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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — John Lund Era (1952–1954)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-john-lund-era-1952-1954--7215295</link><description><![CDATA[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was radio's premier detective series about "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator" — the man with the action-packed expense account — who traveled coast to coast untangling frauds, murders, and cons for whichever company was footing the bill. This collection captures the John Lund era, when Lund took over the role from November 1952 to September 1954, bringing his own leading-man polish to a part that had already made the character a household name. Each case unfolds as Johnny narrates it in flashback, itemizing every expense down to the dime as the story unspools — equal parts hardboiled mystery and sly comedy of the deductible. For anyone discovering old-time radio, it's a perfect entry point into a series that ran an astonishing twelve years and cycled through six different leading men without ever losing its wit.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7215295/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright 07 Audio Network</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/16e92e072166c866bae918069d90bfa2.jpg</url><title>Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — John Lund Era (1952–1954)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-john-lund-era-1952-1954--7215295</link></image><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:12:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>07 Audio Network</itunes:name><itunes:email>info@07audio.love</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/16e92e072166c866bae918069d90bfa2.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was radio's premier detective series about "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator" — the man with the action-packed expense account — who traveled coast to coast untangling frauds, murders, and cons for...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was radio's premier detective series about "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator" — the man with the action-packed expense account — who traveled coast to coast untangling frauds, murders, and cons for whichever company was footing the bill. This collection captures the John Lund era, when Lund took over the role from November 1952 to September 1954, bringing his own leading-man polish to a part that had already made the character a household name. Each case unfolds as Johnny narrates it in flashback, itemizing every expense down to the dime as the story unspools — equal parts hardboiled mystery and sly comedy of the deductible. For anyone discovering old-time radio, it's a perfect entry point into a series that ran an astonishing twelve years and cycled through six different leading men without ever losing its wit.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>205ad98a-1926-55d4-bb43-587111ace3b5</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>The Burning Buddha Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-burning-buddha-matter--74737010</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 29th, 1953. When a Beverly Hills film producer's son turns up dead in a fire meant to look accidental, Johnny Dollar flies west to find the flames were only cover for murder. The trail leads through a grieving young widow, a priceless antique Buddha smuggled home from Korea, and a family with more secrets than alibis. Itemized expense account in hand, Johnny works the case with his usual blend of charm and skepticism.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74737010</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74737010/ytjd_1953_09_29_182_the_amita_buddha_matter.mp3" length="7149392" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f97ed689-65c2-4cd4-8e6c-f4f9c51e5751/f97ed689-65c2-4cd4-8e6c-f4f9c51e5751.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f97ed689-65c2-4cd4-8e6c-f4f9c51e5751/f97ed689-65c2-4cd4-8e6c-f4f9c51e5751.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/f97ed689-65c2-4cd4-8e6c-f4f9c51e5751/f97ed689-65c2-4cd4-8e6c-f4f9c51e5751.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 29th, 1953. When a Beverly Hills film producer's son turns up dead in a fire meant to look accidental, Johnny Dollar flies west to find the flames were only cover for murder. The trail leads through a grieving young widow, a priceless...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 29th, 1953. When a Beverly Hills film producer's son turns up dead in a fire meant to look accidental, Johnny Dollar flies west to find the flames were only cover for murder. The trail leads through a grieving young widow, a priceless antique Buddha smuggled home from Korea, and a family with more secrets than alibis. Itemized expense account in hand, Johnny works the case with his usual blend of charm and skepticism.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1766</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,arson,beverly hills,detective fiction,insurance investigator,old time radio,radio drama,stolen antiques</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Amita Buddha Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-amita-buddha-matter--74737767</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 29th, 1953. When a Beverly Hills film executive turns up stabbed and beaten in his own bedroom, torched to hide the crime, Johnny Dollar flies in to investigate a death the police are quietly calling murder. The trail leads through a grieving widow, a wedding-gift antique Buddha smuggled back from Korea, and a Pasadena art collector who may know more than he's telling. It's a classic Johnny Dollar slow-burn: itemized expenses, a house reduced to ash, and a priceless relic that might just be worth killing for.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74737767</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:01:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74737767/ytjd_1953_09_29_182_the_amita_buddha_matter.mp3" length="7149392" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 29th, 1953. When a Beverly Hills film executive turns up stabbed and beaten in his own bedroom, torched to hide the crime, Johnny Dollar flies in to investigate a death the police are quietly calling murder. The trail leads through a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 29th, 1953. When a Beverly Hills film executive turns up stabbed and beaten in his own bedroom, torched to hide the crime, Johnny Dollar flies in to investigate a death the police are quietly calling murder. The trail leads through a grieving widow, a wedding-gift antique Buddha smuggled back from Korea, and a Pasadena art collector who may know more than he's telling. It's a classic Johnny Dollar slow-burn: itemized expenses, a house reduced to ash, and a priceless relic that might just be worth killing for.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1766</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s hollywood,arson murder mystery,detective noir,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,old time radio,stolen antique</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The William Post Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-william-post-matter--74719104</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 22nd, 1953. When wealthy Teresa Post turns up stabbed to death in her Manhattan apartment, her estranged husband becomes the prime suspect — a man with a motive, a mistress, and a suspiciously convenient alibi. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to sift through the private eye's evidence, the missing jewels, and a stolen cloth coat that just doesn't add up. Itemized expense sheet in hand, Johnny works the angles of a case where everyone seems a little too eager to point the finger.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74719104</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74719104/ytjd_1953_09_22_181_the_william_post_matter.mp3" length="7172062" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 22nd, 1953. When wealthy Teresa Post turns up stabbed to death in her Manhattan apartment, her estranged husband becomes the prime suspect — a man with a motive, a mistress, and a suspiciously convenient alibi. Johnny Dollar heads to New...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 22nd, 1953. When wealthy Teresa Post turns up stabbed to death in her Manhattan apartment, her estranged husband becomes the prime suspect — a man with a motive, a mistress, and a suspiciously convenient alibi. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to sift through the private eye's evidence, the missing jewels, and a stolen cloth coat that just doesn't add up. Itemized expense sheet in hand, Johnny works the angles of a case where everyone seems a little too eager to point the finger.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1771</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio,detective drama,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,murder mystery,new york city,noir mystery,old-time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The William Post Matter: A Coat, Not a Coin, Mink</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-william-post-matter-a-coat-not-a-coin-mink--74718847</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 22nd, 1953. When socialite Teresa Post is found stabbed in her Manhattan apartment, the missing item isn't her $15,000 in jewels or her furs — it's a plain cloth coat, an oddity that doesn't sit right with insurance man Johnny Dollar. As Johnny works the angles between a boozy private eye, a straying husband with a convenient alibi, and a lieutenant who's already made up his mind, he tallies every cab fare and hunch on his way to the truth. A sharp slice of 1953 New York noir, told expense line by expense line.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74718847</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74718847/ytjd_1953_09_22_181_the_william_post_matter.mp3" length="7172062" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/399d9609-ef1b-4e35-bb72-9709c6ddd9e3/399d9609-ef1b-4e35-bb72-9709c6ddd9e3.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/399d9609-ef1b-4e35-bb72-9709c6ddd9e3/399d9609-ef1b-4e35-bb72-9709c6ddd9e3.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/399d9609-ef1b-4e35-bb72-9709c6ddd9e3/399d9609-ef1b-4e35-bb72-9709c6ddd9e3.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 22nd, 1953. When socialite Teresa Post is found stabbed in her Manhattan apartment, the missing item isn't her $15,000 in jewels or her furs — it's a plain cloth coat, an oddity that doesn't sit right with insurance man Johnny Dollar. As...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 22nd, 1953. When socialite Teresa Post is found stabbed in her Manhattan apartment, the missing item isn't her $15,000 in jewels or her furs — it's a plain cloth coat, an oddity that doesn't sit right with insurance man Johnny Dollar. As Johnny works the angles between a boozy private eye, a straying husband with a convenient alibi, and a lieutenant who's already made up his mind, he tallies every cab fare and hunch on his way to the truth. A sharp slice of 1953 New York noir, told expense line by expense line.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1771</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s new york,detective noir,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,murder mystery,old-time radio,radio drama,whodunit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lester Matson Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lester-matson-matter--74698178</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 8th, 1953. A quarter-million-dollar plastics factory goes up in flames soaked in high-octane fuel, and Johnny Dollar heads to New Jersey to sniff out arson for Columbia All-Risk Insurance. Between a suspiciously nervous factory owner, his charming daughter, and a stack of red flags that don't add up, Johnny's itemized expense account tells the story one line at a time. A classic John Lund-era mystery of money, motive, and a fire nobody can quite explain.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74698178</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:01:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74698178/ytjd_1953_09_08_179_the_lester_matson_matter_afrts.mp3" length="7292546" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85192c18-6c71-4380-96b6-8bc029864087/85192c18-6c71-4380-96b6-8bc029864087.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85192c18-6c71-4380-96b6-8bc029864087/85192c18-6c71-4380-96b6-8bc029864087.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/85192c18-6c71-4380-96b6-8bc029864087/85192c18-6c71-4380-96b6-8bc029864087.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 8th, 1953. A quarter-million-dollar plastics factory goes up in flames soaked in high-octane fuel, and Johnny Dollar heads to New Jersey to sniff out arson for Columbia All-Risk Insurance. Between a suspiciously nervous factory owner, his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 8th, 1953. A quarter-million-dollar plastics factory goes up in flames soaked in high-octane fuel, and Johnny Dollar heads to New Jersey to sniff out arson for Columbia All-Risk Insurance. Between a suspiciously nervous factory owner, his charming daughter, and a stack of red flags that don't add up, Johnny's itemized expense account tells the story one line at a time. A classic John Lund-era mystery of money, motive, and a fire nobody can quite explain.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1801</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,arson mystery,detective fiction,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,old time radio,radio noir,whodunit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Plastics Factory Fire</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-plastics-factory-fire--74698186</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 8th, 1953. When a New Jersey plastics factory goes up in flames under suspicious circumstances, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to sniff out arson before the $700,000 claim gets paid. Between a nervous factory owner, his charming daughter, and a cooperative police lieutenant, Johnny has to figure out who had a motive to burn down a fortune. Itemized expense account in hand, he digs through alibis and dinner parties to find the truth behind the high-octane blaze.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74698186</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74698186/ytjd_1953_09_08_179_the_lester_matson_matter_afrts.mp3" length="7292546" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 8th, 1953. When a New Jersey plastics factory goes up in flames under suspicious circumstances, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to sniff out arson before the $700,000 claim gets paid. Between a nervous factory owner, his...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 8th, 1953. When a New Jersey plastics factory goes up in flames under suspicious circumstances, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to sniff out arson before the $700,000 claim gets paid. Between a nervous factory owner, his charming daughter, and a cooperative police lieutenant, Johnny has to figure out who had a motive to burn down a fortune. Itemized expense account in hand, he digs through alibis and dinner parties to find the truth behind the high-octane blaze.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1801</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio noir,arson mystery,detective drama,factory fire,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,old-time radio,radio suspense</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Stanley Price Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stanley-price-matter--74681799</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 1st, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to untangle a fortune in stolen gems found stuffed in a murdered man's water pipes — and a widow with a very convenient claim of ownership. Between grilling a cagey homicide captain and shaking down a broke, gum-chewing painter friend for a lead on a vanished bookie, Johnny has to find Stanley Price before Price finds a way to disappear for good.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74681799</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:01:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74681799/ytjd_1953_09_01_178_the_stanley_price_matter.mp3" length="7175314" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 1st, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to untangle a fortune in stolen gems found stuffed in a murdered man's water pipes — and a widow with a very convenient claim of ownership. Between grilling a cagey homicide captain and shaking...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 1st, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to untangle a fortune in stolen gems found stuffed in a murdered man's water pipes — and a widow with a very convenient claim of ownership. Between grilling a cagey homicide captain and shaking down a broke, gum-chewing painter friend for a lead on a vanished bookie, Johnny has to find Stanley Price before Price finds a way to disappear for good.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1772</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s new york,detective fiction,film noir,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,murder mystery,old-time radio,stolen jewels</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Stanley Price Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-stanley-price-matter--74681789</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 1st, 1953. A murderous double-cross over $100,000 in stolen gems sends Johnny Dollar to New York, where a jewel thief's dying phone call to police leaves more questions than answers. Between grilling a robbery detective and bribing an eccentric artist pal for a lead on a shifty small-time bookie, Johnny itemizes every expense while chasing a suspect who's vanished into thin air. Classic John Lund-era wit meets hard-edged homicide in this itemized New York caper.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74681789</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:01:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74681789/ytjd_1953_09_01_178_the_stanley_price_matter.mp3" length="7175314" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20f9a642-526a-42b5-95b2-d18716ec1d0a/20f9a642-526a-42b5-95b2-d18716ec1d0a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20f9a642-526a-42b5-95b2-d18716ec1d0a/20f9a642-526a-42b5-95b2-d18716ec1d0a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/20f9a642-526a-42b5-95b2-d18716ec1d0a/20f9a642-526a-42b5-95b2-d18716ec1d0a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Sep 1st, 1953. A murderous double-cross over $100,000 in stolen gems sends Johnny Dollar to New York, where a jewel thief's dying phone call to police leaves more questions than answers. Between grilling a robbery detective and bribing an...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Sep 1st, 1953. A murderous double-cross over $100,000 in stolen gems sends Johnny Dollar to New York, where a jewel thief's dying phone call to police leaves more questions than answers. Between grilling a robbery detective and bribing an eccentric artist pal for a lead on a shifty small-time bookie, Johnny itemizes every expense while chasing a suspect who's vanished into thin air. Classic John Lund-era wit meets hard-edged homicide in this itemized New York caper.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1772</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s new york,detective noir,insurance investigator,jewel heist,johnny dollar,murder mystery,old-time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Nelson Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nelson-matter--74639101</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 25th, 1953. A small-time hood named Carl 'the Frog' Nelson turns up shot to death with a $10,000 insurance policy and a beneficiary who's suddenly vanished. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to track down the missing Mod Gilkerson, tapping his skid-row informant Wilbur Toreo for a lead, all while a homicide lieutenant eyes a possible mob connection. A classic itemized case of graft, gin joints, and one very reluctant witness.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74639101</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:01:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74639101/ytjd_1953_08_25_177_the_nelson_matter.mp3" length="7197956" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Aug 25th, 1953. A small-time hood named Carl 'the Frog' Nelson turns up shot to death with a $10,000 insurance policy and a beneficiary who's suddenly vanished. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to track down the missing Mod Gilkerson, tapping...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 25th, 1953. A small-time hood named Carl 'the Frog' Nelson turns up shot to death with a $10,000 insurance policy and a beneficiary who's suddenly vanished. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to track down the missing Mod Gilkerson, tapping his skid-row informant Wilbur Toreo for a lead, all while a homicide lieutenant eyes a possible mob connection. A classic itemized case of graft, gin joints, and one very reluctant witness.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1778</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s new york,detective fiction,film noir,insurance investigator,murder mystery,old-time radio,radio drama,skid row</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Nelson Matter: A Frog, a Fortune, and a Skid Row Sage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nelson-matter-a-frog-a-fortune-and-a-skid-row-sage--74638622</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 25th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to look into the murder of small-time hood Carl "Frog" Nelson, whose $10,000 insurance policy names a mysterious woman named Mod Gilkerson as beneficiary. With a police lieutenant pointing toward a connection to big-time racketeer Eli Harche, Johnny turns to his favorite skid-row informant, the flowery-tongued panhandler Wilbur Truett, to track the beneficiary down. Equal parts hardboiled mystery and wry comedy, this John Lund-era entry itemizes every cab fare and quart of muscatel along the way.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74638622</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:01:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74638622/ytjd_1953_08_25_177_the_nelson_matter.mp3" length="7197956" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4f2bf89b-1fc1-4f05-bf4f-29dacfc514f2/4f2bf89b-1fc1-4f05-bf4f-29dacfc514f2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4f2bf89b-1fc1-4f05-bf4f-29dacfc514f2/4f2bf89b-1fc1-4f05-bf4f-29dacfc514f2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4f2bf89b-1fc1-4f05-bf4f-29dacfc514f2/4f2bf89b-1fc1-4f05-bf4f-29dacfc514f2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Aug 25th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to look into the murder of small-time hood Carl "Frog" Nelson, whose $10,000 insurance policy names a mysterious woman named Mod Gilkerson as beneficiary. With a police lieutenant pointing toward...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 25th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to look into the murder of small-time hood Carl "Frog" Nelson, whose $10,000 insurance policy names a mysterious woman named Mod Gilkerson as beneficiary. With a police lieutenant pointing toward a connection to big-time racketeer Eli Harche, Johnny turns to his favorite skid-row informant, the flowery-tongued panhandler Wilbur Truett, to track the beneficiary down. Equal parts hardboiled mystery and wry comedy, this John Lund-era entry itemizes every cab fare and quart of muscatel along the way.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1778</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,detective fiction,film noir,insurance investigator,murder mystery,new york city,old time radio,skid row informant</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Isabelle James Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-isabelle-james-matter--74576397</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 18th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Tulsa to investigate a $10,000 death claim, only to find the local police already stumped by a string of unsolved murders with the same signature. His trail leads to a sun-baked Oklahoma farm and a suspicious, homemade-whiskey-pouring uncle who stands to collect the payout. It's classic Johnny Dollar: methodical insurance sleuthing tangled up with a small-town serial killer scare.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74576397</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74576397/ytjd_1953_08_18_176_the_isabel_james_matter_the_kimball_matter.mp3" length="7205287" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14afab8a-3d25-4a29-8b87-2c27827ca5b7/14afab8a-3d25-4a29-8b87-2c27827ca5b7.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14afab8a-3d25-4a29-8b87-2c27827ca5b7/14afab8a-3d25-4a29-8b87-2c27827ca5b7.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14afab8a-3d25-4a29-8b87-2c27827ca5b7/14afab8a-3d25-4a29-8b87-2c27827ca5b7.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Aug 18th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Tulsa to investigate a $10,000 death claim, only to find the local police already stumped by a string of unsolved murders with the same signature. His trail leads to a sun-baked Oklahoma farm and a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 18th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Tulsa to investigate a $10,000 death claim, only to find the local police already stumped by a string of unsolved murders with the same signature. His trail leads to a sun-baked Oklahoma farm and a suspicious, homemade-whiskey-pouring uncle who stands to collect the payout. It's classic Johnny Dollar: methodical insurance sleuthing tangled up with a small-town serial killer scare.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1780</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,detective drama,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,oklahoma,old time radio,serial killer mystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Black Doll Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-black-doll-matter--74514163</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jul 21st, 1953. A nightclub singer is shot dead in her Hollywood apartment with nothing stolen — just a coat left on a chair and a cold trail. Johnny Dollar teams up with LAPD's Lieutenant Britigan to trace her secretive love life to a jet aircraft plant, where a test pilot's alibi may not be as clean as it looks. Itemized expense accounts, sharp banter, and a slow-burn murder investigation make this a classic entry from Johnny's Hollywood casebook.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74514163</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:01:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74514163/ytjd_1953_07_21_172_the_black_doll_matter_afrts.mp3" length="6713660" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8379597f-9d3d-4c60-b16d-e755ed3833f8/8379597f-9d3d-4c60-b16d-e755ed3833f8.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8379597f-9d3d-4c60-b16d-e755ed3833f8/8379597f-9d3d-4c60-b16d-e755ed3833f8.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8379597f-9d3d-4c60-b16d-e755ed3833f8/8379597f-9d3d-4c60-b16d-e755ed3833f8.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jul 21st, 1953. A nightclub singer is shot dead in her Hollywood apartment with nothing stolen — just a coat left on a chair and a cold trail. Johnny Dollar teams up with LAPD's Lieutenant Britigan to trace her secretive love life to a jet...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jul 21st, 1953. A nightclub singer is shot dead in her Hollywood apartment with nothing stolen — just a coat left on a chair and a cold trail. Johnny Dollar teams up with LAPD's Lieutenant Britigan to trace her secretive love life to a jet aircraft plant, where a test pilot's alibi may not be as clean as it looks. Itemized expense accounts, sharp banter, and a slow-burn murder investigation make this a classic entry from Johnny's Hollywood casebook.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1657</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,aviation,detective drama,hollywood mystery,insurance investigator,murder investigation,old time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Nancy Shaw Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nancy-shaw-matter--74450518</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 11th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Malibu to investigate a string of high-society jewel heists after movie star Nancy Shaw loses $100,000 in gems while her maid was conveniently off for the night. Between sparring with the glamorous starlet and comparing notes with a Santa Monica police sergeant, Johnny suspects the thief has inside knowledge of these wealthy households. It's a breezy blend of Hollywood glitz and insurance-fraud sleuthing, with John Lund's Johnny Dollar at his most charmingly unflappable.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74450518</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74450518/ytjd_1953_08_11_175_the_nancy_shaw_matter.mp3" length="7210156" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/921a9b4f-caa5-4710-8d89-b1b520a27820/921a9b4f-caa5-4710-8d89-b1b520a27820.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/921a9b4f-caa5-4710-8d89-b1b520a27820/921a9b4f-caa5-4710-8d89-b1b520a27820.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/921a9b4f-caa5-4710-8d89-b1b520a27820/921a9b4f-caa5-4710-8d89-b1b520a27820.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Aug 11th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Malibu to investigate a string of high-society jewel heists after movie star Nancy Shaw loses $100,000 in gems while her maid was conveniently off for the night. Between sparring with the glamorous starlet...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 11th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Malibu to investigate a string of high-society jewel heists after movie star Nancy Shaw loses $100,000 in gems while her maid was conveniently off for the night. Between sparring with the glamorous starlet and comparing notes with a Santa Monica police sergeant, Johnny suspects the thief has inside knowledge of these wealthy households. It's a breezy blend of Hollywood glitz and insurance-fraud sleuthing, with John Lund's Johnny Dollar at his most charmingly unflappable.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1781</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio noir,detective drama,hollywood mystery,insurance investigator,jewel heist,johnny dollar,malibu,old time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Voodoo Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-voodoo-matter--74450517</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 4th, 1953. John Lund's Johnny Dollar jets to Haiti to investigate a wealthy insurance client plagued by burned cane fields, sickened cattle, and now sudden death, only to watch his client die in a hotel room minutes after describing a rival planter's suspiciously well-timed buyout offers. With a towering servant named Bimba as his reluctant guide, Johnny must decide whether the answer lies in voodoo curses or old-fashioned greed. A classic fish-out-of-water mystery steeped in Caribbean atmosphere and Johnny's trademark itemized wit.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74450517</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:01:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74450517/ytjd_1953_08_04_174_the_voodoo_matter.mp3" length="7161572" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/839dede4-b65e-4b98-a9b0-180714f98e82/839dede4-b65e-4b98-a9b0-180714f98e82.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/839dede4-b65e-4b98-a9b0-180714f98e82/839dede4-b65e-4b98-a9b0-180714f98e82.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/839dede4-b65e-4b98-a9b0-180714f98e82/839dede4-b65e-4b98-a9b0-180714f98e82.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Aug 4th, 1953. John Lund's Johnny Dollar jets to Haiti to investigate a wealthy insurance client plagued by burned cane fields, sickened cattle, and now sudden death, only to watch his client die in a hotel room minutes after describing a rival...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Aug 4th, 1953. John Lund's Johnny Dollar jets to Haiti to investigate a wealthy insurance client plagued by burned cane fields, sickened cattle, and now sudden death, only to watch his client die in a hotel room minutes after describing a rival planter's suspiciously well-timed buyout offers. With a towering servant named Bimba as his reluctant guide, Johnny must decide whether the answer lies in voodoo curses or old-fashioned greed. A classic fish-out-of-water mystery steeped in Caribbean atmosphere and Johnny's trademark itemized wit.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1769</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>caribbean noir,detective drama,haiti setting,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,old-time radio,voodoo mystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>A Fatal Walk on the Cliffs</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fatal-walk-on-the-cliffs--74450515</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jul 28th, 1953. When a wealthy textile magnate plunges to his death from a 110-foot seaside cliff on a foggy night, Johnny Dollar is sent to determine whether it was a tragic accident, a hidden suicide, or something far more calculated. With a grieving widow, a half-million-dollar policy, and a loyal butler all under his eye at the isolated island estate, Johnny itemizes every mile and every doubt as he closes in on the truth. A classic slice of coast-to-coast insurance intrigue from the John Lund years of radio's favorite freelance investigator.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74450515</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:01:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74450515/ytjd_1953_07_28_173_the_james_forbes_matter.mp3" length="7200848" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/57086ac9-7f68-49b6-b609-774d23649736/57086ac9-7f68-49b6-b609-774d23649736.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/57086ac9-7f68-49b6-b609-774d23649736/57086ac9-7f68-49b6-b609-774d23649736.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/57086ac9-7f68-49b6-b609-774d23649736/57086ac9-7f68-49b6-b609-774d23649736.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jul 28th, 1953. When a wealthy textile magnate plunges to his death from a 110-foot seaside cliff on a foggy night, Johnny Dollar is sent to determine whether it was a tragic accident, a hidden suicide, or something far more calculated. With a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jul 28th, 1953. When a wealthy textile magnate plunges to his death from a 110-foot seaside cliff on a foggy night, Johnny Dollar is sent to determine whether it was a tragic accident, a hidden suicide, or something far more calculated. With a grieving widow, a half-million-dollar policy, and a loyal butler all under his eye at the isolated island estate, Johnny itemizes every mile and every doubt as he closes in on the truth. A classic slice of coast-to-coast insurance intrigue from the John Lund years of radio's favorite freelance investigator.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1778</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,accidental death,cliffside mansion,detective drama,insurance investigator,john lund,noir radio drama,old time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Costain Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-costain-matter--74297929</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 2nd, 1953. A wave of high-end shoplifting has hit Toledo's finest boutiques, and federal insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to sort it out. What starts as a routine theft case turns into an oddly intimate character study when police realize every stolen item — dresses, coats, even eyeshadow — is being chosen with an eerie eye for one very specific woman's coloring. Johnny teams up with local detectives to profile a thief who steals with the precision of a personal shopper, in a case that's as much about deduction as it is about deductibles.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74297929</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:01:38 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74297929/ytjd_1953_06_02_165_the_costain_matter_afrts.mp3" length="6697622" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/467183b0-31ce-4ee6-96fa-79de18fceac6/467183b0-31ce-4ee6-96fa-79de18fceac6.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/467183b0-31ce-4ee6-96fa-79de18fceac6/467183b0-31ce-4ee6-96fa-79de18fceac6.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/467183b0-31ce-4ee6-96fa-79de18fceac6/467183b0-31ce-4ee6-96fa-79de18fceac6.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jun 2nd, 1953. A wave of high-end shoplifting has hit Toledo's finest boutiques, and federal insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to sort it out. What starts as a routine theft case turns into an oddly intimate character study when...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 2nd, 1953. A wave of high-end shoplifting has hit Toledo's finest boutiques, and federal insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called in to sort it out. What starts as a routine theft case turns into an oddly intimate character study when police realize every stolen item — dresses, coats, even eyeshadow — is being chosen with an eerie eye for one very specific woman's coloring. Johnny teams up with local detectives to profile a thief who steals with the precision of a personal shopper, in a case that's as much about deduction as it is about deductibles.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1653</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,detective fiction,film noir,insurance investigator,old-time radio,shoplifting mystery,toledo,whodunit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Case of the Vanishing Broker</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-case-of-the-vanishing-broker--74241157</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: May 26th, 1953. When bonding broker Q. Bridge Bain vanishes without a trace, freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar races a police court order to get his hands on the missing man's books before a $25,000 bond claim goes bad. Teaming up with a sharp local detective and grilling a nervous, sedated wife, Johnny starts piecing together a disappearance that smells more like fraud than misfortune. Classic John Lund-era Johnny Dollar: itemized expenses, clipped dialogue, and a mystery that unspools one dime at a time.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74241157</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:01:37 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74241157/ytjd_1953_05_26_164_the_brisbane_fraud_matter_afrts.mp3" length="6568132" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8bc74b60-9b1c-4c7f-a5ec-b1b53596e41a/8bc74b60-9b1c-4c7f-a5ec-b1b53596e41a.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8bc74b60-9b1c-4c7f-a5ec-b1b53596e41a/8bc74b60-9b1c-4c7f-a5ec-b1b53596e41a.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/8bc74b60-9b1c-4c7f-a5ec-b1b53596e41a/8bc74b60-9b1c-4c7f-a5ec-b1b53596e41a.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: May 26th, 1953. When bonding broker Q. Bridge Bain vanishes without a trace, freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar races a police court order to get his hands on the missing man's books before a $25,000 bond claim goes bad. Teaming up...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: May 26th, 1953. When bonding broker Q. Bridge Bain vanishes without a trace, freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar races a police court order to get his hands on the missing man's books before a $25,000 bond claim goes bad. Teaming up with a sharp local detective and grilling a nervous, sedated wife, Johnny starts piecing together a disappearance that smells more like fraud than misfortune. Classic John Lund-era Johnny Dollar: itemized expenses, clipped dialogue, and a mystery that unspools one dime at a time.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1620</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,detective drama,insurance fraud,john lund,johnny dollar,missing person,old time radio,radio mystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Emily Braddock Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-emily-braddock-matter--74176450</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: May 19th, 1953. A stunningly beautiful con artist has been sweeping up the California coast, charming hotel managers into rooms full of champagne and luxury before skipping out on the bill. Johnny Dollar heads to sunny Santa Barbara to track down a woman so convincing that even her victims can't help but admire her style. But the deeper he digs, the more her trail of bad checks starts to look like something far more calculated than simple grifting.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74176450</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:03:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74176450/ytjd_1953_05_19_163_the_emily_braddock_matter.mp3" length="7190881" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d68d7abe-212c-45fb-8e91-4ec9db6c9900/d68d7abe-212c-45fb-8e91-4ec9db6c9900.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d68d7abe-212c-45fb-8e91-4ec9db6c9900/d68d7abe-212c-45fb-8e91-4ec9db6c9900.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d68d7abe-212c-45fb-8e91-4ec9db6c9900/d68d7abe-212c-45fb-8e91-4ec9db6c9900.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: May 19th, 1953. A stunningly beautiful con artist has been sweeping up the California coast, charming hotel managers into rooms full of champagne and luxury before skipping out on the bill. Johnny Dollar heads to sunny Santa Barbara to track...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: May 19th, 1953. A stunningly beautiful con artist has been sweeping up the California coast, charming hotel managers into rooms full of champagne and luxury before skipping out on the bill. Johnny Dollar heads to sunny Santa Barbara to track down a woman so convincing that even her victims can't help but admire her style. But the deeper he digs, the more her trail of bad checks starts to look like something far more calculated than simple grifting.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1776</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,california coast,con artist,detective fiction,grifter,insurance investigator,old time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Rochester Theft Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rochester-theft-matter--74100899</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: May 12th, 1953. A stolen mink coat resurfaces six months after the Jacobi robbery — this time draped over an unconscious woman found shot twice on a New York doorstep. Johnny Dollar reopens a stalemated case, teaming with Sergeant Papish to trace the mystery woman, Eileen Madden, and the missing jewels her attacker left behind. A tense, twisting entry from the John Lund years, full of clipped dialogue and cold Manhattan streets.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74100899</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:03:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74100899/ytjd_1953_05_12_162_the_rochester_theft_matter_network.mp3" length="7266728" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2660a0e0-409d-4a1b-b69e-0da2ef569cf2/2660a0e0-409d-4a1b-b69e-0da2ef569cf2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2660a0e0-409d-4a1b-b69e-0da2ef569cf2/2660a0e0-409d-4a1b-b69e-0da2ef569cf2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2660a0e0-409d-4a1b-b69e-0da2ef569cf2/2660a0e0-409d-4a1b-b69e-0da2ef569cf2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: May 12th, 1953. A stolen mink coat resurfaces six months after the Jacobi robbery — this time draped over an unconscious woman found shot twice on a New York doorstep. Johnny Dollar reopens a stalemated case, teaming with Sergeant Papish to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: May 12th, 1953. A stolen mink coat resurfaces six months after the Jacobi robbery — this time draped over an unconscious woman found shot twice on a New York doorstep. Johnny Dollar reopens a stalemated case, teaming with Sergeant Papish to trace the mystery woman, Eileen Madden, and the missing jewels her attacker left behind. A tense, twisting entry from the John Lund years, full of clipped dialogue and cold Manhattan streets.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1795</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,detective drama,insurance investigator,john lund,new york city,old-time radio,radio mystery,stolen jewelry</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Blackmail Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blackmail-matter--74026751</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: May 5th, 1953. A day at Dale Martin's downtown gym turns deadly when club regular Frederick Royal is found with a broken neck in the rubdown room. Johnny Dollar teams up with Lieutenant Nathan to sort truth from denial among a gallery of muscle-bound suspects — a songwriter, a car salesman, a jeweler, and Martin's own staff of trainers — all of whom had a shot at getting close enough to do the job. As the itemized expenses stack up, so do the motives, hinting at a blackmail scheme lurking behind the barbells.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74026751</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:02:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74026751/ytjd_1953_05_05_161_the_blackmail_matter.mp3" length="7261521" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9a8bb5d5-7163-4ffa-9f3d-3f0a62d9bc83/9a8bb5d5-7163-4ffa-9f3d-3f0a62d9bc83.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9a8bb5d5-7163-4ffa-9f3d-3f0a62d9bc83/9a8bb5d5-7163-4ffa-9f3d-3f0a62d9bc83.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/9a8bb5d5-7163-4ffa-9f3d-3f0a62d9bc83/9a8bb5d5-7163-4ffa-9f3d-3f0a62d9bc83.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: May 5th, 1953. A day at Dale Martin's downtown gym turns deadly when club regular Frederick Royal is found with a broken neck in the rubdown room. Johnny Dollar teams up with Lieutenant Nathan to sort truth from denial among a gallery of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: May 5th, 1953. A day at Dale Martin's downtown gym turns deadly when club regular Frederick Royal is found with a broken neck in the rubdown room. Johnny Dollar teams up with Lieutenant Nathan to sort truth from denial among a gallery of muscle-bound suspects — a songwriter, a car salesman, a jeweler, and Martin's own staff of trainers — all of whom had a shot at getting close enough to do the job. As the itemized expenses stack up, so do the motives, hinting at a blackmail scheme lurking behind the barbells.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1794</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,blackmail plot,detective noir,gym murder mystery,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,old-time radio,whodunit</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The San Antonio Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-san-antonio-matter--73953095</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 28th, 1953. A retired bootlegger who spent his golden years painting canvases and listening to symphonies is gunned down in his St. Petersburg home just hours after reporting two mysterious watchers outside his window. Johnny Dollar flies south to dig into the past of a man who traded rum-running for respectability — but never quite escaped the enemies he made along the way. With local police stumped and a killer's motive buried in old grudges, Johnny's expense account is about to get a Florida workout.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73953095</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:01:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73953095/ytjd_1953_04_28_160_the_san_antonio_matter_network.mp3" length="7189152" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/43dca6b9-6a3c-494f-86de-5263064032e2/43dca6b9-6a3c-494f-86de-5263064032e2.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/43dca6b9-6a3c-494f-86de-5263064032e2/43dca6b9-6a3c-494f-86de-5263064032e2.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/43dca6b9-6a3c-494f-86de-5263064032e2/43dca6b9-6a3c-494f-86de-5263064032e2.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Apr 28th, 1953. A retired bootlegger who spent his golden years painting canvases and listening to symphonies is gunned down in his St. Petersburg home just hours after reporting two mysterious watchers outside his window. Johnny Dollar flies...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 28th, 1953. A retired bootlegger who spent his golden years painting canvases and listening to symphonies is gunned down in his St. Petersburg home just hours after reporting two mysterious watchers outside his window. Johnny Dollar flies south to dig into the past of a man who traded rum-running for respectability — but never quite escaped the enemies he made along the way. With local police stumped and a killer's motive buried in old grudges, Johnny's expense account is about to get a Florida workout.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1776</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio mystery,bootlegger murder,detective drama,florida noir,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,old-time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Dameron Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-dameron-matter--73875549</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 21st, 1953. Johnny Dollar races to San Francisco to investigate a brutal savings and loan heist that leaves a night watchman dead. When police collar a two-time loser named Bernie Manners on a dying man's identification, Johnny sits in on the interrogation — but a hardened con with $60,000 worth of motive isn't about to crack easily. It's classic itemized detective work: cold cash, cold nerve, and a killer still on the loose.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73875549</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73875549/ytjd_1953_04_21_159_the_dameron_matter_network.mp3" length="7161592" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/267307fa-3486-442f-8f27-eeab12cc8d3f/267307fa-3486-442f-8f27-eeab12cc8d3f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/267307fa-3486-442f-8f27-eeab12cc8d3f/267307fa-3486-442f-8f27-eeab12cc8d3f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/267307fa-3486-442f-8f27-eeab12cc8d3f/267307fa-3486-442f-8f27-eeab12cc8d3f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Apr 21st, 1953. Johnny Dollar races to San Francisco to investigate a brutal savings and loan heist that leaves a night watchman dead. When police collar a two-time loser named Bernie Manners on a dying man's identification, Johnny sits in on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 21st, 1953. Johnny Dollar races to San Francisco to investigate a brutal savings and loan heist that leaves a night watchman dead. When police collar a two-time loser named Bernie Manners on a dying man's identification, Johnny sits in on the interrogation — but a hardened con with $60,000 worth of motive isn't about to crack easily. It's classic itemized detective work: cold cash, cold nerve, and a killer still on the loose.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1769</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio,detective drama,heist investigation,john lund,johnny dollar,old-time radio,police interrogation,san francisco noir</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Shayne Bombing Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-shayne-bombing-matter--73831724</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jul 14th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to investigate a mail bomb that killed factory foreman David Shayne — and the police already have a suspect: David's own brother Charles, fresh off a flight from California. But a mysteriously tight-lipped lawyer, a grieving mother's doubts, and a motive nobody can pin down convince Johnny there's more to the package than a familiar handwriting. A classic John Lund-era mystery of family loyalty, coincidence, and cold calculation.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73831724</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:01:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73831724/ytjd_1953_07_14_171_the_shayne_bombing_matter.mp3" length="6882516" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/636d4b84-7803-4804-85dd-4bf6edb04004/636d4b84-7803-4804-85dd-4bf6edb04004.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/636d4b84-7803-4804-85dd-4bf6edb04004/636d4b84-7803-4804-85dd-4bf6edb04004.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/636d4b84-7803-4804-85dd-4bf6edb04004/636d4b84-7803-4804-85dd-4bf6edb04004.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jul 14th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to investigate a mail bomb that killed factory foreman David Shayne — and the police already have a suspect: David's own brother Charles, fresh off a flight from California. But a mysteriously...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jul 14th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to investigate a mail bomb that killed factory foreman David Shayne — and the police already have a suspect: David's own brother Charles, fresh off a flight from California. But a mysteriously tight-lipped lawyer, a grieving mother's doubts, and a motive nobody can pin down convince Johnny there's more to the package than a familiar handwriting. A classic John Lund-era mystery of family loyalty, coincidence, and cold calculation.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1699</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,courtroom intrigue,detective drama,family loyalty,insurance investigator,mail bomb mystery,old time radio,radio mystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Jones Matter: Vegas, Diamonds, and a Vanishing Necklace</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-jones-matter-vegas-diamonds-and-a-vanishing-necklace--73831723</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 30th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to the glittering Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas to investigate the theft of a $30,000 diamond necklace belonging to showgirl Lily Lassure. Between her jealous fiancé, a smitten dude-ranch riding instructor, and a maid who knows more than she's telling, Johnny has to sort real leads from Vegas glamour and gossip. It's classic Johnny Dollar: itemized expenses, sly wit, and a case that unravels one poolside secret at a time.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73831723</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73831723/ytjd_1953_06_30_169_the_jones_matter.mp3" length="7142082" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/161bf2ad-0a06-40a5-869a-ca8cb473ea8b/161bf2ad-0a06-40a5-869a-ca8cb473ea8b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/161bf2ad-0a06-40a5-869a-ca8cb473ea8b/161bf2ad-0a06-40a5-869a-ca8cb473ea8b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/161bf2ad-0a06-40a5-869a-ca8cb473ea8b/161bf2ad-0a06-40a5-869a-ca8cb473ea8b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jun 30th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to the glittering Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas to investigate the theft of a $30,000 diamond necklace belonging to showgirl Lily Lassure. Between her jealous fiancé, a smitten dude-ranch riding instructor, and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 30th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to the glittering Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas to investigate the theft of a $30,000 diamond necklace belonging to showgirl Lily Lassure. Between her jealous fiancé, a smitten dude-ranch riding instructor, and a maid who knows more than she's telling, Johnny has to sort real leads from Vegas glamour and gossip. It's classic Johnny Dollar: itemized expenses, sly wit, and a case that unravels one poolside secret at a time.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1764</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,detective noir,insurance investigator,jewel theft,johnny dollar,las vegas,old time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Half-Million Dollar Target</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-half-million-dollar-target--73831722</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 23rd, 1953. When someone takes a shot at cantankerous industrialist Jonathan Bellows, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to protect a half-million-dollar policy — and the reluctant, dismissive man behind it. As Johnny digs into the Bellows household, he finds a young trophy wife, a bitter son gleefully rooting for his father's downfall, and a family that seems almost amused someone wants the old man dead. It's John Lund at his smooth, wry best, itemizing expenses while untangling a case where the victim is the least worried person in the room.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73831722</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:01:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73831722/ytjd_1953_06_23_168_the_jonathan_bellows_matter_afrts.mp3" length="7170194" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7e43b0c-203a-48d8-bab2-097144a60f79/c7e43b0c-203a-48d8-bab2-097144a60f79.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7e43b0c-203a-48d8-bab2-097144a60f79/c7e43b0c-203a-48d8-bab2-097144a60f79.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c7e43b0c-203a-48d8-bab2-097144a60f79/c7e43b0c-203a-48d8-bab2-097144a60f79.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jun 23rd, 1953. When someone takes a shot at cantankerous industrialist Jonathan Bellows, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to protect a half-million-dollar policy — and the reluctant, dismissive man behind it. As Johnny digs into...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 23rd, 1953. When someone takes a shot at cantankerous industrialist Jonathan Bellows, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to protect a half-million-dollar policy — and the reluctant, dismissive man behind it. As Johnny digs into the Bellows household, he finds a young trophy wife, a bitter son gleefully rooting for his father's downfall, and a family that seems almost amused someone wants the old man dead. It's John Lund at his smooth, wry best, itemizing expenses while untangling a case where the victim is the least worried person in the room.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1771</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,detective drama,family intrigue,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,old-time radio,radio noir</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Girl Who Ran: The Emil Carter Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-girl-who-ran-the-emil-carter-matter--73831721</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 16th, 1953. Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of policyholder Emil Carter, only to get a call from the frightened girl every cop in town is hunting. A midnight cab ride to a foggy harborside meeting puts Johnny face to face with the chief suspect, who swears she's innocent despite running from the scene. As Johnny pieces together a botched elopement, a mysterious late-night phone call, and a beneficiary brother with plenty to gain, the itemized expense account tells a story all its own.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73831721</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73831721/ytjd_1953_06_16_167_the_emil_carter_matter.mp3" length="7155150" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/87aa07a4-90da-4d24-9ca2-0e654e435f5b/87aa07a4-90da-4d24-9ca2-0e654e435f5b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/87aa07a4-90da-4d24-9ca2-0e654e435f5b/87aa07a4-90da-4d24-9ca2-0e654e435f5b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/87aa07a4-90da-4d24-9ca2-0e654e435f5b/87aa07a4-90da-4d24-9ca2-0e654e435f5b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jun 16th, 1953. Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of policyholder Emil Carter, only to get a call from the frightened girl every cop in town is hunting. A midnight cab ride to a foggy harborside meeting puts Johnny...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 16th, 1953. Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of policyholder Emil Carter, only to get a call from the frightened girl every cop in town is hunting. A midnight cab ride to a foggy harborside meeting puts Johnny face to face with the chief suspect, who swears she's innocent despite running from the scene. As Johnny pieces together a botched elopement, a mysterious late-night phone call, and a beneficiary brother with plenty to gain, the itemized expense account tells a story all its own.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1767</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio,detective drama,femme fatale,film noir mystery,harbor setting,insurance investigator,murder mystery,old-time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Oklahoma Red Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-oklahoma-red-matter--73831720</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 9th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to the bluegrass horse country outside Lexington, Kentucky, to investigate a staggering $65,000 death claim on a champion racehorse. Between a tight-lipped farm office, a hat-shy hired man, and a veterinarian who won't say why the animal was put down so fast, Johnny smells something rotten behind the white fences and rolling pastures. It's classic itemized-expense sleuthing as our man with the action-packed expense account digs into a suspiciously convenient horse tragedy.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73831720</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:01:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73831720/ytjd_1953_06_09_166_the_oklahoma_red_matter_afrts.mp3" length="6481641" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3a7cfef-5836-4292-b707-6529b764364f/c3a7cfef-5836-4292-b707-6529b764364f.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3a7cfef-5836-4292-b707-6529b764364f/c3a7cfef-5836-4292-b707-6529b764364f.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/c3a7cfef-5836-4292-b707-6529b764364f/c3a7cfef-5836-4292-b707-6529b764364f.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jun 9th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to the bluegrass horse country outside Lexington, Kentucky, to investigate a staggering $65,000 death claim on a champion racehorse. Between a tight-lipped farm office, a hat-shy hired man, and a veterinarian...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jun 9th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to the bluegrass horse country outside Lexington, Kentucky, to investigate a staggering $65,000 death claim on a champion racehorse. Between a tight-lipped farm office, a hat-shy hired man, and a veterinarian who won't say why the animal was put down so fast, Johnny smells something rotten behind the white fences and rolling pastures. It's classic itemized-expense sleuthing as our man with the action-packed expense account digs into a suspiciously convenient horse tragedy.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1599</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,detective fiction,horse racing,insurance fraud,johnny dollar,kentucky bluegrass,old-time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Madison Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-madison-matter--73601357</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 14th, 1953. A woman walks into the International Insurance offices claiming to be a policyholder who's already legally dead, sending Johnny Dollar into a bizarre case of borrowed identity and insurance fraud. As Johnny digs into a $10,000 death claim paid out to a Los Angeles doctor, he uncovers a chilling scheme built on a stranger's tragic overdose and a husband's cold opportunism. It's John Lund's Johnny Dollar at his itemizing best, turning a doctor's office deception into a cross-country hunt for the truth.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73601357</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:01:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73601357/ytjd_1953_04_14_158_the_madison_matter.mp3" length="7196422" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/324ed4f8-2a69-45c4-986c-82d99fe19829/324ed4f8-2a69-45c4-986c-82d99fe19829.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/324ed4f8-2a69-45c4-986c-82d99fe19829/324ed4f8-2a69-45c4-986c-82d99fe19829.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/324ed4f8-2a69-45c4-986c-82d99fe19829/324ed4f8-2a69-45c4-986c-82d99fe19829.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Apr 14th, 1953. A woman walks into the International Insurance offices claiming to be a policyholder who's already legally dead, sending Johnny Dollar into a bizarre case of borrowed identity and insurance fraud. As Johnny digs into a $10,000...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 14th, 1953. A woman walks into the International Insurance offices claiming to be a policyholder who's already legally dead, sending Johnny Dollar into a bizarre case of borrowed identity and insurance fraud. As Johnny digs into a $10,000 death claim paid out to a Los Angeles doctor, he uncovers a chilling scheme built on a stranger's tragic overdose and a husband's cold opportunism. It's John Lund's Johnny Dollar at his itemizing best, turning a doctor's office deception into a cross-country hunt for the truth.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1777</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,detective fiction,faked death,insurance fraud,john lund,johnny dollar,noir mystery,old time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Enoch Arden Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-enoch-arden-matter--73539602</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 7th, 1953. A missing husband declared legally dead means a quarter-million-dollar payout for Hemispheric Life — until a Boston nurse swears she vaccinated a man who looked uncannily like him just before he sailed for South America. Johnny Dollar chases the trail from a Greenwich Village party to the Panama Canal to find out whether Frank Loring really drowned seven years ago, or just disappeared on purpose. A classic case of insurance fraud dressed up as a tragic Enochard tale.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73539602</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:01:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73539602/ytjd_1953_04_07_157_the_enoch_arden_matter.mp3" length="7301454" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e2512b96-a379-452f-a99c-7192f1911951/e2512b96-a379-452f-a99c-7192f1911951.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e2512b96-a379-452f-a99c-7192f1911951/e2512b96-a379-452f-a99c-7192f1911951.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/e2512b96-a379-452f-a99c-7192f1911951/e2512b96-a379-452f-a99c-7192f1911951.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Apr 7th, 1953. A missing husband declared legally dead means a quarter-million-dollar payout for Hemispheric Life — until a Boston nurse swears she vaccinated a man who looked uncannily like him just before he sailed for South America. Johnny...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Apr 7th, 1953. A missing husband declared legally dead means a quarter-million-dollar payout for Hemispheric Life — until a Boston nurse swears she vaccinated a man who looked uncannily like him just before he sailed for South America. Johnny Dollar chases the trail from a Greenwich Village party to the Panama Canal to find out whether Frank Loring really drowned seven years ago, or just disappeared on purpose. A classic case of insurance fraud dressed up as a tragic Enochard tale.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1804</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s mystery,detective drama,enoch arden,greenwich village,insurance fraud,missing person,old-time radio,panama canal</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Lester James Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lester-james-matter--73475405</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 31st, 1953. A bookkeeper in a New York textile firm has already confessed to embezzling $4,185 — but he won't say what he spent it on, and Johnny Dollar's insurance company won't pay a claim on a mystery. With John Lund's Johnny Dollar pressing a tight-lipped prisoner and canvassing his tenement neighbors, this itemized case turns a simple confession into a search for where the money really went.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73475405</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:01:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73475405/ytjd_1953_03_31_156_the_lester_james_matter_no_ending.mp3" length="6091112" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/f936009e1dfcff43cd76f1093ac71bd8/raw/YTJD%201953-03-31%20156%20The%20Lester%20James%20Matter%20(no%20ending).srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Mar 31st, 1953. A bookkeeper in a New York textile firm has already confessed to embezzling $4,185 — but he won't say what he spent it on, and Johnny Dollar's insurance company won't pay a claim on a mystery. With John Lund's Johnny Dollar...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 31st, 1953. A bookkeeper in a New York textile firm has already confessed to embezzling $4,185 — but he won't say what he spent it on, and Johnny Dollar's insurance company won't pay a claim on a mystery. With John Lund's Johnny Dollar pressing a tight-lipped prisoner and canvassing his tenement neighbors, this itemized case turns a simple confession into a search for where the money really went.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1501</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,detective drama,embezzlement mystery,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,old time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Tupelo Oil Patch Murders</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tupelo-oil-patch-murders--73419981</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 24th, 1953. Four insured oil workers are dead within weeks of each other in the boomtown of Tupelo, Texas, each beaten to death and each leaving behind a suddenly well-off widow. When the pattern looks too clean for coincidence, Johnny Dollar trades his expense-account suits for dungarees and a shovel to go undercover in the oil field himself. It's a tense slice of 1953 radio noir that blends hardboiled detective work with Johnny's trademark itemized wit.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73419981</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73419981/ytjd_1953_03_24_155_the_syndicate_matter.mp3" length="6098762" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/1bd10430d86942063a8d8e26c6baf2f5/raw/YTJD%201953-03-24%20155%20The%20Syndicate%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Mar 24th, 1953. Four insured oil workers are dead within weeks of each other in the boomtown of Tupelo, Texas, each beaten to death and each leaving behind a suddenly well-off widow. When the pattern looks too clean for coincidence, Johnny...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 24th, 1953. Four insured oil workers are dead within weeks of each other in the boomtown of Tupelo, Texas, each beaten to death and each leaving behind a suddenly well-off widow. When the pattern looks too clean for coincidence, Johnny Dollar trades his expense-account suits for dungarees and a shovel to go undercover in the oil field himself. It's a tense slice of 1953 radio noir that blends hardboiled detective work with Johnny's trademark itemized wit.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1503</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio mystery,detective drama,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,oil boomtown,old-time radio,texas noir,undercover investigation</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The King's Necklace Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-king-s-necklace-matter--73364190</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 17th, 1953. Johnny Dollar flies to a private island off Cuba to investigate a wealthy recluse's claim that thieves tried to crack his safe for a quarter-million-dollar necklace, right before his insurance policy comes up for renewal. Between a sunbathing beauty with her own grudge against the old man and a jittery secretary who talks too much, Johnny suspects everyone on King Rawlings' island has a motive. Itemized expense accounts and sly wit abound as Johnny sorts real danger from a very convenient insurance scam.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73364190</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73364190/ytjd_1953_03_17_154_the_king_s_necklace_matter_afrts.mp3" length="6785670" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/26f42a4dc7002a0313a2b28fc00e307e/raw/YTJD%201953-03-17%20154%20The%20King's%20Necklace%20Matter%20%5BAFRTS%5D.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Mar 17th, 1953. Johnny Dollar flies to a private island off Cuba to investigate a wealthy recluse's claim that thieves tried to crack his safe for a quarter-million-dollar necklace, right before his insurance policy comes up for renewal....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 17th, 1953. Johnny Dollar flies to a private island off Cuba to investigate a wealthy recluse's claim that thieves tried to crack his safe for a quarter-million-dollar necklace, right before his insurance policy comes up for renewal. Between a sunbathing beauty with her own grudge against the old man and a jittery secretary who talks too much, Johnny suspects everyone on King Rawlings' island has a motive. Itemized expense accounts and sly wit abound as Johnny sorts real danger from a very convenient insurance scam.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1675</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,detective fiction,insurance investigator,jewel theft mystery,johnny dollar,old time radio,radio noir,tropical island setting</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Jeanne Maxwell Matter: Death on the Boston Road</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-jeanne-maxwell-matter-death-on-the-boston-road--73364185</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 6th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Boston to investigate the death of Jeanne Maxwell, a young woman found drowned beneath a lonely bridge four miles outside the city — a death the police can't decide was suicide or murder. Between a suspicious lack of missing shoes and coat, a mother tucked away in a sanitarium, and a roommate's talk of too many wealthy admirers, Johnny follows a trail of expensive perfume, hidden jewelry, and one mysterious gold heart-shaped key. It's classic Johnny Dollar: an itemized expense account unspooling into a tale of secrets, money, and a woman who lived faster than her means could explain.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73364185</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73364185/ytjd_1953_03_06_152_the_jeanne_maxwell_matter.mp3" length="7299156" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/7239ed511887f27858e0511a2da5f85d/raw/YTJD%201953-03-06%20152%20The%20Jeanne%20Maxwell%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Mar 6th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Boston to investigate the death of Jeanne Maxwell, a young woman found drowned beneath a lonely bridge four miles outside the city — a death the police can't decide was suicide or murder. Between a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Mar 6th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Boston to investigate the death of Jeanne Maxwell, a young woman found drowned beneath a lonely bridge four miles outside the city — a death the police can't decide was suicide or murder. Between a suspicious lack of missing shoes and coat, a mother tucked away in a sanitarium, and a roommate's talk of too many wealthy admirers, Johnny follows a trail of expensive perfume, hidden jewelry, and one mysterious gold heart-shaped key. It's classic Johnny Dollar: an itemized expense account unspooling into a tale of secrets, money, and a woman who lived faster than her means could explain.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1803</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,boston mystery,detective drama,insurance investigator,johnny dollar,missing persons,old-time radio,suicide or murder</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Underwood Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-underwood-matter--73364184</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Feb 27th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Rexford, Wyoming to sit in on a coroner's inquest after a wealthy client plunges four stories to his death from a hotel window — was it accident, suicide, or something else? As the dead man's much-younger widow testifies about their crumbling marriage and a $50,000 double-indemnity policy hangs in the balance, Johnny tallies his expenses while digging past the jury's tidy verdict.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73364184</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73364184/ytjd_1953_02_27_151_the_underwood_matter.mp3" length="6691178" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/854363ec67a55f599b8e3181e1e2fb03/raw/YTJD%201953-02-27%20151%20The%20Underwood%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Feb 27th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Rexford, Wyoming to sit in on a coroner's inquest after a wealthy client plunges four stories to his death from a hotel window — was it accident, suicide, or something else? As the dead man's much-younger...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Feb 27th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Rexford, Wyoming to sit in on a coroner's inquest after a wealthy client plunges four stories to his death from a hotel window — was it accident, suicide, or something else? As the dead man's much-younger widow testifies about their crumbling marriage and a $50,000 double-indemnity policy hangs in the balance, Johnny tallies his expenses while digging past the jury's tidy verdict.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1651</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,coroner's inquest,detective drama,insurance investigator,old time radio,radio mystery,suspicious death,wyoming setting</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Latourette Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-latourette-matter--73267803</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Feb 20th, 1953. A Denver bookstore fire that killed Frank Latourette's wife seemed like an open-and-shut arson claim, until Johnny Dollar's predecessor on the case turns up dead in a hit-and-run. Johnny flies in to settle the insurance details and console the widow, only to find a police lieutenant, a grieving woman convinced of murder, and a missing report that all point to something far bigger than a careless cigarette. Classic John Lund-era intrigue, itemized down to the last expense.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73267803</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73267803/ytjd_1953_02_20_150_the_latourette_matter.mp3" length="6948171" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/cd6cdcb16a4105cdf95a72e6aec2db0a/raw/YTJD%201953-02-20%20150%20The%20Latourette%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Feb 20th, 1953. A Denver bookstore fire that killed Frank Latourette's wife seemed like an open-and-shut arson claim, until Johnny Dollar's predecessor on the case turns up dead in a hit-and-run. Johnny flies in to settle the insurance details...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Feb 20th, 1953. A Denver bookstore fire that killed Frank Latourette's wife seemed like an open-and-shut arson claim, until Johnny Dollar's predecessor on the case turns up dead in a hit-and-run. Johnny flies in to settle the insurance details and console the widow, only to find a police lieutenant, a grieving woman convinced of murder, and a missing report that all point to something far bigger than a careless cigarette. Classic John Lund-era intrigue, itemized down to the last expense.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1715</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,arson investigation,denver setting,detective fiction,film noir,hit and run mystery,insurance investigator,old-time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Man Who Starved with $50,000 in the Bank</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-starved-with-50-000-in-the-bank--73247225</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Feb 6th, 1953. A Chicago insurance claim turns strange when Johnny Dollar learns the deceased—fully insured for $50,000—died of slow starvation despite having plenty of money to eat. As Johnny presses a defensive examining physician on x-rays and physicals that somehow missed a year of chronic illness, the case starts to smell less like an oversight and more like an elaborate fraud. Coast-to-coast intrigue, itemized expense accounts, and Johnny's trademark needling interrogation style make this a classic entry from the John Lund years.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73247225</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73247225/ytjd_1953_02_06_148_the_chicago_fraud_matter.mp3" length="7275249" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/6b5d137b7b20b12cc9ae2d3ed2232b53/raw/YTJD%201953-02-06%20148%20The%20Chicago%20Fraud%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Feb 6th, 1953. A Chicago insurance claim turns strange when Johnny Dollar learns the deceased—fully insured for $50,000—died of slow starvation despite having plenty of money to eat. As Johnny presses a defensive examining physician on x-rays...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Feb 6th, 1953. A Chicago insurance claim turns strange when Johnny Dollar learns the deceased—fully insured for $50,000—died of slow starvation despite having plenty of money to eat. As Johnny presses a defensive examining physician on x-rays and physicals that somehow missed a year of chronic illness, the case starts to smell less like an oversight and more like an elaborate fraud. Coast-to-coast intrigue, itemized expense accounts, and Johnny's trademark needling interrogation style make this a classic entry from the John Lund years.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1797</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,chicago noir,detective fiction,insurance fraud,john lund,johnny dollar,medical mystery,old-time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Kay Bellamy Matter: Songbird by Day, Stripper by Night</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-kay-bellamy-matter-songbird-by-day-stripper-by-night--73224422</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 30th, 1953. Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a two-million-dollar insurance policy on radio singer Kay Bellamy, whose agent can't explain the gaps in her weekly schedule. The trail leads from a chaotic Broadway talent office to a Boston burlesque house, where Johnny finds the glamorous singer moonlighting under a stage name as an exotic dancer. It's a classic Johnny Dollar tangle of showbiz secrets, wounded pride, and a policy that hides more than it covers.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224422</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224422/ytjd_1953_01_30_147_the_kay_bellamy_matter.mp3" length="7290221" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/06262ec2073ff633ad09b2e49136579d/raw/YTJD%201953-01-30%20147%20The%20Kay%20Bellamy%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jan 30th, 1953. Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a two-million-dollar insurance policy on radio singer Kay Bellamy, whose agent can't explain the gaps in her weekly schedule. The trail leads from a chaotic Broadway talent office to a Boston...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 30th, 1953. Johnny Dollar is hired to look into a two-million-dollar insurance policy on radio singer Kay Bellamy, whose agent can't explain the gaps in her weekly schedule. The trail leads from a chaotic Broadway talent office to a Boston burlesque house, where Johnny finds the glamorous singer moonlighting under a stage name as an exotic dancer. It's a classic Johnny Dollar tangle of showbiz secrets, wounded pride, and a policy that hides more than it covers.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1801</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,burlesque,detective fiction,double identity,insurance investigator,noir mystery,old-time radio,showbiz secrets</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Marigold Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-marigold-matter--73224335</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 23rd, 1953. When Johnny Dollar's old contact Joe Hickey is found shot dead in a quiet Connecticut village, a letter arriving after Hickey's death pulls Johnny into a small-town murder with no obvious motive. Between a tight-lipped local police force and a widow with a shaky alibi and shakier marriage, Johnny itemizes his expenses while digging through frozen fields and frostier secrets. A snowbound slice of classic radio noir with John Lund at his charming, unflappable best.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224335</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224335/ytjd_1953_01_23_146_the_marigold_matter.mp3" length="7072295" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/30817334e4ce08f473673c182a3a6f5b/raw/YTJD%201953-01-23%20146%20The%20Marigold%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jan 23rd, 1953. When Johnny Dollar's old contact Joe Hickey is found shot dead in a quiet Connecticut village, a letter arriving after Hickey's death pulls Johnny into a small-town murder with no obvious motive. Between a tight-lipped local...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 23rd, 1953. When Johnny Dollar's old contact Joe Hickey is found shot dead in a quiet Connecticut village, a letter arriving after Hickey's death pulls Johnny into a small-town murder with no obvious motive. Between a tight-lipped local police force and a widow with a shaky alibi and shakier marriage, Johnny itemizes his expenses while digging through frozen fields and frostier secrets. A snowbound slice of classic radio noir with John Lund at his charming, unflappable best.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1746</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,detective noir,insurance investigator,john lund,johnny dollar,old time radio,small town murder mystery,winter setting</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Starlet Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-starlet-matter--73224262</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 16th, 1953. Johnny Dollar jets to Hollywood on a rush call from a frantic talent agent whose rising starlet has been getting death threats — only to arrive just in time for her murder. Between poolside interviews with jealous boyfriends, a jittery agent in a tattersall vest, and a homicide cop who doesn't trust insurance men, Johnny has to sort star-struck alibis from cold-blooded motive. A sun-drenched slice of studio-era intrigue, with Johnny's expense account itemizing every mile of the chase.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224262</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224262/ytjd_1953_01_16_145_the_starlet_matter.mp3" length="6972357" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/37af851c06f0f065b0bfd931dbec01f8/raw/YTJD%201953-01-16%20145%20The%20Starlet%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jan 16th, 1953. Johnny Dollar jets to Hollywood on a rush call from a frantic talent agent whose rising starlet has been getting death threats — only to arrive just in time for her murder. Between poolside interviews with jealous boyfriends, a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 16th, 1953. Johnny Dollar jets to Hollywood on a rush call from a frantic talent agent whose rising starlet has been getting death threats — only to arrive just in time for her murder. Between poolside interviews with jealous boyfriends, a jittery agent in a tattersall vest, and a homicide cop who doesn't trust insurance men, Johnny has to sort star-struck alibis from cold-blooded motive. A sun-drenched slice of studio-era intrigue, with Johnny's expense account itemizing every mile of the chase.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1721</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s radio drama,detective fiction,hollywood noir,insurance investigator,murder mystery,old-time radio,starlet,talent agent</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Thelma Ibsen Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thelma-ibsen-matter--73224222</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 9th, 1953. A dying wish sends Johnny Dollar chasing down the long-lost beneficiary of an old newsstand vendor's life insurance policy: a young woman named Thelma Ibsen who once did something kind enough to earn a stranger's gratitude. What starts as a heartwarming payout turns into a trail of orphaned childhoods, vanished trails, and a mysterious disappearance on a Christmas Eve drive to Long Island. Classic Johnny Dollar sentiment gives way to a genuine missing-persons mystery as the expense account adds up.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224222</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224222/ytjd_1953_01_09_144_the_thelma_ibsen_matter.mp3" length="6980047" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/c7e64408b9675e1c4b890b1d01f88668/raw/YTJD%201953-01-09%20144%20The%20Thelma%20Ibsen%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jan 9th, 1953. A dying wish sends Johnny Dollar chasing down the long-lost beneficiary of an old newsstand vendor's life insurance policy: a young woman named Thelma Ibsen who once did something kind enough to earn a stranger's gratitude. What...