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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 adv... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 61 - The Mohr the Merrier (Nero Wolfe, Johnny Dollar, & Philip Marlowe)

Episode 61 - The Mohr the Merrier (Nero Wolfe, Johnny Dollar, & Philip Marlowe)

Gerald Mohr, one of the greatest actors of the Golden Age of Radio, was born 100 years ago this week. To mark his centen... Read more

8 Jun 2014

1hr 19mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 103 - Little Grey Cells (Agatha Christie's Poirot)

Episode 103 - Little Grey Cells (Agatha Christie's Poirot)

Hercule Poirot, the diminutive, eccentric, and brilliant Belgian detective, has thrilled mystery fans since his first ap... Read more

15 Mar 2015

37mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 90 - Wolfe Pack (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)

Episode 90 - Wolfe Pack (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)

Sydney Greenstreet settles into the armchair of Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout's gargantuan gourmet and irascible (but brilliant)... Read more

7 Dec 2014

1hr 4mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 59 - Nick and Nora (Lux Radio Theatre)

Episode 59 - Nick and Nora (Lux Radio Theatre)

William Powell and Myrna Loy recreate their film roles of Nick and Nora Charles in this radio adaptation of The Thin Man... Read more

25 May 2014

1hr 4mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 282 - Play It Again, Sam (Adventures of Sam Spade)

Episode 282 - Play It Again, Sam (Adventures of Sam Spade)

To celebrate Dashiell Hammett's birthday, we'll hear a pair of radio adventures of his most famous creation - the hard-b... Read more

27 May 2018

59mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 178 - Seventy Years of Sam (Adventures of Sam Spade)

Episode 178 - Seventy Years of Sam (Adventures of Sam Spade)

On July 12, 1946, Dashiell Hammett’s famous private eye Sam Spade came to radio in what became one of the greatest detec... Read more

17 Jul 2016

2hr 4mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 62 - You Can't Go Holmes Again (Sherlock Holmes & Tales of Fatima)

Episode 62 - You Can't Go Holmes Again (Sherlock Holmes & Tales of Fatima)

Basil Rathbone donned the deerstalker cap in fourteen films as Sherlock Holmes and portrayed the legendary detective on ... Read more

15 Jun 2014

1hr 5mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 134 - One for the Road (Rocky Fortune)

Episode 134 - One for the Road (Rocky Fortune)

Frank Sinatra is on the job as Rocky Fortune. Footloose, fancy-free, and frequently unemployed Rocky bounces from job to... Read more

4 Oct 2015

55mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 116 - You're a Detective Sergeant (Dragnet)

Episode 116 - You're a Detective Sergeant (Dragnet)

Jack Webb is back as Sgt. Joe Friday in a two-part episode of Dragnet. Join Friday and his partner Frank Smith (Ben Alex... Read more

7 Jun 2015

1hr 4mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 234 - Sam I Am (Adventures of Sam Spade)

Episode 234 - Sam I Am (Adventures of Sam Spade)

Sam Spade - Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco shamus of The Maltese Falcon - was a hit with audiences when he came to rad... Read more

30 Jul 2017

1hr 35mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 299 - How Now, Howard? (Sam Spade & Suspense)

Episode 299 - How Now, Howard? (Sam Spade & Suspense)

This week on "Down These Mean Streets," we'll hear Howard Duff in two radio mysteries as Sam Spade and as a scriptwriter... Read more

11 Nov 2018

1hr 30mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 277 – Say It With a Diamond (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

Episode 277 – Say It With a Diamond (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

It's the fifth anniversary of Down These Mean Streets and the 69th anniversary of the premiere of Richard Diamond, Priva... Read more

22 Apr 2018

2hr 2mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 359 – Wolfe Man (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)

Episode 359 – Wolfe Man (New Adventures of Nero Wolfe)

Sydney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout's eccentric orchid fancier and gourmand who's also a brilliant detect... Read more

1 Dec 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 104 - Norths by Northwest (Mr. and Mrs. North)

Episode 104 - Norths by Northwest (Mr. and Mrs. North)

The radio success of Mr. and Mrs. North convinced CBS to bring the adventures of the crime-solving couple to television.... Read more

22 Mar 2015

30mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 227 - One Mohr for the Road (Philip Marlowe & Nero Wolfe)

Episode 227 - One Mohr for the Road (Philip Marlowe & Nero Wolfe)

From 1948 to 1951, Gerald Mohr turned in a star performance as Raymond Chandler's L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe and ga... Read more

11 Jun 2017

2hr 4mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 89 - Howard the Duff (Sam Spade & The McCoy)

Episode 89 - Howard the Duff (Sam Spade & The McCoy)

Howard Duff was one of radio's brightest stars until the blacklist and "Red scare" paranoia derailed his career. Today, ... Read more

30 Nov 2014

1hr 7mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 252 - Mustachioed Marvel (Murder Clinic & Hercule Poirot)

Episode 252 - Mustachioed Marvel (Murder Clinic & Hercule Poirot)

We're putting our little grey cells to work as Hercule Poirot solves two old time radio mysteries. Agatha Christie's bri... Read more

12 Nov 2017

59mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 150 - All-American Spade (Deadline Mystery & Sam Spade)

Episode 150 - All-American Spade (Deadline Mystery & Sam Spade)

We salute actor Stephen Dunne, the second man to wear Sam Spade’s trench coat on radio. After struggling to break out of... Read more

10 Jan 2016

1hr 8mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 167 - Crooning for Clues (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

Episode 167 - Crooning for Clues (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

Dick Powell is Richard Diamond, the only radio gumshoe who carries a tune along with his gun. The big screen star’s tale... Read more

24 Apr 2016

1hr 6mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 117 - Bailey on the Beat (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

Episode 117 - Bailey on the Beat (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar)

When Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar came back to the airwaves in 1955 after a brief hiatus, it was reenergized by a new nigh... Read more

14 Jun 2015

1hr 14mins

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