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Night Beat Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Night Beat: Wanna Buy a Story?

October 19, 2026 · 36 min

Original Release Date: June 5, 2017 A young woman offers to sell Randy a story about the murder of an infamous mobster and the identity of the killer. Original Air Date: September 18, 1950 Support the show monthly at…
Night Beat: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

October 12, 2026 · 34 min

Original Release Date: May 29, 2017 A man escapes from death row and captures Randy and the DA who prosecuted him and promises to kill them. Original Air Date: September 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://…
Night Beat: Old Home Week

October 5, 2026 · 34 min

Original Release Date: May 22, 2017 Randy takes a short vacation and finds himself mixed up with a wife, ex-wife, and two ex-girlfriends with plenty of malice. Original Air Date: September 4, 1950 Support the show monthly…
Night Beat: Doctor's Secret

September 28, 2026 · 33 min

Original Release Date: May 15, 2017 A doctor, the father of a man executed in the electric chair, keeps calling the warden asking to see the chair. Original Air Date: August 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at https…
Night Beat: Gunner's Last Fight

September 14, 2026 · 36 min

Original Release Date: May 8, 2017 A down-on-his-luck boxer refuses to take a bribe to take a fall and his wife is leaving him over it. Original Air Date: August 14, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.g…

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Night Beat: Old Blind Pop

September 7, 2026 · 34 min

Original Release Date: May 1, 2017 Randy finds out a blind street musician traded his violin into a pawn shop in exchange for a loaded gun. Original Air Date: August 7, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patre…
Night Beat: A City at Your Fingertips

August 31, 2026 · 35 min

Original Release Date: April 24, 2017 Randy randomly dials a phone number and reaches a woman in danger of being killed by her husband. Original Air Date: July 31, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.grea…
Night Beat: The Devil's Bible

August 24, 2026 · 47 min

Original Release Date: April 17, 2017 Randy discovers that a man who tried to take a $50,000 medieval satanic book from a bookstore was blamed for the murder of the last owner and his body positively identified. Original Air Date: July…
Night Beat: Molly Keller

August 17, 2026 · 33 min

Original Release Date: April 10, 2017 After her husband dies in prison for a robbery where the money was never recovered, a scrub woman rents a luxury hotel suite. Original Air Date: July 17, 1950 Support the show monthly…
Night Beat: Old King Death

August 10, 2026 · 36 min

Original Release Date: April 3, 2017 A down-on-his-luck actor who is mentally ill assaults a big theater producer. The producer is determined to get even and teach a lesson to his stuck-up wife in the process.Original Air Date: July 10…
Night Beat: Marty

August 3, 2026 · 34 min

Original Release Date: March 27, 2017 While looking for a story, Randy meets a six-year-old boy looking for his mother with a $100 bill in his hands. Original Air Date: July 3, 1950 Support the show monthly at https…
Night Beat: The Juvenile Gangster

July 26, 2026 · 34 min

Original Release Date: March 20, 2017 The thirteen-year-old robs a store. Randy discovers he’s the son of an escaped convict. Original Air Date: June 26, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support…

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About the show

Chicago Star Reporter Randy Stone walks the Night Beat, searching for stories for his column and finding heartache and mystery along the way in this classic and well-written 1950-52 mystery drama series. Adam Graham is your host and guide to every circulating episode of Night Beat.