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Radio Drama Revival is dedicated to showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio fiction. Now in our 13th year!

Horror is more than just the white final girl riding off in the sunset covered in blood; it’s a genre booming with marginalized, oppressed, and colonized writers as a space to directly confront the violences they have suffered. We talk all that and more, with Motzie Dapul, right here on Radio Drama Revival.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

When the monsters you faced in your homeland come out of the shadows in the new city you’re living peacefully in, what can you do but face them head on? Come and meet Mari, a Filipina from a babaylan family living in Toronto, right here on Radio Drama Revival.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Hope is not the lonely candle in the dark. Hope is the light of the candle in the dark, and you have to light the candle yourself. Hope needs sustenance, hope needs energy put into it in order for it to survive. We’re talking to Evan Tess Murray and Trace Callahan about hope in This Planet Needs a Name, right here on Radio Drama Revival.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Do you believe, in your heart of hearts, that somewhere else far away there is a planet where we could sustain human life? And do you believe we could start something new there, something different from what we are experiencing now? Imagine a hopeful future with This Planet Needs a Name, right here on Radio Drama Revival.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

What is it about lyrical, beautiful descriptions about the horrifying that makes you both lose your breath and lose your sleep? We discuss the ocean, fear, horror, and how we need families to manage it all, with Jordan Cobb, creator of Primordial Deep.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support the creators of Primordial Deep at nosuchthingradio.com/support.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

What creatures live down in the deep? What horrors will tread through your nightmares of water and darkness? Discover the bottom of the ocean in Primordial Deep, right here on Radio Drama Revival

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support the creators of Primordial Deep at nosuchthingradio.com/support.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

It’s interesting how we always return to the apocalypse, both as a concept of our inevitable future, and as an event that has already occurred. We’re obsessed with death, and endings. Let’s find out what’s involved in the apocalypses of Zero Hours.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

It’s the end of the world as we know it — or maybe not. You can only find out by counting down with Zero Hours.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Sometimes, when you visit a place, it is electrifying. It’s a place that digs deep into your soul, into your bones, until it shows up in your art. Join us as we talk with Madelyn Dorta about Meteor City, and its inspiration in the city of Detroit, right here on Radio Drama Revival.

Content Warning: Discussions of the effects of gentrification on communities of color, racism in entertainment, and the reality of Detroit after the 2008 economic crisis.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Wrightwood Studios on their website.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org.

Recovery from disaster is long, arduous, and complex, especially when corporations move in to take over your home, transforming it into something you don’t recognize. Join Bianca as she returns to Meteor City, right here on Radio Drama Revival.

Content Warnings: A community post-natural disaster.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Wrightwood Studios on their website.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org.

The gray reality of Deck is a vehicle for discussing love, loss, and identity for writer David Orión Pena, creator of Dos: After You. Join us for our interview right here on Radio Drama Revival.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support David Orión Pena and Dos: After You on Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/dosafteryou.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org/.

If you fell in love with a god, would you follow them down to the ends of the earth? The home is hungry, and the flesh is weak, with Dos: After You right here on Radio Drama Revival.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support David Orión Pena and Dos: After You on Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/dosafteryou.

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org/.

How do you tell entertaining stories for kids about difficult topics? How do you do that by being kind to your audience and to yourself? We're talking about monsters and men, the wicked and the weasels, fables, fae, and fiends. And friends! It's a wide-ranging and wonderful conversation with the incomparable Fred Greenhalgh.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Of Fae & Fiends and Final Rune Productions on their website.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org/.

Monsters may not always have fangs and sometimes they eat children, but in the land of Faerie the courageous can fight back. Join Lizzie on her adventure down the rabbit hole with Of Fae & Fiends.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Of Fae & Fiends and Final Rune Productions on their website.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org/.

Why are we afraid of the novel, the new--and how do we handle that fear? What can we learn about Afrofuturism through a non-Western lens? Who are we as parents, and what does being a parent mean? Host Elena Fernandez Collins discusses these questions and more with Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir of OBSIDIAN.

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This episode was recorded in the unceded territory of the Akimel O’odham people. Colonizers named this place Mesa, Arizona.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org/.

What kinds of futures sit at the intersections of Blackness, science, technology and storytelling? Explore and discover those imaginings with OBSIDIAN, a speculative fiction anthology based in Afrofuturism.

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Mentioned in the Episode:

Safiyah Cheatam's article "Making a Case for W.E.B. Du Bois as a Proto-Afrofuturist".

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Quileute are fundraising to move their at-risk community to higher ground, and out of the tsunami zone, so that their culture and heritage can thrive for generations to come. Their first objective is to move the Quileute Tribal School, which is currently located right next to the beach, endangering the lives of children and the future of the Quileute tribe. You can learn more and donate at https://mthg.org/.

As we come to the close of the first half of our season, here’s an episode that we’ve been champing at the bit to get to: a going deep episode, getting down to the nitty and gritty about digital privacy and responsibility with Serena Rahhal, one of the creators of Signed, Venus.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Serena Rahhal and her podcast Signed, Venus at ko-fi.com/signedvenus.

The Radio Drama Revival team wants to indicate our unwavering support for the colonized and imprisoned people of Palestine. You can learn more about the reality of what has been and is currently happening in Palestine at decolonizepalestine.com.

Serena and the RDR team would like you to consider donating to the London Community United Against Hate campaign, a crowdfund launched after a Muslim family was targeted and killed in a hate crime in London Ontario. The funds are being donated on behalf of the deceased to long term projects in the community. You can donate today, June 30th, at https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/london_community_united_against_hate#!/ .

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society are seeking donations to build a new center. KAFS offers many services and programs for urban-located Indigenous people, such as healthcare initiatives, outreach programs for children and youths, childcare, food hamper and nutrition programs. You can support them at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/newfriendshipcentre, which is linked in the episode description.

When you work on a large team, every person has their job to do... but what happens when you trust your audio editors and line producers with your audio files? Bloopers, of course! This audio was originally released for supporters of our Patreon account.

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This episode was recorded in the unceded territory of the Lenni Lenape people. Colonizers named this place Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society are seeking donations to build a new center. KAFS offers many services and programs for urban-located Indigenous people, such as healthcare initiatives, outreach programs for children and adults, childcare, and food hamper and nutrition programs. You can support them at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/newfriendshipcentre, spelled C-E-N-T-R-E, which is linked in the episode description.

This week's interview is chock full of content, and we wouldn't have it any other way! Join Ely and our guest Cole Burkhardt, creator of Null/Void, as they talk about the evil of legalese and corporations, supporting indie creators, data privacy, and making Explicitly Black Queer Art

Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Null/Void on Cole's website.

Content Warnings: Discussions about capitalism and all that it touches, climate change and pollution, racism, and queerphobia.

Null/Void and Radio Drama Revival would like you to donate and support The Trevor Project, a national US organization providing crisis and suicide intervention to LGBTQ+ youth under twenty-five. You can donate to them or become a fundraiser at give.thetrevorproject.com.

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society are seeking donations to build a new center. KAFS offers many services and programs for urban-located Indigenous people, such as healthcare initiatives, outreach programs for children and youths, childcare, food hamper and nutrition programs. You can support them at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/newfriendshipcentre, which is linked in the episode description.

Join us this week with a podcast about capitalism and corporate overreach, and how it insidiously makes its way into our lives and takes over -- it's Null/Void by Cole Burkhardt.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Null/Void on Cole's website.

Content Warnings: Detailed inner thoughts of depression and self-hate, mentions of death and suicide, and a brief deadly traffic incident and descriptions of its aftermath.

Null/Void and Radio Drama Revival would like you to donate and support The Trevor Project, a national US organization providing crisis and suicide intervention to LGBTQ+ youth under twenty-five. You can donate to them or become a fundraiser at give.thetrevorproject.com.

Moment of Anne:

Jarvis Johnson on YouTube
Sad Boyz podcast
Radio Drama Revival episode "ARCS - Jordan Adika"

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society are seeking donations to build a new center. KAFS offers many services and programs for urban-located Indigenous people, such as healthcare initiatives, outreach programs for children and youths, childcare, food hamper and nutrition programs. You can support them at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/newfriendshipcentre, which is linked in the episode description.

Fandom and romance and werewolves in Canada can all go together, as you’ll learn in this interview Andrea Klassen of Me & AU. Join us as Andrea and Ely discuss juggling roles, the power of narrators, the Americanization of media, and that Tumblr account you made in 2011 and forgot about.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Me & AU on Patreon.

Content Warnings: -Discussion of Indigenous child death from 1:56 to 3:19.

Press Release from the Office of the Chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc: https://tkemlups.ca/remains-of-children-of-kamloops-residential-school-discovered/

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society are seeking donations to build a new center. KAFS offers many services and programs for urban-located Indigenous people, such as healthcare initiatives, outreach programs for children and youths, childcare, food hamper and nutrition programs. You can support them at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/newfriendshipcentre, which is linked in the episode description.

Beware of sleepy little Canadian towns, because you might just find a werewolf -- or fall in love. Find out if you belong in Selkirk, or Kamloops, with this showcase of Me & AU.

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The Radio Drama Revival team wants to indicate our unwavering support for the colonized and imprisoned people of Palestine. We want to ask you to learn more about the reality of what has been and is currently happening in Palestine at decolonizepalestine.com. Please consider donating to the Palestine Emergency Appeal by Islamic Relief Canada, an organization which works to strengthen communities’ resilience against calamities and provide emergency aid in disasters. You can donate via the link in our episode description, or go to islamicreliefcanada.org.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

Following our showcase of Moonbase Theta, Out, host Elena Fernández Collins chats with creator D.J. Sylvis about their inspiration for the show, outing yourself for #OwnVoices, capitalism and colonization, and the morality of space exploration.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Monkeyman Productions at https://patreon.com/monkeymanproductions.

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In this episode, Ely mentioned When Rivers Were Trails, which you can find for free on itch.io: https://indianlandtenure.itch.io/when-rivers-were-trails

The Radio Drama Revival team wants to indicate our unwavering support for the colonized and imprisoned people of Palestine. We want to ask you to learn more about the reality of what has been and is happening in Palestine at decolonizepalestine.com. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, a fund that works directly in Palastine to address children’s medical needs and provide humanitarian assistance. You can donate at https://pcrf.net.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

Moonbase Theta, Out is a serialized micofiction exploration of love, loneliness, and, y'know, the moon. Join us for this showcase before our interview with the creator next week.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Monkeyman Productions on their website: https://monkeymanproductions.com/

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

What does your magic sound like, and what does it really represent? How do writers live on in their characters? And just why is David Rheinstrom back in the host seat? Find out all that and more in this week's interview with creators of VALENCE, Wil Williams and Katie Youmans.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Hug House Productions on Patreon.

