Best Diamond Art Club Podcasts (2024)

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Husbands and Lovers 1:23:02

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The Readheads are back from Dana's maternity leave and we've got so much to discuss! First, Dana is sharing her birth story and opening up about her first month of motherhood. Then the girls delve into Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams, a Jackie's choice. This month's book was a dual storyline historical fiction novel that left us with a lot …

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Philip Marlowe and Broadway Is My Beat

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On this week’s Case Closed, we begin with The Long Arm, the February 7, 1950, episode of The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe. (30:05) Broadway Is My Beat closes the show with The Silks Bergen Murder Case, from August 18, 1949. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed916.mp3 Download CaseClosed916 | Subscribe | S…

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98. Short Stories Edition - Wild Eyes, The Safekeep, Big Swiss, Creation Lake and a whole host of other varied reads 1:09:20

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Send us a text Today's mammoth podcast is fairly varied in content with something for everyone - non fiction, Booker Prize nominees and small town romance aplenty!! Here's what we talked about: How To Leave A Group Chat - Louise Guise The Search - John Henry Phillips Beethoven - Laura Tunbridge The Most of Nora Ephron - Nora Ephron Stone Yard Devot…

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Episode 598 - Voices from The Shadow (Gang Busters, The Whistler, The Line-Up, Lives of Harry Lime, & Black Museum) 2:22:51

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Several great actors gave voice to The Shadow, but today we're shining a spotlight on those stars and their roles outside of the cloak of radio's invisible avenger. We'll hear Frank Readick as a crook in "The Case of the Cincinnati Narcotics Ring" from Gang Busters (originally aired on ABC on September 25, 1948). Then, Bill Johnstone is a newlywed …

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Diamond and Spade

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective starts off this week’s Case Closed with his story from March 28, 1952, Mr. Walker’s Problem. (29:55) Next is The Lawless Caper, from The Adventures Of Sam Spade. That story aired on August 29, 1948. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed915.mp3 Download CaseClosed915 | Sub…

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Episode 597 - Friday’s Men Friday (Dragnet) 2:10:32

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Over the long run of the Dragnet radio series, Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) was paired with four different partners. Each of these cops brought a different energy to the show and had a similar but different dynamic with Friday. We'll hear all four of them in this week's episode. First, Barton Yarborough is Sgt. Ben Romero in "The Big Ben" (originall…

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Dragnet and Barrie Craig

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Case Closed begins with The Big Couple, from Dragnet. That story aired February 22, 1951. (29:50) Next up is Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator with Death’s Bargain Basement, from August 10, 1954. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed914.mp3 Download CaseClosed914 | Subscribe | Support Case Closed You…

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97. Hello Beautiful 47:32

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Send us a text For September’s featured read we chose to read Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful with a MAMMOTH buddy read group! Listen in for spoiler free chat about the book, whet your appetite if it’s something you may fancy adding to your TBR lists, and laugh at us trying not to spoil it if you’ve read it already! 😂…

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Episode 596 - Feeling Punchy (Crime Club, Suspense, Night Beat, & Tales of the Texas Rangers) 2:10:07

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Tap gloves and tune in for a quartet of radio mysteries set in and around the boxing ring. First, a crooked gambler is killed when he tries to a fix a fight in "Death is a Knockout" from Crime Club (originally aired on Mutual on June 12, 1947). Next, Dick Powell gives a heel turn as a boxer out to ruin a rival in "Slow Burn" from Suspense (original…

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The Amazing Mr. Malone and Jeff Regan, Investigator

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Case Closed begins this week’s hour with The Amazing Mr. Malone, and Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness, his story from August 28, 1948. (30:22) Our last story is The Man On The Hook, the December 28, 1949, episode of Jeff Regan, Investigator. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed913.mp3 Download CaseClosed9…

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Episode 595 - Spy Games (Dangerous Assignment, Man Called X, Silent Men, & The Falcon) 2:10:15

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Catch a plane and begin a daring mission with these four radio super spies and sleuths. As Steve Mitchell, Brian Donlevy heads to London to keep enemy agents guessing in Dangerous Assignment (originally aired on NBC on March 3, 1951) and The Man Called X is off to Monte Carlo to find out why a fellow agent was killed (originally aired on NBC on May…

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The Epic Casebook and Inspector Thorne

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We begin this week’s Case Closed with The Epic Casebook and its story, Death In The Wife’s Name. (26:23) Our final story is The Mastermind Murder Case, from Inspector Thorne. That episode aired August 24, 1951. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed912.mp3 Download CaseClosed912 | Subscribe | Support Case C…

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96. Short Stories Edition - The Poisonwood Bible, James, the 100 Years of Lenni and Margot and more... 52:14

