Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives

Episode 452 – Girls’ Club (Murder Clinic, Policewoman, & Holiday Wilde)

We're celebrating some of the women detectives of the radio era, including stories inspired by...

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Episode 451 – From A to Ziv (Boston Blackie, Philo Vance, I Was a Communist for the FBI, & Bold Venture)

Frederick Ziv was one of the biggest producers of syndicated radio and TV shows in the 1940s and...

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Episode 450 – Who Were Those Masked People Anyway? (Green Hornet, Blue Beetle, & Lady in Blue)

Not all old time radio crimefighters carried badges - or even private eye licenses. Some wore...

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Episode 449 – Action Jackson (Jeff Regan, Rocky Jordan, & Let George Do It)

Before he was writing episodes of Perry Mason, Columbo, and Murder, She Wrote, Emmy-nominee...

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Episode 448 – Johnny On the Spot (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

The ninth season of "Down These Mean Streets" kicks off with Bob Bailey as Yours Truly, Johnny...

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Episode 447 – Your Police Force in Action (Dragnet)

Dragnet was an immensely popular radio, and later TV, series that entertained millions of...

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Episode 446 – William’s Whodunnits (I Deal in Crime, Murder Will Out, & Barrie Craig)

William Gargan couldn't cut it as a private detective in real life, but he was terrific at...

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Episode 445 – Summer Movies (Suspense & Screen Guild Theatre)

Make some popcorn for a double feature with two classic film noir dramas recreated for radio....

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Episode 444 – Noses for News (Casey, Crime Photographer, Big Town, Night Beat, & Hollywood Sound Stage)

We're saluting the old time radio heroes of the fourth estate - reporters, editors, and...

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Episode 443 – God Save the Queen (Ellery Queen)

Six armchair detectives accept the challenge of master of mystery Ellery Queen to solve a...

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Episode 442 – Fresh Basil (Sherlock Holmes & Screen Guild Theatre)

It's back to Baker Street for a belated birthday salute to Basil Rathbone, one of the great...

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Episode 441 – No One Else Could Love You Mohr (Philip Marlowe & The Whistler)

Gerald Mohr's voice blasted like a .45 automatic when he starred as Raymond Chandler's Philip...

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Episode 440 – A Shot of Bailey (Let George Do It & Johnny Dollar)

We're throwing an early birthday party for the great Bob Bailey, a radio legend who starred in a...

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Episode 439 - The Price is Right (The Saint & Philip Morris Playhouse)

We're celebrating Vincent Price's birthday with three of his radio performances - shows that...

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Episode 438 – Here’s to Hammett (Sam Spade & Suspense)

When Dashiell Hammett put pen to paper, he forever changed the genre of detective fiction. He...

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BONUS - Death, Jokes, and Taxes (Fibber McGee and Molly & Abbott and Costello)

Tax Day has come and gone, and hopefully your interactions with the IRS were as smooth and...

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Episode 437 - Whistle a Happy Tune (The Whistler)

On May 16, 1942, listeners heard the first strange story told by The Whistler. The sinister...

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BONUS - At Home with the Harris Family (Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show)

We're spending time with Phil, Alice, Elliott, Julius, and the kids in a pair of shows from one...

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Episode 436 – First Lady of Baker Street (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

Without Edith Meiser, Sherlock Holmes might never have found enduring success and popularity in...

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BONUS - Another Side of Orson (Jack Benny Program)

When Jack Benny came down with pneumonia in the spring of 1943 and he had to miss a month of...

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