The Great Detectives Present Night Beat (Old Time Radio)
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Chicago Star Reporter Randy Stone walks the Night Beat, searching for stories for his column and finding heartache and mystery along the way in this classic and well-written 1950-52 mystery drama series. Adam Graham is your host and guide to every circulating episode of Night Beat.
Night Beat: Flowers on the Water
Original Release Date: January 1, 2017Randy searches for the lost husband of a dying woman. Original Air Date: March 27, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
33:2928/10/2024
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Thirty plants this week, think you could do it? It might sound a lot, but it’s easier than you think. Fruit, veg, nuts, seeds, even coffee all count as plants.Legendary chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins us to share tips on eating more plants. Hugh’s new book ‘How to Eat 30 Plants a Week’ explores the wild world of legumes, grains, herbs and beyond. He explains that getting your thirty plants each week can be simple, fun and delicious.Joining Hugh is Tim Spector - professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London and ZOE’s scientific co-founder. Tim explains why our gut microbiome loves plants, highlighting the importance of polyphenols, healthy fats and fiber.You’ll finish this episode inspired, empowered and likely... hungry.🥑 Make smarter food choices. Become a member at zoe.com for 10% off with code PODCAST🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily 30*Naturally high in copper which contributes to normal energy yielding metabolism and the normal function of the immune systemFollow ZOE on Instagram.Timecodes00:00 Thirty plants every week?01:57 Quickfire questions05:04 What happens when we digest plants?08:43 Why are plants so different?11:28 Why eating the rainbow is important 18:42 Why 30 plants?22:13 How much fiber should you eat a day?25:53 The science that proves the power of plants32:00 How to get more plants in your diet34:45 How to get more plants on-the-go38:36 Plant-based cooking made simple46:45 Are dried and frozen plants just as nutritious?47:51 How does cooking affect plants48:56 What to do with your leftovers49:44 Do mushrooms count as plants?51:06 How important is organic food? 55:40 Hugh’s showstopper dish57:16 Surprise taste-test from Hugh’s garden Books
Hugh’s book How To Eat 30 Plants a Week
Tim’s book Food For Life
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Mentioned in today's episode
American Gut: an Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research (2018), published in mSystems from American Society of Microbiology
Could you eat 30 plant-based foods a week? (2021), published by World Cancer Research Fund
Adults Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Recommendations — United States (2019), published by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Why 5 A Day? (2022), published by NHS
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (2023), published by WHO
Fruit and vegetable consumption and incident breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies (2021) published by British Journal of Cancer
Consumption of Plant Seeds and Cardiovascular Health: Epidemiological and Clinical Trial Evidence (2013), published by Circulation
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Night Beat: Am I My Brother's Keeper?
Original Release Date: December 25, 2016Randy investigates a couple who panic when they hear an escaped convict isn’t caught in a police raid. Original Air Date: March 13, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
36:4521/10/2024
Night Beat: Five Days Off For Christmas
Release Date: December 19, 2016Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries to give him an envelope and is run over by a car, Randy has to find the boy’s mother.Original Air Date: December 21, 1951Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
32:4914/10/2024
Night Beat: The Man Who Claimed to Be Dead
Randy meets a man in a park who claims to be dead and then they visit a doctor who confirms it.Original Air Date: March, 20, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
34:1507/10/2024
Night Beat: The Number 13
Original Release Date: December 4, 2016A seventy year-old man robs Randy at gunpoint and shoots him. Randy survives and sets out to find the robber at the request of the robber’s wife.Original Air Date: March 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
37:2430/09/2024
Night Beat: Girl in the Park
Original Release Date: November 27, 2016Randy meets a woman in the park who expects to die when her boyfriend is executed. Original Air Date: February 27, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
33:4023/09/2024
Night Beat: A World All His Own
Original Release Date: November 20, 2016A punch-drunk ex-boxing champion dreams of making peace with his ex-wife while living in a fantasy world. Original Air Date: February 20, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
34:0216/09/2024
Night Beat: The Night is a Weapon
Original Release Date: November 13, 2016Randy encounters a troubled man trying to steal a gun.Original Air Date: February 13, 1950Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
34:1309/09/2024
Night Beat: Zero
Release Date: November 6, 2016Randy Stone has to find a fastidious man who plans to commit suicide at midnight as a result of getting a false terminal diagnosis. Original Air Date: February 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
33:5702/09/2024
Night Beat: The Elevator Caper
Release Date: October 31, 2016Lucky Stone’s friend is killed and he sets out to use his newspaper column to imply an infamous gangster is behind it. When he is roughed up by some of the gangster’s men, he gets a gun to hunt him down.Audition Date: January 13, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
34:1026/08/2024
Night Beat: The Ted Carter Murder Case
Release Date: October 24, 2016Hank Mitchell’s friend is killed and he sets out to use his newspaper column to imply an infamous gangster is behind it. When Hank’s roughed up by some of the gangster’s men, he gets a gun to hunt him down. Audition Date: May 19, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
34:3019/08/2024
Night Beat: A World of His Own
Original Release Date: February 24, 2012Randy Stone tries to find out what’s wrong with a punch drunk boxer.Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
35:1629/07/2024
EP3526: Night Beat: Gusher James
Randy investigates when a convicted murder insists the crime he was convicted of was committed by a wealthy and influential oil man. Original Air Date: March 7, 1952 Read more ...
