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Mystery is My Hobby Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Mystery is My Hobby Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

By: Adam Graham
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 Mystery is My Hobby came to air as Murder is My Hobby, a title with an amusing double meaning. However, after 34 weeks, the series gained a sponsor–the Benefit Life Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska. They didn’t like the name. So thus it was changed.The series starred Glenn Langan as Mystery Writer Barton Drake, who teams up each week with Inspector Noah Danton to solve the weekly puzzle. At the end of each episode, Drake is sure to work in his catchphrase, “Murder/Mystery is My Hobby.”

Beyond these basic facts, the series is an unsolved mystery. The episodes that circulate among fans are from the Syndicated series and all include the, “Mystery is My Hobby” tag rather than “Murder is My Hobby.” Various websites will give dates ranging from 1945-51 for the series’ airing. However, newspaper logs from the Digital Deli confirm that Murder is My Hobby premiered in 1945 over the Mutual Network. Beyond that, we don’t know how long the series aired or what order episodes aired in for syndication. Confusing this is information in the Radio Gold index logs which show that the show used the same episodes repeatedly in different syndication packages, so even though there’s an episode #135, we don’t know if there were 135 episodes made.This makes the series difficult to research and nearly impossible to date. However, the episodes are self-contained and lack continuity so they don’t have to be listened to in any particular order.

These episodes are hosted by Adam Graham and were originally released as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast.Commentary Copyright 2020 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Mystery is My Hobby: Hit Plan Gone Astray

    Mystery is My Hobby: Hit Plan Gone Astray
    May 23 2025
    Original Release Date: September 17, 2020

    An elderly man hires a hitman to murder his terminally ill wife as a “mercy killing.” Then finds out a surgery could save her life, then a Doctor caring for her dies.

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    28 mins
  • Mystery is My Hobby: Stella Dix is Murdered

    Mystery is My Hobby: Stella Dix is Murdered
    Sep 10 2020
    Original Release Date: September 10, 2020

    Barton Drake investigates the murder of a wealthy woman who was favored to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Become one of our friends on Facebook.

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

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    30 mins
  • Mystery is My Hobby: Mink Coat

    Mystery is My Hobby: Mink Coat
    May 9 2025
    Original Release Date: September 3, 2020

    A woman’s found dead with a suicide note stating that she didn’t want to live if she didn’t have a mink coat. However, she already had a new mink coat and Inspector Danton doesn’t think its a suicide.

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

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    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

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    34 mins
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