Adam Graham
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Dragnet, preserved one case at a time.
Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham pairs vintage Dragnet episodes with casual context from Adam Graham. The commentary lingers on lost broadcasts, Jack Webb material, listener corrections, and the practical headaches of finding old radio and TV material.
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Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham is a long-form archive project built around Dragnet, old-time radio, and the surrounding world of Jack Webb-era crime drama. Its shape is simple, but distinctive. Adam Graham opens with comments, corrections, listener emails, sponsor notes, or a piece of preservation news, then turns the episode over to the vintage program. The introductions are not slick essays. They feel like notes from someone steadily working through a collection, noticing gaps, fixing mistakes, and asking other fans what they have found. That gives the show a handmade appeal. It is as interested in how these recordings survive as it is in the stories themselves.
The excerpts show a recurring fascination with missing and mislabeled Dragnet episodes. One installment follows the confusion around The Big Cop and The Big Setup, including a listener correction and the possibility that a sought-after episode may be genuinely lost. Another points listeners toward places like the Museum of Radio and Television in New York and the Library of Congress film section as potential routes for serious research. There is also attention to changing access: Hulu availability, Netflix viewing, DVD limitations, and the Warner Archives Program all become part of the broader Dragnet story.
The hosted segments stay warm, plainspoken, and a little meandering. The embedded dramas are different. They bring formal narration, police procedure, strained interviews, homicide investigations, domestic pain, and the moral atmosphere of early-1950s crime radio. The show also makes room for related material, including Jeff Regan, Investigator, sometimes with a caution that an episode carries more mature themes than usual. Listener participation matters throughout, from Tom Williams's feedback on double episodes to Jay Shelton sending a file and KG in New Mexico weighing in on Joe Friday's partners. The result is not just a replay feed. It is a running record of Adam Graham trying to preserve, contextualize, and correctly sequence a complicated old archive.
Made for: Best for Dragnet fans, old-time-radio collectors, and listeners who enjoy archival context before a classic crime drama. It also fits anyone curious about lost broadcasts, mislabeled recordings, and how vintage media circulates among dedicated fans.
What sets it apart: The show keeps the collector's work visible: corrections, missing episodes, listener leads, release news, and related detective series all sit beside the featured Dragnet material. That gives it more texture than a straight anthology feed.
From 2007-2013, Adam Graham hosted the Old Time Dragnet Program, playing through every episode of Dragnet along with supplementary materials including episodes of Pat Novak and Jeff Regan.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Adam Graham pairs Dragnet dramas with clear-eyed commentary on procedural storytelling, period attitudes, and the series' changing life across radio and television.
Adam Graham places each Dragnet drama inside a conversation about how the series works. Listener mail and notes on television adaptations lead into the featured story, while his closing commentary returns to the investigation's mechanics: the patterns connecting burglaries, the…
Dragnet solves the case; Adam Graham helps you spot the human conflict hiding inside the paperwork.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grim, patient Dragnet case that finds unease in ordinary procedure.
The Big Seventeen plays like a patient Dragnet case, built from plainspoken police work and a quietly unsettling domestic setup. Adam Graham begins with listener notes and a bit of old-radio housekeeping, then the case settles into clipped questioning, a wife who treats her…
A patient burglary puzzle that finds its edge in procedure, pattern, and quiet detective work.
This Dragnet episode follows a burglary crew by pattern, not showmanship. Couples go out in furs and jewelry, then leave the valuables at home before the break-ins.
A missing-family Dragnet case that gets colder as the gossip hardens into judgment.
This episode follows a missing wife, missing child Dragnet case, and it lands best once the ordinary setup gives way to tighter procedural pressure.
A steady mystery that draws its tension from routine work and lingering doubt.
This episode centers on Mrs. Gertrude Agnes Turner, whose death is not settled quickly: the body goes to the county morgue, the coroner holds off on the certificate, and Joe and Ben keep checking on the autopsy.
A patient Dragnet case that turns uncertain witness memory into methodical police work.
