Old Time Radio Con Games Special (EP4388s)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2024
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Today's 1st Mystery:First up, there's no such thing as easy money. That's a lesson a rich young man learns as he's forced to lure his friends into the clutches of a big-time gambler to square his own debts. Can magician-turned-detective Mike Trent help? We find out in this episode of Easy Money, "The Gallopping Ivories"
Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 14, 1954
Originating in New York
Starring: Larry Haines as Mike Trent; Ralph Bell; Peter Fernandez; Maurice Tarplin
Today's 2nd Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of con-men who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people in the Big Betty.
Original Air Date: November 23, 1950
Originating in Los AngelesStarring: Jack Webb as Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero
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| 0:00.0 | The The Welcome to the great detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:33.6 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
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| 0:52.1 | using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:55.1 | Well, this is a special old-time radio cons episode and we have a guest |
| 1:02.3 | with us. |
| 1:03.6 | Jim Grinstead from Tennessee. |
| 1:06.6 | Jim, thanks for joining us today. |
| 1:08.8 | Oh, it's a pleasure to be here and I'm |
| 1:11.0 | looking forward to talking about these two radio shows. They're great. |
| 1:14.0 | Well, thanks so much. Jim spent 40 years as a journalist and is now the host of the Scams and Cons |
| 1:20.9 | Podcast. We met in January at Podfest and I saw a great opportunity for a crossover. |
| 1:27.0 | I'm not a specialist or an expert in most of the sort of crimes that are great detectives investigate. |
| 1:35.0 | But I've researched a bit and know how to track down information. |
| 1:39.0 | But getting perspective from someone who's got quite a bit of knowledge and scams would be really insightful. |
| 1:45.0 | Plus it's also a nice way to warm up for doing Racket Skod on our video theater podcast later on this month. |
| 1:53.0 | So we'll be bringing you two scam-related old-time radio detective programs |
| 1:58.0 | and we'll chat about them and also talk about the Scams and Con's Podcast. |
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