Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
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Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)
Presenting the best detectives from the Golden Age of Radio. Each week, we'll bring you an episode starring one of Old Time Radio's greatest detectives and the story behind the show. Join us for adventures of Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, and many more.
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Episode 667 - All the Write Moves: Dashiell Hammett (Lux Radio Theatre, Suspense, Fat Man, Academy Award, & Sam Spade)
Our month of classic mystery writers continues with Dashiell Hammett - the former Pinkerton operative whose celebrated characters include Sam Spade, t...
BONUS - Happy Birthday, Orson Welles
In honor of his May 6th birthday, we're saluting the great Orson Welles with a pair of radio performances set on Baker Street. First, he's the great d...
Episode 666 - All the Write Moves: Raymond Chandler (Suspense, Mollé Mystery Theatre, & Philip Marlowe)
For May, we're spotlighting authors whose works inspired old time radio mysteries. First up is Raymond Chandler - best known for creating the iconic L...
Episode 665 - Downbeat Pete (Pete Kelly's Blues)
Our month of Jack Webb continues with his most unusual crime drama - Pete Kelly's Blues, a show that incorporated Webb's love of jazz into its weekly...
Episode 664 - Your Lyon Eyes (Jeff Regan, Investigator)
Our Jack Webb series continues this week with Jeff Regan, Investigator - another stint as a hard-boiled gumshoe before he picked up Joe Friday's badge...
BONUS - Five Favorites: Dragnet
Our month-long salute to Jack Webb continues with his signature series and my five favorite radio episodes of Dragnet. We'll join Webb as Sgt. Joe Fri...
Episode 663 - Waterfront Webb (Pat Novak for Hire)
We kick off a new month-long series saluting the great Jack Webb in honor of his April 2nd birthday, and we're starting with Pat Novak for Hire - his...
BONUS - Eggs and Bunnies (Nick Carter & Nero Wolfe)
Easter is almost here, and we've got a pair of old time radio mysteries with a twist on the bunny and his basket. Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, Mast...
Episode 662 - Statues for the Sleuths: Van Heflin (Philip Marlowe & Man Called X)
For the final installment in our month-long series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars, we shine the spotlight on Van Heflin. The star of Shane and...
BONUS - Play Ball! (Boston Blackie & The Saint)
A new baseball season begins this week, and we're throwing out a ceremonial radio first pitch with a pair of mysteries set around the diamond. First,...
Episode 661 - Statues for the Sleuths: Edmond O'Brien (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)
Our series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars continues with Edmond O'Brien, who took home the Best Supporting Actor prize for The Barefoot Contes...
Episode 660 - Statues for the Sleuths: Rex Harrison (Private Files of Rex Saunders)
Our month of Oscar-winning radio detectives continues with Rex Harrison, winner of the Best Actor prize for My Fair Lady and the debonair sleuth of Th...
Episode 659 - Statues for the Sleuths: Mercedes McCambridge (Defense Attorney)
Our series of Oscar-winning radio detective stars continues with Mercedes McCambridge, who took home the award as best supporting actress for her turn...
Episode 658 - Statues for the Sleuths: Frank Sinatra (Rocky Fortune)
In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, we're spotlighting a series of radio detective show stars who took home Oscars for their film work....
Episode 657 - Where's the Beef? (Boston Blackie, Suspense, The Saint, & Richard Diamond)
We're serving up thick cuts of old time radio mystery with four stories involving butchers and their wares. First, Boston Blackie faces off against a...
Episode 656 - Relationship Drama (Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, & Richard Diamond)
As a belated Valentine's Day treat, we've got four radio mysteries where our detectives are entangled in matrimonial mishaps. As Sherlock Holmes, Basi...
Episode 655 - Couples in the Cast (Richard Diamond, Suspense, The Line-Up, & Night Beat)
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and our old time radio mysteries this week all feature real-life husbands and wives at the microphone or b...
Episode 654 - Cold…Very Cold Cases (Let George Do It, Barrie Craig, & Johnny Dollar)
After a week of dealing with a thick coating of ice all over everything, I've got winter weather on the brain. So today, we have three old time radio...
Episode 653 - Leading Men of Mystery: Glenn Ford (Christopher London & Studio One)
We wrap up our series of Hollywood stars who solved crimes on the air with Glenn Ford. The star of Gilda, The Big Heat, and 3:10 to Yuma appeared on r...