You can support The International Women’s Media Foundation's Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund at https://impact.iwmf.org/give/298519/#!/donation/checkout.

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

In a world where magic is real and reviled, you'll need to trust and love yourself in order to survive -- and you can’t do that without a little help. Join Liam Alden as he begins this journey, and remember to protect your magic, with the first episode of VALENCE.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Hug House Productions on Patreon.

You can support The International Women’s Media Foundation's Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund at https://impact.iwmf.org/give/298519/#!/donation/checkout.

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

Conspiracy and mystery make for ripe subjects, and this interview with Lex Noteboom, creator of The Deca Tapes, has it all! Join Lex and Ely as they discuss European bike trips, inspiration for The Deca Tapes, and venture into... the spoiler zone.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The Deca Tapes on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, Nicholas Galanin and First Light Alaska are running a fundraiser to benefit the LandBack movement. All funds raised go to Acquisition and Land Management Funds of the Native American Land Conservancy (NALC), to repatriate land back to Indigenous communities. This is not about removing people from the land; this is about recognition and respect for Indiegnous sovereignty and knowledge about ecosystems, climate, and caretaking of the land. You can donate to this initiative at https://www.gofundme.com/f/landback.

What’s left of you if all you have is your purpose in a job? Is there enough to even have a personality? Experience what happens when ten people only have their duties in their workplace and nothing else, not even memory, on The Deca Tapes.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The Deca Tapes on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support or donate to Native communities, Nicholas Galanin and First Light Alaska are running a fundraiser to benefit the LandBack movement. All funds raised go to Acquisition and Land Management Funds of the Native American Land Conservancy (NALC), to repatriate land back to Indigenous communities. This is not about removing people from the land; this is about recognition and respect for Indiegnous sovereignty and knowledge about ecosystems, climate, and caretaking of the land. You can donate to this initiative at https://www.gofundme.com/f/landback.

We're back from our interplanetary broadcasted journey with an interview with Morgan Maxwell, where she and Ely discuss why audio as a medium, afrofuturism, being a critical fan, and what to expect from season 2 of Dispatch from the Desert Planet!

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Morgan Maxwell on the podcast’s site.

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

This week, we've got a sci-fi satire that takes the real world and makes it hyperbolic... but it doesn't need much fiddling to be full-on wild. This is our showcase of Dispatch from the Desert Planet.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Morgan Maxwell on the podcast's site.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

This week, Ely interviews Faith McQuinn of Observer Pictures, the creator of Margaritas & Donuts. The two talk about the importance of food in storytelling, the strange way marginalized identities are used in reviews, and, in true Faith McQuinn style, trauma.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Faith McQuinn and Observer Pictures on their website.

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website.

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

Let's kick back with a rom-com and some great drinks and snacks. Listen in for our showcase of Observer Pictures's Margaritas & Donuts.

Moment of Wil recommendation:

Forties AF: https://www.fortiesaf.com/

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

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We're opening up our 2021 season of interviews with an interview with Bibi June and Ross McFarlane. Tune in as they and Ely discuss what it's like creating in 2020, messy queer representation, queer joy, and tropes in queer horror, and what to expect from Season 2 of Folxlore!

Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about In the Works at https://www.intheworkstheatre.com/.

Moment of Wil: Hey! We hope all of our transgender audience members are having a good day!

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

Content warning: paranoia, references to homophobia, unreality, child loss, scenes of mental and emotional breakdown

Glasgow is a city of contradictions, where the weather changes on a whim, it seems, and where it’s easy to believe something else lingers in its strange spaces. This week, we're talking about Folxlore, a queer horror podcast with a poetic heart.

Like what you hear? Us too. You .can find more about In the Works at https://www.intheworkstheatre.com/. You can find Tin Can Audio on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/tincanaudio for the first episode live listen and commentary stream on March 6th at 7 PM GMT.

Moment of Wil:

Our showcase episode for Mabel: https://radiodramarevival.com/mabel-the-letters-really-red/
Our interview episode for Mabel: https://radiodramarevival.com/mabel-becca-de-la-rosa-and-mabel-martin/

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to Nourish Our Nations Arizona at https://www.gofundme.com/f/nourish-our-nations-arizona, an organization that provides essential food items to Indigenous families from more than six tribal communities.

In our last episode of the season, host Ely talks to Samy Souissi, creator of Desperado, about death gods, found families, urban fantasy, and more.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Desperado on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.

Desperado is one part folklore, one part road trip, one part rag-tag team of death god champions learning more about themselves and each other. Join us for this showcase of a breakout audio drama of 2020.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Desperado on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.

In this conversation between host Elena Fernández Collins and Ivuoma Okoro, creator of VEGA, hear conversations about moving to LA only to find the industry lacking, methods of storytelling, dystopias versus utopias versus protopias, and why Avatar: The Last Airbender rules.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Ivuoma Okoro on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.

A bounty hunter looks for her next target--and she's the best at what she does. But what happens when one of her marks gets away? Listen in to our showcase of Ivuoma Okoro's VEGA!

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Ivuoma Okoro on Patreon.

Moment of Wil: Yhara Zayd's "Holes & The Prison-Industrial Complex"

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund linked in our episode description below, or at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.

Listen in to Ely's conversation with the mysterious narrators of Midst--aka Matt, Ben, and Sara. Hear discussions about narration, improvisation, millennial struggles, and more.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Midst on Patreon.

You can read the essay from the Moment of Wil on LitHub.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund linked in our episode description below, or at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.

Fall into the strange world of Midst, where the moon is falling, the vibes are shady, and the narrators are unreliable. This week, we're showcasing the sci-fi podcast's first two episodes.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are looking for ways to support Native communities, you can donate to the Navajo and Hopi Covid-19 Relief Fund linked in our episode description below, or at https://www.navajohopisolidarity.org/. It is organized by Yee Ha’ólníi Doo, a grassroots and indigenous led non-profit organization.

In this interview with two of Windfall's creators, siblings Adam and Bob Raymonda, hear details about music, sound, and texture--but also about family, cults of personality, and police states.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Rogue Dialogue on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Ways to Support the Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_LF_bCFBbSijzqJgHNh4-MfpYz0hfdv/view
Myths about Treaty Rights https://indigenousstudies.utoronto.ca/news/treaty-myths/
The Land Remains Indigenous https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-to-understand-why-the-land-remains-indigenous-look-to-history/
Treaty Rights between Indigenous Nations and the United States, Explained https://www.teenvogue.com/story/treaties-between-the-united-states-and-indigenous-nations-explainedigenous-communities-in-usa).

Things are dire in the city of Windfall. The childish monarch, Wanda, rules over her people with little care for who they are. A team of all-powerful police called the Wolfpack keep people "in line." Listen in to our showcase of Windfall and see how people cope in this high-genre, but all too real, podcast.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Rogue Dialogue on Patreon.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Ways to Support the Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_LF_bCFBbSijzqJgHNh4-MfpYz0hfdv/view
Myths about Treaty Rights https://indigenousstudies.utoronto.ca/news/treaty-myths/
The Land Remains Indigenous https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-to-understand-why-the-land-remains-indigenous-look-to-history/
Treaty Rights between Indigenous Nations and the United States, Explained https://www.teenvogue.com/story/treaties-between-the-united-states-and-indigenous-nations-explainedigenous-communities-in-usa).

Join Ely in this conversation with NIGHTLIGHT creator Tonia Ransom, in which the two discuss the rise of Black horror, tension and suspense in fiction, what makes a good twist ending, and more.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Ways to Support the Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_LF_bCFBbSijzqJgHNh4-MfpYz0hfdv/view
Myths about Treaty Rights https://indigenousstudies.utoronto.ca/news/treaty-myths/
The Land Remains Indigenous https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-to-understand-why-the-land-remains-indigenous-look-to-history/
Treaty Rights between Indigenous Nations and the United States, Explained https://www.teenvogue.com/story/treaties-between-the-united-states-and-indigenous-nations-explainedigenous-communities-in-usa).

[Download audio here] This Halloween season, we bring you a spotlight of NIGHTLIGHT, a podcast of Black horror fiction by creator and producer Tonia Ransom. Buckle in–it’s going to be a wild, chilling ride. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support NIGHTLIGHT on the show’s site. About Radio Drama Revival: Learn more about how to support Radio […]

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This Halloween season, we bring you a spotlight of NIGHTLIGHT, a podcast of Black horror fiction by creator and producer Tonia Ransom. Buckle in--it's going to be a wild, chilling ride.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support NIGHTLIGHT on the show's site.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

Ways to Support the Mi'kmaq Treaty Rights https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_LF_bCFBbSijzqJgHNh4-MfpYz0hfdv/view
Myths about Treaty Rights https://indigenousstudies.utoronto.ca/news/treaty-myths/
The Land Remains Indigenous https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-to-understand-why-the-land-remains-indigenous-look-to-history/
Treaty Rights between Indigenous Nations and the United States, Explained https://www.teenvogue.com/story/treaties-between-the-united-states-and-indigenous-nations-explained

In this conversation with Muna Hussen and Jon Ware of I Am In Eskew, hear discussions of horrific architecture, isolation, greed and love, and creating about all of these topics . . . during a global pandemic.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support the team on their website.

Moment of Wil: Jacob Geller's "Cities Without People": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBBuoD9eL5k

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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In this special bonus episode, learn how the Writers Guild of America is helping provide resources for audio fiction creators!

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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Let's kick off Spooky Month with I Am In Eskew, a completed story filled with body horror and other creeping terrors.

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Moment of Wil recommendations:

Junji Ito's Gyo (for the story "The Enigma of Amigara Fault): https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Gyo-Deluxe/Junji-Ito/9781421579153
Junji Ito's Uzumaki: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Uzumaki/Junji-Ito/9781421561325?id=8023639821104

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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In this interview with Moonface‘s James Kim, we tackle questions of emotional processing, collaboration, and the differences between public radio and indie podcasting. Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about James Kim on his website. About Radio Drama Revival: Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website Support Elena Fernández Collins on Patreon […]

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In this interview with Moonface's James Kim, we tackle questions of emotional processing, collaboration, and the differences between public radio and indie podcasting.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about James Kim on his website.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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Explore the discomfort of disconnect in identity with James Kim’s MOONFACE, a realistic, semi-autobiographical audio drama mini-series about a gay Korean-American man’s struggle to come out to his mother using the language they can both understand. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support James Kim on his website. About Radio Drama Revival: Learn more about […]

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Explore the discomfort of disconnect in identity with James Kim's MOONFACE, a realistic, semi-autobiographical audio drama mini-series about a gay Korean-American man's struggle to come out to his mother using the language they can both understand.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support James Kim on his website.

