logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2023
35m 33s

Dangerous Assignment: A Country's Democr...

Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcasts
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Yesterday
Broadway's My Beat: The Joe Blair Murder Case (EP4943)
Today's Mystery: Danny investigates when a hitchhiker is found murdered in a high-end hotel.Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 3, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Serge ... Show More
38m 42s
Mar 31
The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer (EP4942)
Today's Mystery:A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there's no evidence he was murdered.Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949Originating from New YorkStarring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Ha ... Show More
30m 46s
Mar 30
The Saint: Greed Causes Murder (EP4941)
Today's Mystery: The Saint becomes inovlved when everyone wants to buy an old junker of a car from an elderly man.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 14, 1949Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar,Lurene Tuttle, Dan O'Herlihy, Tony Barrett, Barney Ph ... Show More
33m 35s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2021
The Perfect Storm Battering Ron DeSantis in Florida w/ Nikki Fried & Ian Dunt
“We are in a crisis and this governor is raising money off of anti-Fauci merch and going to other states to do fundraisers,” Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried says of Ron DeSantis. Also in the episode, Ian Dunt—editor-at-large of Politics.co.uk, host of the Oh God, Wh ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 2025
Mystery is My Hobby: Arthur Gideon’s Memoirs
Original Release Date: August 13, 2020A man is murdered after writing a tell-all memoir that will ruin several people’s lives and inviting them all to his house for the weekend.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://s ... Show More
27m 2s
Jan 2025
365. Trump's Mafia World Order
How many ‘early warning signs of fascism’ are we seeing in the US? Has Trump delivered a fatal blow to America’s soft power around the world? Why does Alastair admire Prince Harry and his battle with the tabloids? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and mor ... Show More
53m 9s
Aug 2021
Mystery is My Hobby: Death Writes an Epitath
Orignal Release Date: August 12, 2021A mystery writer dies after calling to leave a message telling Barton Drake to look at his manuscript.Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMai ... Show More
32m 14s
Jul 2021
Mystery is My Hobby: Death Has a Hotfoot
Original Release Date: July 8, 2021Bart and Inspector Danton investigate the death of a member of an all-female diving troupe.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘Mail a donation to: Ada ... Show More
29m 42s
Sep 2024
Muscle Men: 7. French Fries or Bust
When bodybuilder William Dillon moved to LA, he dreamed of getting rich quick by selling the promise of big muscles in a bottle. But in the spring of 1987, that dream has come crashing down around him. With the authorities closing in on the steroid dealing ring, and fearing for h ... Show More
28m 36s
Aug 2025
76. The Hunt for Pablo Escobar: From Narco to Global Terrorist (Ep 3)
By the late 1980s, Pablo Escobar’s grip on the cocaine trade was unmatched. But a new threat loomed: extradition to the United States. To Escobar, it was a fate worse than death. His answer was brutal - declare open war on the Colombian state. In this episode, Gordon and David tr ... Show More
56m 47s
Sep 2020
Let George Do It 54-09-27 (420) The Ghost of Ireland Betty
Let George Do It is an American radio drama series produced from 1946 to 1954 by Owen and Pauline Vinson. Bob Bailey starred as private investigator George Valentine; Olan Soule voiced the role in 1954. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The few ea ... Show More
30m 16s
Sep 2025
Mystery is My Hobby: Fishing Trip Ends in Murder
Original Release Date: January 14, 2021While on a fishing trip, Barton Drake and Inspector Danton find themselves investigating the murder of an oil millionaire after hearing his wife’s lover talking about wanting to kill him.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.ne ... Show More
27m 57s
Mar 2024
Fatal Neutrality: Lumumba, the CIA, and the Cold War
In 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Patrice Lumumba was elected prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu president. Within a year, Lumumba was deposed and assassinated. This week on Deconstructed, executive editor of Foreign Affairs and author Stuart Reid joins Ryan Gr ... Show More
46m 10s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami