Episodes

  • EP3437: Man Called X: Professor Czorny Has Disappeared

    EP3437: Man Called X: Professor Czorny Has Disappeared
    Apr 28 2021
    A famed scientist has disappeared and a music box sent in the mail sends Ken Thurston beyond the Iron Curtain to Czechoslovakia. Original Air Date: November 3, 1950 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…
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    32 mins
  • Man Called X: A Journey to Xenophon

    Man Called X: A Journey to Xenophon
    Jan 9 2026
    Original Release Date: April 21, 2021

    The Man Called X travels aboard a cattle boat to the Greek Island of Xenophon in hope of recovering stolen radioactive isotopes.

    Original Air Date: October 27, 1950

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    36 mins
  • Man Called X: One Way to Makassar

    Man Called X: One Way to Makassar
    Jan 2 2026
    Original Release Date: April 14, 2021

    The Man Called X travels to Indonesia to board a freighter in hopes of catching the head of an international espionage ring.

    October Air Date: October 20, 1950

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    34 mins
  • Man Called X: Custom Cigarettes

    Man Called X: Custom Cigarettes
    Dec 26 2025
    Original Release Date: April 7, 2021

    A woman dies on a train after handing Mr. X a box of custom cigarettes, sending Mister X to Ankara on the trail of a killer and atomic secrets.

    Original Air Date: October 13, 1950

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    40 mins
  • Man Called X: The Laughing Lady

    Man Called X: The Laughing Lady
    Dec 19 2025
    Original Release Date: March 31, 2021

    Ken and Pegon go to Sicily to take on the mafia. The only clue they have is the last words of a dying circus performer.

    Original Air Date: September 26, 1948

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    46 mins
  • Man Called X: Madagascar Physicist

    Man Called X: Madagascar Physicist
    Dec 12 2025
    Original Release Date: March 24, 2021

    Ken and Pegon travel to Madgascar to help rescue an atomic physicist on the verge of a great story from an unscrupulous gangster.

    Original Air Date: September 19, 1948

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    38 mins
  • EP3401: Man Called X: Kangaraoo Bay

    EP3401: Man Called X: Kangaraoo Bay
    Mar 17 2021
    Ken goes to Australia to investigate some problems that a friend doing desalination experiments is running into. Original Air Date: September 12, 1948 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 Read more ...
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    34 mins
  • EP3395: Man Called X: Worth Her Weight in Gold

    EP3395: Man Called X: Worth Her Weight in Gold
    Mar 10 2021
    Ken and Pegon board to safeguard from pirates a shipment of gold that’s vital to providing food to China. Original Air Date: September 5, 1948 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 Read more ...
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    37 mins