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EPISODE · May 3, 2026 · 4H 59M

Battle of the Magicians: The Dead Man’s Hand | #RetroRadio

from Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark · host Darren Marlar

When an airline president comes to the investigator Saladin after a black magician's extortion threat brings down one of his planes in mid-flight, the two old enemies meet again across a battlefield of stolen corpses, radio waves, and a cockpit where the pilot is already dead.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Guy De Maupassant Murders” (September 26,1977)00:46:24.618 = The Key, “Bank Robbery” (1956)01:10:49.539 = Lights Out, “Battle of the Magicians” (July 27, 1946)01:40:35.719 = Macabre, “The Avenger” (December 18, 1961) ***WD02:09:24.535 = Philip Marlowe, “Covered Bridge” (January 14, 1950)02:38:54.225 = Ranger Bill, “Abominable Snowman” (1957)03:07:55.179 = The Black Mass, “Judgment” (November 16, 1970) ***WD03:32:03.065 = Michael Shayne, “Haunted House” (April 09, 1945) ***WD04:01:34.428 = Beyond Midnight, “The Man Who Sold His Soul” (June 20, 1969) ***WD04:32:38.046 = MindWebs, “Apple” (September 02, 1979)04:58:16.689 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0648

When an airline president comes to the investigator Saladin after a black magician's extortion threat brings down one of his planes in mid-flight, the two old enemies meet again across a battlefield of stolen corpses, radio waves, and a cockpit where the pilot is already dead.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Guy De Maupassant Murders” (September 26,1977)00:46:24.618 = The Key, “Bank Robbery” (1956)01:10:49.539 = Lights Out, “Battle of the Magicians” (July 27, 1946)01:40:35.719 = Macabre, “The Avenger” (December 18, 1961) ***WD02:09:24.535 = Philip Marlowe, “Covered Bridge” (January 14, 1950)02:38:54.225 = Ranger Bill, “Abominable Snowman” (1957)03:07:55.179 = The Black Mass, “Judgment” (November 16, 1970) ***WD03:32:03.065 = Michael Shayne, “Haunted House” (April 09, 1945) ***WD04:01:34.428 = Beyond Midnight, “The Man Who Sold His Soul” (June 20, 1969) ***WD04:32:38.046 = MindWebs, “Apple” (September 02, 1979)04:58:16.689 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0648

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