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This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded on the unceded territories of the Akimel O'odham and Hohokam peoples.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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In this week's interview, host Elena Fernández Collins talks with Temujin creator Roshan Singh about colonization, Shakespeare, the histories of storytelling, and how Temujin was created starting from its earliest inspirations.

Moment of Wil: You can watch Sherliza Moé's video "Asian cultural app𝖗opriation : Star Wars & Avatar the last airbender PART 1" on YouTube.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about Temujin on Facebook.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

This episode of Radio Drama Revival was recorded in the unceded territory of the Kalapuya people, the Clatskanie Indian Tribe, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Atfalati tribe. Colonizers named this place Beaverton, Oregon.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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What if you were forced to tell your history at the end of an arrow aimed at your head? That's the onset for this adaptation of Temujin, known as The Secret History of the Mongols, a Mongolian epic saga about Genghis Khan's life. This is a showcase that will grip your heart and squeeze.

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This episode was recorded in Portland, Oregon, which is the unceded territory of the Chinook Indian Nation, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Clackamas Tribe.

If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Aniwa Gathering of Elders and the Boa Foundation are raising community relief funds for six reservations: Oglala Lakota, Hopi, Lenape-Ramapough, Apache, Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O'odham communities.

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In this episode of Radio Drama Revival, join host Ely as they talk with Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg, the creators of Childish, about everything from racism and satire to their own wild times as college RAs. Like what you heard? You can find more of Childish on their website at: [https://www.whalebus.net/childish-episodes] (https://www.whalebus.net/childish-episodes/) Moment of Wil: You can […]

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In this episode of Radio Drama Revival, join host Ely as they talk with Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg, the creators of Childish, about everything from racism and satire to their own wild times as college RAs.

Like what you heard? You can find more of Childish on their website at: [https://www.whalebus.net/childish-episodes] (https://www.whalebus.net/childish-episodes/)

Moment of Wil: You can find Lin Manuel Miranda's 21 Chump Street in full on YouTube.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Portland, Oregon, which is the unceded territory of the Chinook Indian Nation, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Clackamas Tribe. If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Navajo and Hopi Community have a relief fund at https://www.gofundme.com/f/navajo-hopi-community-relief.

Have you ever been so inspired by someone that you want to walk in their shoes, experience what they experienced to get a taste of their success? That's how protagonist Dante feels about Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, in Whale Bus's limited series musical Childish. Join us for this showcase; you won't want to miss it.

Like what you heard? You can find more of Childish on their website at: Like what you heard? You can find more of Childish on their website at: [https://www.whalebus.net/childish-episodes] (https://www.whalebus.net/childish-episodes/)

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Portland, Oregon, which is the unceded territory of the Chinook Indian Nation, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Clackamas Tribe. If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Navajo and Hopi Community have a relief fund at https://www.gofundme.com/f/navajo-hopi-community-relief.

This week, we have something special for you. Host Emeritus Fred Greenhalgh presents the graduating class of his free online audio drama training course, “So You Wanna Make Audio Drama?” in partnership with the amazing folks over at Bondfire Radio (https://bondfireradio.com/).

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Portland, Oregon, which is the unceded territory of the Chinook Indian Nation, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Clackamas Tribe. If you are seeking ways in which to donate to Native communities, the Navajo and Hopi Community have a relief fund at https://www.gofundme.com/f/navajo-hopi-community-relief.

In this very extremely special episode, the RDR team breaks down how we make an episode from start to finish, as inspired by our listener Leslie Joyce. Then, we talk some big, exciting changes for RDR's upcoming season.

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Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Run Amok by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4311-run-amok License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The final interview of the season! Hear David talk to the wonderful Raul Vega about his background in music, his similarities and differences to characters in Rose Drive, and making his first written work.

We'll see you again next week for a very special episode. One that will probably have less snail content.

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Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

This week, join us for a strange, surreal journey down Rose Drive. It's a story about memory, conspiracy, truth, and lies, from the perspective of an unreliable narrator returning to his Northern California home.

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Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

It's time for Ely's interview with the creators of Mabel, Becca De La Rosa and . . . (squints to read more closely) Mabel Martin? Yes pals, that's right. Mabel Martin.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Mabel on Patreon.

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This episode was recorded in Portland, Oregon, which is the unceded territory of the Chinook Indian Nation, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Clackamas Tribe. If you would like to support Natives getting their land back, the Chinook Indian Nation is currently raising funds for the purchase of their 1851 Tansy Point Treaty Grounds, the only known place where all 5 tribes and their members were present at one time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/preserve-tansy-point-treaty-grounds

It's the chilling story of identity, the unknown, and a love that flourishes despite the odds--it's the story of Mabel. Join this episode's host, Elena Fernández Collins, for our showcase of this spooky tale.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

This episode was recorded in Portland, Oregon, which is the unceded territory of the Chinook Indian Nation, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and the Clackamas Tribe. If you would like to support Natives getting their land back, the Chinook Indian Nation is currently raising funds for the purchase of their 1851 Tansy Point Treaty Grounds, the only known place where all 5 tribes and their members were present at one time: https://www.gofundme.com/f/preserve-tansy-point-treaty-grounds

This week, hear David interview Dania Ramos and Michael Aquino of Timestorm. Topics of discussion include:

Puerto Rican history
The choice to not change history
Colonization as a natural disaster
The spirit of Puerto Rico and identity
Google Podcast program, yay!
Binaural mics
Creating as a married couple
Bravery in Timestorm
Mentors and guides

Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Cocotazo Media on their site: https://www.cocotazomedia.com/

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Journey back in time for a story about family, history, memory, and the lives of two kids in Newark with Puerto Rican heritage. This week, we’re listening to Timestorm by Cocotazo Media and PRX. – Cocotazo Media: https://www.cocotazomedia.com/ – Puerto Rican history: https://discoverpuertorico.com/island/history – The Hispanic Federation: https://hispanicfederation.org/ About Radio Drama Revival: Learn more about how to support Radio […]

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Journey back in time for a story about family, history, memory, and the lives of two kids in Newark with Puerto Rican heritage. This week, we're listening to Timestorm by Cocotazo Media and PRX.

Cocotazo Media: https://www.cocotazomedia.com/
Puerto Rican history: https://discoverpuertorico.com/island/history
The Hispanic Federation: https://hispanicfederation.org/

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

It's stories on stories this week as David interviews Jordan Stillman and Brandon M. Crose of The Ordinary Epic. Hear them discuss:

How they met
Their histories with RPGs, and inspirations for the OE characters
Brandon's work on Second Shift, and changes in approach since then
Jordan's role as script editor and Season 2 writer
How people reveal themselves in RPGs
RPGs themselves as an auditory medium
Questioning good and evil, race and other game world assumptions

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The Ordinary Epic by visiting their website.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

It's an actual play in an audio drama! Here's our showcase of The Ordinary Epic, a story about the stories we make together in tabletop roleplaying games.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The Ordinary Epic by visiting their website.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

Radio Drama Revival is one of the internet’s longest-running anthology audio drama shows, with the goal of showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio fiction.

Every other week, Radio Drama Revival releases a selection of episodes from work of fiction by a creator in the audio drama community. The weeks following these showcases feature an interview between one of the hosts and the creator(s) of that show!

Radio Drama Revival accepts all submissions, with the shows featured being chosen by the Submissions team, to bring our audience a collection of relatively unknown works as well as some of the more popular shows from well-known creators.

You can learn more about our submissions process, as well as submit your show to be featured on Radio Drama Revival, on our website.

About Radio Drama Revival:

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Sci-fi, puppets, tinder, and fatbergs--this interview with We Fix Space Junk creators Hedley Knights and Beth Crane's got it all.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Battlebird Productions on Patreon.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

Space and junk, yes--but also capitalism, debt, and wild, surreal adventures. Join us for this showcase of the spectacular first two episodes of We Fix Space Junk!

Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about Battlebird Productions on their website.

About Radio Drama Revival:

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Find Fred Greenhalgh on his website
Find Rashika Rao on Twitter
You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

This week, join host Elena Fernández Collins in a super interview with super creator Marissa Tandon of superhero audio drama, Super Ordinary! This stellar interview was recorded at the Austin Film Festival in October 2019. You can find the thread about 2020 being the year of Native stories on his Twitter. Like what you hear? Us […]

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This week, join host Elena Fernández Collins in a super interview with super creator Marissa Tandon of superhero audio drama, Super Ordinary! This stellar interview was recorded at the Austin Film Festival in October 2019.

You can find the thread about 2020 being the year of Native stories on his Twitter.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can listen to all of Super Ordinary and see their cast photos at their website.

About Radio Drama Revival:

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

When superpowers and anxiety collide, how do you make sure your story is straight instead of being seen as the villain? Join us for this showcase of Tandon Productions's Super Ordinary and learn the story of Anika, her powers, and her struggles.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Tandon Productions on their website.

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Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

What makes a good DM? What makes for good improv? And what makes for some really good goofs? Well, the delightful pairing of host David Rheinstrom and our guest Jordan Adika of ARCS! Enjoy this goofy, but still enlightening, conversation.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

An exciting adventure from Atypical Artists, the studio behind The Bright Sessions, ARCS is a D&D actual play podcast with great characters, immersive sound design, killer music, and blindly quick quips from DM Jordan Adika.

About Radio Drama Revival:

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

This week, host David interviews Kevin Christopher Snipes of Gimlet's The Two Princes. It's a spoilery discussion of queer elders, masculinity, and . . . Florida. It's a lovely discussion about what it means to tap into fantasy tropes with a new perspective.

About Radio Drama Revival:

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

The people who brought you Wolf 359, Zero Hours, and Time Bombs are teaming up once more to bring you Audio Fiction 101: a new course that teaches you the ins and outs of writing an audio drama and then walks you through rigorous exercises to solve narrative challenges in audio.

World-building, writing for the ear, plot structure: this course is over three hours of video content with Zach Valenti, Sarah Shachat, and Gabriel Urbina teaching you everything they've learned over the past few years of producing, studying, living, breathing, and eating audio fiction. The course has visuals, it has animations, and it comes with companion worksheets.

Head to https://learn.fearofpublicshame.com to see the course offering, sample a few videos, and read the FAQ.

Need-based scholarships are available to qualifying applicants—just send an email with the phrase 'audio fiction scholarship' in the subject line to Zach, Sarah, and Gabriel at fearofpublicshame@gmail.com.

When you're ready to check out, click the grey text that says 'have a coupon?' and enter the code RADIODRAMA, all one word, for 15% off your order.

