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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As a belated Valentine's Day treat, we've got four radio mysteries where our detectives are entangled in matrimonial mishaps. As Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone investigates a black widow in "The Book of Tobit" (originally aired on Mutual on March 26, 1945). Philip Marlowe trails a missing wife in "The Persian Slippers" (originally aired on CBS on October 3, 1948), and Sam Spade is accused of eloping in "The Love Letter Caper" (an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast from March 27, 1949). Finally, a wife wants Richard Diamond to protect her husband in "The Simpson Case" (originally aired on ABC on January 18, 1952).

Previous episodes

  • 801 - Episode 656 - Relationship Drama (Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, & Richard Diamond) 
    Sun, 15 Feb 2026
  • 800 - Episode 655 - Couples in the Cast (Richard Diamond, Suspense, The Line-Up, & Night Beat) 
    Sun, 08 Feb 2026
  • 799 - Episode 654 - Cold…Very Cold Cases (Let George Do It, Barrie Craig, & Johnny Dollar) 
    Sun, 01 Feb 2026
  • 798 - Episode 653 - Leading Men of Mystery: Glenn Ford (Christopher London & Studio One) 
    Wed, 28 Jan 2026
  • 797 - Episode 652 - Leading Men of Mystery: Dana Andrews (I Was a Communist for the FBI & Hollywood Sound Stage) 
    Sun, 25 Jan 2026
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