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Rocky Jordan

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Oct 25, 2026

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Time now for Rocky Jordan.
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You
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can't always be right, but with the practice I've had, it doesn't take long to spot a phony.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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She was carrying a brown leather briefcase, and the end of her nose was tilted just a little as if something smelled.
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I thought so, too.
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Again, we bring you a story of adventure with Rocky Jordan, proprietor of the Café Tambourine, which stands in a narrow street off Cairo's native quarter in sight of the mosque Sultan Hassan.
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The Café Tambourine, crowded with forgotten men of the waterfronts, alive with the babble of many languages.
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Now, Rocky Jordan and tonight's story, Up in Flames.
Adam GrahamHOST
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Adam GrahamHOST
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Pick up yours at t-shirt.greatdetectives.net. Now it's time for today's episode of Rocky Jordan, the original air date January 2, 1949.
Adam GrahamHOST
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And this one is Death in the Sand.
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Larry ThorSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Time now for Rocky Jordan.
Jack MoylesVOICE_ACTOR
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Things had been dull around the tambourine until I got that invitation to the tent of a desert sheik.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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The stakes were too high.
speaker_1NARRATOR
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Again, we bring you a story of adventure with Rocky Jordan, proprietor of the Café Tambourine, which stands in a narrow street off Cairo's native quarter within sight of the mosque Sultan Hassan.
speaker_1NARRATOR
0:52
The Café Tambourine, crowded with forgotten men from the world's waterfronts, alive with the babble of many languages.
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1:01
Now, Rocky Jordan, and tonight's story, Ace High Straight.
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Ace High Straight
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I had spent half the night before in a poker game, and I always kept drawing to straights that didn't fill.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
1:32
I got up late the next morning, and knowing my gambling friend would soon be around for his dough, I took a bag of money out of the safe in my office.
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I had just sat down at my desk to count it out when Chris, my bartender, came in.
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Larry ThorNARRATOR
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Time now for Rocky Jordan.
Larry ThorNARRATOR
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Not far from the mosque Sultan Hassan in Cairo stands the cafe tambourine run by Rocky Jordan.
Larry ThorNARRATOR
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The cafe tambourine crowded with forgotten men.
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alive with the babble of many languages.
Jack MoylesVOICE_ACTOR
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Only her purse didn't match.
Jack MoylesVOICE_ACTOR
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But the sound of her voice made me forget that.
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Rocky Jordan.
Adam GrahamHOST
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And that's all for now.
Adam GrahamHOST
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Join us back here tomorrow for Rocky Jordan.
Adam GrahamHOST
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And next Tuesday, another episode of Let George Do It.
Adam GrahamHOST
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In the meantime, send your comments to Box13 at GreatDetectives.net.
Adam GrahamHOST
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Adam GrahamHOST
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Go to t-shirts.greatdetectives.net. Well, now it's time for today's episode of Rocky Jordan.
Adam GrahamHOST
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The original air date is December the 19th of 1948.
Adam GrahamHOST
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And this one is up in flames.
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Larry ThorSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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Time now for Rocky Jordan.
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You
Larry ThorpeNARRATOR
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Del Monte, the brand you trust for flavor in so many good foods.
Larry ThorpeNARRATOR
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Time now for Rocky Jordan, brought to you by Del Monte Foods, the brand preferred by more women than any other line of canned fruits and vegetables in the world.
Larry ThorpeNARRATOR
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Del Monte Foods Not far from the mosque Sultan Hassan in Cairo stands the Café Tambourine, run by Rocky Jordan.
Larry ThorpeNARRATOR
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The Café Tambourine, crowded with forgotten men, alive with the babble of many languages.
Larry ThorpeNARRATOR
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For this is Cairo, where modern adventure and intrigue unfold against the backdrop of antiquity.
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Del Monte presents Rocky Jordan and this week's story, Quest for Trenina.
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If you ever plan a trip to Cairo, take my tip and read up on a few things.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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How to keep off the streets during the Moasians' call.
Adam GrahamHOST
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And that will do it for today.
Adam GrahamHOST
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Join us back here tomorrow for Rocky Jordan, and we'll be back next Tuesday, another episode of Let George Do It.
Adam GrahamHOST
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In the meantime, send your comments to box13@greatdetectives.net.
Adam GrahamHOST
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Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives and become one of our friends on Facebook, facebook.com/radiodetectives.
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Larry ThorNARRATOR
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[instrumental music] Time now for Rocky Jordan.
Larry ThorNARRATOR
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[instrumental music] Not far from the mosque Sultan Hassan in Cairo stands the Café Tambourine, run by Rocky Jordan.
Larry ThorNARRATOR
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The Café Tambourine, crowded with forgotten men, alive with the babble of many languages, for this is Cairo, where modern adventure and intrigue unfold against a backdrop of antiquity.
Larry ThorNARRATOR
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Tonight's story, The Case of the Sleepy Camel.

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Jack MoylesVOICE_ACTOR
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He was, only he couldn't see me.
Jack MoylesVOICE_ACTOR
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Propped up against a post there in the ray of moonlight sat the little camel driver, Yusuf, a knife in his back.
Larry ThorNARRATOR
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You are listening to The Case of the Sleepy Camel, tonight's adventure with Rocky Jordan.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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Living and dead.
speaker_1NARRATOR
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Again, we bring you a story of adventure with Rocky Jordan, proprietor of the Cafe Tambourine, which stands in a narrow street off Cairo's native quarter within sight of the mosque Sultan Hassan.
speaker_1NARRATOR
0:52
The Cafe Tambourine, crowded with forgotten men from the world's waterfronts, alive with the babble of many languages.
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1:01
Now, Rocky Jordan and tonight's story, Strangers Three.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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I made a dry run down the boulevard by Kiel, and sure enough, a stranger in felt hat and tweeds was still following me.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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I headed south, away from the crowds.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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Oh, yeah.
Rocky JordanVOICE_ACTOR
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Well, thanks for everything.

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