Tale as old as time--or is it? This week, we're spotlighting The Two Princes, Gimlet's foray into young adult fiction. It's a fairytale that centers a queer romance made by a large network, and it's wonderful.

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You shall not find the elusive and magical Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

U.S. versus Australian conspiracy theories, the importance of accessibility in art, and a great deal of monster smooch inquiry from David: it's our interview with Lee Davis-Thalbourne and Erin Kyan of Passer Vulpes! While they're here to primarily talk Nym's Nebulous Notions, this hefty big ol' interview goes into depth on so much more.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Passer Vulpes Productions on Patreon.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

This is a RadioPublic embed for Radio Drama Revival, “Nym’s Nebulous Notions – Episodes 1 to 3“. From the team behind Love & Luck, Passer Vulpes, comes Nym’s Nebulous Notions, a darker–but still wonderful–turn for the production company. Join us in this showcase about conspiracy theories, journalism, and a mysterious signal. Like what you hear? […]

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From the team behind Love & Luck, Passer Vulpes, comes Nym's Nebulous Notions, a darker--but still wonderful--turn for the production company. Join us in this showcase about conspiracy theories, journalism, and a mysterious signal.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Passer Vulpes on Patreon.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's--wait, no, yeah, it's a plane, and also maybe some birds, too. But it's also Lauren Shippen and John Dryden of Radiotopia's Passenger List in conversation with David Rheistrom. This interview features ruminations on air travel, discussions of inclusivity in writing and casting, and speaking of casting, there's also discussion of our queen, Patti Lupone.

Our past interview with John Dryden
Jeffrey Goldberg's "The Things He Carried" via The Atlantic

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

It's a story about mystery, conspiracy, a missing plane, and a missing brother. Created by audio drama veterans Lauren Shippen and John Scott Dryden, Passenger List is a new work of fiction via Radiotopia that you won't want to miss. Join us for this spotlight of one of our most anticipated releases of 2019.

Here's our past interview with Lauren Shippen, as hyped up in this episode's Moment of Wil.

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Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

It's a team-up that can't be beat, a who's who of audio fiction and all things spooky and surreal, an interview with MVPs Fred Greenhalgh of The Dark Tome and Christopher Reynaga of Point Mystic! Join David and Ely in this four-person show-stopper interview.

Like what you hear? Us to. You can support Point Mystic on Patreon.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

It's a combination of things we love: Point Mystic, horror anthology The Dark Tome, and our own Fred Greenhalgh. It's a spooky, unnerving tale that we hope will lead you down the winding paths you'll find in in that tome.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Point Mystic on Patreon

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

Westerns, burlesque, Supergiant's Pyre, and creating in spaces you've never seen yourself--it could only be an interview with the amazing, brilliant Tau Zaman of CARAVAN. As a heads up, this interview gets sexually explicit, so be sure to listen only if and when you can do so comfortably.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Tau Zaman on Patreon.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Radio Drama Revival is Sponsored by Dashlane! Start dashing through the internet and help support the show by visiting www.dashlane.com/rdr to start your 30 day free trial of Dashlane – no credit card required. If you like it, use code “rdr” at checkout to save 10% on your Premium subscription.

Yeehaw and hooboy, it's a weird and wonderful showcase of CARAVAN, the most recent fiction venture from the good folks over at the ol' ranch Whisperforge. This one's not for the youngins, so be warned: this desert's bound to get pretty toasty.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support CARAVAN on Patreon.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

We're at 8/10 on the Creepy Scale with this episode from the vaults, Sticks by ZBS Foundation! It's a strange tale inspired by true events that left the person who encountered it haunted--and might just have the same effect on you.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about ZBS Fountation on their website.

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You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

It's SPOOPY SEASON! Join us in looking back into our vault to bring you the delightfully creepy (but goofy!) "Howl of the Mac Cú Tíre" by Roger Gregg.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Crazy Dog Audio Theater at RogerGregg.com

About Radio Drama Revival:

Support Radio Drama Revival on Patreon Find David Rheinstrom on Twitter Support Wil Williams and Anne Baird on Patreon Support Elena Fernández Collins on Patreon Support Eli McIlveen and Sean Howard on Patreon Find Fred Greenhalgh on his website Find Rashika Rao on Twitter You shall not find the elusive Heather Cohen

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

"Moment of Wil" music from https://filmmusic.io "Graveyard Shift" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week, join Elena Fernánez Collins in conversation with the lovely Yhane Smith and Gabrielle Adkins of Harlem Queen. There's talk of the Harlem Renaissance's under-appreciated economic boom and business people, the power of exuding confidence, and the magic of finding a team who understands and appreciates your work.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Harlem Queen on Patreon.

About Radio Drama Revival:

Support Radio Drama Revival on Patreon Find David Rheinstrom on Twitter Support Wil Williams and Anne Baird on Patreon Support Elena Fernández Collins on Patreon Support Eli McIlveen and Sean Howard on Patreon Find Fred Greenhalgh on his website Find Rashika Rao on Twitter Heather Cohen? [lights cigarette] I haven't heard that name in a long time . . .

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Step back into the past for the entirety of Harlem Queen's first season. Based on the life of the real Stephanie St. Clair, a numbers queen and activist in the Harlem Renaissance, Harlem Queen brings all the glamour, drama, and insight into the pervasive issues faced by black communities.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Yhane Smith on Patreon.

About Radio Drama Revival:

Support Radio Drama Revival on Patreon
Find David Rheinstrom on Twitter
Support Wil Williams and Anne Baird on Patreon
Support Elena Fernández Collins on Patreon
Support Eli McIlveen and Sean Howard on Patreon
Find Fred Greenhalgh on his website
Find Rashika Rao on Twitter
There's the elusive Heather Cohen . . . right behind you . . .

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

It's the girl in space herself, Sarah Rhea Werner! Join David in this conversation with Girl in Space and Write Now creator Sarah Rhea Werner to talk the nature of humanity and the amount of autobiography in her creations.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Sarah Rhea Werner on Patreon.

Oh no, your Moment of Wil was usurped by fate! Let it be known that this week, Wil wanted to recommend a great video about NASA's shaky territory with female astronauts--real girls in space. Wil will be back next week with more shenanigans. You can't stop them from shenaniganing forever, fate!

About Radio Drama Revival:

Support Radio Drama Revival on Patreon
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Support Elena Fernández Collins on Patreon
Support Eli McIlveen and Sean Howard on Patreon
Find Fred Greenhalgh on his website
Find Rashika Rao on Twitter
You can find the elusive Heather Cohen, but she'd prefer if you didn't

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

Sarah Rhea Werner's Girl in Space is about a girl in space. But it's also about solitude--the depth of solitude possible, and what that solitude means. Join us in listening into the first episode of Girl in Space, and be sure to have some snackin' cheese handy.

Like what you hear? We do too. You can support Sarah Rhea Werner on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahrheawerner

You can find Wil's recommendation, the music video for Porter Robinson's "Shelter," on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzQ6gRAEoy0

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This week, join David as he talks to Paul Bae, creator of The Big Loop, about the big questions: what is the value of faith, of stories, of love, of growth, of art, of humor, of . . . life? It's a brilliant conversation that, in true Paul Bae fashion, remains lighthearted and hilarious throughout.

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Paul Bae's anthology The Big Loop is unlike anything else you'll hear in podcasting--not just because of its gorgeous writing, honest acting, and blend of the surreal and the hyperreal, but also because of how it plays with form. In this week's Radio Drama Revival, we highlight an instance of The Big Loop doing just that in its episode "Surfacing," the story of a Japanese deaf ama diver, as translated and told by her daughter.

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This week, we're joined by show producers Sean Howard and Eli McIlveen (pictured), alongside performer Marisa King, to discuss their wonderful roleplaying-based audio drama, The End of Time and Other Bothers.

We discuss:

How Sean and Eli met!
The origins of the show and expanding the Albaverse
Favoring improv over gameplay in an actual-play style podcast
The importance of Story
It's a fantastic conversation, and I think you'll really love it. Mild spoilers abound for the show; be forewarned, and enjoy!

This week, we present to you the hijinks-filled portal fantasy actual-play-meets-improv-game-meets-audio-drama The End of Time and Other Bothers by Fable and Folly Productions. It's a silly show with high stakes, memorable characters, gorgeous sound design, and a GM we just love. We might be biased a little here, but trust us, you're gonna love him too.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Fable and Folly's work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/albasalix

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This week, David talks to Jordan Cobb, audio drama extraordinaire, about breaking form, handling scares when you're a big ol' squishum, working with the influential (but mega morally yucky) works of Lovecraft, and revelations about character names, in Janus Descending.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Jordan Cobb's work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nosuchthingproductions

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This week, we've got a form-breaking, innovative space horror from the mind of the amazing Jordan Cobb: Janus Descending. Join us in listening to this tragic nightmare situation wrapped up in even more beauty than looking out at the night sky.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Jordan Cobb's work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nosuchthingproductions

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What makes a place a place? What makes something scary? This week, join both David Rheinstrom and Elena Fernández Collins as they interview Eleanor Hyde, one of the creators of the Midwest Gothic podcast, Unwell.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Hartlife NFP here:
https://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp

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Sink your teeth into this Midwestern Gothic audio fiction from the wonderful Harlife NFP! It's got creepies. It's got spookies. It doesn't have too many scary scaries, so even those who are worried about horror (like our own sweet David Rheinstrom) should be just fine to join us for this week's feature, Unwell, and subscribe on their website: https://www.unwellpodcast.com/

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This week, join David as he interviews the effervescent Shenee Howard, creator of Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back. The two talk about who owns art, what makes a romantic pairing interesting, black joy in media, and more.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support All Caps Excited Studios here: https://www.patreon.com/allcapsexcited

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This week, we get to showcase the fandom-tastic rom-com Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back! Join us for this great podcast on how fandom brings us together, tears us apart, makes us question who owns art, and also makes us big swoon.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support All Caps Excited Studios here: https://www.patreon.com/allcapsexcited

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This week, join host David Rheinstrom in a conversation with podcast doula Keisha TK Dutes to talk about Bondfire's The Weeksvile Project, Brooklyn, Beyonce, and creating things for yourself.

You can find more about the Weeksville Heritage Center here: https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/
You can read the Mahogany L. Brown poem Wil read in this episode here: http://www.literarybohemian.com/index.php/poetry/poem/four-poems-by-Mahogany-L.-Browne/P0/

The story of a family, of time, and the changes that come to Weeksville, a town in Brooklyn forgotten until recently, The Weeksville Project is the focus of this week's Radio Drama Revival. Join us for a three-part mini-series look into the past.

