{"id":42734,"date":"2025-03-17T00:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=42734"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:06:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:06:55","slug":"the-falcon-the-case-of-the-shooting-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/the-falcon-the-case-of-the-shooting-star\/","title":{"rendered":"The Falcon:  The Case of the Shooting Star (EP4653)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4554\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-42734-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4653.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4653.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4653.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4653.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=42734-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4653.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gd4653.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/great-detectives-old-time\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D42734\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/lesdamon.jpg\" alt=\"Les Damon\" width=\"153\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Mystery:<\/p>\n<p>A star with a reputation for paying tough guys wants to hire The Falcon to investigate phony threats on his life in order to gain publicity to bolster his troubled career.<\/p>\n<p>Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 18, 1952<\/p>\n<p>Originating from New York<\/p>\n<p>Starring: Les Damon as The Falco; Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett; Ken Lynch; Ralph Bell; Bill Zuckert<\/p>\n<p>Support the show monthly at <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net\/\">https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jack, Patreon supporter since November 2019<\/p>\n<p>Support the show on a one-time basis at <a href=\"http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net\/\">http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715<\/p>\n<p>Take the listener survey at <a href=\"http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net\/\">http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Give us a call at 208-991-4783<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Instagram at <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/greatdetectives\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/greatdetectives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/radiodetectives\"><u>@radiodetectives<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4653.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS Today&#8217;s Mystery: A star with a reputation for paying tough guys wants to hire The Falcon to investigate phony threats on his life in order to gain publicity to bolster his troubled career. 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