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  • Counterspy: The High-Class Hijacker

    Counterspy: The High-Class Hijacker
    Oct 10 2026
    Today's Adventure: When a series of interstate truck hijackings strikes the Midwest, Counterspy chief David Harding takes over the investigation. The stolen goods are disappearing through an operation that appears to have access to the trucks’ security systems, leaving authorities struggling to catch the thieves. Harding deploys miniature cameras, chemical analysis, and a trail of fluorescent oil to track the stolen shipments—but can his team uncover the mastermind before the hijackings escalate?

    Original Radio Broadcast: October 13, 1949

    Originating in New YorkCast:
    • Don McLaughlin as David Harding
    • Mandell Kramer
    • Ken Lynch as Corney
    • Jackson Beck as Fatso
    • Mark B. Loeb as director
    • Palmer Thompson as dramatist
    • Jesse Crawford as musicalist
    • Phillips H. Lord for Pepsi-Cola
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    38 min
  • CounterSpy: The Society Swindler

    CounterSpy: The Society Swindler
    Oct 3 2026
    Today's Adventure: CounterSpy chief David Harding investigates a charity racket operating among wealthy members of East Coast society. When a charity organizer connected to the World Refugee Fund is found to be running a fraudulent scheme, Harding sets a trap to uncover the criminal mastermind behind it. His investigation leads to Alfred Babson, a dangerous society figure whose operation involves threats, murder, and carefully timed plans. Harding must expose the racket before Babson can eliminate those who stand in his way.

    Original Radio Broadcast: October 11, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Cast:
    • Don McLaughlin
    • Mandel Kramer
    • Ken Lynch as Zero
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    36 min
  • Counterspy: The Genuine Counterfeit

    Counterspy: The Genuine Counterfeit
    Sep 26 2026
    Today's Adventure: Counterspy David Harding and his agents are assigned to protect a foreign envoy visiting the United States to arrange the engraving of government bonds worth three million dollars. When the envoy’s secretary dies under suspicious circumstances and other details raise questions about the man’s identity, Harding begins investigating. The case grows more complicated as he uncovers signs of a scheme involving forged documents and a potentially dangerous financial plot.Original Radio Broadcast: October 6, 1949.Originating in New YorkCast:
    • Don McLaughlin
    • Mandel Kramer
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    36 min
  • Counterspy: The Sweepstakes Murder

    Counterspy: The Sweepstakes Murder
    Sep 19 2026
    Today's Adventure:After newspaper reporter Tom Fisher and a small-time grifter are murdered while investigating a fraudulent Mexican sweepstakes racket, David Harding sends Harry Peters to Gulfport, Texas, to follow the trail. A distinctive gold poker chip points Peters toward the offshore gambling ship El Toro, where he discovers that the gambling operation may conceal something far more dangerous below decks.Original Radio Broadcast: October 4, 1949Originating from New YorkCast:
    • Don McLaughlin as David Harding
    • Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters
    • Maurice Tarplin as one of the criminals (probable identification)
    • Leonard L. Bass, director
    • Jesse Crawford, music
    • Philip H. Lord, producer
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    33 min
  • Counterspy: Vicious Visitor

    Counterspy: Vicious Visitor
    Sep 12 2026
    Today's Adventure: After violent bank robber Rocky Gaines escapes from federal prison, David Harding and Harry Peters join the manhunt as the wounded fugitive heads into the mountains. Gaines seeks refuge with Norma Benton, a woman from his past who has built a new life with her husband, and threatens to expose her secret unless she helps him hide from the authorities.

    Original Radio Broadcast: September 29, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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    34 min
  • Counterspy: Visiting Vultures

    Counterspy: Visiting Vultures
    Sep 5 2026
    Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters investigate a multimillion-dollar bootleg liquor operation that is using discarded corn-syrup cans to smuggle illegal alcohol into states with government-controlled liquor sales. Their investigation leads to Chicago businessman Hype Gordon, but proving his involvement means finding the hidden still supplying his operation—and Gordon is determined not to lead them to it.

    Original Radio Broadcast: September 27, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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    35 min
  • Counterspy: The Postal Pirates, Part Two

    Counterspy: The Postal Pirates, Part Two
    Aug 29 2026
    Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters move to break up a widespread parcel-post theft ring, but their raid on the gang’s New York warehouse uncovers two deaths made to look like murder-suicide. Harding suspects the apparent solution is a setup and sets out to uncover who is really behind the killings.

    Original Radio Broadcast: September 22, 1949

    Originating in New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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    34 min
  • Counterspy: The Postal Pirates, Part One

    Counterspy: The Postal Pirates, Part One
    Aug 22 2026
    Today's Adventure: David Harding and Harry Peters investigate a massive parcel-post theft ring operating in several major cities. Peters goes undercover as a New York postal clerk, hoping to work his way inside the organization, but the investigation becomes increasingly dangerous as the gang grows suspicious of its newest recruit.

    Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949.

    Originating in New York

    Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters

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    38 min