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Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

by Mean Streets Podcasts

Presenting the biggest legends of Hollywood starring in "Suspense," radio's outstanding theater of thrills! Each week, we'll hear two chillers from this old time radio classic featuring one of the all-time great stars of stage and screen.

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Episode 468 - Star of "Captain Horatio Hornblower"

Take to the seas with Gregory Peck as C.S. Forester's British naval hero in Captain Horatio Hornblower. Peck starred as Hornblower in Raoul Walsh's 1951 swashbuckling adv

Sep 24
2 h 07 min

Episode 467 - Stars of "Knute Rockne, All American"

Let's win one for the Gipper with Pat O'Brien and future president Ronald Reagan in Knute Rockne, All American. The biopic starred O'Brien as the legendary Notre Dame foo

Sep 17
2 h 06 min

Episode 466 - Stars of "Fancy Pants"

Comedy legends Bob Hope and Lucille Ball head west in the romantic comedy Fancy Pants. Hope is an actor posing as an English butler, and Ball is the rough riding lady he'

Sep 10
2 h 06 min

BONUS - Alfred Hitchcock Presents "Suspense"

We wrap up our Hitchcock series with a bonus episode featuring stories from Suspense that were later adapted as episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents on television. Charl

Sep 4
2 h 53 min

Episode 465 - Stars of "Shadow of a Doubt"

Shadow of a Doubt was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite of the many classic films he directed, with its small town setting disrupted by the arrival of a dastardly murderer on t

Sep 3
2 h 06 min

BONUS - The (Almost) Alfred Hitchcock Show(s)

Before he thrilled television audiences with Alfred Hitchcock Presents, there were attempts to bring the master of suspense to radio in his own anthology series. We'll he

Aug 30
1 h 38 min

Episode 464 - Stars of "Lifeboat"

Alfred Hitchcock put nine people in a Lifeboat in his thrilling wartime drama, and the cramped and crowded conditions are the perfect setting for some suspense. We'll hea

Aug 26
3 h 04 min

Episode 463 - Stars of "Foreign Correspondent"

We kick off a series saluting Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, and some of his classic films recreated for radio. First up is his wartime espionage drama Foreign

Aug 20
2 h 07 min

Episode 462 - Stars of "Broken Arrow"

Broken Arrow was unique in the world of Hollywood westerns as one of the first films to offer a sympathetic, nuanced portrayal of Native Americans. Jeff Chandler earned a

Jul 31
2 h 07 min

Episode 461 - Stars of "Sunset Boulevard"

Get ready for your close-up with the stars of Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder's classic noir set on the darker side of Hollywood. We'll hear Gloria Swanson and William Hol

Jul 24
2 h 36 min

Episode 460 - Stars of "I Love Lucy"

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz not only had a massive hit with I Love Lucy, but they also changed TV forever. The then-husband and wife team had millions of Americans in sti

Jul 16
1 h 37 min

Episode 459 - Stars of "The Sea Wolf"

Set sail with the stars of The Sea Wolf, the adaptation of Jack London's adventure novel that stars Edward G. Robinson as a tyrannical captain. His co-stars in the movie

Jul 9
2 h 01 min

Episode 458 - Star of "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

With the Fourth of July - and America's 250th birthday - only a few days away, our movie of the week is Yankee Doodle Dandy - the Oscar-winning musical biopic of George M

Jul 2
2 h 06 min

Episode 457 - Stars of "Stagecoach"

Hit the trail with the stars of Stagecoach - John Ford's western classic that announced John Wayne as one of Hollywood's legendary leading men. The film follows a gang of

Jun 25
2 h 05 min

Episode 456 - Stars of "The Absent-Minded Professor" and "Son of Flubber"

Hop in your Model T and fly courtesy of "flubber" with the stars of The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel Son of Flubber. The Disney classics concern the titular man

Jun 18
2 h 35 min

Episode 455 - Stars of "The Adventures of Robin Hood"

It's off to Sherwood Forest with two of the stars of The Adventures of Robin Hood, the 1938 lavish Technicolor production that pits Errol Flynn's Robin against Basil Rath

Jun 11
1 h 36 min

Episode 454 - Stars of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"

Join us for a journey 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with the stars of Walt Disney's special effects-laden big screen adaptation of Jules Verne's science fiction adventure.

Jun 4
2 h 34 min

Episode 453 - Stars of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is the rare epic-length comedy - over three hours long with a cast that includes Spencer Tracy, the Three Stooges, and nearly everyone in

May 28
2 h 54 min

Episode 452 - Stars of "Citizen Kane"

Hailed by many as the greatest film ever made, Citizen Kane was the debut feature from Orson Welles and featured many of his colleagues from the Mercury Theatre productio

May 22
3 h 00 min

Episode 451 - Stars of "The Jack Benny Program"

Some of radio's funniest performers trade skits for Suspense in radio thrillers starring the cast of The Jack Benny Program. This collection of regular players and recurr

May 14
2 h 54 min

Chart trend

Position in the Performing Arts chart (US), last 90 days.

#14
all-time peak
671
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 30, 2026).

#188 ▼ 9 Arts US
#26 ▼ 2 Performing Arts US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Suspense is such a great old show, well written and excellent acting. I especially like this show as it has compilations of one actor and their Suspense episodes or a cast from a show doing the episodes. My only issue is with the host’s volume. The sibilance is so bad and blasts so loud I skip through all the intros. Happy these shows are being podcast though and well worth listening to.

KelGenie · Aug 2026

These are great shows, some are a little hokey but even those are worth a listen. I also really enjoy the commentary, hearing about the stars, the writers, and events going on at the time.

FrankTampa · Jul 2026

This show rocks. I am so happy to have found it. The host/podcaster has a wonderful voice and has researched the stars and the history of the show. I liked Suspense before, but this is a selection of great episodes. Also, no ads and no subscription selling. Just relaxing (mostly) listening.

Nolalibrarian · Jun 2025

This podcast is wonderful with fabulous stories. The host adds so much to it with his excellent curation, descriptions and background details on the actors and episodes. Please keep up the great work you bring much joy to folks with these fascinating stories!

L Goche · Jan 2025

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