{"podcast":{"title":"Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio","slug":"great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio-7398811","podcast_index_feed_id":7398811,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6672188/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio--6672188","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a327d15dc650062ab60e009d97edf951.jpg","author":"Adam Graham|Adventure Old Time Radio Podcaster","episode_count":127,"summary":"The Great Adventures of Old Time Radio invites you on a thrilling journey through the Golden Age of audio storytelling. Hosted by Adam Graham—creator of the award-nominated Great Detectives of Old Time Radio —this twice-weekly series brings you the most daring, pulse-pounding tales from the golden microphones of the 1930s to the 1960s. From rocket-fueled space operas to wartime espionage, jungle heroics to crime tales soaked in noir and intrigue, each episode delivers high-stakes excitement and vintage charm. Whether you’re a seasoned fan of old-time radio or discovering these timeless audio adventures for the first time, there’s something here to quicken your pulse and spark your imagination. ' We don’t just dip into shows—we go on the full journey. Just like on Great Detectives, we present complete runs of classic adventure series from their first surviving episode to final broadcast. We’re launching with the interplanetary escapades of Flash Gordon and the shadowy WWII missions of Cloak and Dagger , with upcoming features including Buck Rogers, Tarzan, David Harding, Counterspy, and many more legends of vintage radio. Perfect for fans of pulp fiction, classic spy stories, retro…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T14:20:39.403215+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio-7398811"},"episode":{"title":"Counterspy: The Sweepstakes Murder (A0124)","slug":"counterspy-the-sweepstakes-murder-a0124","published_at":"2026-09-19T06:05:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio-7398811/counterspy-the-sweepstakes-murder-a0124","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio-7398811","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/counterspy-the-sweepstakes-murder-a0124--75180089","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75180089/a0124.mp3","summary":"Today's Adventure:After newspaper reporter Tom Fisher and a small-time grifter are murdered while investigating a fraudulent Mexican sweepstakes racket, David Harding sends Harry Peters to Gulfport, Texas, to follow the trail. A distinctive gold poker chip points Peters toward the offshore gambling ship El Toro, where he discovers that the gambling operation may conceal something far more dangerous below decks.Original Radio Broadcast: October 4, 1949Originating from New YorkCast: Don McLaughlin as David Harding Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters Maurice Tarplin as one of the criminals (probable identification) Leonard L. Bass, director Jesse Crawford, music Philip H. Lord, producer To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Julie, Patreon supporter since September 2018. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetective s Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives","meta_description":"Today's Adventure:After newspaper reporter Tom Fisher and a small-time grifter are murdered while investigating a fraudulent Mexican sweepstakes racket, D…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1977,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio-7398811/episodes/counterspy-the-sweepstakes-murder-a0124/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-adventurers-of-old-time-radio-7398811/counterspy-the-sweepstakes-murder-a0124.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}