Adam Graham

The Great Detectives Present the Man Called X (Old Time Radio)

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Beginning in World War II, the Man Called X (Herbert Marshall) fought for freedom, solving mysteries and battling Nazism, Post-War profiteering, and Communism. Suave, sophisticated and ready for action and mystery. Before there was James Bond, there was the Man Called X. Join him in every old time radio adventure as he fights evil and tries to avoid getting cheated by his erstwhile "friend" Pegon Zellschmidt.

Author

Adam Graham

Episodes

Man Called X: Into Berlin 27.12.2024 37:47

Original Release Date: April 8, 2020 The Man Called X heads to Berlin to ensure that a Nazi isn’t able to escape justice before the allies arrive. Original Air Date: March 3, 1945 Remember the name http://johnnydollarair.com when you plan your travel. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mai...

Man Called X: Stolen Diamonds 20.12.2024 35:46

A jeweler comes to Ken and reveals that he’s received two priceless industrial diamonds that are going to be sent to the Nazis if the Man Called X can’t stop him. Original Air Date: November 25, 1944 Remember the name http://johnnydollarair.com when you plan your travel. Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.gr...

Man Called X: My Sweet Misses Me 13.12.2024 33:44

Ken sees an old friend in a music shop, and then follows him home to find him murdered. This leads Ken to Bulgaria. Original Air Date: October 7, 1944 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...

Man Called X: The Quinine Contract Letter 06.12.2024 37:05

Original Release Date: March 11, 2020 The Man Called X has to go to India after he found out a man he was delivering a contract to had been murdered. Original Air Date: September 30, 1944 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...

Man Called X: Murder, Music, and a Blonde Madonna 29.11.2024 39:33

Original Release Date: March 3, 2020 An old friend is murdered in New York which leads Ken Thurston to Italy. Original Air Date: August 28, 1944 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 liste...

Man Called X: Operation Cabal 08.06.2022 35:57

Original Release Date: June 8, 2022 Ken goes to a country in the southern hemisphere to prevent a revolution. Original Air Date: May 27, 1952 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 s...

Man Called X: Ancient Byzantine Bible 01.06.2022 36:58

Original Release Date: June 1, 2022 In Athens, Pegon is given a counterfeit Byzantine Bible which holds the key to a missing $10 million fortune that could provide for Greek war orphans. Original Air Date: May 20, 1952 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...

Man Called X: Rescue From Czech Uranium Mine 25.05.2022 32:06

Original Release Date: May 25, 2022 Ken goes behind the Iron Curtain into Czechoslovakia to rescue a resistance leader working as slave labor in a uranium mine. Original Air Date: May 13, 1952 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...

Man Called X: The Desert of Death 18.05.2022 30:19

Original Release Date: May 18, 2022 Ken goes to Afghanistan to prevent the Soviets from acquiring the hydrogen bomb. Original Air Date: May 6, 1952 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 list...

Man Called X: Cholera Epidemic 11.05.2022 34:53

Original Release Date: May 11, 2022 After the murder of a man bringing medical supplies to those strung with cholera in Malaysia the Man Called X travels there to bring medicine and confront the guerillas responsible for the murder. Original Air Date: April 29, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetect...

Man Called X: The Maverick Steer 04.05.2022 31:41

Original Release Date: May 4, 2022 Ken travels to Wyoming to find out if a scientist who was rumored to have collaborated with the Nazis is behind an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle. Original Air Date: April 22, 1952 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 Gra...

Man Called X: Sicilian Farmland 27.04.2022 37:28

Original Release Date: April 27, 2022 The Man Called X tries to help a young man pull off an Easter miracle with the delivery of a new tractor. Original Air Date: April 15, 1952 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...

Man Called X: Tanganyika 20.04.2022 29:55

Original Release Date: April 20, 2022 Ken Thurston goes to Africa to investigate the source of an uprising and discovers that a supply of cobalt might be at stake. Original Air Date: March 18, 1952 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...

Man Called X: Plan to Kill the NATO Pact 13.04.2022 31:09

Original Release Date: April 13, 2022 The Man Called X goes to Lisbon to stop an ex-Nazi Scientist with biological weapons and a plan to kill the leaders of NATO. Original Air Date: March 11, 1952 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 8...

Man Called X: Alaska Weather Station 06.04.2022 30:38

Original Release Date: April 6, 2022 Ken suspects that a man murdered in Japan was a scientist whose last known location was Alaska and was developing a robotics technology. Original Air Date: March 4, 1952 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, Bois...

Man Called X: Orinoco Basin 30.03.2022 29:31

Original Release Date: March 30, 2022 The Man Called X travels to Venezuela to sabotage and fulfill the dream of a friend to establish a trade route to the. United States and provide jobs for the local economy. Original Air Date: February 26, 1952 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a don...

Man Called X: Ha' Penny Stamp 23.03.2022 29:42

Original Release Date: March 23, 2022 Ken goes to Egypt in hopes of obtaining a ha'penny stamp that contained a coded detailed report on Soviet activity on the back. Original Air Date: February 19, 1952 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, I...

Man Called X: Italy 16.03.2022 31:37

Original Release Date: March 16, 2022 Ken travels to Italy to investigate the murder of a U.S. aid official and get to the bottom of Soviet attempts to discredit the U.S. Aid efforts. Original Air Date: February 12, 1952 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 B...

Man Called X: The Clicking Buddha 09.03.2022 30:35

Original Release Date: March 9, 2022 A scientist wearing Ken's overcoat is murdered. Ken travels to Japan to recover the scientist's work into counteracting the effects of atomic radiation. Original Air Date: February 5, 1952 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,...

Man Called X: Dirty Racket 03.03.2022 29:57

Original Release Date: March 3, 2022 An old friend of Ken's contacts him to say he's been caught up in a dirty racket and is then murdered. Original Air Date: January 29, 1952 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 a...

Man Called X: Casblanca 23.02.2022 34:29

Original Release Date: February 23, 2022 Ken goes to Casablanca to investigate Soviet spying on U.S. construction. Original Air Date: January 22, 1952 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 l...

Man Called X: Icy Slopes of the Matterhorn 16.02.2022 35:35

Original Release Date: February 16, 2022 Ken goes to Europe find out who's undermining pro-Democracy radio broadcasts being sent behind the Iron Curtain. Original Air Date: January 15, 1952 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 Gi...

Man Called X: Flying Trip to Nowhere 09.02.2022 37:38

Original Release Date: February 9, 2022 The Man Called X goes undercover as a co-pilot on a flight with three scientists, one of whom has stolen a valuable element from the Los Alamos nuclear laboratories. Original it Date: January 8, 1952 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...

Man Called X: Petroleum Sabotage in Lima 02.02.2022 36:21

Original Release Date: February 2, 2022 Ken goes to Lima to find out whether the death of an American geologist is tied to the discovery of oil. Original Air Date: January 1, 1952 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 ca...

Man Called X: Invitation to Murder 26.01.2022 36:13

Original Release Date: January 26, 2022 The Man Called X goes to Chicago to investigate the disappearance of a bureau agent and a "rumor factory" manufacturing false information to undermine service member and civilian morale. Original Air Date: October 1, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives....