with the goal of murder in mind. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 22, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time …

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Let George Do It: Vultures on the Wing (EP0273) 35:15

1M ago35:15

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Original Release Date: November 10, 2010 George is hired to guard $20,000 and pick up four paintings, but finds a collection of characters trying to stop him. Original Air Date: May 9, 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: …

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MoNo Encore: The Murders of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman w/ Taylor Hagood 1:49:35

1M ago1:49:35

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(original pub date 7/19/23) David "Stringbean" Akeman was a singer, clawhammer banjo player and an early Grand Ole Opry star, known for his lanky build and comedic personality. And as a cast member of the nationwide television show Hee-Haw, he was at the height of his popularity when he and his wife Estelle were murdered in their rural Tennessee ho…

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Adventures of Father Brown: The Mystified Mind (EP0272) 33:18

1M ago33:18

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Original Release Date: November 9, 2010 A young man is accused of killing a window cleaner, but Father Brown believes he’s innocent. Original Air Date: August 13, 1945 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 15…

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Lux Radio Theater: After the Thin Man (EP0271) 1:04:33

1M ago1:04:33

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Original Release Date: November 8, 2010 Returning from investigating the “Thin Man” case, Nick Charles again hopes to retire, but finds himself drawn into another mystery when his wife’s cousin is approved of murdering her no good husband. Original Air Date: June 17, 1940 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the s…

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Hartford Alliance Matter (EP0270) 31:54

1M ago31:54

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Original Release Date: November 8, 2010 An arson on an insured building was committed by a mild-manner young man. Why did he do it and who is he covering up for? Original Air Date: August 10, 1950 For great deals on Travel, go to http://www.johnnydollarair.com Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one…

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387: The Beatle Bandit w/ Nate Hendley 57:55

1M ago57:55

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On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario. The intelligent but troubled son of a businessman and mentally ill mother, Smith was a navy veteran with a young Indigenous wife and a hazy plan for violent revolution…

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Sherlock Holmes: The Headless Monk (EP0269) 32:08

1M ago32:08

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Original Release Date: November 4, 2010 Holmes is off with a supernatural investigator to find out what’s going on with the re-appearance of the legendary headless monk. Original Air Date: April 15, 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…

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Let George Do It: Out of Mind (EP0268) 32:18

1M ago32:18

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Original Release Date: November 3, 2010 George is called in when a brother fears his sister is falling for a mentalist. Things take an odd turn when the mentalist is poisoned and two bottles of poison are missing. Original Air Date: May 2, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at h…

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Adventures of Father Brown: The Three Tools of Death (EP0267) 39:57

1M ago39:57

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Original Release Date: November 2, 2010 Father Brown investigates the death of a best-selling proponent of optomism. Original Air Date: July 22, 1945 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 …

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Lux Radio Theater: The Thin Man (EP0266) 1:04:27

1M ago1:04:27

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Original Release Date: November 1, 2010 Nick Charles, a retired private detective is drawn back to detection with the insistence of his wife, Nora, when a former client is suspected of several murders. Original Air Date: June 8, 1936 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://supp…

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386: America's Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux 1:13:51

1M ago1:13:51

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The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Department of War hastily built hundreds of POW camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps—which …

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mickey McQueen Matter (EP0265) 35:31

1M ago35:31

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Release Date: October 29, 2010 An old friend of Johnny’s comes to him for help only to change his mind, and then turn up dead the next day. Original Air Date: August 17, 1950 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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Sherlock Holmes: The Disappearing Scientists (EP0264) 33:29

1M ago33:29

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Original Release Date: October 28, 2010 Holmes wants to retire, but is in demand to solve one last case before taking up bee farming. Original Air Date: April 8, 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 159…

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Let George Do It: Lady in Distress (EP0263) 36:26

1M ago36:26

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Original Release Date: October 27, 2010 With George out of town on a wild goose chase, Brooksie is tricked into impersonating a night club singer, and finds herself charged with murder. Original Air Date: April 25, 1949 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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Jeff Regan: Gentlemen Prefer Horses (EP0262) 33:36

2M ago33:36

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Original Release Date: October 26, 2010 Regan is hired by a jockey to find a missing man. Original Air Date: August 27, 1950 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 2…

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Screen Director’s Playhouse: Chicago Deadline (EP0261) 37:09

2M ago37:09

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Original Release Date: October 25, 2010 A reporter (Alan Ladd) finds a woman dead of TB and is determined to find out why she died. Original Air Date: March 24, 1950 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 1591…

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Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Season 2 Commentary 55:31

2M ago55:31

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Commentary on Season 2 of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio: Series covered and changes to the program are discussed. Series include: The Thin Man The Adventures of the Abbotts Barrie Craig The Adventures of Father Brown Nero Wolfe Rogue's Gallery Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time ba…

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385: The 1870 Murder of A.P. Crittenden w/ Gary Krist 1:09:33

2M ago1:09:33

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Shortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay, a woman clad in black emerged from the shadows and strode across the crowded deck. Reaching under her veil, she drew a small pistol and aimed it directly at a well-dressed man sitting quietly with his wife and children. T…

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blood River Matter (EP0260) 32:34

2M ago32:34

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Release Date: October 22, 2010 Johnny heads to a small town to investigate the murder of an insured Original Air Date: August 7, 1950 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 …

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Episode 151 - Dean Guadagno: Updates on theVideoGameLibrary.org 1:14:46

2M ago1:14:46

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Send us a text Trav and Alex are joined by their good pal Dean, founder of theVideoGameLibrary.org, to chat about how the database has grown since he was last on the show back in 2022! Follow The Video Game Library on BlueSky. If you want to help Dean and the cause, reach out! [email protected] Smutty Famicom Golgo13 video. (Thanks Ad…

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Sherlock Holmes: The April Fools Adventure (EP0259) 32:01

2M ago32:01

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Release Date: October 21, 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 at 208-9…

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