You can find more about the Weeksville Heritage Center here: https://www.weeksvillesociety.org/

You can read the Mahogany L. Brown poem Wil read in this episode here:
http://www.literarybohemian.com/index.php/poetry/poem/four-poems-by-Mahogany-L.-Browne/P0/

You ready for some real pomo fomo? David Rheinstrom talks to Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg Brager of the wonderful The Amelia Project about Brexit, buckwild experimental theater, magic, hot cocoa, and how they'd fake their own deaths--and how they'd come back.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The Amelia Project here: https://ameliapodcast.com/support

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Like the concept of the Radiohead song "How to Disappear Completely" but want a fun heist-like laugh fest instead of a moody bummeroni? The Amelia Project is the perfect fit. Listen in as we spotlight this fantastic podcast's first two episodes.

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This week, host David Rheinstrom asks Superstition creator Sarah Kolb all about noir, cosmic horror, and mountain town ghosts.

Want to support Sarah Kolb? Good choice! You can support Superstition on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast

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Very superstitiouuuuuuuus

Mountains in the desert

Very superstitiouuuuuuuus

Crimes 'bout to be sollllllved

That's right folks, this week we're bringing you all Superstition, a desert gothic podcast set in Arizona, revolving around a self-appointed PI trying to solve a mystery and getting way over her head.

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Superstition on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/superstitionpodcast

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It's the patron witch of audiodrama themself, Lisette Alvarez! Join not only David but also interview pal and Radio Drama Revival submissions editor Elena Fernández Collins on this lovely interview about storytelling, fantasy, and when fiction overlaps with real life.

We'd be absolutely charmed if you wanted to support Lisette on Patreon, and you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/kalilastormfire

It's magic, storytelling, music, urban fantasy, psychology, and more on this week's Radio Drama Revival! Listen to our showcase of the fantastic Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services, a podcast about a witch for hire helping her clients through problems you might find surprisingly relatable.

Want to cast a spell of good fortune for creator Lisette Alvarez? You can support them and this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kalilastormfire

It's Mr. Limbs himself! Listen as our own David Rheinstrom (also a fella with limbs) interviews Julian Mundy, the creator of StarTripper!!, and hear the two talk space, travel, and slang!

Want to help Feston Pyxis get to his next destination? You can support StarTripper!! on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/startripper

Want to support our next radio drama radventure? You can find us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/radiodramarevival

Feston Pyxis is no space colonist. He's just a goofy space ex-office-worker trying to live his best tourist life by making a travel blog . . . IN SPACE! Join us this week for delighting in The Whisperforge's goofiest piece of audio fiction, StarTripper!!

And hey, wanna chuck some bucks thataway? You can find StarTripper's Patreon thisaway: https://www.patreon.com/startripper

And wanna chuck some bucks OURaway? Well shucks, we love bucks. You can find our Patreon thisaway:
https://www.patreon.com/radiodramarevival

It's a conversation about soap snow (snoap), Marvel's best genius, religion, masculinity, and so much more. This week, David interviews Meghan Fitzmartin, the creator of Red Rhino!
You can find Red Rhino here: https://www.redrhinopodcast.com/
You can find Meghan Fitzmartin here: https://twitter.com/megfitz89
And you can support us here: https://www.patreon.com/radiodramarevival

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's . . . A TROUBLED TEEN! That's right folks, this week, we're showcasing the first two episodes of Red Rhino, a work of superhero teen drama brought to you by one of the minds behind Supernatural. Like what you hear? (Us too.) You can find their Patreon here:

patreon.com/redrhinopodcast

Boooooorn in the Middle Earth! This week, David interviews the wonderful Christian T. Kelley-Madera of The Once and Future Nerd. Topics include fantasy racism, power structures, dialects, confronting obstacles whether you're ready or not, and, of course, Bruce Springsteen.

Support TOAFN on patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/onceandfuturenerd

Support US! on patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/radiodramarevival/

Portal fantasy! Social commentary! Elves with Antebellum accents! This week, David showcases The Once and Future Nerd's first two episodes and his Middle English chops. This podcast about a group of teens who wind up in a high-fantasy realm is as hilarious as it is cutting and satisfying.

The Once and Future Nerd is on Patreon, and they're trying to get to $500/episode by the end of March. Let's put 'em over the top:

https://www.patreon.com/onceandfuturenerd

Join David in Host Emeritus Fred Greenhalgh's yurt--sorry, YAWFT--to hear the story of how Radio Drama Revival was started. It's an episode of friends new and old, of what audio fiction is and can be, and what exciting changes we have in store.

Joining us this week, and for ever after (hooray!) are Wil Williams and Elena Fernández-Collins.

Wil:

https://wilwilliams.reviews/

Ely:

http://elenafernandezcollins.com

Ayla Taylor, the director of Tides, convened a panel of audio dramatists during 2019's PodCon—but this EXCLUSIVE EVENT wasn't at PodCon itself; no, no!

It was held at the marvelous Ada's Technical Books and Cafe in Seattle's Capitol Hill. Only about 40 people could squeeze into the space, so with everyone's permission, we are bringing YOU this super secret panel, because information deserves to be FREEEEEEEE.

This event, entitled "An Evening with Audio Drama Creators", featured the following speakers:

Ayla Taylor of Tides (https://www.tidespodcast.com/)

Mischa Stanton of The Whisperforge (https://www.whisperforge.org/) and Levar Burton Reads (http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/)

Bridget "Bridge" Geene of Tides and Arden (https://ardenpodcast.com)

Lisette Alvarez of Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services (https://www.kalilastormfire.com/)

Jordan Cobb of Here be Dragons (https://www.herebedragonsradio.com/) and Janus Descending (https://www.nosuchthingradio.com/listen)

James Oliva of What's the Frequency (https://wtfrequency.com/), Greater Boston (https://greaterbostonshow.com/), and many more,

and Jeffrey Gardner of Hartlife NFP (Our Fair City [http://www.ourfaircity.com/] , Unwell [https://www.unwellpodcast.com/] )

Settle in for a fabulous longform conversation about audio fiction.

Special thanks are due to Betsey Palmer of Hartlife, who recorded this entire dang thing. You're my hero, B.

Back in November, friend of the show Jeffrey Gardner convened a roundtable of critics and creators in the audio fiction space:
Elena Fernández-Collins of Audiodramatic and the Bello Collective
Wil Williams of Wil Williams Reviews
Prof. Sarah Montague of Stories on Stage
Mischa Stanton of The Whisperforge
Paul Bae of The Black Tapes and The Big Loop
Jeffrey Gardner of the forthcoming podcast Unwell
and me!

Check out our conversation about the state of the industry! Also, a song about beef.

David interviews the fascinating and eclectic Morgan Givens. Topics include the genesis and central message of Flyest Fables, Black, trans, queer/nb voices in SF/fantasy, the role of music in Flyest Fables, the inspirations for Morgan's character voices, his experience at Transom, his time with the DC police and Just Detention International, hopepunk and hope in general.

David rings in the new year with Morgan Givens's one-man show, Flyest Fables, bringing new context to high fantasy! If you thought you'd heard it all, you'd be wrong, folks! Prepare yourself for a journey you will not soon forget!

Check in with David as he interviews What's the Frequency? creator James Oliva!

Learn James's feelings on:

Noise jazz!
the films of David Lynch, and other Difficult Shit!
David! (pthbbbt)
Suburban ennui and the constraints of the mid-20th century

and much more besides!

Who will give us the wooooorrrrdddsss? We have a special treat for you this week as David brings you What's the Frequency? - a mind-bending psycho-noir from James Oliva and Alexander Danner. Hold on to the hand rails and take it slow! It's going to be one hell of a ride.

As a note, this episode was recorded using Emily's previous name and pronouns. David brings us back from the Thanksgiving holiday as he interviews Arden creators Sara Ghaleb, Emily VanDerWerff, and Christopher Dole.

They discuss the origins of the show, the different writing styles that each of them contributes, and the ethics of true crime media (and many other things besides.)

https://www.patreon.com/ardenpod

This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for Arden!

Is it a true-crime parody? No, not exactly. It takes the crime very seriously. But it is funny, and it is also a show with a mystery: what happened to actress and heiress Julie Capsom, when she disappeared on Christmas a decade ago?
The product of three writers—sketch comic Sara Ghaleb, entertainment critic Todd VanDerWerff, and Hollywood historian Christopher Dole—Arden is an engaging mystery hosted by two women—an ex-cop and a reporter—who fight over how they want to frame the show and contextualize Capsom's disappearance.

The 11th hour is upon us! And David peeks out from underneath the blankets to bring you two selections from this year's releases, To the Moon and Back, by Boom's Faith McQuinn, and Wolpertingers by Kessi Riliniki.

Listen to more great horror and enchanting tales at 11th Hour Audio Productions

http://11thhouraudio.com

CW: gore, human trafficking, general spookiness

David hits us with some whaling truth and introduces Wondery's audio drama, Blackwood!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blackwood/id1438804143?mt=2

This week, we're playing the fantastic Station Blue from Chad Ellis as we take Horror Octorbor (trademark Clint Worthington and Alcohollywood) to its spoopiest extent yet: to ANTARCTICA!

Matthew Leads is a driftless young man—and the Flower Company has taken a chance on him. They've sent him to a private research base in Antarctica, to prep the facility for the arrival of the scientists later in the season. For now, though. he's alone with his thoughts—or IS HE?

Content warnings for the first two episodes:

Episode 1: Something not unlike an evisceration befalls a minor character. It is brief, but gruesome.

Episode 2: Suspense, flickery lights, a jump scare that resolves into a pleasurable joke

https://www.patreon.com/StationBlue

David haunts us from Maine with this week's October scare, Lake Clarity!

As their last summer together wanes, five Colorado teenagers trek out to Lake Clarity, a site laden with challenging hikes and mysterious secrets. It's goofy, it's spooky, it's lived-in! We love it.

https://midnightdisease.net/lakeclarityhome/

This month, Wil Williams and Matt Boudreau scare the crap out of David by forcing him to confront the thrills, the chills, the edge of your seat nail-biting joys of Halloween?

Will he survive this week's presentation of the first two episodes of the eerie and haunting Palimpsest? Well, yes. Somebody had to read the credits. Listen in!

http://www.thepalimpsestpodcast.com/

Can an apolitical story still have artistic value? Do stakes need to do be the driver of good storytelling? Ponder these questions and more as David interviews Jules and James creator, Jennifer Schwed on this week's episode of Radio Drama Revival.

David is ill! But that doesn't stop our intrepid hosting hero from bringing you a little romance with this week's feature, Jules and James from 4th Wall Productions.

http://meetjulesandjames.com/

This week: we've got Dan and Erik, two of the three Amity Bros behind Marsfall on the show today to talk about inspiration, craft, performance, and SPACE.

