{"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 Great Torino\" (Old Time Radio, 2012)","slug":"box-13-the-great-torino-old-time-radio-2012","published_at":"2026-08-23T14:04:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/box-13-the-great-torino-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-great-torino-old-time-radio-2012--74582676","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74582676/30d68efdb02b1229_mastered.mp3","summary":"Box 13 presents “The Great Torino,” originally broadcast October 24, 1948. This is episode 10 of the Mutual Broadcasting System adventure series, starring Alan Ladd as writer and trouble-seeker Dan Holiday. A desperate message from Maria, a magician’s assistant afraid to involve the police, sends Dan to the Tivoli Theatre and a ticket waiting at the box office. Behind the scenes of The Great Torino’s illusion show, danger is waiting in the wings. Written by Russell Hughes. Box 13 presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:56 Original Broadcast 27:34 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 Great Torino,” originally broadcast October 24, 1948. This is episode 10 of the Mutual Broadcasting System adventure series, starring…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1664,"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-great-torino-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-great-torino-old-time-radio-2012.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}