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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal (EP4982)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:A reporter believes that a police informer is hiding something and sets out to fo find the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast:August 16, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring: Bill Smith as Chester Potter, Joan Shea, Larry Haines, Bill Lipton, George Petrie, Joe DeSantis

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho.

0:35.0

This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:39.2

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of The Big Story. But first, I want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast,

0:45.2

please follow us using your favorite podcast software. And I do want to encourage you to

0:51.7

check out our other podcast. And and today I'm highlighting the Amazing World

0:56.6

of Radio at amazing.gretectives.net.

1:01.9

Tomorrow we begin our summer series, which will feature Colombo Killers in Old Time Radio.

1:10.6

It's a great summer coming up as we'll be playing

1:13.9

old-time radio programs featuring actors who would go on to play the murderer in an episode of

1:21.0

Colombo. We'll both play the old-time radio program and we'll talk about their career as well as their Colombo episode.

1:29.8

With stars such as Eddie Albert and Baxter, Ray Milan, Jackie Cooper, and so much more,

1:36.9

check it out at amazing.gratedetectives.net.

1:41.6

But now, from August 16th, 1950, here is cornered rats always squeal.

1:50.8

The Big Story

1:52.6

That's all I have, gentlemen, just these watches you see in the case and these rings.

2:05.3

And none of them suit you?

2:07.1

I think I want something better.

2:09.7

Maybe with little diamonds on it.

2:11.1

Let's see some of your more expensive stuff.

2:13.0

I got nothing in the store just now.

2:15.4

Well, don't you remember we were in last week?

2:17.3

You showed us some of those butes in a tray.

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