Join me in the dread blackness of space, won’t you, friends, as we hurtle through the cosmos till we at last make land, till we at last… make MARSFALL.

It's a science fiction dreadnought, this one: fantastic writing, heartwrenching acting, and absolutely stellar music and sound design. Pun not intended; it's legitimately all incredible.

ENJOY!

http://patreon.com/marsfallpodcast

Have we got a treat for you! This week, David talks about Victorian fiction and show beginnings with Victoriocity writers Jen & Chris Sugden and sound designer Dominic Hargreaves.
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Something’s afoot in Even Greater London, a nightmarish victorian metropolis that stretches from Wales all the way to the Isle of Man. Queen Victoria, having survived numerous assassination attempts, has been biotically welded to poor Prince Albert. And the great black Tower of London beams wireless electricity throughout the great city, providing everyone with limitless free energy but somehow in no way reducing their immiseration.

If you enjoy Victoriocity as much as we do, consider supporting their work!

Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website

This week we received a mysterious submission from a mysterious stranger who only identified themselves as Icewater.
Was it a dead-drop? Are we spies now? ARE YOU?!
Who knows, and who cares! Utopia is a fascinating new project that takes place in an alternate timeline that diverged from ours shortly after the first World War; the entire planet is now unified under a single government, everyone speaks Esperanto, and there's money and services sufficient to give everyone plenty of leisure time.
So why would anyone ever want out?

Our protagonist, Glacio, explores an ineffable well of discontentment within himself as we play episode 1 of Utopia: "Gladness".

This week, David interviews Gannon Reedy about the origins of NeoScum, the '80s revival, and how long-form improv informs the show.

David plays NeoScum, the actual play podcast from The One Shot Podcast team.

This week, David talks all things Station to Station with Alex Yun and Andrea Klassen of the Procyon Podcast Network!

David is back! And he's married! And he's bringing you Station to Station, a fantastic new audio drama from the Procyon Podcast network, creators of The Strange Case of Starship Iris and Under Pressure.

Drunken first impressions and telling facts with fiction! Join David as he interviews Hostile Worlds creators Matthew McLean and Colin Gray!

Guest host James Oliva (Definitely James Oliva) sits in for David as we explore the universe with The Podcast Host's Hostile Worlds

This week, David speaks with Beth Eyre and Felix Trench about all things Wooden Overcoats! They discuss how they met, first memories of the show, the role of (and the search for a better name for) the "straight man", attitudes to death, and Beth's other projects.

Piffling's least favorite undertaker, Rudyard Funn, takes to the woods for an unorthodox funeral in this episode of the delightful British sitcom Wooden Overcoats. Their latest season digs deeper into the lives of their oddball characters, and it's even more hilarious—and more poignant—than ever. This week, we bring you Episode 3: "Rudyard Takes a Hike".

And stay tuned: next week, David chats with Rudyard and Antigone themselves, Felix Trench and Beth Eyre!

David talks story evolution, social commentary and unreliable narrators with Gabriel Urbina and Sarah Shachat from Wolf 359.

This is one of my favorite episodes of any audio drama.

It encompasses everything I love about Wolf 359: its pacing, its plotting, its deep humanism, and its fantastic writing, music, and performances. Like all great science fiction, it is about more than just its text—and I think that's what attracted me to this episode.

I'll be talking to Gabriel Urbina and Sarah Shachat, the two main writers behind Wolf 359, next week -- and so to prep for that, I wanted to revisit an old favorite.

This episode falls in Season 3 of Wolf 359, so while I think it's a successful standalone (and I provide more context in the episode itself), you should certainly feel free to dive into the series and start from the beginning. I promise it's worth it.

What does "Memoria" represent to you? Let me know what you think; hit us up in the comments or talk at us on Twitter; we're @radiodrama.

I sat down with Matt Roi Berger, Jonathan Goldberg, and Marcus Bagala of The Fall of the House of Sunshine to discuss craft, prog rock albums, President Harding fighting a walrus, and, of course, teeth.

A struggle between flesh and fuzz. A mad emperor, cackling atop a grand pyramid of his own creation. A band of fleshy rebels with moxie, verve, and puffy-paint! It's an ass-kicking, name-taking space-age rock musical, back for more: this time it's even weirder.

YUP oh man oh man it's The Fall of the House of Sunshine, Season II: DAYS OF FUTURE FUZZ.
If you loved the previous utterly wackadoo sampling from this show, I think you're going to love Season 2 even more.

You don't need to have listened to the first season to make sense of the second. Suffice it to say that there was a sinister plot to detonate the fuzzatronic bomb—an arcane weapon that turned everything into fuzzy puppets and stuffed animals. Well. Almost everything.

There's a very fun guest star in this episode, to boot!

ENJOY, and stick around for next week's show, an interview with some of the creative dynamos behind this project!

Sunny Moraine joins me to discuss their horror podcast, Gone, their stream-of-consciousness writing/performing style, their terrifying-but-fascinating doctoral dissertation, and so much more!

We discuss:

Sunny's origins in podcasting
LARPing?
The balance between mystery-box plots and Explaining Everything
Foucault's heterotopia, and spaces outside of normal rules
Mental illness and apocalypse (where did they all go?!)
Poetry!
Sunny's other fiction, particularly eyes I dare not meet in dreams

It's morning, and something's different. Everything's different. Everyone's gone. No commotion, no explanation. Suddenly the world is emptied of people.

Except for you.

This is Sunny Moraine's GONE, a taut, claustrophobic horror podcast about waking up and realizing you're entirely alone in the world. It's kind of the horror-counterpart to Michelle Nickolaisen's UNPLACED, at least superficially -- but while those two shows twine around similar themes, their execution couldn't be more different.

We play episode 1 of Gone, "Awakening". Stay tuned for next week's show, when show creator Sunny and I sit down for a chat about their creative process, their dissertation in sociology, and makin' scary fiction.

This week, I sit down with Faith McQuinn, the director and creator of Boom: A Serial Drama Podcast.

And what a delight she is! We talk about Faith's history with radio drama, her filmmaker's background, Rovee the cleaning robot, and the long road to making Boom.

Boom is a show about denial and fury, masculinity and repression. It's perpetually relevant, and very smart—and Faith herself is no different! I'm excited to see what else this creator has up her sleeves.

IT'S OUR 500TH EPISODE!

And to ring it in, we're celebrating by playing a new old favorite, Faith McQuinn's BOOM.

I talk about the I Love Lucy Show Syndrome, and how it plays into the way I feel about this excellent show.

Hey: This episode contains major spoilers for Season 1 of Boom, so if you don't wanna get spoiled, head on back to the website and listen from the beginning before starting this episode.

This is the first episode of Season Two, "Everything I Could".

Stay tuned for next week, when you'll hear me interview Faith McQuinn, the director and creator of Boom.

CW: murder, a loud explosion, trauma throughout

This week, we're playing the first episode of Onion Public Media's *A Very Fatal Murder—it's a spot-on parody of all the true-crime programs you love to binge, from Serial to S-Town to The Staircase.

I got to talk to series directors Ryan Natoli and Fran Hoepfner, and writers Louisa Kellogg and David Sidorov. Sidorov plays David Pascall, the host and protagonist of A Very Fatal Murder. We talk about the Onion pitching process, translating the techniques of short-form video to audio fiction, and Fran's Discarded Teens (a show I wish existed).

Our Patreon is live! Throw us some dollars, please.* a satirical news agency, for those of you outside the United States

We're playing Michelle Nickolaisen's Unplaced, a show about a woman who finds herself suddenly invisible. It's skilfully written and acted, and it's got a fantastic soundtrack. We play the first three episodes, and wonder—what's it like to be slowly but surely erased from your own life?

Have a wonderful Passover and Easter, y'all!

This week on, we're playing The Bright Sessions, episode 50: "Rose", a surprise musical episode! Later, show creator Lauren Shippen joins me for a chat about the creative work that went into making this special episode -- it's a can't-miss for musical fans!

Linguist, critic, and Bello Collective reviewer Elana Fernández Collins joins me to present Love and Luck, a magical epistolary romance from Australia. It's here, it's queer; it's DELIGHTFUL, and nobody dies. So settle in to a warm and happy bubble bath of a show in which two people fall in love and slowly discover they have magic powers. Then they open a cafe. Like, c'mon! How sweet is that?!

You can find Ely's writing on the Bello Collective, or at her new audio drama newsletter, Audiodramatic. Check it out at Tinyletter.com/audiodramatic

Do you want to hear a story? Of course you do! On this week's show, we're rejoined by Host-Alumnus Fred Greenhalgh to introduce his new show, The Mayan Crystal... a tale of adventure, sisterhood, anticolonialism, and magic, all taking place in modern-day Belize.

Join us for an episode of the new show, and a chat with Fred wherein we discuss the mythic origins of this story, the need to expand representation in media, and the way in which we have redecorated our pretend RDR headquarters.

Today, I'm joined by Wil Williams of the blog Podcast Problems to discuss how some audio fiction blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction journalism.

We're GOING DEEP this week, on: The War of the Worlds! The Polybius Conspiracy! Limetown! S-Town! Point Mystic! and many more!

Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Wil Williams on Patreon.

About Radio Drama Revival:

Support Radio Drama Revival on Patreon Find David Rheinstrom on Twitter Support Eli McIlveen on Patreon Find Fred Greenhalgh on his website Heather Cohen: Researcher Monique Boudreau: Researcher Matthew Boudreau: Line Producer

Radio Drama Revival is recorded in Washington, DC, which is the unceded territory of the Piscataway Indian Nation and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe.

This week, I chat with Eric and Amanda, two of the minds behind Join the Party, an inclusive audio drama powered by roleplaying game mechanics. We played an episode of their show in Episode 492; join me as I chat with the two of them about:

Making the hobby accessibleActual-play podcasts like The Adventure ZoneMaking space for queerness and women in nerd cultureTweaking game mechanics for storytelling purposesFleeting Carly Rae Jepsen referencesAaaaand more!

This week, we're playing an episode of the roleplaying podcast Join the Party, a hybrid actual-play and audio drama by some talented producers and performers out of New York. Gather round the table and get immersed in DM Eric's tale of the Concentric States. Inara, Johnny, and TR8C must be fleet of foot and quick of wit to catch up with the Red Throat gang, who have captured the beloved Prince Alonzo!

Actual-play RPG podcasts have spiked in popularity recently, and I wanted to highlight a successful and compelling one. Join the Party uses collaborative storytelling and imaginative game mechanics to help produce something new, interesting, and exciting.

