Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts

Mystery is My Hobby Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Mystery is My Hobby came to air as Murder is My Hobby, a title with an amusing double meaning. However, after 34 weeks, the series gained a sponsor–the Benefit Life Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska. They didn’t like the name. So thus it was changed. The series starred Glenn Langan as Mystery Writer Barton Drake, who teams up each week with Inspector Noah Danton to solve the weekly puzzle. At the end of each episode, Drake is sure to work in his catchphrase, “Murder/Mystery is My Hobby.” Beyond these basic facts, the series is an unsolved mystery. The episodes that circulate among fans are...

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Mystery is My Hobby: Death Writes an Epitath 15.05.2026 32:14

Orignal Release Date: August 12, 2021 A mystery writer dies after calling to leave a message telling Barton Drake to look at his manuscript. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener su...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Goes Before Pride 08.05.2026 30:45

Original Release Date: August 5, 2021 A wealthy woman invites Bart down for help with a difficult decision. Bart arrives to find her dead. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.ne...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Hides a Body 24.04.2026 31:16

Original Release Date: July 29, 2021 A dancer writes a letter home to his mother about a counterfeiting ring and then disappears. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death is One and Three 10.04.2026 32:29

Original Release Date: July 22, 2021 A hated publisher is murdered and Inspector Danton contains quick confessions…too many of them in fact. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives....

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Has a Hotfoot 03.04.2026 29:42

Original Release Date: July 8, 2021 Bart and Inspector Danton investigate the death of a member of an all-female diving troupe. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Has Blue Eyes 27.03.2026 30:15

Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 A wealthy party girl calls Bart because she thinks she murdered her father but isn’t sure. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a c...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death is a Grain of Sand 13.03.2026 30:28

Original Release Date: June 24, 2021 A spiritualist’s assistant is buried in sand for hours as part of a trick and then found shot to death. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.n...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Asks Questions 06.03.2026 32:34

Original Release Date: June 17, 2021 A hated drama critic is murdered. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook....

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Speaks with Ten Fingers 27.02.2026 33:52

Original Release Date: June 10, 2021 Inspector Danton investigates the suspicious deaths of two deaf men with Barton Drake just to observe. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.ne...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Buys Flowers 20.02.2026 32:56

Original Release Date: June 3, 2021 An elderly elevator operator’s plan to get “honest” money by helping a rich man foil a blackmail scheme goes wrong when the rich man is murdered by poison. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take t...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death Paints with Purple 13.02.2026 32:25

Original Release Date: May 27, 2021 Inspector Danton believes a painter drank poison to commit suicide, but Barton Drake believes a splotch of purple paint across his latest painting is a dying clue pointing the finger at the painter’s murderer. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to...

Mystery is My Hobby: Murder Can Be Pleasant 06.02.2026 33:46

Original Release Date: May 20, 2021 A pro Tennis player is found 175 feet from a hotel room with every bone in his body broken. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a...

Mystery is My Hobby: Death is Twin 30.01.2026 34:16

Original Release Date: May 13, 2021 A disabled woman calls police when her twin sister locks herself in a room. The police find her dead in a locked room with a poisoned glass. Bart insists it was murder. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho...

Mystery is My Hobby: The Case of 65 Women 23.01.2026 29:28

Original Release Date: May 6, 2021 Drake and Danot investigate the poisoning of multiple women. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of...

Mystery is My Hobby: Bullets Make Holes 16.01.2026 28:06

Original Release Date: April 29, 2021 A man kills his business partner but claims he mistook him for a prowler. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-47...

Mystery is My Hobby: Ghost Didn’t Walk 09.01.2026 30:04

Original Release Date: April 22, 2021 Barton Drake and Noah Danton are called in by a small-town constable to investigate a murder of an old man involving a ghost. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://s...

Mystery is My Hobby: Two Hours to Live 02.01.2026 32:23

Original Release Date: April 15, 2021 Barton Drake goes hunting in hopes of catching a murderer. This episode brought to you by Wooga and their podcast June’s Journey: The Lost Diaries Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the list...

Mystery is My Hobby: Estelle Wainwright Murdered 26.12.2025 28:34

Original Release Date: April 8, 2021 The wife of an infamous playboy dies of an apparent suicide. Barton Drake suspects murder. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a...

Mystery is My Hobby: Kenneth Prangle, Polo Player 19.12.2025 28:16

Original Release Date: April 1, 2021 Barton Drake and Inspector Danton get word that a polo-playing playboy could be murdered, and go to a rich man’s house for the weekend to try and prevent it. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Tak...

Mystery is My Hobby: Tov Morelli, Bank Robber 21.11.2025 31:07

Original Release Date: March 25, 2021 Barton Drake matches wits with a child-killing bank-robber whose holding a police officer hostage at a snow-bound rural home. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http:/...

Mystery is My Hobby: Coin Collector’s Murder 13.11.2025 29:05

Original Release Date: March 18, 2021 A wealthy man asks Barton Drake to help him find out which of his weekend guests plans on killing him and stealing his valuable coin. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…...

Mystery is My Hobby: Hudson Family Deaths 07.11.2025 29:45

Original Release Date: March 11, 2021 Are four cousins dying in six months of cerebral hemorrage a coincidence or murdered? Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call...

Mystery is My Hobby: Robert’s Rubber Company 31.10.2025 34:14

Original Release Date: March 4, 2021 Ahead of a UN Conference, an official of a Latin American government is murdered. A missing formula could change the future of the region. Original Air Date: April or May 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boi...

Mystery is My Hobby: John Crain Murdered 24.10.2025 30:06

Original Release Date: February 25, 2021 Barton Drake and Inspector Danton investigate the murder of a wealthy recluse. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 2...

Mystery is My Hobby: Henry Lawrence Murdered 17.10.2025 37:20

Original Release Date: February 18, 2021 Barton Drake investigates the suspicious death of a retired millionaire. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. ‘ Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4...