Episodes

  • Inheritance: The Texas Rangers (Texas Rangers Bicentenial Special)

    Inheritance: The Texas Rangers (Texas Rangers Bicentenial Special)
    Jun 4 2023
    A Texas Rangers Captain is assigned to form a group of special forces to stop rustlers stealing cattle and taking them across the Rio Grande.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date:June 13, 1954

    Guest Host: Andrew Rhynes of the OTR Westerns Podcast

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred: Lloyd Talbot as Captain McNally

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    59 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Double Edge

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Double Edge
    Feb 21 2026
    Original Release Date: June 3, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Jace searches for a man who robbed a bank.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 3, 1952

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson, Tony Barrett, Virginia Gregg, Frank Gerstle, Parley Baer

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    39 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Stick-Up

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Stick-Up
    Feb 14 2026
    Original Release Date: May 27, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Jace is called in when an elderly town character is shot down in a store stick-up.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 27, 1952

    Originiated from Hollywood

    Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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    37 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Round Trip

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Round Trip
    Feb 7 2026
    Original Release Date: May 20, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Jace Pearson tracks down a robber who robbed and killed a newspaper delivery driver.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 20, 1952

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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    48 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Finger Man

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Finger Man
    Jan 31 2026
    Original Release Date: May 13, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Jace Pearson sets out to find out who killed a deputy in a jail riot.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1952

    Originated from Hollywood

    Starred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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    36 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Boomerang

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Boomerang
    Jan 24 2026
    Original Release Date: May 6, 2023

    Today's Mystery:An elderly man disappears after an argument with his daughter.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1952

    Originated from HollywoodStarred: Joel McCrea as Jace Pearson

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    48 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Ex-Con

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Ex-Con
    Jan 17 2026
    Original Release Date: April 29, 2023

    Today's Mystery:A desperate ex-con agrees to murder a woman for $1,000 and Jace has to stop him.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 29, 1952

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    37 mins
  • Tales of the Texas Rangers: Knock Out

    Tales of the Texas Rangers: Knock Out
    Jan 3 2026
    Original Release Date: April 22, 2023

    Today's Mystery:Jayce searches for the murderer of an elderly cattle rancher who stole a sheriff's gun and beat him with it.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1952

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson

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    38 mins