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Send us a text Another spoiler free chat on all of the following: 100 Years of Lennie and Margot - Marianne Cronin We Prescribe You A Cat - Syou Ishida The Full Moon Coffee Shop - Mai Mochizuki The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver James - Percival Everett The Hypocrite - Jo Hamya Scenes of a Graphic Nature - Caroline O’Donoghue Her Body Among …

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Episode 594 - For the Birds (Haunting Hour, Blackstone, Let George Do It, & Dragnet) 1:38:55

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Feathers and fiends are on the agenda this week with four old time radio mysteries involving birds. A crow may foil a killer's plans to get away with murder in "Bird of Death," a syndicated episode of The Haunting Hour. Then, Blackstone, the Magic Detective explains how a canary helped him solve the case of "The Bird of Doom" in a syndicated tale. …

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Calling All Cars and WHItehall-1212

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Calling All Cars opens this week’s Case Closed with its episode from December 23, 1938, Murder At Sundown. (29:21) The last story is The Case Of Air Cadet Gordon, the March 2, 1952, episode of WHItehall-1212. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed911.mp3 Download CaseClosed911 | Subscribe | Support Case Clo…

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Episode 593 - Violence for Your Furs (Rogue’s Gallery, The Line-Up, & Johnny Dollar) 2:13:39

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Fur coats are in demand in this week's radio mysteries, as our detectives tackle cases involving the pricey outerwear. First, Dick Powell investigates a fur warehouse fire that may be arson in "Fortune in Furs" from Rogue's Gallery (originally aired on Mutual on December 20, 1945). Then, the cops of The Line-Up hope a fur coat can help them identif…

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95. Babel 38:48

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Send us a text August's featured read was Babel by R F Kuang, which offered plenty of discussion points. As ever, this episode is spoiler free!By Rhiannon Fallows & Hannah Wilkinson

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Episode 592 - Up and Atom (Bulldog Drummond, Mr. I.A. Moto, Suspense, & I Was a Communist for the FBI) 1:56:10

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The golden age of radio meets the atomic age with these four mysteries. First, Bulldog Drummond hunts for missing radium in "Claim Check for Death" (originally aired on Mutual on January 17, 1947). Next, villains plot to wipe out New York with an atomic weapon, and only Mr. I.A. Moto can stop them in "A Force Called X07" (originally aired on NBC on…

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Under Arrest and Crime Does Not Pay

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This week’s hour of crime begins with Under Arrest and its episode from February 6, 1949, The Sam Carver Case. (30:00) Next is Glossy Finish, from Crime Does Not Pay. That story aired December 26, 1949. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed909.mp3 Download CaseClosed909 | Subscribe | Support Case Closed Yo…

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Episode 591 - Partners in Crime Fighting (Mr. Keen, Nero Wolfe, Dragnet, & The Abbotts) 2:09:42

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Sometimes it takes two detectives to crack the case. Fortunately, each of these radio mysteries has a dynamic duo on the scene. First, Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons and his partner Mike Kelly solve "The Case of the Ruthless Murderers" (originally aired on CBS on October 27, 1949). Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin take their final bow on the air in …

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Peter Chambers and Peter Troy

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This week’s Case Closed begins with The Alan Lewis Murder, the April 13, 1954, broadcast of Crime And Peter Chambers. (23:36) Our second story is The Winsome Wildcat, from Walk Softly, Peter Troy. That episode aired February 18, 1964. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed908.mp3 Download CaseClosed908 | Su…

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The Paradise Problem 1:05:38

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Happy August! In this episode of The Readheads we are recapping and discussing The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren. This book was a Sntich's choice and it was Snitchy in every sense - the perfect summer read! We're talking about how this book ranks on the SMUT scale, our favorite characters, and the best and worst moments from the book. The ne…

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94. Short Stories Edition - Talking At Night, Jaded, Once More From The Top & more... 50:12

2M ago50:12

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Send us a text Spoiler free chats on some of the books we've read recently: Talking At Night - Claire Daverley I’m F*cking Amazing - Anoushka Warden Jaded - Ela Lee The Chain - Chimene Suleyman Gold Rush - Olivia Petter Monsters - Claire Dederer Once More From The Top - Emily Layden Bright Young Women - Jessica Knoll Imposter Syndrome - Joseph Knox…

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Episode 590 - Snakes…Why’d It Have to Be Snakes? (Casey, Crime Photographer, Sherlock Holmes, Richard Diamond, & Philip Marlowe) 2:09:53

