{"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 Professor and the Puzzle\" (Old Time Radio, 2012)","slug":"box-13-the-professor-and-the-puzzle-old-time-radio-2012","published_at":"2026-09-02T14:04:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/box-13-old-time-radio-7630035/box-13-the-professor-and-the-puzzle-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-professor-and-the-puzzle-old-time-radio-2012--74812834","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74812834/a86c9c88c07af6f7_mastered.mp3","summary":"Box 13 presents “The Professor and the Puzzle,” originally broadcast on Mutual on January 9, 1949. Commonly cataloged as episode 21, this 26-minute mystery stars Alan Ladd as novelist-adventurer Dan Holiday, with Sylvia Picker as Suzy. Dan responds to a plea from his friend Bob Lannan, a college professor whose engagement was shattered by the apparent suicide of his fiancée’s uncle. At Dell College, Holiday finds a troubled academic circle, unanswered questions surrounding the professor’s death, and a new murder that makes Bob the leading suspect. Written by Russell Hughes and directed by Richard Sanville. 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 01:00 Original Broadcast 27:27 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 Professor and the Puzzle,” originally broadcast on Mutual on January 9, 1949. Commonly cataloged as episode 21, this 26-minute myster…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1656,"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-professor-and-the-puzzle-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-professor-and-the-puzzle-old-time-radio-2012.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}