Episodes

  • Charlie Chan: Escaped Musician

    Charlie Chan: Escaped Musician
    Oct 7 2025
    Today's Mystery: A musician is implicated in a burglary that led to murder.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

    Originating from Sydney

    Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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    30 mins
  • Charlie Chan: The Case of the Romantic Engineer

    Charlie Chan: The Case of the Romantic Engineer
    Sep 30 2025
    Today's Mystery: A woman believes her husband has been kidnapped, but instead of a ransom note, she's being sent money.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

    Originating from Sydney

    Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ken, Patreon supporter since November 2023

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    35 mins
  • Charlie Chan: The Curious Ride of the Sea Witch

    Charlie Chan: The Curious Ride of the Sea Witch
    Sep 23 2025
    Today's Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son track two dangerous escapees to a luxury yacht where a wealthy woman, her daughter, and her erswhile fiancé are in a very nasty argument.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

    Originating in Sydney

    Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan, Rodney Jacobs

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day:Jeffrey Patreon supporter since October 2023

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    30 mins
  • Charlie Chan: The Case of the Telltale Hands

    Charlie Chan: The Case of the Telltale Hands
    Sep 16 2025
    Today's Mystery: Charlie Chan and his number one son are on the trail of a burglar who used his blind pianist daughter to commit burglaries and then murdered his partner.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951

    Originating from Sydney

    Starring: William Rees as Charlie Chan; Rodney Jacobs

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    37 mins
  • Charlie Chan: The Pearl of Great Price

    Charlie Chan: The Pearl of Great Price
    Sep 9 2025
    Today's Mystery:Charlie Chan's daughter is kidnapped by bank robbers after a bungled robbery.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: Summer 1944

    Originating from Los Angeles

    Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Martin, Patreon supporter since March 2024.

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    37 mins
  • Charlie Chan: The Case of the Chinese Puzzle Box

    Charlie Chan: The Case of the Chinese Puzzle Box
    Sep 2 2025
    Today's Mystery: An art collector asks Charlie Chan to pick up paintings. He finds the artist murdered.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1944

    Originating from Los Angeles

    Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day:Susan, Patreon supporter since October 2018.

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    38 mins
  • Charlie Chan: Discussing Gerald's Alibi, Willoughy Won't Tell Name of Officer, and Solution of the Murders is at Hand

    Charlie Chan: Discussing Gerald's Alibi, Willoughy Won't Tell Name of Officer, and Solution of the Murders is at Hand
    Aug 26 2025
    Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan knows who killed Colonel Willoughby, but how can he prove it?

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936

    Originating from Los Angeles

    Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Neil, Patreon supporter since September 2016.

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    44 mins
  • Charlie Chan: Killer has False Beard/Meeting Gerald Willoughby's Plane

    Charlie Chan: Killer has False Beard/Meeting Gerald Willoughby's Plane
    Aug 19 2025
    Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan finds a key clue about the murderer of Simmons, the butler, and then meets the plane of the late Colonel Willoughby's plane.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936

    Originating from Los Angeles

    Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Donna, Patreon supporter since March 2023

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    32 mins