About this podcast
Friday - The Dragnet Podcast is your ultimate destination for reliving the thrilling world of the classic Dragnet radio show. Step back into the gritty streets of Los Angeles with Sergeant Joe Friday as he brings justice to life through captivating, true-to-form storytelling. This unparalleled collection features beautifully remastered audio, accurate transcriptions, and detailed episode descriptions to give listeners the most authentic Dragnet experience.
Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer to old-time radio dramas, this podcast delivers the definitive version of Dragnet, preserving its iconic legacy for generations to come. Experience crime-solving at its finest with meticulous attention to detail, including cast insights for every episode.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 254 episodes
- The Big Rescue · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 256Originally Aired: July 13, 1954 Dragnet #256, "The Big Rescue," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith find themselves hunting two armed robbers who have been terrorizing…
- The Big Search · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 255Originally Aired: July 6, 1954 Dragnet #255, "The Big Search," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith are working the night watch out of juvenile detail when they receive…
- The Big Chick · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 254Originally Aired: June 29, 1954 Dragnet #254, "The Big Chick," opens with a grim discovery: the body of a man found floating in MacArthur Park Lake. When Sergeant Joe Friday and…
- The Big Customer · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 253Originally Aired: June 22, 1954 Dragnet #253, "The Big Customer," finds Sergeants Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigating a violent robbery that has left a special officer shot…
- The Big Cat · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 252Originally Aired: June 15, 1954 Dragnet #252, "The Big Cat," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith face an unusual case for the auto theft detail when Clarence Havill…
- The Big Student · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 251Originally Aired: June 8, 1954 Dragnet #251, "The Big Student," finds Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith pursuing a dangerous bank robber who has been systematically…
- The Big Cowboy · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 250Originally Aired: June 1, 1954 Dragnet #250, "The Big Cowboy," Sergeants Joe Friday and Frank Smith respond to a Code 3 call for unknown trouble at an apartment court on La…
- The Big Watch · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 249Originally Aired: May 25, 1954 Dragnet #249, "The Big Watch," Sergeants Joe Friday and Frank Smith catch their first break in a three-week-old supermarket robbery when an…
- The Big Help · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 248Originally Aired: May 18, 1954 Dragnet #248, "The Big Help," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith are working the forgery detail, pursuing a sophisticated gang of check…
- The Big Look · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 247Originally Aired: May 11, 1954 Dragnet #247, "The Big Look," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith respond to a brutal beating at 7982 Oakwood Avenue. The victim, Mrs…
- The Big Stop · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 246Originally Aired: May 4, 1954 Dragnet #246, "The Big Stop," begins with a routine morning at Los Angeles Police Department's Homicide Division, where Sergeant Joe Friday and his…
- The Big Lift · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 245Originally Aired: April 27, 1954 Dragnet #245, "The Big Lift," Sergeants Joe Friday and Frank Smith are called to the Whitfield Department store to investigate an organized…
- The Big Net · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 244Originally Aired: April 20, 1954 Dragnet #244, "The Big Net," Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith face a dangerous escalation in their city's crime wave. Fourteen…
- The Big Note · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 243Originally Aired: April 13, 1954 Dragnet #243, "The Big Note," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith start their day with some good-natured ribbing about Friday's failed…
- The Big Saw · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 242Originally Aired: April 6, 1954 Dragnet #242, "The Big Saw," finds Sergeants Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigating a bank robbery carried out by two masked gunmen. The case…
- The Big Confession · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 241Originally Aired: March 30, 1954 Dragnet #241, "The Big Confession," finds Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith confronting an unsettling case when a young man named…
- The Big Mustache · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 240Originally Aired: March 23, 1954 Dragnet #240, "The Big Mustache," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith are called to investigate an armed robbery at a local Los Angeles…
- The Big Rod · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 239Originally Aired: March 16, 1954 Dragnet #239, "The Big Rod," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith investigate a vicious hit-and-run that leaves a young woman, Helen…
- The Big Cup · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 238Originally Aired: March 9, 1954 Dragnet #238, "The Big Cup," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith investigate the brutal murder of an elderly woman, Ethel Lawrence, who…
- The Big Tv · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 237Originally Aired: March 2, 1954 Dragnet #237, "The Big Tv," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young mother named Harriet…