This Dragnet installment begins with listener mail and a brief defense of Jack Webb's plainspoken view of police work before moving into a hit-and-run case built on witness memory, physical evidence, and lab analysis.
Horror history by the fireside.
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain one topic per episode, from the bicameral mind to Boeing's MCAS.
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins dissect Oscar races, new releases, and Hollywood news.
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen debate new releases, classics, and their own film rankings.
Adam Graham opens with listener feedback and a note that the double-episode format seemed to work better.
This episode discusses Warner Pictures' new Warner Archives Program, which aims to release previously unavailable classic movies and Dragnet episodes from the 1950s that haven't been seen since the 1970s.
This episode features the oldest available Jeff Regan investigator story, 'The Prodigal Daughter', with mature themes and includes sponsor ads as requested by listeners.
The host Adam Graham introduces his podcast from Boise, Idaho, teases upcoming content about classic radio shows like Dragnet and Jeff Regan, promotes a sponsor, and shares listener feedback.
The host addresses a listener email about a mislabeled episode and launches a search for a potentially lost radio episode called The Big Cop.
Adam Graham hosts a show playing through every episode of Dragnet, with supplementary classic radio dramas.
Adam Graham hosts a podcast playing and discussing episodes of the classic TV show Dragnet, with listener interaction and commentary.
Host Adam Graham discusses the availability of Dragnet episodes on streaming services and introduces the day's episode from 1951.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Program, thanks listeners for votes, announces a sponsor renewal, and prepares to play a Dragnet episode.
Host Adam Graham celebrates the 100th episode of his show by playing and discussing classic Dragnet episodes.
Adam Graham opens from Boise with listener mail and a bit of housekeeping before easing into another Dragnet case.
Adam Graham opens with email and comments housekeeping and a few remarks about trying to cut back on Adam-12.
Adam Graham opens with a warm check-in from Boise.
The Old Tom Dragnet Program opens with holiday greetings and listener mail from Adam Graham.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Show, encourages listener feedback, and promotes related content before playing a Dragnet episode.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Show, reads listener comments, and prepares to play an episode of Dragnet.
Adam Graham hosts a show playing through every episode of Dragnet, with this episode featuring sponsor messages and a thank you to listeners.
Adam Graham hosts a show playing through episodes of Dragnet, with sponsor reads and listener interaction.
Adam Graham returns from a trip to introduce and play the Dragnet episode 'The Big Dance', with sponsor messages and listener comments.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Show, apologizes for a late upload, and announces a link to watch 1950s Dragnet episodes.
Adam Graham hosts a program playing through every episode of the classic show Dragnet, including supplementary materials.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Show, discussing his recent reading of Father Brown by G.K.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Show, thanks listeners for record downloads, and prepares to play an episode of Dragnet.
Adam Graham hosts a show playing through every episode of Dragnet, with supplementary old time radio materials.
Host Adam Graham returns to play and discuss episodes of the classic TV show Dragnet, with sponsor reads and listener engagement.
Host Adam Graham introduces the show, reads a sponsor ad, and mentions listener feedback before playing a Dragnet episode.
Adam Graham hosts a show playing through every episode of Dragnet, with this episode featuring a sponsor read and introduction.
Adam Graham hosts a podcast playing through every episode of Dragnet, with this episode announcing the end of live broadcasts but continuation of the show.
Host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet Show, thanks listeners, and shares listener comments and podcast rankings.
This episode of the Old Tom Dragnet Show announces that Hulu is now offering the Dragnet TV series for online viewing, including multiple seasons and episodes.
The host Adam Graham introduces the Old Time Dragnet show, shares positive listener comments, and transitions to a sponsor message.
This episode of the Old Tom Dragnet Show features host Adam Graham from Boise, Idaho, discussing listener feedback, podcast rankings on Podcast Alley, and a sponsor message for GoToMyPC.
The host addresses listener confusion about duplicate episodes of the Dragnet show while discussing Ben and Jerry's new cookie dough ice cream sandwich.
The host Adam Graham promotes the Old Tom Dragnet Show, encourages live participation and voting on PodcastAlley, and shares listener feedback.