The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Ellery Queen,   Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.

Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.


Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.

We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which will feature seasons four through six.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, Sidney Smith, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Santos Ortega, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Jackson Beck, and more.

Categories: Arts

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Today's Mystery:The fiancée of a classical musician is murdered at one of his concerts.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1949

Originated from New York CityStarring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

Previous episodes

  • 3146 - Mr. Chameleon: The Bizarre Motive Murder Case (EP4374) 
    Thu, 25 Apr 2024
  • 3145 - Dangerous Assignment: A Trap in Freedom House (EP4373) 
    Wed, 24 Apr 2024
  • 3144 - The Thin Man: The Moon Murder (EP4372) 
    Tue, 23 Apr 2024
  • 3143 - The Falcon: The Case of the Raw Deal (EP4371) 
    Mon, 22 Apr 2024
  • 3141 - Dragnet: The Big Thank You (EP4370) 
    Sat, 20 Apr 2024
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