Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Forbes Matter, Part Five and the Widow is Willing (EP0985)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Forbes Matter, Part Five and the Widow is Willing (EP0985)

Author: Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host July 18, 2025 Duration: 30:41
Release Date: June 28, 2013

Johnny knows all except why Sheldon Forbes through his life away on a woman who didn’t want him.

Original Air Date: December 30, 1955

The first heir is dead as an insurance investigator cuts through lies to find the truth about the existence of alleged photos of a murder.

Original Air Date: 1958 or 59

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Join host Adam Graham as he picks up the thread from his first collection, diving back into the rich archive of classic mystery broadcasts. Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2 is a curated journey through seasons four to six of his long-running series, originally released from 2012 to 2015. This volume picks up right where the last one ended, immediately continuing with the adventures of Frank Race before moving on to other iconic sleuths from the golden age of audio. Across these episodes, you'll hear nearly a thousand individual stories, each one a preserved artifact of a time when drama unfolded solely through sound and imagination. The podcast is structured as a chronological walk, following these detective programs from their earliest available cases all the way to their final radio appearances. It’s a deep, systematic exploration for anyone fascinated by the history of entertainment, the art of storytelling, or simply the timeless appeal of a well-crafted whodunit. Graham serves as your knowledgeable guide through this vast collection, offering context and appreciation for these performances without getting in the way of the suspenseful tales themselves. Listening feels like uncovering a treasure trove, one crackling episode at a time, full of intrigue, atmosphere, and the distinctive charm of old-time radio craftsmanship.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas
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A Life in Your Hands: Gangster Murdered (EP0856) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Murder Clinic: The Holloway Flat Tragedy (EP0854s) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:18
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The Line Up: The Supermarket Murders (EP0854) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:16
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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Punctilious Firebug Matter (EP0853) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:07
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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Blood-Soaked Wagon (EP0852) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:27
Release Date: January 24, 2013Holmes and Watson pursue a murderer who has made off with a fortune in invalid currency.Original Air Date: May 2, 1949Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport t…
Let George Do It: The Mystic (EP0851) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:00
Release Date: January 21, 2013George is hired to expose a mystic “advising an elderly woman” as a fraud, but this isn’t any ordinary phony.Original Air Date: June 16, 1952Support the show monthly at https://patreon.great…
A Life in Your Hands: Judge Cook Murdered (EP0850) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:28
Release Date: January 22, 2013Jonathan Kegg acts as amicus curiae to solve the murder of an old friendOriginal Air Date: August 29, 1950Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a…
Frank Race: The Adventure of the Brooklyn Accent (EP0849) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:26
Release Date: January 21, 2013Frank Race tries to deliver an insurance payment to a man in Georgia but finds himself the target of a lynch mob.Original Air Date: September 3, 1949Support the show monthly at https://patre…