{"podcast":{"title":"Box 13 | Old Time Radio","slug":"box-13-old-time-radio-7630035","podcast_index_feed_id":7630035,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/7222653/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0495a7c22a52eac2d54e15691635a91b.jpg","author":"Brandon Lee Bates","episode_count":92,"summary":"Box 13 | Old Time Radio follows former newspaper reporter and mystery writer Dan Holiday as he searches for adventure—and finds danger, crime, and mystery instead. Through a newspaper ad inviting people to send unusual assignments to Box 13, Holiday is drawn into cases involving murder, deception, missing persons, criminals, 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. Starring Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday, Box 13 combines detective fiction, mystery, suspense, and classic radio adventure. Rediscover classic old time radio detective stories, mystery, crime drama, private-eye adventures, suspense, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T22:19:15.587536+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035"},"episode":{"title":"Box 13 - \"Delinquent's Dilemma\" (Old Time Radio, 2012)","slug":"box-13-delinquent-s-dilemma-old-time-radio-2012","published_at":"2026-09-07T14:04:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/box-13-delinquent-s-dilemma-old-time-radio-2012","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/box-13-delinquent-s-dilemma-old-time-radio-2012--74969627","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74969627/bfdc9371e8173a77_mastered.mp3","summary":"Box 13 presents “Delinquent’s Dilemma,” episode 26 of the series, originally broadcast February 13, 1949. This archival presentation carries supplied source metadata dated 2012. Mystery writer and former newspaperman Dan Holiday, played by Alan Ladd, receives a carefully written plea from a worried mother. Her teenage son is willing to take the blame for a robbery rather than betray the gang pressuring him, drawing Holiday into a tense case of loyalty, fear, and organized crime. Box 13 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 00:44 Original Broadcast 27:10 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio--7222653/support . Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio","meta_description":"Box 13 presents “Delinquent’s Dilemma,” episode 26 of the series, originally broadcast February 13, 1949. This archival presentation carries supplied sour…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/episodes/box-13-delinquent-s-dilemma-old-time-radio-2012/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/box-13-delinquent-s-dilemma-old-time-radio-2012.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}