{"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 Philanthropist\" (Old Time Radio, 2012)","slug":"box-13-the-philanthropist-old-time-radio-2012","published_at":"2026-09-01T14:04:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/box-13-the-philanthropist-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-philanthropist-old-time-radio-2012--74783134","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74783134/d72af53976a1f35b_mastered.mp3","summary":"Box 13 presents “The Philanthropist,” episode 24 of the series, originally broadcast January 30, 1949. The drama stars Alan Ladd as mystery writer Dan Holiday and was written by Russell Hughes. When a vagrant named Red asks Dan to help find his missing friend, Suki, the search takes him from a city park into the hobo jungles and an organization that promises work to homeless men. Going undercover, Dan discovers that its charitable appearance may conceal something far more dangerous. 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 27:19 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 Philanthropist,” episode 24 of the series, originally broadcast January 30, 1949. The drama stars Alan Ladd as mystery writer Dan Hol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1650,"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-philanthropist-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-philanthropist-old-time-radio-2012.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}