More Join The Party links:

patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod
twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod
facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod
instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod
tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com
merch: jointhepartypod.com/merch

Cast & Crew

Dungeon Master: Eric Silver
TR8c (Tracey): Brandon Grugle
Inara Harthorn: Amanda McLoughlin
Johnny B. Goodlight: Michael Fische
Creative Contributors: Connor McLoughlin, Julia Schifini, Heddy Hunt
multitude: multitude.productions

In this episode, we play Kane and Feels, Paranormal Investigators, a new series from Skaði's Symphony. They're a production team out of the UK with a neo-noir that blends Jungian psychology with, in this case, Norse myth.

In this week, Kane and Feels take on the case of "The Frozen Child".

Harry wanted to be alone, and so he was: as alone as a person can be, transmuted into tachyon particles and hurled into deepest space, with nothing but an artificial intelligence for company. He was alone, and then, gradually, he wasn't. Harry and his friend Cailyn, are commanders on distant power stations with nothing but their AIs and their correspondence for company. Harry and Cailyn receive an application that allows them to upload virtual surrogates of themselves so that they can communicate "in-person", and it's the connection forged via those surrogates that might just save the universe.

This week, we're featuring Earbud Theater's "The Sounds Below", a chilling tale about a man plagued by panic and sleeplessness. Chris, unable to shake the trauma of his brother's death in a car accident, is making no headway with his therapist, and one night he goes wandering into the city, stumbling upon a strange little shop. The shopkeeper claims she sells the cure for fear. Would you buy it?

This week, we're exploring Christopher Reynaga's Point Mystic, playing "White Rabbit, Parts I and II" from that show. Point Mystic is a fiction show done up in a narrative-nonfiction style, à la This American Life—it's about Christopher's family, and the spookiness of the town they inhabit. The White Rabbit cycle was created in collaboration with Christopher's wife, Marguerite Croft, and their son Fox—and all three of them act (quite ably) in the show.

It's a fascinating mixture of nonfiction interviews and fiction segments, but presented in such a way that each supports the other, which isn't as common as you'd think.

It's our Christmas spectacula-a-a-a-a-ar! Settle in for a long winter's DELIGHT as we present Sassquach Radio's Deck The Halls (With Matrimony!), a Christmas romantic comedy.

Then stick around, because I interview the writer/director, Ashley Quach, and the show's star and producer, Paula Deming. It's a fabulous time and I hope you'll join us.

In this episode: smooch foley! audio drama origins! foot foley! creative freedom! and butt foley. We have it all covered, this Christmas season.

This week, join us as we go urban-exploring in a spooky, abandoned house with Five Levels of Fear, a new audio series written by Sable Jak, and directed, designed, and edited by our very own Matt Boudreau and Eli McIlveen.

You can find out more about Five Levels of Fear by searchin' for it on that internet!

Peri is a quiet woman who keeps to herself in a lighthouse overlooking the ocean, but one day, she wakes up somewhere totally unfamiliar; she's still in the lighthouse, but the lighthouse no longer overlooks the ocean...

It's The Far Meridian by Eli Barraza, a writer and actor on ars PARADOXICA and a thoughtful, fascinating creator.

Join us as we listen to the first two episodes of The Far Meridian's first season; then Eli herself joins me for a conversation about the origins of this show, magic realism, and dope space news.

Donate to the paypal link on our website!

Northwestern University professor of Sound Studies Neil Verma joins me for a segment we call GOING DEEP. This week, we're exploring the classic horror of Arch Oboler's Lights Out, in a 1943 episode called "Murder in the Script Department". After the feature, Professor Verma teaches me about what was going on in this period of audio drama, I learn about how Oboler was a scriptomaniac man-about-town, and how voice actress Mercedes McCambridge (of EXORCIST fame) exerted absolute control over her instrument.

Neil's book, Theater of the Mind

Our Paypal link (set up a sustaining donation today!)

What a suntabulous bicuspid of a day! It's time for the Sunshine Smile Hour, a dental hygiene-themed children's program! Oh golly, this is a good one, and ain't that the tooth.

So this episode is utterly wackadoo: imagine a musical comedy along the lines of Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, or Reefer Madness, with a solid helping of noir pastiche and cosmic horror alongside. The Fall of the House of Sunshine is like if you put all of the above musicals into a high-powered blender along with a collection of H.P. Lovecraft short stories, a pint of ether and a handful of dexedrine. It is hilarious! It is offensive! It is stylistically all over the place! It is RELENTLESS!

And I love it? You will too, I reckon.

This week, we're presenting writer, director, and film professor Faith McQuinn's Boom, a story of loss, recovery, secrets, and murder. Porter, the protagonist, must deal with the murder of his best friend—and the police consider him the prime suspect. We get inside Porter's head as he struggles to come to grips with the crime and reassemble his life.
Faith gave us episodes 1 and 2 of Boom for you. Listen, follow and subscribe!

Find out more about Faith McQuinn!

Our sweet sweet PayPal donation button!

Content warning: violence, murder

Bronzeville is a story of the Great Migration: it follows Jimmy Tillman (Larenz Tate), a papermill worker from Arkansas who kills a strikebreaker and flees to Chicago to find a new life for himself, tracing the steps of millions of Black Americans who migrated from the rural South to the urban North in the mid-20th century.
Jimmy makes his way to Bronzeville, the legendary Black neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, where he falls in with the Copeland family, the operators of a policy racket—an underground lottery—that functioned like a bank when white-owned banks wouldn't lend to Black people. Everett Copeland (Wood Harris) is doing a spell in federal prison for tax evasion, so he asks his old lieutenant Curtis "Eyeball" Randolph (Laurence Fishburne) to get back into the game.
(Yeah for real this is a star-studded episode! I can scarcely believe it myself.)
We play episode 1 of Bronzeville, and then I talk to two of the producers, LaRon and Lahmard Tate, about the show's origins, productions that are too Black for TV, and the Tate family's Chicago history.

CW: violence, racist language

HEY ALSO we have a PayPal button that I forgot about? Give us dollars, please.
Credits inspired by Zev Chevat.

We're celebrating AUDIO DRAMA DAY by featuring some works from 11th Hour Productions, the once-a-year marathon audio drama production festival where dramatists from all the world over come together to create magnificently creepy fiction.

We're featuring two pieces this year: Shadows of Halloween, written by Neil Gustin and created by 11th Hour US East, and Ivory Towers, written by Richard Brooks and created by 11th Hour UK.

Stick around for the credits for the thrilling conclusion of Radio Drama Revival and the Ham of Mallorca.

New York playwright and audio dramatist Mac Rogers joins me for a discussion about craft, aliens, and influences as we excerpt some of his new thriller, Steal The Stars, a co-production between Tor Books and his own production company, Gideon Media.

Steal the Stars is the story of Dakota "Dak" Prentiss, the security chief at Quill Marine, a secretive private military contractor. Quill Marine is built around the biggest secret of all time, and new recruits have to be taken down to see the secret—to see if they can handle it. But a new recruit, Matt Salem, turns out to be more than Dak herself can handle. In the sexy love-type way, I mean.

This is a story of forbidden love, aliens, and a big old friggin' heist, baby.

SPOOPTOBER continues!

It wouldn't be a monster episode without MONSTERS, would it?! Awww yeah it's zombie time!

American podcast legend KC Wayland joins me for a chat about craft, zombies, and Force Multipliers of Art.

We're gonna play an episode of We're Alive: Lockdown, the miniseries that combines a jailbreak with horror-survival adventure. SPOOPTOBER CONTINUES, as we bring you yet another episode to thrill and perturb!

A double-feature this week as we begin our October horror series!
First, from Paragon Collective and the makers of Darkest Night, it's Deadly Manners, a new murder mystery show narrated by LeVar Burton (Star Trek, Reading Rainbow) and starring Kristen Bell (Frozen, Veronica Mars) and Anna Chlumsky (Veep).
CW: racism, misogyny, and murder!
Then, it's a chilling tale of family business in Rites of Autumn, a spooky little tale of tradition, pumpkins, and more murder. That comes to us from John Ballantine of Campfire Radio Theater.
CW: more murder, gruesome descriptions

This week, I'm joined by Ellen Winter and Chris Littler of Chamber Band to talk about their new podcast for Two-Up Productions, the production company that brought you Limetown.
36 Questions is a fabulous PODCAST MUSICAL starring Jessie Shelton (Hadestown) and Jonathan Groff (Glee, Spring Awakening, Hamilton) and you should go and listen to it right now, before you listen to this interview. Go ahead! I'll wait. You'll love it.

Chris, Ellen, and I discuss:
The creative process!Snow-shoeing!How J-Groff doesn't know what a duck isLin-Manuel Miranda loving the showIn The Goo with Ellen and Chris

...and much more!

Two foul-mouthed Scottish paranormal investigators travel to the misty island of St. Caillic to uncover the secret of a terrible anniversary--it's A Scottish Podcast, the newest creation of former Audio Drama Production Podcast hosts Robert Cudmore and Matthew McLean.

Robert and Matthew play Lee and Dougie, two washed-up, cynical castaways from the music biz who decide to strike out as paranormal podcasters. What you'll hear today is multiple episodes stitched together by Robert and Matthew, and sent over with love.

Two foul-mouthed Scottish paranormal investigators travel to the misty island of St. Caillic to uncover the secret of a terrible anniversary–it’s A Scottish Podcast, the newest creation of former Audio Drama Production Podcast hosts Robert Cudmore and Matthew McLean. Robert and Matthew play Lee and Dougie, two washed-up, cynical castaways from the music biz who decide to […]

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Scholar and dramatist Lance Dann joins me as we play the first episode of his techno-thriller, BLOOD CULTURE.

It's a trans-media project, consisting of not just a radio drama, but of an AR game that begins with this in-world website (as well as plenty of goofy easter eggs in the credits page).

Blood Culture is the story of A'isha, an employee of an enormous biotech firm called Meta. Meta's interns are falling ill and dying at an alarming rate, and it's up to A'isha, and her childhood friend Livy, to investigate.

After the feature, Lance and I discuss tech culture, the research that went into this production, and seeking a diverse set of creative partners.

We're premiering INHALE, the latest miniseries by Rick Coste, the unstoppable, unbelievably prolific audio drama producer from New England.

Tracy Tanner is an unassuming librarian in the small town of Hemlock, Massachusetts—but Tracy isn't her real name, and she isn't just a librarian. Tracy is a superhero—and she's not supering anymore.

Join me as we dive into Tracy's secrets in this exciting new miniseries!

