Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives
Delivered daily. Old Time Radio crime and detectives - sleuths from the golden age of radio. This podcast features a variety of OTR crime, mystery and detective programs delivered every day. Just a few of the programs featured include Dragnet, Philip Marlowe, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Falcon, Box 13, Nick Carter, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Rocky Fortune, Pat Novak, Richard Diamond, Barrie Craig, Police Headquarters; and many more. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 403
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Consignment for Naples - Rocky Jordan | 04/24/1949 (Ep025)
Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between 1948 and 1951. The two lead …
00:29:31 |
Sun 17 Aug 2025
The Only One Butt Matter - Johnny Dollar | 07/05/1959 (Ep646)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". O…
00:18:34 |
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Rocket Racket - Rocky Fortune | 03/23/1954 (Ep24)
Rocky Fortune was created in 1953 by writer George Lefferts and starring Frank Sinatra in the lead. Rocky Fortune followed the exploits of a marginally employed jack-of-all-trades Rocky Fortune. Thou…
00:23:47 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
The Al Brenners Case - Richard Diamond | 01/25/1952 (Ep119)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a w…
00:29:30 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
The Big Heel - Dragnet | 07/20/1954 (Ep257)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We offer an OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Gro…
00:25:52 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
The Frantic Fisherman Matter - Johnny Dollar | 07/12/1959 (Ep647)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". O…
00:19:39 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Death by Richochet - Nick Carter | 01/21/1945 (Ep167)
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:34 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Candy's Last Case - Candy Matson, Yukon 2-8209 | 04/29/1951
Candy Matson, Yukon 2-8209 was created by husband and wife team Monty and Natalie Masters and ran from 1949 - 1951. Natalie Masters played the pretty, but tough and fearless private eye. Her love int…
00:29:50 |
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Mexican Maze - Box 13 | 94/10/1949 (Ep34)
Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. It ran during 1948 and 1949. The episodes involved Holiday r…
00:27:06 |
Sat 09 Aug 2025
Passport for Vivi - Rocky Jordan | 03/20/1949 (Ep021)
Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between 1948 and 1951. The two lead …
00:29:31 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
The Big Match - Dragnet | 07/27/1954 (Ep258)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We offer an OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Gro…
00:25:59 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
The Will and a Way Matter - Johnny Dollar | 07/19/1959 (Ep648)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". O…
00:19:57 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
The Little Wishbone - Philip Marlowe | 12/10/1949 (Ep062)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other…
00:30:06 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
Murder by Fire - Nick Carter | 01/14/1945 (Ep166)
Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter from Street & Smith's dime novels and pulp magazines. Lon Clark played Nick Carter …
00:29:06 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
The String of Death Caper - Sam Spade | 02/02/1951 (Ep233)
The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946-1951) radio series was loosely based on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. Film star Howard Duff p…
00:28:21 |
Sun 03 Aug 2025
The Garribaldi Case - Richard Diamond | 02/01/1952 (Ep120)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a w…
00:29:31 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
The Bolt out of the Blue Matter - Johnny Dollar | 07/26/1959 (Ep649)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". O…
00:19:43 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
The Big Stand - Dragnet | 08/03/1954 (Ep259)
Hope you enjoy this episode of Dragnet! We offer an OTR Crime, Detective and 4 other old time radio internet radio stations theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Gro…
00:29:09 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
The Only Way to Make Friends Is to Die - Pat Novak | 06/19/1949 (Ep17)
Pat Novak, for Hire was a detective drama series which aired from 1946 to 1947 on the West Coast and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The episodes were set on the San Francisco waterfront and…
00:29:30 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
My Quiet Friend - Rocky Jordan | 04/10/1949 (Ep024)
Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between 1948 and 1951. The two lead …
00:29:43 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
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