The Shiver Show
The Shiver Show brings you the most spine-tingling tales of crime, horror, and sci-fi from the golden age of radio. This was an era before TV, before screens—when families huddled around the radio, hearts pounding, as stories of suspense crackled through the airwaves.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, these Old Time Radio dramas captured imaginations like nothing else—and you can hear them now. Carefully curated and lovingly remastered to cut the static but keep the chills, The Shiver Show brings you the very best of that haunting era.
Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn prise open the coffin lid on what made these vintage dramas so unforgettable: eerie scores, masterful voice acting, immersive soundscapes, and themes that still resonate today.
Press play, close your eyes, and get ready to shiver.
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The Floyd Decker Murder Case - Old Time Radio Crime
This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn head back to the mean streets of New York City with “The Floyd Decker Murder Case” from the hard-boiled radio series Broadway Is My Beat.
Written by the sharp crime-writing team of Morten Fine and Larry Friedkin, this episode delivers everything fans love about the series: gritty dialogue, weary cops, broken dreams, and a murder that cuts close to the bone. At the centre of it all is Detective Danny Clover, played by Larry Thor, whose performance perfectly captures the exhaustion and quiet decency of a man who’s seen too much.
The atmosphere is pure noir, helped along by the moody score from Alexander Courage, and the soundscape of David Light, a true legend of radio sound design.
Mary and Greg unpack the writing, performances, and craftsmanship that make Broadway Is My Beat such an enduring classic. If you like your crime drama tough and soaked in melancholy, “The Floyd Decker Murder Case” is one you won’t want to miss.
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