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Don't hiss - even if you don't like snakes, I think you'll enjoy these four serpent-centric radio mysteries. First, Casey, Crime Photographer investigates a curse that may have followed two explorers home in "The Serpent Goddess" (originally aired on CBS on December 4, 1947). Next, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson tangle with Professor Moriarty and a…

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Pat Novak For Hire and The Crime Club

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Case Closed begins with Death In Herald Square, the November 30, 1949, episode of Pat Novak For Hire. (31:00) Our second story is No Time For Murder, by The Crime Club. That episode aired September 25, 1947. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed907.mp3 Download CaseClosed907 | Subscribe | Support Case Clos…

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Episode 589 - There Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Clues (Mollé Mystery Theatre, Boston Blackie, Murder By Experts, & Barrie Craig) 2:07:37

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As we head into the home stretch of summer, here are four seasonal radio mysteries. Frank Lovejoy stars as the owner of a summer resort in dire financial straits who may have turned to murder to keep the lights on in "Last Night" from The Mollé Mystery Theatre (originally aired on NBC on February 22, 1946), and in a syndicated mystery, Boston Black…

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Sherlock Holmes and The Secrets Of Scotland Yard

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Sherlock Holmes begins this week’s Case Closed with his story from January 3, 1949, The Malicious Moor. (24:56) Our last story is The Case Of The Lady In Distress, from The Secrets Of Scotland Yard. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed906.mp3 Download CaseClosed906 | Subscribe | Support Case Closed Your d…

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93. Martyr! 27:16

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Send us a text This week we are discussing our July featured read - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Spoiler free as always.By Rhiannon Fallows & Hannah Wilkinson

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Episode 588 - Hawaiian Homicides (Man Called X, The Whistler, Philip Marlowe, & Harry Lime) 2:00:17

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Say "aloha" to adventure with four radio mysteries set in Hawaii. The Man Called X investigates a land swindle in Honolulu (originally aired on CBS on June 5, 1947), and a con artist tries to pose as an heiress to net a fortune in "The Rawhide Coffin" from The Whistler (originally aired on CBS on April 3, 1949). Philip Marlowe heads to the islands …

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Adventures Of Sam Spade and Let George Do It

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This week’s hour of mystery begins with The Adventures Of Sam Spade with, The Vaphio Cup Caper. That story aired August 22, 1948. (30:05) We close with Big Brother, from Let George Do It, his story from May 21, 1951. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed905.mp3 Download CaseClosed905 | Subscribe | Support …

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Episode 587 - Felonious Felines (Sherlock Holmes, Let George Do It, & Dragnet) 1:56:13

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Our heroes try to solve some purr-fect crimes in these old time radio mysteries - each involving a cat. First, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (played by Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce) find "The Clue of the Hungry Cat" (originally aired on ABC on October 26, 1946). Next, Bob Bailey tries to help an inventor and finds a murder in "The Iron Cat" from Let…

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92. Short Stories Edition - Strange Sally Diamond, The Women, Magma & more... 51:12

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Send us a text Welcome to a bonus short stories edition containing spoiler free chats on all of the following: The Wilds - Sarah Pearse The Eyes Are The Best Part - Monika Kim Strange Sally Diamond - Liz Nugent The River Within - Karen Powell His & Hers - Alice Feeney The Mermaid of Black Conch - Monique Roffey The Women - Kristin Hannah Magma - Th…

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Johnny Dollar and Boston Blackie

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This week on Case Closed, Yours Truly, Jonny Dollar brings us his story from September 25, 1949, The Search For Michelle Marsh. (30:21) Then it’s Boston Blackie with, Seven Years Bad Luck For Florence Wells, from February 4, 1947. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed904.mp3 Download CaseClosed904 | Subscr…

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Episode 586 - Cain is Able (Suspense & Ford Theatre) 2:10:16

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We're saluting James M. Cain - one of the fathers of hard-boiled crime fiction - with two of his stories recreated for radio. First, James Cagney plays a rising racketeer who takes advantage of a crusading reformer in "Love's Lovely Counterfeit" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on January 17, 1948). Then, Burt Lancaster and Joan Bennett plot …

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Real Americans 58:07

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Happy July! The new episode of The Readheads is here and it's all about Real Americans by Rachel Khong - a Becky's choice! The Readheads are recording in person, in studio together for the first time in YEARS and the energy is electric! They're talking about their favorite moments from the book, the most confusing plotlines and their overall though…

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Barrie Craig and Pursuit

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This week’s hour of Case Closed begins with Death Of A Private Eye, from Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator. That episode originally aired January 2, 1952. (29:30) Our final story is The Pursuit On Lundy Island, the February 7, 1950, episode of Pursuit. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr12024/CaseClosed903.mp3 Dow…

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