Jeff Regan – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Jeff Regan – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

The great ones are back in action.

EP3676: Jeff Regan: All His Sisters And His Cousins And His Uncles And His Aunts

EP3676: Jeff Regan: All His Sisters And His Cousins And His Uncles And His Aunts

Regan is hired by the creator of a detective comic strip who fears he’s going to be murdered. Original Air Date: July 16, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at Read more ...

Feb 1, 2022 • 41:34

Jeff Regan: This May Hurt Just a Little

Jeff Regan: This May Hurt Just a Little

A “friendly credit” dentist hires Regan to see if a $100,000 malpractice lawsuit against him is valid. Original Air Date: May 26, 1950 Support the show monthly at

Jan 25, 2022 • 36:50

Jeff Regan: A Claw, A Corkscrew, a Coffin, A Crab

Jeff Regan: A Claw, A Corkscrew, a Coffin, A Crab

A beautiful woman with a shady story hires International to protect her from a jealous man. Original Air Date: May 19, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.gr Read more ...

Jan 18, 2022 • 38:18

EP3658: Jeff Regan: Oil for the Lamps of Burbank

EP3658: Jeff Regan: Oil for the Lamps of Burbank

A man wants Regan to clear his daughter of murder, but his wife doesn’t want Regan to investigate. Original Air Date: May 12, 1950 Support the show monthly at

Jan 11, 2022 • 39:14

EP3652: Jeff Regan: A Cure for Insomnia

EP3652: Jeff Regan: A Cure for Insomnia

A man wants International to prove his insomniac wife didn’t commit suicide but was murdered. Original Air Date: May 3, 1950 Support the show monthly at

Jan 4, 2022 • 36:12

Jeff Regan: Some Enchanted Carhop

Jeff Regan: Some Enchanted Carhop

Regan is hired to find out who is sending unwanted packages to a young woman. Original Air Date: December 21, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.gre Read more ...

Dec 21, 2021 • 42:36

Jeff Regan: The Smell of Magnolias

Jeff Regan: The Smell of Magnolias

Regan’s hired by a songwriter who fears his nightclub singer/wife will be murdered. Original Air Date: April 19, 1950 Support the show monthly at

Dec 14, 2021 • 39:34

Jeff Regan: A Tree Grows in Encino

Jeff Regan: A Tree Grows in Encino

A man hires International to prove he murdered his wife three years ago Original Air Date: April 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectiv Read more ...

Dec 7, 2021 • 0:00

Jeff Regan: The Hollywood Story

Jeff Regan: The Hollywood Story

Regan is hired to impersonate a Hollywood producer and keep a big star’s old army buddy away from him until after the star finishes shooting his current film. Original Air Date: March 22, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a Read more ...

Nov 30, 2021 • 35:29

EP3616: Jeff Regan: Lo the Gentle Earth Worm

EP3616: Jeff Regan: Lo the Gentle Earth Worm

Regan is hired by the wife of a worm farmer who claims her husband was cheated by someone who sold him 500,000 worms. Original Air Date: March 15, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at

Nov 23, 2021 • 37:07

Jeff Regan: The Gorilla That Always Said Yeh-ah

Jeff Regan: The Gorilla That Always Said Yeh-ah

Regan is hired to locate a woman’s stolen blue giraffe. Original Air Date: February 22, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Read more ...

Nov 16, 2021 • 40:30

EP3604: Jeff Regan: The Barefoot Boy with Shoes Gone

EP3604: Jeff Regan: The Barefoot Boy with Shoes Gone

Regan is hired by a gallery owner to look for a cat-hating artist. Original Air Date: January 25, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives Read more ...

Nov 9, 2021 • 0:00

EP3598: Jeff Regan: A Streetcar Named Schultz

EP3598: Jeff Regan: A Streetcar Named Schultz

Regan’s hired by a wrestler to clear him of murdering his opponent. Original Air Date: January 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdet Read more ...

