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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham|Detective Audio Drama Host
1000 episodes
19 hours ago
Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.

Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.


Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.

We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
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Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.

Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.


Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.

We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
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Fiction,
Drama
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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Dragnet: The Big Ben (EP4718)
Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a carjacking.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Martin, Patreon supporter since March 2024

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Join us again on Monday for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 days ago
33 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Time and Tide Matter (EP4717)
Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to the Caribbean to locate a well-insured man who has disappeared and finds intrigue on a boat to Jamaica.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1958

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Tony Barrett; Lawrence Dobkin; Herb Ellis; Frank Nelson; Ben Wright

Discussed:Oregon Coast Scenic RailroadHocking Valley Scenic RailroadSumter Valley Railroad

When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon supporter since November 2023.

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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3 days ago
34 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
A Life in Your Hands: The Randall Marsden Murder (EP4716)
An assistant prosecutor is murdered on the same night a man he sent to death row has escaped. Suspicion falls on the escaped murderer, but is he the real culprit?

Original Air Date: July 24, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Carlton Kadell as Jonathan Kegg

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jenny, Patreon support since February 2020

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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4 days ago
45 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Broadway's My Beat: The Steve Courtney Murder Case (EP4715)
Today's Mystery:Danny receives an anonymous tip that the supposed natural death of an industrialist was actually murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 23, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Junius Matthews; Francis X. Bushman; Joan Banks; Mary Lansing; Elliott Reid; Florence Lake

Support the show monthly at https://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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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5 days ago
36 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Charlie Chan: A New Clue/The Double Murder Weapon (EP4714)
Today's Mystery: Charlie Chan heads to Reno to question Landini's secretary.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

Originating in Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kevin, Patreon supporter since October 2024

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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6 days ago
35 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
The Falcon: The Case of the King Clubs (EP4713)
Today's Mystery: The Falcon goes to Berlin to investigate when the books of the US occupation forces show a shortage.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 17, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Lily Valente; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Maurice, Patreon supporter since January 2024

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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1 week ago
40 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Boston Blackie: Slamming Sammy Saunders (Encore) (EP4712e)
A man with thousands of dollars in gambling debts agrees to introduce a woman to his baseball player brother.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1947

Originating in New York

Starring: Richard Kollmar as Boston Blackie

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

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Give us a call at 208-991-4783

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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1 week ago
32 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Indictment: The Grand Slam Heist (Encore) (EP4712)
The Assistant DA suspects that a major fur robbery was an inside job.

Original Air Date: September 1958

Originating from New York

Starring: Nat Polen as Assistant District Attorney McCormick

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

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Give us a call at 208-991-4783

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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1 week ago
29 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
The Saint: Baseball Murder (Encore) (EP4711)
The father of a hot pitching prospect calls The Saint in to protect his son from gamblers.

Original Air Date: September 3, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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1 week ago
32 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Boston Blackie: The Baseball Player Murder (Encore) (EP4710)
A baseball player tries to call Blackie before a game, and is then murdered in the middle of the game.

Original Air Date: April 16, 1946

Originating from New York

Starring: Richard Kollman as Boston Blackie

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

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1 week ago
33 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Richard Diamond: The Big Foot Grafton Case (Encore) (EP4709)
Diamond is hired to find a missing second baseman on a women’s baseball team.

Original Air Date: August 30, 

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Dick Powell as Richard Diamond

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

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1 week ago
33 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Ellery Queen: The World Series Crime (Encore) (EP4708)
Ellery is called in to find a baseball star’s lucky bat.

Original Air Date: October 2, 1943

Originated from New York

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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1 week ago
35 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
The Adventures of Abbotts: The Blood Red Diamond (EP4707)
A catcher is murdered before a big game. Pat Abbott believes that the team’s star pitcher may be the key to finding the murderer, but she doesn’t like Jean’s tactic of going undercover as a single girl to extract information from the wolfish pitcher.

Original Air Date: March 6, 1955

1957 AFRTS Transcription

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

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Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
37 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
WOR Summer Theater: The Mystery Of The Perfect Throw From Left Field and The Conga Dancer's Aunt (Encore) (EP4706e)
A “clownpire” makes a controversial baseball call and finds himself investigating a burglary and maybe a murder.

Original Air Date: August 13, 1942

Originated from New York

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

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
33 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Dragnet: The Big New Years (EP4706)
Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigates the murder of a cop on New Year's Eve.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Stephanie, Patreon supporter since March 2020

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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Join us again on Monday for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
32 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sick Chick Matter (EP4705)
Today's Mystery: Johnny is called to a New Jersey chicken ranch by a retired investigator who is concerned about what's happening to his chickens.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 9, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lucille Meredith; Howard McNear; Gil Stratton; Jack Moyles; Sam Edwards; Bill James

When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com

Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: David, Patreon supporter since August 2017

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
29 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Mr. and Mrs. North: The Wheel of Chance (EP4704)
Today's Mystery: Pam and Jerry's life is endangered after someone plants something in their hubcap while they are visiting Canada, and a man with a gun is looking for that something.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 30, 1953

Originating from New York City

Starring: Joseph Curtain as Jerry North; Alice Frost as Pamela North; Chuck Webster

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Judith, Patreon supporter since March 2016

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
36 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Broadway's My Beat: The Morris Bernstein Murder Case (EP4703)
Today's Mystery: Danny investigates the beating and murder of a bakery truck driver.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 16, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen; Harry Bartell; Barney Phillips; Maria Palmer; Howard McNear; Billy Halop

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Marla, Patreon supporter since January 2018.

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
38 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Charlie Chan: The Landini Murder Case: Who Killed Dr. Swan and the Missing Key (EP4702)
Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan and Sheriff Holt now add the murder of Dr. Swan to their investigation.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

Originating from Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Darryl, Patreon supporter since September 2022.

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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2 weeks ago
33 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
The Falcon: The Case of the Running Waters (EP4701)
Today's Mystery: Mike Waring is sent to Rome to deliver a message to another agent, but enemy agents are determined to intercept him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Susan Douglas; Larry Haines

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Randy, Patreon supporter since December 2023.

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 at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Show more...
3 weeks ago
37 minutes

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.

Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.


Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.

We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.

Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.

The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.