{"podcast":{"title":"The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas","slug":"the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279","podcast_index_feed_id":162279,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4607052/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-ol","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/70809e24fe2019aecf85b00b4ec6c3cc.jpg","author":"Adam Graham","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet. Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week. Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net . We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, w…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:17:29.582006+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279"},"episode":{"title":"Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lake Mead Matter (EP4960)","slug":"yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-lake-mead-matter-ep4960","published_at":"2026-04-24T07:00:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-lake-mead-matter-ep4960","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-lake-mead-matter-ep4960--71508138","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/pdrl.fm/997ffb/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71508138/gd4960.mp3","summary":"Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Lake Mead to investigate the suspicious death of an insured individual. What appeared to be a tragic boating accident reveals itself to be a calculated murder involving a heavy tackle box and a hidden bullet hole.","meta_description":"Johnny Dollar investigates a suspicious death at Lake Mead. Is it a boating accident or a cold-blooded murder? Dive into this 1959 radio mystery.","key_points":["Main idea: An insurance investigator probes the death of Thomas Thomas near Las Vegas","Tension: The investigation hinges on whether a heavy tackle box was lost to wind or used as a weight for a corpse","Practical takeaway: Scrutinizing the physical evidence, like a rope found 50 feet down, can overturn an official ruling of accidental death","Failure mode: Overlooking the motive of a 'fishing pal' can lead to leaving a killer at large","Key discovery: A bullet hole found during a deep-water search confirms foul play"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Assignment","summary":"Johnny Dollar is tasked with investigating a potential murder case at Lake Mead."},{"start_ms":360000,"title":"The Investigation Begins","summary":"Johnny meets with insurance officials to gather details on the suspicious disappearance."},{"start_ms":650000,"title":"Suspects and Shadows","summary":"Johnny investigates the connection between the deceased and a suspicious fishing companion."},{"start_ms":790000,"title":"Searching the Depths","summary":"A search of the lake floor leads to the discovery of a heavy tackle box and a grim secret."},{"start_ms":1060000,"title":"The Smoking Gun","summary":"Forensic evidence reveals a bullet wound, transforming an accident into a homicide investigation."},{"start_ms":1340000,"title":"Case Closed","summary":"The perpetrator is identified, and Johnny Dollar settles his final expense account."}],"topics":["Old Time Radio","Noir Mystery","Insurance Investigation","Crime Drama","Lake Mead","Detective Fiction","Golden Age Radio"],"duration_seconds":1970,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279/episodes/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-lake-mead-matter-ep4960/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-lake-mead-matter-ep4960.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}