Nov 2, 2021 • 37:46

EP3592: Jeff Regan: A Thousand Violins–Almost

EP3592: Jeff Regan: A Thousand Violins–Almost

A violinist hires Regan and International to find out why his fiancée broke off their engagement. Original Air Date: January 4, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at

Oct 26, 2021 • 35:26

Jeff Regan: The Man on the Hook

Jeff Regan: The Man on the Hook

The police and the mob are looking for a key mob witness, and Regan joins the fray when $1,000 is dangled before the Lyon.   Orignal Air Date: December 28, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at

Oct 19, 2021 • 37:11

Jeff Regan: Five Hundred Santas from Mexico

Jeff Regan: Five Hundred Santas from Mexico

A green-eyed dancer hires Regan to find her husband (who works as a department-store Santa) and prove he’s dead so she can collect the insurance. Original Air Date: November 30, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time Read more ...

Oct 12, 2021 • 30:18

Jeff Regan: The Man in the Church

Jeff Regan: The Man in the Church

Regan is hired to deliver $5,000. Regan gets suspicious and follows the recipient home only to see him murdered.   Original Air Date: October 12, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at

Oct 5, 2021 • 36:38

Jeff Regan: The Lady By the Fountain

Jeff Regan: The Lady By the Fountain

The Lyon wants Regan to horn in on the investigation of some insured stolen jewels. Original Air Date: October 5, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support Read more ...

Sep 28, 2021 • 40:12

EP2188: Jeff Regan: The British Are Coming

EP2188: Jeff Regan: The British Are Coming

Regan is hired by the owner of a British-themed haberdasher (men’s clothing store) who wants to witness him kill a man and state that it was in self-defense. Original Air Date: September 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,…

May 2, 2017 • 33:04

EP2182: Jeff Regan: If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d Have Wrecked a Train

EP2182: Jeff Regan: If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d Have Wrecked a Train

Regan is hired by the twelve-year-old son of a wealthy family to investigate his mother’s fiance in hopes of stopping the marriage. Original Air Date: July 2, 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…

Apr 25, 2017 • 31:55

EP2176: Jeff Regan: The Man Behind the Rod

EP2176: Jeff Regan: The Man Behind the Rod

Regan and the Lyon are hired to check up on the son of a wealthy man whose hot rod racing has turned dangerous when a romantic rivalry was added in. Original Air Date: April 12, 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:…

Apr 18, 2017 • 36:25

EP0262: Jeff Regan: Gentlemen Prefer Horses

EP0262: Jeff Regan: Gentlemen Prefer Horses

Regan is hired by a jockey to find a missing man. Original Air Date: August 27, 1950 Leave a voice mail…208-991-GR8D (4783) Get a free audiobook by trying Audible: http://audiblepodcast.com/oldtimeradio Take our listener survey at

Oct 26, 2010 • 0:00

EP0257: Jeff Regan: There’s Nothing Like a Pork Chop When Supper Rolls Around

EP0257: Jeff Regan: There’s Nothing Like a Pork Chop When Supper Rolls Around

International is hired to protect a bad, but commercially successful poet, who is then killed after a radio broadcast. Original Air Date: August 6, 1950 Try Netflix free for a month. Go to http://netflix.greatdetectives.net Leave a voice mail…208-991-GR8D (4783) Read more ...

Oct 19, 2010 • 0:00

EP0252: Jeff Regan: A Fire For Romano

EP0252: Jeff Regan: A Fire For Romano

Regan takes the case of an immigrant shopkeeper who has suffered an arson attempt. Regan suspects a hateful neighbor, as the case becomes a murder investigation. Original Air Date: July 30, 1950 Leave a voice mail…208-991-GR8D (4783) Get a free audiobook by trying Audible:

Oct 12, 2010 • 0:00

EP0247: Jeff Regan: She’s Lovely, She’s Engaged, She Eats Soybeans

EP0247: Jeff Regan: She’s Lovely, She’s Engaged, She Eats Soybeans

*Regan is sent to protect a lovely bathing suit model who dabbles in health food. Original Air Date: July 9, 1950 Try Netflix free for a month. Go to http://netflix.greatdetectives.net Leave a voice mail…208-991-GR8D (4783) Take our listener survey at

Oct 5, 2010 • 37:23

EP0242: Jeff Regan: No Sad Clowns For Me

EP0242: Jeff Regan: No Sad Clowns For Me

An eccentric man pays the Lyon $67 to not take a job. But Regan becomes concerned about the reason and goes to investigate a case of murder, embezzlement, and betrayal at the circus. Original Air Date: June 25, 1950 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month

Sep 28, 2010 • 34:14

EP0237: Jeff Regan: There’s More than Coffee in Brazil

EP0237: Jeff Regan: There’s More than Coffee in Brazil

Regan goes searching for the lost sister of a lady from Brazil. Original Air Date: June 18, 1950 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Try Audible and get a free audiobook…

Sep 21, 2010 • 0:00

EP0232: Jeff Regan: It All Comes Back to Me Now

EP0232: Jeff Regan: It All Comes Back to Me Now

A woman with amnesia shows up at International, asking for help. All she can remember is that she wanted to kill someone Read more ...