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 9th, 1953. A dying wish sends Johnny Dollar chasing down the long-lost beneficiary of an old newsstand vendor's life insurance policy: a young woman named Thelma Ibsen who once did something kind enough to earn a stranger's gratitude. What starts as a heartwarming payout turns into a trail of orphaned childhoods, vanished trails, and a mysterious disappearance on a Christmas Eve drive to Long Island. Classic Johnny Dollar sentiment gives way to a genuine missing-persons mystery as the expense account adds up.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1723</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,christmas eve disappearance,detective drama,insurance investigator,john lund,missing person mystery,old-time radio,radio mystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Baltimore Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-baltimore-matter--73224189</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 2nd, 1953. An ex-con with seven years behind him shows up on Johnny Dollar's doorstep with a stolen bill, a hard-luck story, and a tip about the unsolved million-dollar Tunbridge Loan Company heist. Chasing down leads from Sing Sing to New York to Reno, Johnny has to decide how much he trusts a man who's promised his wife he's gone straight — and how far he'll go for half a reward.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224189</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224189/ytjd_1953_01_02_143_the_baltimore_matter.mp3" length="6577897" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/6f98a57f977e1f1d86c4beac491a2ec9/raw/YTJD%201953-01-02%20143%20The%20Baltimore%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Jan 2nd, 1953. An ex-con with seven years behind him shows up on Johnny Dollar's doorstep with a stolen bill, a hard-luck story, and a tip about the unsolved million-dollar Tunbridge Loan Company heist. Chasing down leads from Sing Sing to New...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Jan 2nd, 1953. An ex-con with seven years behind him shows up on Johnny Dollar's doorstep with a stolen bill, a hard-luck story, and a tip about the unsolved million-dollar Tunbridge Loan Company heist. Chasing down leads from Sing Sing to New York to Reno, Johnny has to decide how much he trusts a man who's promised his wife he's gone straight — and how far he'll go for half a reward.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1623</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,detective drama,ex-convict,heist mystery,insurance investigator,old-time radio,radio drama,unsolved robbery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Man Who Was Already Dead</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-man-who-was-already-dead--73224120</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Dec 26th, 1952. A Delaware insurance company paid out a hefty double-indemnity claim on Walter Patterson back in '47, no body, no complications, case closed. Then a sharp-eyed old friend spots him very much alive in a Tucson bar, going by another name and denying he's ever heard of Walter Patterson. Johnny Dollar heads west with the expense account running to find out if this is a stranger's uncanny resemblance or a dead man walking on a very live insurance fraud.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224120</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224120/ytjd_1952_12_26_142_the_walter_patterson_matter.mp3" length="6569367" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/094aaee9b5b856f782e87d35dc6bb910/raw/YTJD%201952-12-26%20142%20The%20Walter%20Patterson%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Dec 26th, 1952. A Delaware insurance company paid out a hefty double-indemnity claim on Walter Patterson back in '47, no body, no complications, case closed. Then a sharp-eyed old friend spots him very much alive in a Tucson bar, going by...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Dec 26th, 1952. A Delaware insurance company paid out a hefty double-indemnity claim on Walter Patterson back in '47, no body, no complications, case closed. Then a sharp-eyed old friend spots him very much alive in a Tucson bar, going by another name and denying he's ever heard of Walter Patterson. Johnny Dollar heads west with the expense account running to find out if this is a stranger's uncanny resemblance or a dead man walking on a very live insurance fraud.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1621</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,arizona setting,detective drama,faked death,insurance fraud,johnny dollar,old time radio,radio mystery</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Elliott Champion Matter</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-elliott-champion-matter--73224048</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Dec 12th, 1952. Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles to investigate the suspicious fire that gutted a half-million-dollar office building — one completed only two weeks earlier by ruthless self-made tycoon Elliott Champion. With an arson expert convinced the blaze was no accident and a mysterious medium-build stranger spotted at the scene, Johnny has to decide whether a man nobody's ever beaten just made his first mistake.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73224048</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73224048/ytjd_1952_12_12_140_the_elliott_champion_matter.mp3" length="7111575" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/c091b11349124bb4144b16bd1dff82ee/raw/YTJD%201952-12-12%20140%20The%20Elliott%20Champion%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Dec 12th, 1952. Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles to investigate the suspicious fire that gutted a half-million-dollar office building — one completed only two weeks earlier by ruthless self-made tycoon Elliott Champion. With an arson expert...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Dec 12th, 1952. Johnny Dollar flies to Los Angeles to investigate the suspicious fire that gutted a half-million-dollar office building — one completed only two weeks earlier by ruthless self-made tycoon Elliott Champion. With an arson expert convinced the blaze was no accident and a mysterious medium-build stranger spotted at the scene, Johnny has to decide whether a man nobody's ever beaten just made his first mistake.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1756</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s los angeles,arson investigation,detective drama,film noir mystery,insurance fraud,johnny dollar,old time radio,radio noir</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Doctor's Loaded Alibi</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-doctor-s-loaded-alibi--73223956</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Dec 5th, 1952. Johnny Dollar reluctantly minds a colleague's New York office and lands right in the middle of a doctor's panicked, gun-waving confession. Dr. James Clayton claims a jealous husband threatened his life after he advised the man's wife to seek a divorce — but sending Johnny to smooth things over at the Harman estate only pulls him deeper into a tangle of threats, suspicion, and a marriage on the rocks. It's classic Johnny Dollar: an itemized expense account narrating a case that gets stranger with every dime spent.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73223956</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73223956/ytjd_1952_12_05_139_the_james_clayton_matter.mp3" length="7161023" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/2b748781d6aefcbfd41cf0e366a983a3/raw/YTJD%201952-12-05%20139%20The%20James%20Clayton%20Matter.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Dec 5th, 1952. Johnny Dollar reluctantly minds a colleague's New York office and lands right in the middle of a doctor's panicked, gun-waving confession. Dr. James Clayton claims a jealous husband threatened his life after he advised the man's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Dec 5th, 1952. Johnny Dollar reluctantly minds a colleague's New York office and lands right in the middle of a doctor's panicked, gun-waving confession. Dr. James Clayton claims a jealous husband threatened his life after he advised the man's wife to seek a divorce — but sending Johnny to smooth things over at the Harman estate only pulls him deeper into a tangle of threats, suspicion, and a marriage on the rocks. It's classic Johnny Dollar: an itemized expense account narrating a case that gets stranger with every dime spent.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1768</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s noir,detective drama,doctor threatened,expense account mystery,insurance investigator,marital scandal,old-time radio,radio drama</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Trans-Pacific Matter: Death at Repulse Bay</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trans-pacific-matter-death-at-repulse-bay--73223922</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Nov 28th, 1952. Johnny Dollar's Hong Kong investigation turns personal when a woman connected to him is murdered by mistake, and the trail leads to a cornered warehouse operator with everything to lose. Racing across the harbor city in a borrowed Packard, Johnny bulldozes his way past a terrified houseboy and a phone-line confession to a tense standoff at a seaside cottage, with the local police racing to keep the peace. This is the John Lund audition episode — a rare chance to hear the smooth-voiced leading man test-drive radio's most famous freelance insurance investigator.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73223922</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:58:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73223922/ytjd_1952_11_28_000_the_trans_pacific_matter_part_b_john_lund_audition.mp3" length="3698821" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/1657055ccf09d242e177d7f18e019619/raw/YTJD%201952-11-28%20000%20The%20Trans-Pacific%20Matter%20Part%20B%20(John%20Lund%20Audition).srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Nov 28th, 1952. Johnny Dollar's Hong Kong investigation turns personal when a woman connected to him is murdered by mistake, and the trail leads to a cornered warehouse operator with everything to lose. Racing across the harbor city in a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Aired: Nov 28th, 1952. Johnny Dollar's Hong Kong investigation turns personal when a woman connected to him is murdered by mistake, and the trail leads to a cornered warehouse operator with everything to lose. Racing across the harbor city in a borrowed Packard, Johnny bulldozes his way past a terrified houseboy and a phone-line confession to a tense standoff at a seaside cottage, with the local police racing to keep the peace. This is the John Lund audition episode — a rare chance to hear the smooth-voiced leading man test-drive radio's most famous freelance insurance investigator.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>903</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>1950s detective drama,audition episode,film noir,hong kong setting,insurance investigator,john lund,murder mystery,old time radio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/009cca0dafcf367429ce3a6fe5ea7b5d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The Trans-Pacific Matter, Part A: Fire in Hong Kong</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-trans-pacific-matter-part-a-fire-in-hong-kong--73198985</link><description><![CDATA[Aired: Nov 24th, 1952. Johnny Dollar takes on a case he'd rather refuse: a $200,000 fire claim from the Trans-Pacific Import Export Company in Hong Kong — the same outfit whose Shanghai warehouse burned years earlier, and whose last insurance investigator was found robbed and knifed in the street. Arriving in a city overwhelmed by war refugees, Johnny finds officials with little time for his questions and takes a room on a hillside street where he's the only Westerner in the building. This is the first half of the rare audition recording that launched the John Lund era of the classic detective series.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73198985</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:12:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73198985/ytjd_1952_11_24_000_the_trans_pacific_matter_part_a_john_lund_audition.mp3" length="3968005" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/keithah/49689549e55f193626439e8eef3716c3/raw/YTJD%201952-11-24%20000%20The%20Trans-Pacific%20Matter%20Part%20A%20(John%20Lund%20Audition).srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><itunes:author>07 Audio Network</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Aired: Nov 24th, 1952. 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