Episode 652 - Leading Men of Mystery: Dana Andrews (I Was a Communist for the FBI & Hollywood Sound Stage)
This week's Hollywood leading man turned radio detective is Dana Andrews, who starred on screen in Laura, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Boomerang, and more...
BONUS - Five Favorites: Broadway is My Beat
Take a walk down the Great White Way with Detective Danny Clover in my five favorite episodes of Broadway is My Beat. Larry Thor is the policeman with...
Episode 651 - Leading Men of Mystery: Humphrey Bogart (Bold Venture & Humphrey Bogart Presents)
We continue our spotlight series of Hollywood heavy hitters who put in time as radio detectives. This week, it's a legend of classic cinema - Humphrey...
Episode 650 - Leading Men of Mystery: Alan Ladd (Box 13 & Screen Director's Playhouse)
We kick off 2026 with a month-long series of big screen stars who lent their voices to radio detectives. First up is Alan Ladd, the steely star of cla...
Encore - New Year's Evildoers vs. Radio Gumshoes
We bid a fond farewell to 2025 with an encore of our New Year's Eve special from 2018. Jack Webb and Gerald Mohr star in New Year's Eve mysteries from...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 4)
Our bonus series of holiday mysteries wraps up on Christmas Eve with two more tales of seasonal sleuthing. John Stanley and Alfred Shirley are Sherloc...
Episode 649 - Great White Way Christmas (Damon Runyon Theatre, The Whistler, & Broadway is My Beat)
Christmas is only a few days away, and we're celebrating with a trio of holiday tales from Broadway - not the world of footlights, chorus lines, and m...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 3)
Christmas is only a week away and we've got a pair of old time radio mysteries for stocking stuffers. Charles Russell stars in a yuletide adventure of...
Episode 648 - An Array of Archies (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)
Our two-part series on The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe wraps up with the final three actors to play Archie Goodwin opposite Sydney Greenstreet's garg...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 2)
Our countdown to Christmas continues with Vincent Price and Frank Sinatra both donning the red suit of Santa Claus! Simon Templar proves "Santa Claus...
Episode 647 - A Gaggle of Goodwins (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)
We kick off a two-part series spotlighting The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe in celebration of two December birthdays - Rex Stout, the creator of the g...
BONUS - Christmas Caper Countdown (Part 1)
We're celebrating the holidays with a month of seasonal sleuthing! Tune in Wednesdays throughout December for Christmas stories starring some of our f...
Episode 646 - Actor and Ad Man (Escape, Dragnet, Nero Wolfe, & Fort Laramie)
Harry Bartell worked all over the dial during the Golden Age of Radio, both as an actor in shows like Gunsmoke, Escape, and Johnny Dollar and as an an...
BONUS - Black Friday with Joe Friday (Dragnet)
Hit those big deals (and/or dig into some Thanksgiving leftovers) with this bonus episode for Black Friday starring Joe Friday. We'll hear Jack Webb a...
BONUS - Thanksgiving Day Detectives' Parade
Happy Thanksgiving! As we head into what I hope is a fun and restful weekend for everyone, here's an encore of our annual Turkey Day special - a five-...
Episode 645 - Holmes Cooked Meals (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, we're joining Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for some mysteries set around the dinner table. First, Tom Conway...
Episode 644 - Diamond Cut (Rogue's Gallery, Richard Diamond, & Lux Radio Theatre)
In honor of Dick Powell's November 14th birthday, we're saluting the singing star with some of his old time radio performances. First, he plays privat...
Episode 643 - Everyone Needs a Hobby (Leonidas Witherall, Gregory Hood, Box 13, & Mr. and Mrs. North)
Not all radio detectives carried a badge or a private eye's license. Some were amateur sleuths who dabbled in deduction in addition to their day jobs,...
Episode 642 - Marlowe Actors' Club (Philip Marlowe, Lux Radio Theatre, & Hollywood Star Time)
Many actors have brought Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe to life. Humphrey Bogart, Elliot Gould, Danny Glover, and Liam Neeson are just a few of the...
BONUS - Curse of Halloween Hoopla!
Trick or treat! It's time for the annual Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special! In this king-sized bonus show, we'll hear a parade of stories - bo...
Episode 641 - Black Magic? Whoa, Man! (Nick Carter, Blackstone, Michael Shayne, Bold Venture, & Richard Diamond)
With Halloween right around the corner, we delve into the spooky side of sleuthing with mysteries involving voodoo, curses, and other hexes. Nick Cart...