Category Archives: Podcasts

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No 729.6: A Century of Joe Franklin is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Posted on March 25, 2026 by admin

A Century of Joe Franklin Original Airdates: Mar. 20-23, 2026 TVC 726.6: From February 2014: Ed and guest co-host Phil Gries welcome Joe Franklin, the legendary TV talk show host whose popular weekday talk show, Joe Franklin’s Memory Lane, not … Continue reading →

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 713, 718, 720, 721, and 729: Milestone anniversaries for Green Acres, Batman, The Dean Martin Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Magnum, p.i., Hogan’s Heroes, Get Smart, The Flintstones, The Wild, Wild West and other notable TV classics is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Posted on March 25, 2026 by admin

What Do Green Acres and Xena: Warrior Princess Have in Common? Original Airdates: Sept. 12-15, 2025 TVC 706.1: From September 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the milestone broadcast anniversaries for Green Acres (CBS, 1965-1970) and Xena: Warrior Princess (Synd., … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Murray Hamilton, Wayne Rogers, Anne Helm, and Milton Selzer star in “The Ninth Man,” airing Mar. 24, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 24, 2026 by admin

THE NINTH MAN Original Airdate: Mar. 24, 1968 Synopsis. According to Bureau intelligence, Emery Hale (played by Murray Hamilton), the mastermind behind an eight-man armored car theft in Texas from five years before, has fled the United States. With the … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Robert Foxworth, Don Porter, Allyn Ann McLerie, and Annette O’Toole star in “The Lost Man,” airing Mar. 24, 1974. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 24, 2026 by admin

THE LOST MAN Original Airdate: Mar. 24, 1974 Synopsis. Nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Mason Hammond (played by Don Porter) once faced a five-year prison term when he extorted a prominent U.S. congressman out of half a million dollars—a crime he … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Don Gordon, Harold J. Stone, Fred Beir, Rudy Solari, and Francine York star in “The Cober List,” airing Mar. 23, 1969

Posted on March 23, 2026 by admin

THE COBER LIST Original Airdate: Mar. 23, 1969 Synopsis. An attempt on the life of Miami mob boss Frank Lanner (played by Fred Beir) provides the impetus for the Bureau’s investigation into the racketeering operation run by two of the … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Peter Haskell, Albert Salmi, Richard O’Brien, Jennifer Billingsley, and Edward Andrews star in “Three-Way Split,” airing Mar. 21, 1971. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 21, 2026 by admin

THREE-WAY SPLIT Original Airdate: Mar. 21, 1971 Synopsis. Erskine faces a peculiar challenge while probing the theft of $900,000 from the Citizens Bank of Denver—a daring heist masterminded by Eliot Fielding (played by Peter Haskell), a disgraced playboy who is … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: John Vernon, Diana Muldaur, and Lee H. Montgomery star in “Escape to Nowhere,” airing Mar. 19, 1972. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 19, 2026 by admin

ESCAPE TO NOWHERE Original Airdate: Mar. 19, 1972 Synopsis. In Smallport, Maine, two escaped prisoners from a Massachusetts state penitentiary—one of whom, Michael Durgom (played by John Vernon), is the key witness in the upcoming trial of mob kingpin Nelson … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Robert Walker, Jr., Patricia Harty, and Bill Zuckert star in “The Messenger,” airing Mar. 17, 1968. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 17, 2026 by admin

THE MESSENGER Original Airdate: Mar. 17, 1968 Synopsis. In New York to investigate the theft of $400,000 in negotiable securities from a Wall Street brokerage firm, Erskine hopes to enlist the help of Paul Thorpe (played by Robert Walker, Jr.), … Continue reading →

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This Date in THE FBI History: Robert Hooks, Harvey Keitel, and Don Gordon star in “Deadly Ambition,” airing Mar. 17, 1974. THE FBI DOSSIER is now available from Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 17, 2026 by admin

DEADLY AMBITION Original Airdate: Mar. 17, 1974 Synopsis. Physical evidence found at the scene of an armored truck robbery puts Erskine on the trail of Ernie Cahn (played by Harvey Keitel), a brash, ambitious one-time National Guard misfit who pulled … Continue reading →

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 728.4 with guest James Rosin is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts

Posted on March 16, 2026 by admin

The Rise of Pro Basketball in Philadelphia Original Airdates: Mar. 13-16, 2026 TVC 728.4: Ed welcomes back actor, author, and documentary filmmaker James Rosin. Jim wrote, produced, and directed Philly Hoops, a deep dive into the early years of one … Continue reading →

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