{"podcast":{"title":"The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)","slug":"the-great-detectives-present-yours-truly-johnny-dollar-old-time-radio-387629","podcast_index_feed_id":387629,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/47a49c/www.spreaker.com/show/4607326/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-great-dete","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f58f2293e8d951d42742e24a012d02e7.jpg","author":"Adam Graham","episode_count":708,"summary":"Listen to the adventures of that man with the action-packed account, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. From 1949-62, the freelance insurance investigator relayed his adventures to the golden age of radio listeners via his action-packed account. In one of the longest-running old-time radio mystery detective programs. Six actors played Johnny Dollar. Currently, we're posting episodes starring Bob Bailey, the best-loved of the Johnny Dollar actors every Tuesday and Friday. However, you'll find the adventures of both previous and later Johnny Dollar actors including Charles Russell, Academy Award Winning Actor Edmond O'Brien, John Lund, Bob Readick, and Emmy-Award nominated actor Mandel Kramer. We also offer the unaired auditions of Dick Powell (Richard Diamond) and Gerald Mohr (Philip Marlowe). We offer more than 500 golden age of radio audio drama podcasts for your listening pleasure. Host Adam Graham is your guide, providing commentary on each episode as well as a dash of humor and responding to listener comments and feedback. This feed is part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio and you can subscribe to the main podcast to enjoy four other detective programs each week.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:18:18.756223+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-present-yours-truly-johnny-dollar-old-time-radio-387629"},"episode":{"title":"Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Big H Matter (EP5005)","slug":"yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-big-h-matter-ep5005","published_at":"2026-06-26T07:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-present-yours-truly-johnny-dollar-old-time-radio-387629/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-big-h-matter-ep5005","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-present-yours-truly-johnny-dollar-old-time-radio-387629","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-big-h-matter-ep5005--72662749","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/47a49c/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72662749/gd5005.mp3","summary":"Today's Mystery: After receiving a cryptic phone call from an elderly fan who fears for her life, Johnny Dollar flies to the California coast to investigate. What begins as a seemingly confused plea for help soon leads him into a dangerous operation involving smugglers, heroin traffickers, and a determined old woman who knows far too much. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Also starring Peggy Weber, Virginia Gregg, Bartlett Robinson, Joseph Kearns, and Russell Thorson. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone. Announcer: Dan Cubberly. When making your travel plans, remember johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Rick, Patreon supporter since March 2020. Take the listener survey at survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook at facebook.com/radiodetectives Follow us on Twitter/X at twitter.com/radiodetectives Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/greatdetectives","meta_description":"Today's Mystery: After receiving a cryptic phone call from an elderly fan who fears for her life, Johnny Dollar flies to the California coast to investiga…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1482,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-great-detectives-present-yours-truly-johnny-dollar-old-time-radio-387629/episodes/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-big-h-matter-ep5005/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-present-yours-truly-johnny-dollar-old-time-radio-387629/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-big-h-matter-ep5005.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}