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EP2457: Night Beat: The "Bug" Killings
Randy is investigating a series of murders where the killer calls the police in advance of each killing. Original Air Date: September 25, 1952 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 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net…
36:3012/03/2018
EP2451: Night Beat: The Policy Wheel Racket
A blind man tells Randy the leader of a local rescue mission has been severely beaten. Randy wants to find out why but the man won’t tell him. Original Air Date: September 18, 1952 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,…
33:2505/03/2018
EP2445:Night Beat: Larry, the Understudy
A young dancer’s understudy puts on an impressive dancing performance that has the show’s owner ready to make him a star. However, he quits and disap Read more ...
34:4626/02/2018
EP2439: Night Beat: The Bomb On Flight 63
Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver. Original Air Date: September 4, 1952 Support the show monthly at
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EP2433: Night Beat: The Man with the Red Hair
On his night off, Randy meets a woman at a bar. She turns to ice when she sees a man with red hair. Original Air Date: August 21, 1952 Support the Read more ...
31:5012/02/2018
EP2427: Night Beat: His Name is Luke
A former burlesque dancer, a shoeshine man, and a delicatessen owner are among those acting out of character and raising money for a mysterious “him.” Read more ...
34:0205/02/2018
EP2421: Night Beat: Somebody Stop Ann
A female columnist enlists Randy’s help because she fears her estranged husband will kill her and her children. Original Air Date: August 7, 1952
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EP2415: Night Beat: Flight from Fear
An elderly layout man pulls part of a columnist’s article on a young talented swimmer. The swimmer refused to try out for the Olympics and ends up thr Read more ...
35:3222/01/2018
EP2409: Night Beat: The Smell of Peaches
Randy meets a recently paroled old-time gangster who suffered a nervous breakdown who swears he’s being followed by two men who want to kill him for $100,000. Original Air Date: July 17, 1952 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…
31:2315/01/2018
EP2403: Night Beat: The Old Itch
Randy gets scooped by an intrepid, globe-trotting, female reporter. Original Air Date: July 3, 1952 Support the show monthly at
34:3208/01/2018
EP2397: Night Beat: Reformer
A farmer from rural Illinois comes to Chicago determined to take down a corrupt political boss “with love.” Original Air Date: June 26, 1952
32:4601/01/2018
EP2391: Night Beat: Lost Souls
Randy meets a woman who treats everyone on skid row to champagne, steaks, and fresh sheets, and is being haunted across the country by a childhood friend who pro Read more ...
35:0525/12/2017
EP2385: Night Beat: Five Days off for Christmas
Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries to give him an envelope and is run over by a car, Ra Read more ...
32:4218/12/2017
EP2379: Night Beat: Railroaded
Randy becomes convinced that a 19-year old woman was railroaded into a conviction for manslaughter of a politician’s wife. Original Air Date: June 1 Read more ...
32:3911/12/2017
EP2373: Night Beat: The Marvelous Machine
A once-promising scientist visits the scene of a murder Randy is covering. Original Air Date: June 5, 1952 Support the show monthly at
34:2504/12/2017
EP2367: Night Beat: The Jockeys Were Brothers
A star jockey’s younger brother returns to Chicago. Little Brother is determined to prove himself a better jockey and will do anything to prove it. Read more ...
