Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Mean Streets Podcasts

Presenting the best detectives from the Golden Age of Radio. Each week, we'll bring you an episode starring one of Old Time Radio's greatest detectives and the story behind the show. Join us for adventures of Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Johnny Dollar, and many more.

Categories: Arts

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We’re tipping our deerstalker cap to Basil Rathbone in celebration of his June 13th birthday. Of course, we’ll hear him as Sherlock Holmes in three old time radio adventures from Baker Street - “Murder in the Casbah” (originally aired on Mutual on December 3, 1945), “The Indiscretion of Mr. Edwards” (originally aired on Mutual on February 4, 1946), and “The Adventure of the Uneasy Easy Chair” (originally aired on Mutual on May 13, 1946). Plus, he plays John Adams in his pre-presidential days as a lawyer defending British soldiers involved in the infamous Boston Massacre. We’ll hear Rathbone in “John Yankee” from The Cavalcade of America (originally aired on NBC on August 29, 1950).

Previous episodes

  • 759 - Episode 629 - Pinch of Basil (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & Cavalcade of America) 
    Sun, 22 Jun 2025
  • 758 - Episode 628 - Detectives for Dad’s Day (Ellery Queen, Let George Do It, The Big Guy, & Philip Marlowe) 
    Sun, 15 Jun 2025
  • 757 - BONUS - Dollar Days: The Valentine Matter 
    Wed, 11 Jun 2025
  • 756 - Episode 627 - Mohr Bang for Your Buck (Philip Marlowe, The Whistler, & Suspense) 
    Sun, 08 Jun 2025
  • 755 - BONUS - Dollar Days: The Alvin Summers Matter 
    Wed, 04 Jun 2025
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