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March 26, 2025

THE BIG PLANT and THE BIG EVANS DRAGNET

Two great episodes as Sgt Friday BRINGS more suspects to justice

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March 23, 2025

THE BIG PHONE CALL and THE BIG PRODUCER DRAGNET

Two great episodes from radio's #1  cop show Dragnet

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March 19, 2025

THE LYDIA REYNOLDS CASE and DEATH IN HERALD SQUARE PAT NOVAK FOR HI…

Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes w...

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March 16, 2025

JOHN BROWN GAMBLING RING and MYSTERIOUS SET OF BOOKS PAT NOVAK FOR…

Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is always getting into scrapes w...

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March 9, 2025

CONTAGIOUS CONFESSION and THE NORTHS BUY A LETTER (NEW ADDITION!-DETE…

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Feb. 26, 2025

THE BIG 17 and THE BIG WAITER DRAGNET

They think they know it all at 17 but they don't know squat. Sgt. Friday reduces them to tears before sending them to old Sparky at Alcatraz for an hot seat experience and a trip to the next world.

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Feb. 23, 2025

THE BIG IN-LAWS and THE BIG CRAZY DRAGNET

A know-it-all mother-in-law torpedoes the hopes of a rising criminal star and saves her daughter from a life of crime

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Feb. 19, 2025

THE BIG LOVE and THE BIG SETUP DRAGNET

Two episodes of NBC's top cop show Dragnet

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Feb. 16, 2025

THE BIG FRIEND and THE BIG THREAT DRAGNET

Two hard-hitting episodes from Dragnet starring Jack Webb

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Feb. 12, 2025

THE BIG PARROT and THE BIG BETTY

Two episodes of Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

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Feb. 9, 2025

THE BIG CHURCH and THE BIG MOTHER DRAGNET

Two hard-hitting episoces as Sgt Joe Friday cracks down on a local church and arrests a goup of protesting mothers on Colorado Blvd

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Feb. 5, 2025

THE BIG YOUNGSTER and THE BIG CHANCE DRAGNET

Two great episodes of Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

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Feb. 2, 2025

THE BIG DARE and THE BIG ACTOR DRAGNET

Two hard-hitting episodes from Dragnet for your enjoyment

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Jan. 29, 2025

THE BIG FRAME and THE BIG BOMB DRAGNET

Two great episodes of Dragnet starring Jack Webb as LA Police Sgt. Joe Friday

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Jan. 26, 2025

THE BIG MINK and THE BIG GRAB DRAGNET

Sgt. Joe Friday opens a can of whoop--ss on LA's bad guys in two episodes of Dragnet

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Jan. 22, 2025

GEORGE LAMPSON and THE ONLY TO MAKE A FRIEND (IS TO DIE) PAT NOVAK …

Two great episodes of Pat Novak For Hire starring Jack  Webb

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Jan. 19, 2025

JOHN ST.JOHN and AGNES BOLTON PAT NOVAK FOR HIRE

Novak works a small repair shop near the waterfront and he knows alot of people. When there is a murder they come to him for information, and when they are the intended victim they come to him for help. Stars Jack Webb as Pat Novak in his pre-Dragnet...

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Jan. 15, 2025

THE MAN WHO CLAIMED TO BE DEAD and FLOWERS ON THE WATER NIGHT BEAT

Night Beat with Frank Lovejoy aired on CBS radio from 1950- 1952 and was a top-rated detective show. The setting was Chicago and Randy was a veteran newsman who couldn't avoid trouble to report on. Join us at to enjoy ALL our shows and episodes

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Jan. 12, 2025

NUMBER 13 and AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? NIGHT BEAT

Enjoy two episodes of Nightbeat with Frank Lovejoy as a hard nosed Chicago reporter

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Jan. 8, 2025

THE BIG CUP and THE BIG ROD DRAGNET

Two great episodes from the #1 cop show of the golden age of radio- Dragnet! To listen to more Dragnet check out 1001 Radio Days wherever you get your podcats or visit our new site at www.bestof1001stories.com.

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Jan. 5, 2025

THE BIG PIPE and THE BIG TV DRAGNET

Two great action-packed episodes from Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday

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Dec. 22, 2024

THE JIMMY DOM CASE and THE PAUL THOMAS CASE BROADWAY IS MY BEAT

Two great episodes from Broadway Is My Beat

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