Old Time Mystery Radio

About Old Time Mystery Radio

Old Time Mystery Radio | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, suspense, crime, and psychological drama from the golden age of radio. Enter stories of murder, deception, strange circumstances, hidden motives, dangerous secrets, and unexpected twists. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring memorable mysteries, atmospheric suspense, detective tales, and dramatic performances, Old Time Mystery Radio celebrates the storytelling that made classic radio unforgettable. Rediscover classic old time radio mystery, suspense, crime drama, detective stories, psychological thrillers, and vintage otr radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2025

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

280 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "Private Eye Test" (1950)

   Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “Private Eye Test,” originally broadcast March 19, 1950. Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking private investigator Richard Diamond in this NBC sustaining broadcast. Called to the Fifth Precinct for a state police commission requalification examination, Diamond joins a roomful of private eyes under Lieutenant Walter Levinson’s watchful eye. What begins as a routine licensing test soon puts Diamond’s professional instincts to work amid the precinct’s homicide-squad setting. Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:23 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Boston Blackie - "A Vase Leads to Murder" (1946)

   Boston Blackie, “A Vase Leads to Murder,” originally broadcast February 26, 1946, is episode 59 of the syndicated detective series starring Richard Kollmar as the resourceful Boston Blackie. Jan Miner co-stars as Mary Wesley, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday. At a public auction, Blackie buys a hand-painted vase that Mary admires, outbidding a suspicious man in a green hat. When the seemingly ordinary object begins attracting dangerous attention, Blackie and Inspector Farraday must discover why someone is so determined to possess it. Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 27:34 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   19 Oct 2026

   The Whistler - "Still Death" (1948)

   The Whistler presents “Still Death,” originally broadcast on September 22, 1948. This is episode 328 of the CBS Pacific Network suspense series, sponsored by Signal Oil, with William Conrad listed in the cast. A mysterious woman commissions a portrait from an artist, setting in motion a disturbing chain of events. As sudden incapacitation strikes both the woman and her husband, the connection between the painting and their fate becomes the heart of this eerie 30-minute mystery. Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:39 Original Broadcast 30:10 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-mystery-radio-old-time-radio--7217889/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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