Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Classic radio detective episodes from the Golden Age of Radio AI summary

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Presenting the best detectives from the Golden Age of Radio. Each week, we'll bring you an episode starring one of Old Time Radio's greatest detectives and the story behind the show. Join us for adventures of Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, and many more.

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  1. 2026-11-11 · 2 hr 58 min · Season 14, episode 16

    In this triple feature bonus episode, we're celebrating "Noirvember" with three film noir classics recreated on The Lux Radio Theatre. Alan Ladd recreates his star-making turn as a cold-blooded killer in This Gun For…

  2. 2026-10-28 · 4 hr 49 min · Season 14, episode 15

    Grab your costume and a pillowcase! We're going trick or treating through the golden age of radio in the annual Down These Mean Streets Halloween Special! It's a full-sized candy bar's worth of fun and frights featuring…

  3. 2026-10-25 · 2 hr 6 min · Season 14, episode 14

    Halloween is only a few days away, and in honor of the spooky season we've got four radio detectives tangling with seemingly supernatural suspects. As Michael Shayne, Wally Maher goes ghost hunting in "The Ghost on…

  4. 2026-10-18 · 2 hr 8 min · Season 14, episode 12

    A miner's strike can yield silver, diamonds, or even gold…but those valuable finds can also lead to murder as our heroes discover this week. We'll hear a trio of radio detectives investigating cases that bring them to…

  5. 2026-10-11 · 2 hr 8 min · Season 14, episode 11

    With Halloween fast approaching, enjoy this encore episode featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson tackling seemingly supernatural foes in four old time radio adventures! We'll hear Tom Conway as Holmes and Nigel Bruce…

  6. 2026-10-04 · 1 hr 56 min · Season 14, episode 10

    Before they starred (or sometimes while they were starring) in their own radio detective shows, some actors made guest appearances on other mystery programs. Today we'll hear four of them in the supporting cast instead…

  7. 2026-09-27 · 1 hr 40 min · Season 14, episode 9

    On September 26, 1948, Gerald Mohr went on the air as Raymond Chandler's private eye in The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. His debut adventure was an adaptation of Chandler's short story "Red Wind." Coincidentally, "Red…

  8. 2026-09-21 · 2 hr 3 min · Season 14, episode 8

    With a slight delay, we wrap up our celebration of Batman Day with the concluding chapters of "The Secret of Meteor Island." This Superman radio adventure brought in Batman and Robin to help the Man of Steel hunt for a…

  9. 2026-09-16 · 1 hr 51 min · Season 14, episode 7

    Holy team-up! To celebrate Batman Day, here's a radio adventure that unites the Caped Crusader and Robin, the Boy Wonder, with Superman. We'll hear the heroes join forces in the first eight chapters of "The Secret of…

  10. 2026-09-13 · 2 hr 5 min · Season 14, episode 6

    As a new school year gets underway, we head to Yale for the exploits of star athlete and adventurer Frank Merriwell. The all-American hero first appeared in pulp novels and later came to radio and the big screen with…

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Publisher details

Owner
Jack Mooney
Oldest episode in feed
04/2013 · over 13 years
Typical length
1 hr 27 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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