Sep 14, 2010 • 0:00

EP0227: Jeff Regan: Some Enchanted Carhop

EP0227: Jeff Regan: Some Enchanted Carhop

International is retained to find the sender of anonymous gifts that is disturbing a carhop waitress. Original Air Date: December 21, 1949 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Try Audible and get a free audiobook Read more ...

Sep 7, 2010 • 35:59

EP0222: Jeff Regan: The Two Little Sisters

EP0222: Jeff Regan: The Two Little Sisters

A 6 foot tall 200 pound man is stabbed. A lady knife thrower confesses, but Regan doesn’t believe she did it. Original Air Date: November 16, 1949 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Leave a voice mail…2 Read more ...

Aug 31, 2010 • 0:00

EP0217: Jeff Regan: The Little Man’s Lament

EP0217: Jeff Regan: The Little Man’s Lament

International is retained by a Southern Family with old money to prevent a murder-but who’s? Original Air Date: November 9, 1949 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Try Audible and get a free audiobookR Read more ...

Aug 24, 2010 • 0:00

EP0212: Jeff Regan: The Man in the Black Suit

EP0212: Jeff Regan: The Man in the Black Suit

A priest hires International to find a missing prized fighter. Rehersal of show that aired November 2, 1949 Original Release Date: August 27, 2010 Quote: I began to feel nervous-like a hula dancer in a forest fire. Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month

Aug 17, 2010 • 39:04

EP0207: Jeff Regan: The Lady Who Wanted to Live

EP0207: Jeff Regan: The Lady Who Wanted to Live

Jeff Regan is hired to protect a woman from her ex-boyfriend. Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Try Audible and get a free audiobook… http://audiblepodcast.com/o Read more ...

Aug 10, 2010 • 0:00

EP0202: Jeff Regan: The Lady from Brazil

EP0202: Jeff Regan: The Lady from Brazil

Regan is hired to find the sister of a woman from Brazil. Original Air Date: October 19, 1949 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. Leave a voice mail…208-991-GR8D (4783) For all your web hosting needs, t Read more ...

Aug 3, 2010 • 0:00

EP0197: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Lived by the Sea

EP0197: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Lived by the Sea

Jeff Regan is hired by a phony mind-reader to protect him from a woman he’s blackmailing, and then he’s pulled off the case without notice.  Read more ...

Jul 27, 2010 • 0:00

EP0192: Jeff Regan: The Gambler and His Lady(ies)

EP0192: Jeff Regan: The Gambler and His Lady(ies)

A mother calls the Lyon for help when she becomes concerned about her getting mixed up with a gambler. Original Air Date: December 11, 1949 Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just Read more ...

Jul 20, 2010 • 0:00

EP0187: Jeff Regan: The Lawyer and the Lady

EP0187: Jeff Regan: The Lawyer and the Lady

Once again the Lyon agrees to send Regan out on a case he knows nothing about. Within minutes of arriving at his client’s office, someone takes a shot. Original Air Date: December 4, Read more ...

Jul 13, 2010 • 0:00

EP0182: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Fought Back

EP0182: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Fought Back

*Regan is hired to spend the weekend with a man who claims to need an alibi. He quickly finds himself mixed up in a counterfeiting ring and  a string of homicides.

Jul 6, 2010 • 0:00

EP0177: Jeff Regan: The Pilgrim’s Progress

EP0177: Jeff Regan: The Pilgrim’s Progress

A man with a blunderbuss calling himself Miles Standish is shot at a house where a pre-Thanksgiving Day party has a variety of characters claiming the names of Pilgrims. Ori Read more ...

