{"podcast":{"title":"Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives","slug":"old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972","podcast_index_feed_id":6988972,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6256784/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://theaterofthemind-otr.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ae982b58b486f317d778dbcd5eb41421.jpg","author":"Theater of the Mind - OTR (Jared Day)","episode_count":720,"summary":"Delivered daily. Old Time Radio crime and detectives - sleuths from the golden age of radio. This podcast features a variety of OTR crime, mystery and detective programs delivered every day. Just a few of the programs featured include Dragnet, Philip Marlowe, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Falcon, Box 13, Nick Carter, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Rocky Fortune, Pat Novak, Richard Diamond, Barrie Craig, Police Headquarters; and many more. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Music","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T12:21:18.840102+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972"},"episode":{"title":"The John Blackwell Case - Richard Diamond | 12/17/1949 (Ep034)","slug":"the-john-blackwell-case-richard-diamond-12-17-1949-ep034","published_at":"2026-07-13T15:55:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972/the-john-blackwell-case-richard-diamond-12-17-1949-ep034","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-john-blackwell-case-richard-diamond-12-17-1949-ep034--71424516","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71424516/richard_diamond_49_12_17_034_the_john_blackwell_case.mp3","summary":"Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private detective. Episodes often had Diamond taking on a case at the behest of his friend and former partner, Lt. Walter Levinson. The plot remained relatively unchanged throughout the series, with the hard-boiled Diamond enduring physical confrontations while tackling a challenging murder investigation, aided by the police department. Notably, despite the numerous gun battles, Diamond was never injured by gunfire. Most episodes end with Diamond at the piano, singing a popular song to his girlfriend, Helen Asher. This radio program was later adapted successfully to television. Hope you enjoy the episode of Richard Diamond! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | iHeart | Amazon | Spotify","meta_description":"Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1773,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972/episodes/the-john-blackwell-case-richard-diamond-12-17-1949-ep034/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-time-radio-crime-detectives-6988972/the-john-blackwell-case-richard-diamond-12-17-1949-ep034.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}