Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.

1001 Radio Crime Solvers

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Welcome to 1001 Radio Crime Solvers - where you can enjoy the best radio detective stories from the golden age of radio. This was a time when TV was still in its infancy and radio was in its creative heyday- using top writers and top talent to capture huge audiences, and shows featuring hard boiled detectives like Sam Spade, Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe, and Johnny Dollar competed for prime time with mental sleuths like Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown, and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. And here you'll find standouts -like Dragnet's Joe Friday, Vincen...

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Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.

Episodes

THE BIG YOUNGSTER and THE BIG CHANCE DRAGNET 05.02.2025 58:02

Two great episodes of Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

THE BIG DARE and THE BIG ACTOR DRAGNET 02.02.2025 58:17

Two hard-hitting episodes from Dragnet for your enjoyment

THE BIG FRAME and THE BIG BOMB DRAGNET 29.01.2025 58:26

Two great episodes of Dragnet starring Jack Webb as LA Police Sgt. Joe Friday

THE BIG MINK and THE BIG GRAB DRAGNET 26.01.2025 58:47

Sgt. Joe Friday opens a can of whoop--ss on LA's bad guys in two episodes of Dragnet

GEORGE LAMPSON and THE ONLY TO MAKE A FRIEND (IS TO DIE) PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE 22.01.2025 58:48

Two great episodes of Pat Novak For Hire starring Jack Webb

JOHN ST.JOHN and AGNES BOLTON PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE 19.01.2025 59:11

Novak works a small repair shop near the waterfront and he knows alot of people. When there is a murder they come to him for information, and when they are the intended victim they come to him for help. Stars Jack Webb as Pat Novak in his pre-Dragnet Days.

THE MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE DEAD and FLOWERS ON THE WATER NIGHT BEAT 15.01.2025 58:39

Night Beat with Frank Lovejoy aired on CBS radio from 1950- 1952 and was a top-rated detective show. The setting was Chicago and Randy was a veteran newsman who couldn't avoid trouble to report on. Join us at www.bestof1991stories.com to enjoy ALL our shows and episodes

NUMBER 13 and AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? NIGHT BEAT 12.01.2025 58:43

Enjoy two episodes of Nightbeat with Frank Lovejoy as a hard nosed Chicago reporter

THE BIG CUP and THE BIG ROD DRAGNET 08.01.2025 54:41

Two great episodes from the #1 cop show of the golden age of radio- Dragnet! To listen to more Dragnet check out 1001 Radio Days wherever you get your podcats or visit our new site at www.bestof1001stories.com.

THE BIG PIPE and THE BIG TV DRAGNET 05.01.2025 53:29

Two great action-packed episodes from Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

THE DEATH OF DR. DENOFF and THE DEAD DUCK CAPER ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE 01.01.2025 55:16

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for the Maltese Falcon. The series ran from 1946-1951 and starred Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lureen Tuttle as his secretary Effie. The sam Spade character had been made famous in movies by Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. The show was a...

THE CALCUTTA TRUNK CAPER and THE CONVERTIBLE CAPER ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE 29.12.2024 49:52

THE DR. ROBBIE MCLURE CASE and THE TOMMY MANNON CASE BROADWAY IS MY BEAT 25.12.2024 56:16

Two great episodes from Broadway Is My Beat

THE JIMMY DOM CASE and THE PAUL THOMAS CASE BROADWAY IS MY BEAT 22.12.2024 57:27

Two great episodes from Broadway Is My Beat

MARTIN WHITE SEES DEAD MEN and TO GUARD A SEAL RICHARD DIAMOND PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND SEAL BODYGUARD 18.12.2024 58:00

Two great adventurs of Richard Diamond starring Dick Powell

THE BIG BEN and THE BIG FRAUD 15.12.2024 55:49

Two hard-hitting, tough-fisted "Dirty Harry" style Dragnet episodes for your listening experience. Sgt. Friday euthanizes a bank robber with a lead sandwich before helping an elder lady get her cat down from a 130 foot Loblolly Pine in Santa Monica. In part 2 LA Fire Department arrives to get Friday down from the top of the pine tree. Pt 3 Removal of cat claws and PTSD meetings for the Sgt.

THE BIG THREAT and THE BIG SPEECH DRAGNET 11.12.2024 59:19

Two amazing episodes of Dragnet! be sure to check out 1001 True Crime From Another Time wherever you get your podcasts or at www.bestof1001stories.com!

THE BIG SAINT and THE BIG BULLET CASING 08.12.2024 59:16

Two episodes of Dragnet!! Check out our latest podcast 1001 True Crime From Another Time wherver you get your podcasts or at www.bestof1001stories.com

DRAGNET TRIPLE PLAY THE BIG ODDS, THE BIG PICK, THE BIG BRINK 04.12.2024 1:42:30

3 Barwe knuckled, shotgun loaded, adrenaline rushing episodes of Dragnet for your listening enjoyment

THE BIG RAIN DRAGNET 01.12.2024 28:26

Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

A WORLD ALL HIS OWN and THE GIRL IN THE PARK NIGHT BEAT 27.11.2024 58:55

Two fast-moving detective shows starring Frank Lovejoy

ZERO and THE NIGHT IS A WEAPON NIGHT BEAT W FRANK LOVEJOY 24.11.2024 1:00:26

Frank Lovejoy plays a Chicago detective who is up to his neck in crime solving- great series from CBS radio in the 50's Check out all of our cop/crime/detective episode at both 1001 Radio Days and 1001 Radio Crime Solvers at our new website www.bestof1001stories.com !

THE BIG STREETCAR and THE BIG SHOW DRAGNET 20.11.2024 52:45

Two great episodes of Dragnet taken from actualpolice files of the LAPD To listen to all our shows and episodes (12 podcasts, 2,200 episodes) check us out at www.bestof1001stories.com

THE SUPER SALESMAN MATTER and THE BAD ONE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 17.11.2024 48:52

Two great episodes of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey

THE SCOPE OF DEATH MATTER and THE RECOMPENSE MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR 13.11.2024 49:37

Bob Baily is BACK with two-fisted action against evil insurance fraudsters!