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: Arthur Gideon’s Memoirs 17.04.2025 27:02

Original Release Date: August 13, 2020 A man is murdered after writing a tell-all memoir that will ruin several people’s lives and inviting them all to his house for the weekend. 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 s...

Mystery is My Hobby: Mystery of the Burning Light 11.04.2025 31:14

Original Release Date: August 6, 2020 Bart investigates a murder on a friend’s boat. 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 friend...

Mystery is My Hobby: Fatherly Advice 03.04.2025 27:19

Original Release Date: July 23, 2020 A woman is murdered after the son of a wealthy man declares her intention to marry her against his father’s wishes. 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.great...

Mystery is My Hobby: Clearing Peter Wade 28.03.2025 30:29

Original Release Date: July 16, 2020 A woman asks Drake to help clear her brother who she says has been convicted of a murder he didn’t commit. 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.greatdetective...

Mystery is My Hobby: The Waiting Game 21.03.2025 28:01

Original Release Date: July 9, 2020 A woman and her lover plan to kill her husband and make it look like an accident. 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 208-9...

Mystery is My Hobby: The Eternal Triangle 14.03.2025 33:32

Original Release Date: July 2, 2020 Barton Drake receives an anonymous call indicating the death of a man whose wife left him was actually a 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.greatdete...

Mystery is My Hobby: Shots at Curtis Window 07.03.2025 31:34

Original Release Date: June 25, 2020 A wealthy elderly man asks Barton Drake to find out who’s trying to kill him. 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-...

Mystery is My Hobby: Engaged to Death 28.02.2025 28:40

Original Release Date: June 18, 2020 Barton Drake investigates a murder at an engagement party where he suspects that someone is pretending not to know the dead man. 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: Death in Mark Adrian’s Studio 21.02.2025 30:37

Original Release Date: June 4, 2020 A murder occurs in an artist’s studio and one part of the mystery is who was killed. 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: The Walking Corpse 14.02.2025 29:30

Original Release Date: May 28, 2020 A wealthy man calls Barton because he suspects an unidentified corpse is that of his ninth wife. 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...

Mystery is My Hobby: Blackmail 07.02.2025 28:57

Original Release Date: May 21, 2020 Barton Drake and Inspector Danton investigate the murder of a female blackmailer. 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-...

Mystery is My Hobby: Short Distance to Murder 31.01.2025 28:27

Original Release Date: May 14, 2020 A powerful political figure and the frontrunner in the Gubernatorial race dies suddenly. It appears to be suicide, but is it really? 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… htt...

Mystery is My Hobby: Who Killed David Austin? 17.01.2025 29:04

Original Release Date: April 30, 2020 A wealthy elderly man is murdered and suspicion falls on the recently returned black sheep of the family. 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.greatdetectiv...

Mystery is My Hobby: Murder Bound 13.01.2025 30:39

Original Release Date: May 7, 2020 One of four people cooped up in a a cabin in Winter dies. One of them, a doctor, insists its suicide, but evidence points to 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...

Mystery is My Hobby: Murder in the Ring 10.01.2025 30:36

Original Release Date: April 23, 2020 A fighter is killed at a fight that Barton Drake and Inspector are attending, and 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.greatdetective...

Mystery is My Hobby: Dude Ranch 02.01.2025 27:53

Original Release Date: April 16, 2020 While staying at a dude ranch, Bart and Inspector Danton are hired to find a dangerous bank robber. 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: Snowbound 27.12.2024 35:42

Original Release Date: April 9, 2020 A woman in a rural area is murdered and all signs point to her abusive husband, but the local law calls in Barton Drake. 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://surve...

Mystery is My Hobby: Mister Michaels, Murder Suspect 20.12.2024 28:28

Original Release Date: March 26, 2020 A woman meets Barton Drake on a train and tells him that she fears her mystery writer husband is going to murder her. 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....

Mystery is My Hobby: January-June Marriage Spells Murder 13.12.2024 36:10

Original Release Date: March 19, 2020 A mining engineer is murdered. The prime suspect is his lawyer,who was having an affair with his young wife. 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.greatdetec...