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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

by Stevie K.

Old time radio mystery programs brought back to life for today's fan of the great shows of yesteryear. Including the classics such as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and more.

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 2.9M to 9.2M

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: arts · performing

+4 more

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~Bi-weekly

450+ episodes since 2021

Platform Reach

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Total monthly reach

2.9M to 9.2M

Estimated from 38 chart positions in 38 markets.

By chart position

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GB · Performing Arts
#5
1M to 3M
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AU · Performing Arts
#12
300K to 1M
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US · Performing Arts
#16
300K to 1M
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CA · Performing Arts
#16
300K to 1M
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DE · Performing Arts
#72
30K to 100K

Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.0M to 6.4M
🎙 Biweekly cadence·492 episodes·Long inactive
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
2.9M to 9.2M
🇬🇧33%🇦🇺11%🇺🇸11%+35 more
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
873K to 2.7M

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Recent episodes

Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines

Feb 12, 2024

31m 42s

Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix

Jan 29, 2024

31m 24s

Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch

Jan 4, 2024

31m 10s

Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow

Dec 27, 2023

30m 26s

Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case

Dec 18, 2023

28m 38s

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Episodes

492

~1.2 per week

Avg length

31m 15s

26m 53s – 44m 52s

Range

Jun 2021 – Feb 2024

Total runtime

13h

Last episode

2 years ago

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Date	Episode	Description	Length
2/12/24	Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines	Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943, on Mutual, continuing in many different timeslots for well over a decade. Jock MacGregor was the producer-director of scripts by Alfred Bester, Milton J. Kramer, David Kogan and others. Background music was supplied by organists Hank Sylvern, Lew White and George Wright....	31m 42s
1/29/24	Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix	The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; the series was about an American agent whose code name was "Falcon". The success of the films led to a radio series that premiered on the American Blue Network in April 1943, and aired for the next ten years on various networks. It was here that h...	31m 24s
1/4/24	Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch	Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were c...	31m 10s
12/27/23	Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow	Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a more “soft-boiled” character than the parish priest. Mutual brought The Adventures of Father Brown to the air in 1945. Father Brown was the antithesis of the more celebrated soft-boiled detective, Sherlock Holmes. Where Holmes was a master of deduction, Father Brown relied on intui...	30m 26s
12/18/23	Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case	Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman. The organist for the show is really working those ivories, and fans of old time radio organ will especially enjoy this series. ...	28m 38s
12/11/23	Ep.484 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harold Trandem Matter	Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account, and signing it "End of report... Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar". The Ha...	31m 57s
12/7/23	Ep.483 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The Mike Burton Murder Case	Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his girl, Helen Asher. After each show, he would croon a number to his Park Avenue sweetheart. Mr. Powell, a former song and dance man, was perfect for the role. He added an extra dimension to the 40's hokey private eye drama. Diamond was a rough gumshoe that would often get knocke...	31m 25s
12/5/23	Ep.482 The Whistler: The Alibi	The Whistler You're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone (that we know of), but he certainly loved watching murders take place, narrating them for us, and chuckling at the suffering of others instead of doing anything to stop it. He kept walking the streets every week for thirteen long years, whistling his ominous thirteen notes and telling us anot...	31m 24s
11/28/23	Ep.481 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: The Telltale Pigeon Feathers	Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. As the world’s first and only “consulting detective,” he pursued criminals throughout Victorian and Edwardian London, the south of England, and continental Europe. From 1939 to 1946, Basil Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes with his friend Nigel Bruce o...	33m 47s
11/22/23	Ep.480 Pat Novak For Hire: Sam Tolliver	Pat Novak For Hire: Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes when taking on jobs for hire or occasionally as a favor to a friend. When he does, he goes to see "The Only Honest Guy I Know" an ex-Doctor and a boozer named Jocko Madigan (played by Tudor Owens). Novak's nemesis is Lieutenant Hellman of Homicide (pla...	32m 14s
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11/20/23	Ep.479 Nick Carter Master Detective: Murder In The Crypt	Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11, 1943, on Mutual, continuing in many different timeslots for well over a decade. Jock MacGregor was the producer-director of scripts by Alfred Bester, Milton J. Kramer, David Kogan and others. Background music was supplied by organists Hank Sylvern, Lew White and George Wright....	31m 22s
