RAS #277 – Cops And Robbers

This is detective week here at Ron’s Amazing Stories and I thought it might be fun to have a cops and robbers double header. That’s right we have two OTR stories for the price of one. Also, on this episode we pay tribute to one of America’s top 100 songs of the last 100 years.

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Our OTR Story – Cops and Robbers

CBS radio Workshop wanted to mix reality with fiction. They took retired detectives and put them together with seasoned radio actors. The result is what you will hear. It is a partly scripted, partly improvised, crime drama – a robbery gone wrong that leads to a man being shot. It does offer some revealing insights into real-life policing methods (of the 1950s anyway). The Story is called Cops and Robbers it originally aired on March 16, 1956.

New Archive Home

We have finally have a decent Archive page! I want to give a huge thank-you to the folks at The Internet Archive for setting up a full page for me. All of the old shows that are not on the live site are there. How to find it? Head to Archive.Org and search for Ron’s Amazing Stories or follow the link below. That’s it and please enjoy the old stuff.

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True or False with Detective Week

This is detective week here at Ron’s Amazing Stories and I thought it might be fun to look at some facts about the profession. A lot of people think of the detective as being a lost art. After taking this quiz I think you will have changed your mind. So grab a coffee, or your favorite drink and get ready to play, True or False.

Q1 – Let’s start Detective Week with the truth.

A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. Some are private persons, and may be known as private investigators.

Q2 – The Term, “Private Eye” refers to a Pinkerton detective?

True – Allan Pinkerton, in 1850, was the first detective of the Chicago Police Department and in 1851 was the founder of, the Pinkerton Detective Agency. He created the motto, “The Eye That Never Sleeps”, that was shortened to simply “private eyes”.

Q3 – While the Pinkertons were pretty early they were not the first private investigators.

True – Before the 1800s, there were few municipal police departments. The first private agency was founded by Eugène Vidocq in Paris in the early 1800s. Police detective activities were pioneered in England by the Bow Street Runners, and the first police detective unit in the United States was formed in 1846 in Boston.

Q4 – The origin of the word Detective is found the latin Dict?

False – Nope! When Edgar Allen Poe wrote the story, The Murders in The Rue Morgue, in 1841 the word detective did not even exist! So a latin origin is highly unlikely. For the record Dict means, to speak.

Q5 – There are currently 182,000 police detectives in the united states?

False – There are approximately 883,600 people employed as a Police and Detectives. Yeah I was surprised by that number too!

Well there you have it. A few facts about the detective. I have said it before and I will say again. I love a good mystery and when it is coupled with a hard boiled detective – color me content. Thanks for reading!

-Ron

This Week’s Podcast:

This is detective week on the podcast and we have two stories. Ever wonder how real cops work? Find out on Cops and Robbers. Also, we have a story from Nick Carter Private Detective. You can listen to this podcast this Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or listen on your radio Saturday night at 6pm Eastern time. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

January 26 – The Horror Express #14
February 02 – The Jayhawkers – (RAS #274)
February 09 – Dateline: Lisbon – (RAS #275)
February 16 – Four Amazing Stories – (RAS #276)
February 23 – Detective Week – (RAS #277)

RAS #276 – Four Amazing Stories

I know that I have said this before, but this time it so true that I had to cut stuff. We have a jam packed podcast full of Four Amazing Stories. We will take you from a ghostly hitchhiker to an awfully scary nun. Then we run from frightening stampede to a family that has been turned out into the Canadian winter. So press that play button and stand back!

Our OTR Story – Wolf Pack!

What can I say about about our old time radio tale? It was made by the same folks in Detroit that brought you the Lone Ranger. They had a knack for presenting stories that takes you into the scene and makes you feel like you’re right there. The series is called Challenge Of The Yukon. Sergeant Preston and King shine in this one as they protect a family from the Wolf Pack. It first aired on January 27, 1944.

New Archive Home

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Stories For You and By You.

On Ron’s Amazing Stories we have always had stories for you and by you. This week I am going to do something that I have never done before. I am going to have three listeners tales on the same show. It is a bit scary to do this, because I am worried that you might get tired of hearing my voice, but in the end the three tales are worth it.

When I began the show in April of 2011 my original thought was to present a good product that not only entertained you, but allowed me to showcase my business. I am an editor of words and help people craft theirs into something that they can be proud off. Whether it is a novel, technical paper or even a blog it is my goal to make your work the best it can be.

In the end the podcast became so much more than that and I ended creating a passion. I love putting the show out there and thought of any gains were soon lost to making the show the best I it could be. It is my hope that you see that each week.

Want to know what I love most about the show? It is your stories. I get chills each and every time I get an email that informs me that a story is waiting for me. I try to use every one I get, but alas some can’t be told for various reasons. Still I want you to know that each and every one of them is appreciated. Thank you for your support of the show.

Let’s go tell some stories,

-Ron

This Week’s Podcast:

On the podcast this week we are jammed packed with stories. We have three listeners tales that range from scary nuns to ghost cows. We have an OTR tale called the Wolf pack and much more. You can listen to this podcast this Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or listen on your radio Saturday night at 6pm Eastern time. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

January 26 – The Horror Express #14
February 02 – The Jayhawkers – (RAS #274)
February 09 – Dateline: Lisbon – (RAS #275)
February 16 – Three Listeners Tales – (RAS #276)
February 23 – Detective Week Returns – (RAS #277)

RAS #275 – Dateline Lisbon

Shout it from the mountain tops, Dateline Lisbon! He have a WWII story that could have been torn from the history books. He have a Harry Harrison tale that could be just what you need to get your science project off the ground, and to start the show off we have another Five Minute Mystery.

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Our OTR Story – Dateline Lisbon

I love history and our OTR story today plays out like it could have been a historical event from World War II. If I had to compare it to something, I would have to say it is a cross between Casablanca and the Judgment at Nuremberg. It is a war story set in a neutral city where both Allies and Nazis mix. There are some neat twists and turns to the plot and it is an exciting tale, well written and performed.
It is called Dateline Lisbon and It first aired on October 5, 1944.

Website News

I have reached a decision on the Website issue and will be moving Ron’s Amazing Stories to a new home. The good news is that this will not affect the podcast in any way. We will not have a disruption in the service, publishing dates or content. However, those of you that subscribe to the show via Email will no longer get updates (Currently only five Email subscribers remain after the December troubles). I can not say when the email service will be back on online. Also, none of this will take place is until I establish a new home. We will just limp along until then.