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Episode 556 - The Bunco Bunch (Bunco Squad, Dragnet, & The Line-Up)
Episode 556 - The Bunco Bunch (Bunco Squad, Dragnet, & The Line-Up)
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Length:
99 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Hold on to your wallets when you're around the smooth-talking con artists and swindlers in this week's show. Fortunately, some dogged radio detectives are also on hand to stop these scammers in their tracks. We'll hear "The Case of the Bookworm" from Bunco Squad (originally aired on CBS on April 20, 1952). Then, Sgt. Joe Friday tracks down a phony investment guru in "The Big Bunco" from Dragnet (originally aired on NBC on April 17, 1952), and on The Line-Up, Lt. Ben Guthrie pursues a crook preying on families of deceased soldiers in "The Buggered Bunco Boys" (originally aired on CBS on November 12, 1952).
Released:
Oct 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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