11/14/23	Ep.478 Boston Blackie: The Stolen Car Ring	In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed safe cracker and constantly good natured irritant to the cops! A real Hard Boiled Detective solves the mystery that the cops think he is guilty of, and manages to make the cops look foolish while he does it. So does Boston Blackie. The Stolen Car Ring: Mary's car is stolen. Originally aired April 23...	29m 14s
11/8/23	Ep.477 The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe: The Black Halo	Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road and those who travel it wind up in the gutter, the prison or the grave. Philip Marlowe was Los Angeles's toughest detective in the groundbreaking series by Raymond Chandler that helped establish the "hard-boiled" detective subgenre. The Black Halo: Marlowe is hired to find the missing Julia Perry. Murder and a suicide complicate the case and add a surprise ending. Originally aired: January 15th,1949. Support the show	31m 15s
11/6/23	Ep.476 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Sweet Swindle	The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; the series was about an American agent whose code name was "Falcon". The success of the films led to a radio series that premiered on the American Blue Network in April 1943, and aired for the next ten years on various networks. It was here that h...	31m 04s
10/31/23	Ep.475 The Jack Benny Program: Halloween Celebration	The Jack Benny Program: The Jack Benny Program was first broadcast on the Blue Network on 2nd May 1932. With his capable cast of supporting players Benny made his show into one of great radio comedy shows. What was so special about this golden-age classic is Benny's ability to come across as a likeable guy despite being vain, argumentative, and a skinflint. People related to Benny and his willingness to often give the best comedy lines in the show to his supporting cast made him popular with ...	30m 49s
10/30/23	Ep.474 The Whistler: Death Comes At Midnight	The Whistler You're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone (that we know of), but he certainly loved watching murders take place, narrating them for us, and chuckling at the suffering of others instead of doing anything to stop it. He kept walking the streets every week for thirteen long years, whistling his ominous thirteen notes and telling us anot...	30m 43s
10/25/23	Ep.473 The Adventures Of Sam Spade: The Shot In The Dark Caper	The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from the book and movie The Maltese Falcon. The show ran from 1946 to 1951. Duff was replaced by Steve Dunne in later episodes. The Shot in the Dark Caper: Sam is hired by a newspaper to solved a murder that was captured in a new...	30m 26s
10/23/23	Ep.472 The Adventures Of Father Brown: The Dagger With Wings	Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a more “soft-boiled” character than the parish priest. Mutual brought The Adventures of Father Brown to the air in 1945. Father Brown was the antithesis of the more celebrated soft-boiled detective, Sherlock Holmes. Where Holmes was a master of deduction, Father Brown relied on intui...	44m 52s
10/17/23	Ep.471 Philo Vance: The White Willow Murder Case	Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie plays Vance's constantly impressed public servant, District Attorney Markham. Joan Alexander is Ellen Deering, Vance's secretary and right-hand woman. The organist for the show is really working those ivories, and fans of old time radio organ will especially enjoy this series. ...	28m 50s
10/12/23	Ep.470 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Edward French Matter	Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account, and signing it "End of report... Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar". The E...	26m 53s
10/10/23	Ep.469 Boston Blackie: The Worthington Ghost	In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed safe cracker and constantly good natured irritant to the cops! A real Hard Boiled Detective solves the mystery that the cops think he is guilty of, and manages to make the cops look foolish while he does it. So does Boston Blackie. The Worthington Ghost: Blackie's friend Shorty, apparently just out ...	28m 22s
10/4/23	Ep.468 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Apple of Eve Caper	The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from the book and movie The Maltese Falcon. The show ran from 1946 to 1951. Duff was replaced by Steve Dunne in later episodes. The Apple of Eve Caper: Eve Adams has been killed, the prime suspect is "Dreama Love." Originally air...	28m 59s
10/2/23	Ep.467 Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator: Murder By Threes	Barrie Craig Confidential Investigator William Gargan, who also played the better known television (and radio) detective Martin Kane, was the voice of New York eye Barrie Craig while Ralph Bell portrayed his associate, Lt. Travis Rogers. Craig's office was on Madison Avenue and his adventures were fairly standard PI fare. He worked alone, solved cases efficiently, and feared no man. As the promos went, he was "your man when you can't go to the cops. Confidentiality a specialty." Murder By Th...	31m 21s
9/28/23	Ep.466 The Adventures of Sam Spade: The Civic Pride Caper	The Adventures of Sam Spade was a suspense/detective radio show starring Howard Duff in the colorful title role along with Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie. It was based on the private detective character created by Dashiell Hammett, well-known from the book and movie The Maltese Falcon. The show ran from 1946 to 1951. Duff was replaced by Steve Dunne in later episodes. The Civic Pride Caper: After an auditorium collapses, Garrett Welsh, the architect, hires Spade to fi...	31m 33s
9/26/23	Ep.465 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Quarrelsome Quartet	The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced for distribution by NBC Films; the series was about an American agent whose code name was "Falcon". The success of the films led to a radio series that premiered on the American Blue Network in April 1943, and aired for the next ten years on various networks. It was here that h...	31m 34s