OTR Detective - The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
Arts & Culture Podcasts
The great ones are back in action.
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United States
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The great ones are back in action.
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English
Episodes
Cloak and Dagger: Roof of the World (A0024)
10/4/2025
Today’s Adventure: A husband and wife team of geologists are recruited by the IRS to journey into Tibet to seek the favor of the Dalai Lama. They find themselves in competiti Read more ...
Duration:00:33:46
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Delectable Damsel Matter (EP4815)
10/3/2025
Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called in to investigate the theft of a valuable diamond from a debutante on board a yacht at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Chester Stratton; Barney Phillips; Jack Moyles; Frank Gerstle When making your travel plans, remember…
Duration:00:31:15
Dragnet: The Big Sophomore (EP4814)
10/2/2025
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday investigates a series of petty robberies in neighborhood stores where the shopkeepers suspect a high school boy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 19, 1951 O Read more ...
Duration:00:32:30
Broadway’s My Beat: The Ben Justin Murder Case (EP4813)
10/1/2025
Today’s Mystery: Danny investigates the murder of a former insurance investigator who was found dead in an alley. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 8, 1950 Read more ...
Duration:00:35:45
Charlie Chan: The Case of the Romantic Engineer (EP4812)
9/30/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman believes her husband has been kidnapped, but instead of a ransom note, she’s being sent money. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating from Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs Support the show monthly at
Duration:00:34:30
Danger with Grainger: Hired Help (EP4811)
9/29/2025
Today’s Mystery: Grainger is hired by a wealthy woman to break up her son’s disfavoured romance, but complications ensue when the chauffer is found poisoned. Read more ...
Duration:00:31:47
Casebook of Gregory Hood: Three Silver Pesos (Encore) (EP4810e)
9/28/2025
Gregory Hood and Sandy find a man about to jump off a bridge, but he apparently dies of a heart attack while talking about a gun, and traces of cyanide are found, and then a doctor says the man w Read more ...
Duration:00:34:23
Cloak and Dagger: A Recommendation from Rommel (A0022)
9/27/2025
Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent in Italy finds himself in a compartment on the train has been double-booked, and his travel companion is General Rommel. Original Radio Read more ...
Duration:00:35:35
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward River Matter (EP4810)
9/26/2025
Today’s Mystery: Johnny is sent to a highly uninsured and underprepared town along the Ohio River to prevent a disaster in the midst of a flood. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 8, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Chester Stratton; Frank Gerstle; Bob Bruce; Parley Baer When making your travel plans,…
Duration:00:34:31
Dragnet: The Big Set-Up (EP4809)
9/25/2025
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of burglaries targeting wealthy homes. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 12, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starr Read more ...
Duration:00:33:15
Broadway’s My Beat: The Kenneth Mitchell Murder Case (EP4808)
9/24/2025
Today’s Mystery: A terminally ill man is stabbed to death. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 1, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starring: L Read more ...
Duration:00:39:40
Charlie Chan: The Curious Ride of the Sea Witch (EP4807)
9/23/2025
Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son track two dangerous escapees to a luxury yacht where a wealthy woman, her daughter, and her erswhile fiancé are in a very nasty argument. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating in Sydney Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan, Rodney Jacobs
Duration:00:29:54
Danger with Grainger: The FBI and the Scientist (EP4806)
9/22/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman hires Steve Grainger to protect her scientist husband who is working on a top secret experiment. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or Read more ...
Duration:00:35:21
Old Time Radio Snack Wagon Smorgasboard #2 (EP4805e)
9/21/2025
In this episode, we give you a look at the type of programs we share on the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon: Wings Over Jordan Journey back Read more ...
Duration:01:04:41
Cloak and Dagger: Swastika on the Windmill (A0020)
9/20/2025
Today’s Adventure: An OSS agent goes behind enemy lines into occupied Holland to stay at his uncle’s house. Original Radio Broadcast: July 30, 1950 Originating f Read more ...
Duration:00:35:57
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Froward Fisherman Matter (EP4805)
9/19/2025
Today’s Mystery: The wife of an eccentric wealthy angler has fled on him. Johnny has to find out where he went. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1958 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ...
Duration:00:32:15
Dragnet: The Big Love (EP4804)
9/18/2025
Today’s Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for missing woman and her two-year-old daughter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 5, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Read more ...
Duration:00:42:45
Broadway’s My Beat: The Shorty Dunn Murder (EP4803)
9/17/2025
Today’s Mystery: A housewife is missing and a ransom note was sent by a down-and-out man who was found murdered in a flop house. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Read more ...
Duration:00:35:36
Charlie Chan: The Case of the Telltale Hands
9/16/2025
Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son are on the trail of a burglar who used his blind pianist daughter to commit burglaries and then murdered his partner. Or Read more ...
The Falcon: The Case of the Snappy Snapshot (EP4801)
9/15/2025
Today’s Mystery: A woman comes to The Falcon when a man breaks into her home, and robs and assaults her and then is shot, and she’s being blackmailed. Read more ...
Duration:00:36:45