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Counterspy: Desert Explosion (A0096)

Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio

Published
June 13, 2026
Duration
33:37
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Last updated
Sep 27, 2026

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Summary

Today's Adventure: Counterspy agents launch an elaborate sting operation to trap the mysterious Manuel Rodriguez, a wealthy Mexican rancher suspected of brokering stolen atomic secrets and international espionage. Posing as crooks who have stolen a valuable uranium compound, Peters and Agent Ella Thomas risk their lives to convince Rodriguez they have som…

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Today's Adventure: Counterspy agents launch an elaborate sting operation to trap the mysterious Manuel Rodriguez, a wealthy Mexican rancher suspected of brokering stolen atomic secrets and international espionage. Posing as crooks who have stolen a valuable uranium compound, Peters and Agent Ella Thomas risk their lives to convince Rodriguez they have something worth killing for.Original Radio Broadcast: August 18, 1949Originating in New YorkStarring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Krame

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