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Crackling Airwaves Old Time Radio - Podcast

Crackling Airwaves Old Time Radio

A podcast devoted old time radio shows. Please subscribe.

Drama Fiction
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
26 minutes
Episodes
163
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Night Beat OTR 1950-02-06

Night Beat OTR 1950-02-06 "Zero" Old Time Radio

Night Beat starred Frank Lovejoy as reporter Randy Stone who, in his need to get a story, met people who usually had some problem. Randy Stone got his story, which sometimes helped his new acquaintan…

00:29:36  |   Sun 16 Mar 2025
Escape OTR 1950-12-24

Escape OTR 1950-12-24 "The Cave" Old Time Radio

Escape aired on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25. 1954. The show was a popular adventure anthology, which hosted some of the biggest names in radio, including Frank Lovejoy, Elliot Lewis, Paul F…

00:29:30  |   Sat 15 Mar 2025
Mr. Chameleon 1949-04-20 OTR

Mr. Chameleon 1949-04-20 OTR "Case of the Bewildering Body in the Bowery" Old Time Radio

A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …

00:29:46  |   Fri 14 Mar 2025
Hollywood Mystery Time OTR 1945-05-20

Hollywood Mystery Time OTR 1945-05-20 "Glowing Eyes" Old Time Radio

Hollywood Mystery Time was a detective melodrama that ran from 1944 to 1945, originally on CBS then on ABC. The main character, Jim Laughton was a Hollywood mystery producer who moonlighted as an ama…

00:30:26  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown

Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown "Passage to Tangiers" Old Time Radio

Mathew Slade, Private Investigator was produced for the AFRS, the show was part of the Starlight Mystery Theater. The show was set in San Francisco and Slade was a hardboiled detective, typical of th…

00:21:16  |   Sun 09 Mar 2025
The Chase OTR 1953-02-15

The Chase OTR 1953-02-15 "The Will" Old Time Radio

The Chase is an exciting old time radio series in which every episode contains a chase. It may be an adventure story, a crime story, or even science fiction, but there will always be a chase. Many Ne…

00:29:30  |   Sat 08 Mar 2025
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-01-12

Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-01-12 "The Case of the Dance of Death" Old Time Radio

A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …

00:29:47  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
You Can't do Business With Hitler OTR 1942

You Can't do Business With Hitler OTR 1942 "Legalized Murder" Old Time Radio

You Can’t do Business With Hitler was written and produced by the Office of War Information (OWI.) The show was a propaganda piece, warning of the dangers of Hitler and fascism. The show was based on…

00:14:32  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown

Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown "The Case of Murder" Old Time Radio

Mathew Slade, Private Investigator was produced for the AFRS, the show was part of the Starlight Mystery Theater. The show was set in San Francisco and Slade was a hardboiled detective, typical of th…

00:22:16  |   Sun 02 Mar 2025
Escape OTR 1948-08-15

Escape OTR 1948-08-15 "The Fugitive" Old Time Radio

Escape aired on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25. 1954. The show was a popular adventure anthology, which hosted some of the biggest names in radio, including Frank Lovejoy, Elliot Lewis, Paul F…

00:29:30  |   Sat 01 Mar 2025
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-09-14

Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-09-14 "The Murder Clue of the Embalmed Body" Old Time Radio

A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …

00:29:35  |   Fri 28 Feb 2025
Counterfeit OTR 1952

Counterfeit OTR 1952 "Dynamiter in Suede Shoes" Old Time Radio

Not much is known about this Australian series, written by Ronald Ingleby. Mr. Ingleby was a prolific writer for Australian radio. This piece seems a bit like propaganda ; )

00:12:32  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
A Case for Dr. Morelle OTR 1957-06-18

A Case for Dr. Morelle OTR 1957-06-18 "The Black Ruby" Old Time Radio

Audiences loved the opinionated and eccentric Morelle, whose disdain for his loyal secretary was an extension of his general lack of regard for humanity. Unlike Sherlock Holmes, who based his analysi…

00:27:57  |   Sun 23 Feb 2025
Top Secret OTR 1950-10-26

Top Secret OTR 1950-10-26 "The Plan for Sabotage" Old Time Radio

Top Secret aired from June 12 to October 26, 1950. The Hungarian born actress, Ilona Massey, was said to be tailor made for the role of a spy. Top Secret was a summer replacement series on NBC that y…

00:29:11  |   Sat 22 Feb 2025
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1948-07-21

Mr. Chameleon OTR 1948-07-21 "Case of the Dead Woman's Eyes" Old Time Radio

A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …

00:29:47  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad OTR 1951-12-13 “The Marriage Annulment Case” Old Time Radio

Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad OTR 1951-12-13 “The Marriage Annulment Case” Old Time Radio

Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad was a production of Frank and Anne Hummert. This rare show ran on CBS. The implacable Inspector Hearthstone was played by British actor, Alfred Shirley.

00:28:15  |   Wed 19 Feb 2025
Counterspy OTR 1949-09-01

Counterspy OTR 1949-09-01 "Cold Blooded Professor, part 2" Old Time Radio

Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were counter-espionage in nature, while the post war p…

00:31:21  |   Sun 16 Feb 2025
Counterspy OTR 1949-08-30

Counterspy OTR 1949-08-30 "Cold Blooded Professor, part 1" Old Time Radio

Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were counter-espionage in nature, while the post war p…

00:31:01  |   Sat 15 Feb 2025
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-10-05

Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-10-05 "The Suspicious Father Murder Case" Old Time Radio

A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, …

00:29:44  |   Fri 14 Feb 2025
The Fifth Horseman OTR 1946-07-18

The Fifth Horseman OTR 1946-07-18 "The Promise" Old Time Radio

After World War II, there were feelings held by many that atomic weapons were too dangerous to be controlled by any single country. The Fifth Horseman was a cold war attempt to convince the public at…

00:29:33  |   Wed 12 Feb 2025
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