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

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
Listen for free

About this listen

 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: Madame Valentine

    Mystery is My Hobby: Madame Valentine
    Aug 15 2025
    Original Release Date: December 10, 2020

    A wealthy widow calls Barton Drake because she fears she’s going to be murdered by one of her relatives. She’s then poisoned in his presence.

    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

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
    Show More Show Less
    31 mins
  • Mystery is My Hobby: Murder at the Arnold House

    Mystery is My Hobby: Murder at the Arnold House
    Aug 8 2025
    Original Release Date: December 3, 2020

    Bart investigates the murder of a racketeer at the house of an old friend.

    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

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
    Show More Show Less
    29 mins
  • Mystery is My Hobby: Uncle Howard’s Treasure Map

    Mystery is My Hobby: Uncle Howard’s Treasure Map
    Aug 1 2025
    Original Release Date: November 26, 2020

    A woman asks Barton Drake to help protect her recently rescued uncle after he received several death threats, however she and Bart find him murdered.

    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

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
    Show More Show Less
    28 mins
No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.