32:1227/11/2017
EP2361: Night Beat: Target for a Week
Randy is accused of a murder by an anonymous columnist for a rival newspaper. Original Air Date: May 22, 1952 Support the show monthly at
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EP2349: Night Beat: Long Live the Clown
The wife of an acrobat clown comes to Randy to sell a story about her husband being a spy. Original Air Date: May 8, 1952 Support the show monthly Read more ...
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EP2337: Night Beat: Expectant Father
Randy keeps company with a colleague whose wife is having a baby. Original Air Date: December 28, 1951 Support the show monthly at
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EP2331: Night Beat: Mr. and Mrs. Carothers
A cute elderly couple from rural Illinois asks Randy’s help to plan a big splurge in Chicago, but Randy senses something troubling. Original Air Dat Read more ...
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EP2325: Night Beat: They
A mental patient has gotten loose on the grounds with a gun. Original Air Date: August 17, 1951 Support the show monthly at
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EP2319: Night Beat: Anton's Return
Randy meets a feverish woman who believes he’s her husband, Anton. Randy sets out to find her husband when he learns she’s about to die. Origi Read more ...
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EP2313: Night Beat: The Bill Perrin Amnesia Case
A discharged soldier with amnesia asks Randy’s help to find his wife and recover his memory. Original Air Date: July 6, 1952 Support the show Read more ...
33:3525/09/2017
EP2307: Night Beat: Byline for Frank
A dying has-been reporter asks Randy to get the truth behind the man who framed him for liable and ruined his career. Original Air Date: June 29, 1951 Read more ...
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EP2301: Night Beat: Sanctuary
A mad man is holding a missing five year old boy in a church’s bell tower. Original Air Date: June 22, 1951 Support the show monthly at
32:1211/09/2017
EP2295: Night Beat: Otto, the Music Man
Randy rescues a man from being roughed up. The man runs into a bar and leaves behind his hat. Randy runs right into the bar and finds no one has seen him, and th Read more ...
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EP2289: Night Beat: The Search for Fred
A woman’s dog has died of rabies, and she turns to Randy to help find a man the dog had bitten five days before. Original Air Date: June 8, 1951 Read more ...
32:3728/08/2017
EP2283: Night Beat: The Will of Mrs. Orloff
Randy sees a cleaning woman die before his eyes and searches for her son to let him know. Original Air Date: June 1, 1951 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 ...
39:3021/08/2017
EP2277: Night Beat: Fear
Randy receives a letter from a man threatening to kill him sometime during the night. Original Air Date: May 25, 1951 Support the show monthly at < Read more ...
34:0714/08/2017
EP2271: Night Beat: Juke Box Romance
A person with dwarfism tried to kill a bully who tries to embarrass him by setting up a meeting with a juke box operator he’s in love with. Original Read more ...
34:2407/08/2017
EP2265: Night Beat: Big John McMaster
Randy befriends an old time gangster just released from prison. He then finds the man shot and refusing to tell what happened. Original Air Date: March 4, Read more ...
35:3131/07/2017
EP2259: Night Beat: The Slasher
Randy suspects an artist looking for his unfaithful girlfriend is actually a serial slasher. Original Air Date: November 10, 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 Read more ...
35:1724/07/2017
EP2253: Night Beat: Black Cat
A disturbed abandoned cat sets Randy into the midst of a murder mystery in a tenement where all the suspects are oddballs. Original Air Date: November 3, Read more ...
34:0317/07/2017
EP2247: Night Beat: The Doctor's Daughter
Randy is outraged when a doctor chooses to take a vacation in France rather than operate on a man whose life hangs by a thread after a gunshot wound. Orig Read more ...
32:3410/07/2017
EP2241: Night Beat: Judge Arnold's Daughter
A judge’s daughter who went to live in a poor part of town to understand crime is in over her head and it’s up to Randy to help. Original Air Read more ...
34:1203/07/2017
EP2235: Night Beat: Einar Pearce and Family
Randy becomes prisoner to the family of an escaped murderer in Minnesota. Original Air Date: October 13, 1950 Support the show monthly at
33:1426/06/2017