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Suspense | Old Time Radio

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Suspense | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, crime, psychological thrillers, and suspense from the golden age of radio. Enter gripping stories of murder, danger, deception, desperate choices, and unexpected twists performed by some of the era’s greatest stars. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Suspense became one of radio’s…

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Variations on a Theme [episode 636], Broadcast 2/7/1956
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May 25, 2026·30m
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Arctic Rescue [episode 635], Broadcast 1/31/1956
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May 18, 2026·29m
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The Cellar Door [episode 634], Broadcast 1/24/1956
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May 11, 2026·29m
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End of the String [episode 633], Broadcast 1/17/1956
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Apr 27, 2026·29m
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Two Platinum Capsules [episode 632], Broadcast 1/10/1956
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Apr 20, 2026·23m
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The Lovebirds [episode 330], Broadcast 3/3/1949
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Apr 13, 2026·29m
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The Storm [episode 502], Broadcast 3/2/1953
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Apr 6, 2026·29m
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The Screaming Woman [episode 587], Broadcast 3/1/1955
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Mar 30, 2026·24m
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The Barking Death [episode 541], Broadcast 3/1/1954
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Mar 26, 2026·29m
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Waiting [episode 586], Broadcast 2/22/1955
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Mar 23, 2026·23m
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The Man with the Steel Teeth [episode 585], Broadcast 2/17/1955
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Mar 2, 2026·24m
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Diagnosis of Death [episode 584], Broadcast 2/10/1955
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Feb 24, 2026·24m
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A Killing in Abilene [episode 583], Broadcast 2/3/1955
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Feb 16, 2026·24m
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The Operation [episode 582], Broadcast 1/27/1955
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Feb 9, 2026·23m
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Study of a Murderer [episode 581], Broadcast 1/20/1955
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Feb 2, 2026·24m
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Final Payment [episode 580], Broadcast 1/13/1955
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Jan 27, 2026·24m
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St James Infirmary Blues [episode 501], Broadcast 2/23/1953
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Jan 21, 2026·29m
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Murder by Jury [episode 540], Broadcast 2/22/1954
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Jan 20, 2026·29m
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The Outer Limit [episode 539], Broadcast 2/15/1954
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Jan 19, 2026·29m
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Death at Skirkerud Pond [episode 538], Broadcast 2/8/1954
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Jan 19, 2026·29m
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Never Follow a Banjo Act [episode 537], Broadcast 2/1/1954
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Jan 18, 2026·29m
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Want Ad [episode 536], Broadcast 1/25/1954
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Jan 17, 2026·29m
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The Face Is Familiar [episode 535], Broadcast 1/18/1954
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Jan 17, 2026·29m
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The One Man Crime Wave [episode 534], Broadcast 1/11/1954
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Jan 15, 2026·29m
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On a Country Road [episode 533], Broadcast 1/4/1954
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Jan 13, 2026·29m
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The Love and Death of Joaquin Murieta [episode 500], Broadcast 2/16/1953
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Jan 13, 2026·29m
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The Man Who Cried Wolf [episode 499], Broadcast 2/9/1953
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Jan 12, 2026·29m
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Plan X [episode 498], Broadcast 2/2/1953
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Jan 11, 2026·29m
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The Spencer Brothers [episode 497], Broadcast 1/26/1953
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Jan 10, 2026·29m
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Gold on the Adomar [episode 496], Broadcast 1/19/1953
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Jan 8, 2026·29m
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two [episode 495], Broadcast 1/12/1953
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Jan 7, 2026·29m
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part One [episode 494], Broadcast 1/5/1953
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Jan 4, 2026·29m
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A Killing in Las Vegas [episode 462], Broadcast 2/25/1952
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Jan 1, 2026·29m
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The Track of the Cat [episode 461], Broadcast 2/18/1952
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Dec 31, 2025·29m
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Odd Man Out [episode 460], Broadcast 2/11/1952
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Dec 31, 2025·29m
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The Treasure Chest of Don Jose [episode 459], Broadcast 2/4/1952
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Dec 28, 2025·29m
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Carnival [episode 458], Broadcast 1/28/1952
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Dec 27, 2025·29m
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The Perfectionist [episode 457], Broadcast 1/21/1952
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Dec 25, 2025·29m
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The Fall River Tragedy [episode 456], Broadcast 1/14/1952
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Dec 22, 2025·30m
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The Case Against Loo Doc [episode 455], Broadcast 1/7/1952
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Dec 15, 2025·29m
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Lady Killer [episode 374], Broadcast 3/2/1950
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Dec 15, 2025·31m
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The Gift of Jumbo Brannigan [episode 418], Broadcast 3/1/1951
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Dec 15, 2025·29m
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The House by the River [episode 286], Broadcast 2/28/1948
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Dec 15, 2025·59m
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Three Faces At Midnight [episode 234], Broadcast 2/27/1947
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Dec 13, 2025·30m
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Where There’s a Will [episode 329], Broadcast 2/24/1949
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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Slow Burn [episode 373], Broadcast 2/23/1950
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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Backseat Driver [episode 417], Broadcast 2/22/1951
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Dec 13, 2025·24m
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Beyond Reason [episode 285], Broadcast 2/21/1948
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Dec 13, 2025·59m
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Always Room at the Top [episode 233], Broadcast 2/20/1947
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Dec 13, 2025·30m
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Catch Me If You Can [episode 328], Broadcast 2/17/1949
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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Murder Strikes Three Times [episode 372], Broadcast 2/16/1950
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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The Death Parade [episode 416], Broadcast 2/15/1951
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Dec 13, 2025·28m
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The Lodger [episode 284], Broadcast 2/14/1948
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Dec 13, 2025·59m
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The Thirteenth Sound [episode 232], Broadcast 2/13/1947
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Dec 13, 2025·28m
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De Mortuis [episode 327], Broadcast 2/10/1949
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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The Butcher’s Wife [episode 371], Broadcast 2/9/1950
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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The Windy City Six [episode 415], Broadcast 2/8/1951
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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Donovan’s Brain [episode 283], Broadcast 2/7/1948
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Dec 13, 2025·59m
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End of the Road [episode 231], Broadcast 2/6/1947
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Dec 13, 2025·29m
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Backseat Driver [episode 326], Broadcast 2/3/1949
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Dec 13, 2025·29m