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1001 Radio Crime SolversAuthor: Host Jon Hagadorn. All stories in public domain.
Welcome to 1001 Radio Crime Solvers - where you can enjoy the best radio detective stories from the golden age of radio. This was a time when TV was still in its infancy and radio was in its creative heyday- using top writers and top talent to capture huge audiences, and shows featuring hard boiled detectives like Sam Spade, Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe, and Johnny Dollar competed for prime time with mental sleuths like Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown, and Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. And here you'll find standouts -like Dragnet's Joe Friday, Vincent Price's 'The Saint', and Michael Waring's free-lance troubleshooting investigator 'The Falcon'- to name a few. We release new episodes every Sunday at 5pm ET. We're a proud part of 1001 Stories Network. www.1001storiespodcast.com. Language: en Genres: Arts, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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THE SATURDAY NIGHT MATTER and THE FALSE ALARM MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
Sunday, 29 March, 2026
Show Notes Summary — The Saturday Night Matter Series: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar Tone: Urban tension, nightlife danger, impulsive choices with costly consequences Summary: Johnny Dollar is called in when a seemingly routine Saturday night turns into a deadly mess involving an insured man, a barroom altercation, and a claim that doesn't line up with the facts. What begins as a simple inquiry into a late‑night incident quickly expands into a web of conflicting witness accounts, suspicious behavior, and a victim whose story shifts depending on who's asking. Dollar must navigate smoky bars, jittery patrons, and a trail of half‑truths to determine whether the claim is legitimate—or whether someone is using the chaos of a Saturday night to cover up something far more deliberate. The deeper he digs, the more he realizes that the real story didn't start at the bar…it started long before. Themes: • Alcohol, impulse, and the cost of bad decisions • How nightlife culture masks deeper motives • The thin line between accident and intent 📘 Show Notes Summary — The False Alarm Matter Series: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar Tone: Suspicion, misdirection, small‑town unease Summary: Johnny Dollar is sent to investigate what appears to be a harmless false alarm—an insurance claim triggered by a reported break‑in that supposedly never happened. But when Dollar arrives, he finds a community on edge, a claimant who seems a little too nervous, and a story that doesn't hold up under even the gentlest pressure. What begins as a minor case quickly escalates as Dollar uncovers signs that the "false alarm" may have been staged to hide a much larger problem. With motives ranging from financial desperation to personal vendettas, Dollar must sift through red herrings and evasive answers to uncover the truth behind the claim. Themes: • Deception hidden behind mundane events • Small‑town secrets and quiet desperation • The difference between a mistake and a cover‑up Bob Bailey stars as Johnny Dollar, the insurance investigator who never met a job he couldn't do, provided he could freewheel with his expense account. 'Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar' was one of the best on radio for 13 years.
