Fraud – Retro Radio Podcast

Lum and Abner -Insurance Company Pays Abner 200Dollars.350208

By Keith February 13, 2026Comedy, Lum and Abner1 Comment

Carlton Brickert again plugs the flashlight giveaway. It's a handy, tiny light, that resembles a fountain pen. Lum and Abner, especially Abner is concerned over the false claim that was…

Assorted law enforcement badges and photographs on a textured background, representing government and police officials.

Black Museum – A Ladys Shoe. ep22, 520529

By Keith October 24, 2025Black Museum, Detective and Mystery

Orson Wells takes us on a tour through the Black Museum, then presents a featured item, a lady's fashionable shoe. It was a dark and stormy night as the middle-aged…

a vintage photo of George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Burns and Allen – George Is Kidnapped By A Gangster. 400930

By Keith September 30, 2025Burns and Allen, Comedy

At the end of the last episode, George was disguised as a woman, and whisked away by a notorious gangster. Today, he's still missing, which we learn as Gracie talks…

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Melanie Carter and the Un-Nice Niece. ep25, 491112

By Keith September 24, 2025Detective and Mystery, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Johnny gets called on a case to protect a little old lady. The spry, flirtatious wheelchair bound lady tells of her worries that after her husbands' death years ago where…

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – The Little Man Who Wasn’t All There. ep23, 491029

By Keith June 25, 2025Detective and Mystery, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Everyone's favorite freelance insurance investigator lays out his expenses in locating the little man who wasn't there. A matter of fraud from a man who had his wife insured, and…

Dragnet – The Big Small. ep334, 560110

By Keith April 8, 2025Detective and Mystery, Dragnet

An expert forger has been taking advantage of local businesses, and it's up to Joe Friday to get her. When Joe Friday, and Frank Smith head out to question the…

A security guard dressed in a dark uniform is reaching for his sidearm, which is holstered on his right hip. He stands in front of a brick wall, with his left hand resting on his belt. His facial expression suggests a state of high alertness and readiness to act in case of any threat or danger.

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Racehorse Piledriver Matter. ep20, 491008

By Keith March 7, 2025Detective and Mystery, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar1 Comment

Johnny investigates a matter of a race horse, and a question of insurance fraud. Piledriver is facing being killed since he hasn't won any races, but is his owner trying…

A black and white checkered deerstalker hat with ear flaps and a visor.

Sherlock Holmes – The Paradol Chamber. ep177, 450521

By Keith January 29, 2025Detective and Mystery, Sherlock Holmes

Watson recounts an evening in 1887, when he was relaxing with his new bride. They discuss possible family investments. Is it a fraud, or a new and revolutionary invention? John…

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Chicago Fraud Matter. 530206

By Keith January 22, 2025Detective and Mystery, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Johnny Dollar gets to the bottom of insurance fraud, and an identity switch.

Rows of gravestones and headstones in a military cemetery, surrounded by well-manicured lawns and trees. The gravestones are arranged in neat rows and columns, with some bearing the insignia of different military branches. The sky is overcast and the trees in the background are in the midst of changing colors, indicating autumn.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – The Unseen Watcher. ep963, 790319

By Keith September 30, 2024CBS Radio Mystery, Suspense and Horror

Title: The Unseen Watcher Plot: A gambler dreams up a desperate scheme to "off" his bookie in order to escape his huge debts. To fund his addiction, he kills his…