Jun 29, 2010 • 0:00

EP0172: Jeff Regan: The Guy From Gower Gulch

EP0172: Jeff Regan: The Guy From Gower Gulch

Regan is hired by a movie cowboy named Davy Crockett to retrieve an item from an alley. Quotes of the show:

Jun 22, 2010 • 0:00

EP0167: Jeff Regan: The Lady With Too Much Hair

EP0167: Jeff Regan: The Lady With Too Much Hair

A woman hires international to escort her daughter when she returns home from college, but murder comes into play when a red-haired man becomes bald after being murdered.

Jun 15, 2010 • 0:00

EP0162: Jeff Regan: The Lost Lady

EP0162: Jeff Regan: The Lost Lady

A woman hires Regan to find her missing sister, but Regan’s not buying it. Original Air Date: October 16, 1948 Get a free audiobook with Read more ...

Jun 8, 2010 • 0:00

EP0157: Jeff Regan: Too Many Mrs. Rogers’

EP0157: Jeff Regan: Too Many Mrs. Rogers’

Jeff is assigned to guard the body of a man with an expensive ring on his finger. Regan’s in for trouble as he learns the man was a bigamist. Original Air Date: October 9, 1948 T Read more ...

Jun 1, 2010 • 0:00

EP0152: Jeff Regan: The Man With the Key

EP0152: Jeff Regan: The Man With the Key

*Regan is given a key to a safety deposit by an ex-con. Quote of the Show: “He was as happy as a swo Read more ...

May 25, 2010 • 0:00

EP0147: Jeff Regan: The Lady With No Name

EP0147: Jeff Regan: The Lady With No Name

A woman stumbled into International’s office, not remembering her name, and dies. Who is she, and why did she die? It’s up to Regan to find out. Original Air Date Read more ...

May 18, 2010 • 0:00

EP0142: Jeff Regan: The Story of Abel and Cain and the Santa Maria

EP0142: Jeff Regan: The Story of Abel and Cain and the Santa Maria

*Jeff Regan is called in by the heir to a fortune when a family heirloom is stolen and the thieves haven’t called yet to ask for a ransom. Original Air Da Read more ...

May 11, 2010 • 0:00

EP0137: Jeff Regan: The House by the Sea

EP0137: Jeff Regan: The House by the Sea

The Lyon sends Regan out on a job for a phony mind reader, and just as quick, Regan is called off the case without explanation. Original Air Date: September 4, 1948

May 4, 2010 • 0:00

EP0132: Jeff Regan: The Man in the Door

EP0132: Jeff Regan: The Man in the Door

The Lyon sends Regan down to get a potential client to sign a contract. The client falls dead at Regan’s feet before he can sign it. Orig Read more ...

Apr 27, 2010 • 0:00

EP0127: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Came Back

EP0127: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Came Back

Regan is hired to track down an ex-con who has been making threatening phone calls to the wealthy man who sent him up.

Apr 20, 2010 • 0:00

EP0122: Jeff Regan: The Diamond Quartet

EP0122: Jeff Regan: The Diamond Quartet

Jeff Regan is given a simple job, return a necklace held by the owner of an illegal gambling joint to its owner, but when he finds a duplicate of the Read more ...

Apr 13, 2010 • 0:00

EP0117: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Liked Mountains

EP0117: Jeff Regan: The Man Who Liked Mountains

Regan knows its trouble when a disbarred lawyer retains International to help find an underworld figure and makes it clear that he doesn’t care Read more ...

Apr 6, 2010 • 0:00

EP0112: Jeff Regan: The Lady With the Golden Hair

EP0112: Jeff Regan: The Lady With the Golden Hair

A rich make-up artist hires International to protect him from someone who’s trying to kill him. Original Air Date: July 31, 1948

Mar 30, 2010 • 0:00

EP0107: Jeff Regan: The Lonesome Lady

EP0107: Jeff Regan: The Lonesome Lady

Jeff Regan investigates a fishy insurance policy. Original Air Date: July 24, 1948 Click

Mar 23, 2010 • 0:00

EP0102: Jeff Regan: The Prodigal Daughter

EP0102: Jeff Regan: The Prodigal Daughter

The Lyon hires Jeff Regan out to go to New Orleans to find an old man’s daughter. Regan finds she’s already dead, but the mystery is just beginning. Original Air Date: Read more ...

Mar 16, 2010 • 0:00

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