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The great ones are back in action.

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The great ones are back in action.

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English


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Dragnet: The Big Mailman (EP4773)

8/7/2025
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero join forces with a USPS inspector to correct a forger who is stealing and then cashing checks. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1951 Origi Read more ...

Duration:00:35:27

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Helen Carrol Murder Case (EP4772)

8/6/2025
Today’s Mystery: An elderly woman is found murdered in her apartment and three people confess to the crime. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1950 Ori Read more ...

Duration:00:36:17

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Charlie Chan: A Test of Color/A Getaway/Murderous Revelation (EP4771)

8/5/2025
Today’s Mystery: Leslie Beaton has told Sheriff Holt damning information against one of the suspects, while Charlie Chan races against a self-imposed deadline Read more ...

Duration:01:15:13

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The Falcon: The Case of the Treacherous Trio (EP4770)

8/4/2025
Today’s Mystery: The Falcon agrees to help a woman find her missing husband, and finds himself in the middle of a love triangle, investigating a murder. O Read more ...

Duration:00:29:16

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Cloak and Dagger: The Brenner Pass Story (A0006)

8/2/2025
Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent undertakes a secret mission to blow up a highway in Italy to block the escape of the Germans. Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1950

Duration:00:34:30

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Money Matter (EP4769)

8/1/2025
Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to Baltimore to investgate $104,000 being stolen from a tobacco company’s vault. Suspicion falls on a timid little bookkeeper. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 13, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Edgar Barrier; Alan Reed; Vic Perrin; Frank Nelson Welcome to our latest platinum Patreon…

Duration:00:29:43

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Dragnet: The Big Blast (EP4768)

7/31/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman is shot in bed while sleeping with her seven-year-old son. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Se Read more ...

Duration:00:41:51

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Broadway’s My Beat: Tom and Alice Corey Murder Case (EP4767)

7/30/2025
Today’s Mystery: A man kills his wife on the phone with Danny and plans to end his life. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 21, 1950 Originating from Read more ...

Duration:00:34:38

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Charlie Chan: The Color Blind Killer/The Eye Witness (EP4766)

7/29/2025
Today’s Mystery: Inspector Chan gets a key clue to the killer’s identity from Landini’s autobiography. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936 Originatin Read more ...

Duration:00:34:24

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The Falcon: The Case of the Strawberry Blonde (EP4765)

7/28/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman working for the Communist Party in Paris tries to get her husband to steal notes on a sensitive meeting. Original Radio Broadcast Date: S Read more ...

Duration:00:35:27

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Cloak and Dagger: The Trojan Horse (A0004)

7/26/2025
Today’s Adventure: A French agent of the OSS takes a singer to Casablanca to feed inaccurate information to the Nazis. Original Radio Broadcast: May 28, 1950 Or Read more ...

Duration:00:34:35

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Eastern Western Matter (EP4764)

7/25/2025
Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to Florida to investigate a ranch, where a rancher claims the winter freeze cost him his entire herd of cattle. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 6, 1958 Originated from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Marvin Miller; Herb Vigran; Jack Moyles; Vic Perrin When making your travel plans,…

Duration:00:35:55

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Dragnet: The Big Drills

7/24/2025
Today’s Mystery: Friday investigates a series of safe burglaries at a string of markets. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 10, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb Read more ...

Duration:00:33:32

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Mary Deming Murder Case (EP4762)

7/23/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman is murdered, and the only clue Danny has as to why she was killed is her high school yearbook. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 1 Read more ...

Duration:00:37:29

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Charlie Chan: Proclamation/Landini’s Diary (EP4761)

7/22/2025
Today’s Mystery: With the prosecutor demanding results, Chan promises the arrest of the murderer in 24 hours. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936 Originating fro Read more ...

Duration:00:32:25

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The Falcon: The Case of the Jack of Diamonds (EP4760)

7/21/2025
Today’s Mystery: In London, Waring gets involved in a case of blackmail that turns into murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1952 Originatin Read more ...

Duration:00:34:35

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Cloak and Dagger: Frank Baker’s Story (A0002)

7/19/2025
Today’s Adventure: An American OSS agent who parachuted into Germany tries to figure out how he made a mistake. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 7, 1950 Origi Read more ...

Duration:00:35:52

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killer’s List Matter (EP4759)

7/18/2025
Today’s Mystery: An insured man falls from a building … or did he jump … or was he pushed? Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 30, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jack Edwards; Virginia Gregg; Jack Moyles; Tony Barrett; Parley Baer; Carleton G. Young; Lillian Buyeff When making your travel plans,…

Duration:00:29:49

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Dragnet: The Big Casing (EP4758)

7/17/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman is found shot in her apartment. The husband insists it’s suicide, but the evidence seems to point to murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 3, 1951 Orig Read more ...

Duration:00:42:53

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Jack Jorno Murder Case (EP4757)

7/16/2025
Today’s Mystery: Johnny investigates the murder of a young prize fighter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1950 Originating from Hollywood < Read more ...

Duration:00:37:06