{"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 - \"The First Letter\" (Old Time Radio, 2012)","slug":"box-13-the-first-letter-old-time-radio-2012","published_at":"2026-08-22T14:04:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/box-13-the-first-letter-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-the-first-letter-old-time-radio-2012--74524345","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74524345/c0a0ed02bf00c679_mastered.mp3","summary":"Box 13 presents “The First Letter,” episode 1 of the series, originally broadcast August 22, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer Dan Holiday in the program that established the series’ “Adventure wanted” premise. After placing a classified ad seeking real-life adventures to inspire his fiction, Holiday receives a troubling letter from Carla Williams, who asks for help with what she hopes will be her final blackmail payment. Written by Russell Hughes, this opening mystery follows Holiday from the Star-Times office to a tense meeting at a French restaurant. 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 00:40 Original Broadcast 27:16 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 “The First Letter,” episode 1 of the series, originally broadcast August 22, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery writer Dan Holiday in the pr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1649,"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-the-first-letter-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-the-first-letter-old-time-radio-2012.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}