Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

Running into an old psychiatrist friend, Sam takes a cold case crime to prove whether the doctor’s patient is as guilty as she feels she is. Sam is to extract…

On a rainy day in 1883, Watson had just finished his breakfast, when Holmes surprises him while in disguise. On the streets as a ragged Begger, he has learned the…

A doctor's instrument case, and a pair of child’s rompers help solve today's most baffling case. In voiceover the details of a gruesome murder are described. Parcels have been discovered…

Another rehearsal, and though the musical score may be missing, the drama is all intact. The job begins in the blue light district, and sends Johnny on his way to…

Another where the audio is short, and has no ending, sorry. Captain Canelli gets right to business as he tells us in voiceover about the day in the precinct. A…

A radio message arrives in the cockpit of an airplane. The pilot is informed that a wanted criminal is aboard, Boston Blackie. A woman is certain that Blackie stole from…

An unusual request lands in box 13, a request for Dan to kill the letter writer. Is it just some kind of a prank? Dan goes to visit the man…

Casey and Ann go to interview a pair of explorers who have hit it big in the jungles of South America. In trying to clear up tales of snakes, a…

Mr. Manletter, a big city businessman is called with a notice to pay off on his loan, or be forced to be foreclosed on. He refuses to call Boston Blackie,…

Dan gets a new mission when a woman from the poor side of town needs him to act as a private eye for her. He goes to the shady side…

In the Blue Note, Ann is having her place painted and is hoping Casey will take her out. He does, and even takes their bar tending friend, Ethylbert, out to…

A story of a nightclub that was operated by death. Mark gets word that he inherits a nightclub. His wife doesn’t share the dream. She expects the Locust Club to…

The show opens right up to a song that Doctor Danfield and Rusty Fairfax are enjoying at a Western dude ranch. Who would have thought that a ranch in Southern…

Joe Friday is working the Robbery Detail. He and partner Frank Smith talk about some of the pressure the robberies in town are putting on the police to get this…

A frightened showgirl writes to George, afraid that her first real break in the business will be her last. Since George is away, Brooksie listens to the distressed woman. The…

A police detective who is rejoining the force after being forced to take time away, now has to investigate the murder of his friend who was a judge. Early evidence…

As Mr. Keen and his assistant do office chores, his secretary is late, and has a mysterious story to tell. She brings in a neighbor who is sure that her…

Doing a professional courtesy for a doctor friend, Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe take their midnight ride to help him out. Have they just witnessed a murder over the phone? Who is Gloria? Comparing notes with the doctor, they find they've had the same phone call, from Gloria Farnsworth, a classmate of the doctor. Nero has long lost interest in the matter by the time the cops come calling.

A wealthy family finds trouble when their young son is kidnapped. All Nick Carter has to go on; is the handwritten ransom note. Clues soon led to a hotel, and…

An offer to double cross a client shows at Marlowe’s door, but it's against a client who Philip hasn’t heard from in years. As if on cue, the wild haired…

Sam has a substitute secretary, Effie’s little sister, Buffy. Clued into a weird family, in a house in the swamps, Sam is intrigued enough to see it for himself. In…

Watson recounts the history of Guy Fox Day, and the celebrations enjoyed by children in the streets to commemorate the demise of the would-be assassin of yore. A man enters…

Listen as Ethelbert talks with Ann and Casey about the celebrations of the night before, and their New Years bash. The latest story that our heroes are in pursuit of,…

The insurance investigation for Johnny involves not the criminal with the goods, but the victim. It’s off to prison to interview the death row inmate to try to locate the…

The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Joe Friday is working the Burglary department, when they have to…

Assigned to homicide detail, a woman has been brutally killed, and it’s up to Joe Friday to get her killer. Examining the church grounds where the woman was found, Joe…

Charlie and #1 son are helping to plan for the annual police Christmas party. Carols are sung at the piano. The party takes a less than festive turn when a…

The main job that Doc Danfield has is that of college professor, and lecturer. We don’t usually see him in that capacity, but today the show opens with him putting…

While out on the town with Patsy, Nick Carter encounters a cabbie with a corpse in his back seat, and in fear of being blamed. Riley agrees to turn his…

A frazzled groom worries about his missing bride. If this is only a matter of cold feet, he can go elsewhere. Marlowe don’t play that game. Seeing merit to the…

Or, How to Be Happily Married, Though Single. A letter from a stranger named, Ella comes to Sam. Is it legitimate, a prank, or from a damsel in distress? Sam…

Sailing across the Indian Ocean, Holmes has uncovered a mystery onboard the ship. Taking on assumed identities, Holmes and Watson squeeze out the information they were looking for. Crewmen reveal…

How do false teeth, and a small jar of petrol contribute to today’s murder? The cops have their man in custody, they know he’s the killer, but they need more…

The musical transitions are missing in this rehearsal, but the story is still as action packed as ever. Johnny takes a job to investigate strange events with a railroad line.…

Though always an energetic lad, Sherlock’s older brother Mycroft had always been plump and slow. We find Mycroft dealing with word of a spy, in his characteristic laid back way,…

The latest case in the Black Museum of Scotland Yard begins with the killing of constable William George Greenly. He had been killed during a routine traffic stop. The crime…

A fire in a little red schoolhouse has Johnny Dollar investigating in small town America. A land developer tells how the schoolhouse was his first project to renovate the town…

In the precinct office, Captain Canelli sets the stage in the typical day of uniformed police officers. Reports from patrolmen are interrupted by a woman who enters to claim that…

A particular thug in town is giving people trouble. His name is Oscar Wolfe, and even Shorty and a gang of his friends want to have a piece of the…

A challenge arrives in box 13 that has Dan asking questions in a dangerous part of town. Dan asks about a character named Johnny Tigh, but the name manages to…

The Halloween season has Ethelbert, Ann, and Casey talking about spooks and ghosts. Casey tells a story about his old fiddle playing grandpa. In a flashback sequence to old Ireland,…

A Story of an old homestead that sold hospitality, until death bought her. The grand old homestead was once a successful plantation, but those better days are long in the…

Orson Wells takes us on a tour through the Black Museum, then presents a featured item, a lady’s fashionable shoe. It was a dark and stormy night as the middle-aged…

Responding to a robbery call, Joe Friday interviews a store employee. Nobody saw any strangers, or unusual cars in the area, and in voiceover Friday fills in the rest of…

George and Brooksie are on the way to an all expenses paid vacation. A man named Haney offers George all of his life savings, $15,000 to buy some artwork to…

A melodrama of terror and suspense. The Creeper is a serial killer who has both evaded captures, but begs to be stopped by the clues that he leaves behind. Steve…

A matter of murder has Mr. Keen on the case, over a sapphire known as the star of death. A Sapphire is missing; the jeweler is murdered. What happened to…