Rick Coste Productions

This week, we explore EOS 10, a medical comedy in space. Dr Ryan Dalias is a young doctor, recently assigned to a posting on EOS 10, a station in deep space. Dalias's job, ostensibly, is to manage his alcoholic superior, Dr. Horace Urvidian—a brilliant but curmudgeonly xenobiologist. Together with Nurse Johns and Levi, a disgraced prince-turned-chef, the four of them have numerous wacky hijinks.

This episode, "Up, Up, Up," contains adult situations and themes of, well, boners.

Links:
EOS 10's website
EOS 10 on Twitter
Neil Verma's article that mentions this episode of EOS 10

It's a spine-tingler this week, as we dive into the twisted world of Darkest Night with a little story called "Horns Limo Service".

Darkest Night is a horror anthology series from the Paragon Collective, and what makes it special is its binaural recording setup. It's similar to what Campfire Radio does: it puts you inside the action. Not a lot of audio drama companies do this, and it's really neat!
After the feature, I have a chat with Alex Aldea, the director and producer of Darkest Night. We talk origins, horror, sound design, and all kinds of spoopy junk.

Enjoy!

Why do we climb? Why do people look at the tallest mountains in the world -- vast, inhospitable places -- and say, "I want to climb to its summit"? When you're up there, what do you become? What do you give up?

We're exploring those questions today in a new drama by JJ Wang from Netizen Playhouse:
The Embrace: Nights on Killer Mountain
The story follows an Australian mountaineer, Zoe, who wants to be the first woman to summit Nanga Parbat, one of the deadliest mountains in the world, in winter.

Follow JJ Wang and Netizen Playhouse on twitter
Or check out their Bandcamp page!

This week, it's the Stories of Mahabharata, retold by Sudipta Bhawmik, a multitalented playwright, storyteller, and engineer. With music and immersive sound design by Avi Ziv, Bhawmik animates this ancient Indian epic, rendering it in English to delight those that have never heard it before as well as those who were raised on the stories.
The Mahabharata is thousands of years old, and originally in Sanskrit. It tells the story of two groups of warring cousins -- the Pandava brothers and the Kaurava brothers -- who fight over the throne. But it's more than just a war story; it's a story of love and curses, righteousness and evil, tricksters, poisons, and monkeys.
We're featuring episodes 30 and 31 of Bhawmik's retold Mahabharata: first, Bheema (a Pandava brother with enormous strength) encounters Hanuman. Then, a story of Arjuna (another Pandava, and the greatest archer in the world).

Stories of Mahabharata
@MahabharatAudio

This week, it’s The Axe and Crown, the fantasy miniseries from Eli McIlveen, creator of Alba Salix, Royal Physician. Eli’s brought his tight comic timing and snappy writing to bear on a different part of the magical kingdom of Farloria. The less elegant part. The part on the bad side of town. The part that […]

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This week, we dive into the fabulous world of The Axe and Crown -- (our very own) Eli McIlveen's spinoff miniseries from Alba Salix, Royal Physician. It's a fantasy world where the most immediate dangers aren't dragons or wizards, but yuppies threatening to gentrify your neighborhood.
Gubbin is a salty old troll who runs a tavern called The Axe and Crown. It's a dive bar on the bad side of the river. Stan is a human, and the naive new landlord who thinks he can renovate the place.
What we've got today is a little sampler that Eli threw together of episodes 2, 3, and 4: it'll be enough to whet your appetite, I reckon!
The Axe and Crown
Alba Salix
Check out the interview I did with Eli when we first ran Alba Salix on RDR.

Writer/director/producer Jessica Best joins me to talk about her new science-fiction mystery adventure, THE STRANGE CASE OF STARSHIP IRIS.

Best is part of the recently-formed Procyon Network, a podcast network whose mission is to create inclusive fiction. All of them are fabulous people.

We're going to play Episode 2 of Starship Iris, which is a sometimes-funny, sometimes-tragic, deeply thoughtful adventure in space. Imagine FIREFLY with a mostly-female cast and a badass Hufflepuff for a ship's captain and you're, like, halfway there.

Starship Iris on Tumblr: https://iriscasefiles.tumblr.com
Starship Iris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarshipIris
Us: https://twitter.com/RadioDrama

Submit! at http://www.radiodramarevival.com/

This week, we play an episode of an experimental podcast called PODCAST MEANDER, which kind of skirts the border between autobiography and fiction. Dan Leone plays/is a character, also named Dan, who has thrown away his old life (or attempted to). After secretly saving for years, Dan quits his job in Connecticut and heads west, unsure of what he wants to do with his life.

In the episode you'll hear today, Dan comes to suddenly on a train, unaware of where it's going, why he's aboard, or where he left his car.

It's an intriguing mix of documentary, interview, and fiction, and I think you'll like it.

CW: mental illness, substance abuse, politics

http://www.podcastmeander.com/episodes-1/

This week, line producer Matthew Boudreau hooks us up with some binaural horror from the Wireless Theatre Company with The Autopsy.
For more great audio from the Wireless Theatre Company, including the stunning Springheel'd Jack Saga, visit their website at http://www.wirelesstheatre.co.uk

A couple of notes:
Binaural sound attempts to authentically recreate how we hear. Listening to this episode with headphones is highly recommended.
The Autopsy contains some visceral and graphic audio material. If you’re squeamish, we advise using your own discretion before listening.

This week Matthew continues hosting for David as we feature B.I.L.I. from London's own O'Neill and Freeman.

For more O'Neill and Freeman
https://soundcloud.com/oneillandfreeman

Check out James O'Neill's terrific sculpture work:
http://aplaceforclay.wixsite.com/sculptor

Line producer Matthew Boudreau takes over while David Rheinstrom is away in France. This week's story is A Dread Light Shine in the Serpent's Sky, a collaborative audio fiction piece created for 11th Hour Productions by the folks at Audioblivious Productiobs, Jim Robbie and the Wanderers and Koach Studios.

11th Hour Audio - http://www.11thhouraudio.com
Audioblivious Productions - https://www.audioblivious.com/
Jim Robbie and the Wanderers - http://jimrobbieandthewanderers.com/
Koach Studios - http://thefallaudiodrama.wixsite.com/koachstudios

Professor Neil Verma joins me to discuss his essay series, “The Case for Audio Drama”. He’s a professor of Sound Studies at Northwestern University, and a longtime scholar of audio drama. We discuss the history of the form, and areas of his particular interest: radio drama from the 30s through the 50s. But we don’t just talk about old stuff! Professor Verma is as excited as I am about the audio fiction being produced today.

Join us as we connect the styles and conventions of the vibrant old stuff to the vibrant new stuff!

Prof. Verma’s writing:
Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part One:
http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/5/
Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part Two:
http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/6/

https://www.amazon.com/Theater-Mind-Imagination-Aesthetics-American/dp/0226853519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496896536&sr=8-1&keywords=neil+verma

Theater of the Mind: Imagination, Aesthetics, and American Radio Drama

This week, Alexander Charles Adams of SMASH/CUT joins me to discuss their piece, “Hi, I’m Mattie (HIM)”. Matthew Cavan is an actor and drag queen in Belfast, Northern Ireland; he came out about his HIV-positive status in 2010, and has since faced a torrent of criticism, shaming, and even death threats. The piece we’re playing […]

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As a note, Alexander Charles Adams now uses they/them pronouns. This week, Alexander Charles Adams of SMASH/CUT joins me to discuss their piece, “Hi, I’m Mattie (HIM)”.

Matthew Cavan is an actor and drag queen in Belfast, Northern Ireland; they came out about their HIV-positive status in 2010, and has since faced a torrent of criticism, shaming, and even death threats. The piece we’re playing today, “Hi, I’m Mattie”, is a verbatim piece -- that is, the script is taken word-for-word from interactions that Mattie had on the gay dating app Grindr, where they disclose their HIV-positive status up-front.

Afterwards, Alexander (the producer of the piece) joins me to talk about the origins of SMASH/CUT, and many other things besides!

Check out their new kickstarter, here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamsintheatre/847488277?token=3b1a1021

Take the Wondery Survey here:
http://www.wondery.com/survey

If you feel moved to donate to HIV/AIDS-related causes, check out the GMHC:
http://www.gmhc.org/

Ahh, ancient Greece. Hot nymphs, raging orgies, much wine, song, and occasional transformations into a goat. All well and good, right?

Well things are more wacky than ever in the sizzling and scandalous interpretation of the myth of Orpheus done by Roger Gregg, The Stuff of Myth.

This great production won a Gold Ogle in 2007 and has gotten rave reviews as a stage play. Now hear what the buzz is all about in Parts 3-4 of The Stuff of Myth.

NOTE: This interview took place before Daniel Mallory Ortberg came out as a man, so you'll hear me call him by his previous name and use female pronouns.

Here are the rest of the show notes as they ran in May 2017:

We conclude our two-part conversation series around The Handmaid's Tale, which you can find in an Audio Drama form over at Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape. This week, I had the great pleasure of talking to Mallory Ortberg, a writer, culture critic, and advice columnist. She's Dear Prudence over at Slate, and she used to run a magnificent site called The Toast.

In this episode, we discuss:

The Handmaid's Tale and White Feminism How to avoid becoming an Internal Expat
* Fending off the Republic of Gilead

and much, much more!

Ahh, ancient Greece. Hot nymphs, raging orgies, much wine, song, and occasional transformations into a goat. All well and good, right?

Well things are more wacky than ever in the sizzling and scandalous interpretation of the myth of Orpheus done by Roger Gregg, The Stuff of Myth.

This great production won a Gold Ogle in 2007 and has gotten rave reviews as a stage play. Now hear what the buzz is all about in Parts 1-2 of The Stuff of Myth.

Podcaster, culture critic, and ne'er-do-well Margaret Willison (of Appointment Television and NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour) joins me to talk about THE HANDMAID'S TALE -- specifically, the 2000 production by John Dryden that ran recently on Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape (our sibling show on the Wondery Network).

Join me and Margaret as we alternate between quality goofs and serious discussion.

Margaret's newsletter, TWO BOSSY DAMES: tinyletter.com/twobossydames
Margaret's podcast, APPOINTMENT TELEVISION: atvpodcast.com

A Handmaid's Guide to Cambridge, by Margaret's pal Rachel: rachelbythebooks.com/blog/2016/2/28/the-handmaids-guide-to-cambridge

Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape: http://wondery.com/wondery/shows/secretscrimes/

Today RDR from the Vault launches a series of episodes highlighting Roger Gregg, playwright master of Dublin, Ireland.

Roger pioneered his own audio sound, a wacky blend of Captain Beefheart sonic assault and an intimate, fine theatre sensibility. He produced for RTE - that’s the public radio of Ireland- for the better part of a decade and since parting ways with them has continued on mostly on stage but ocacsionally gracing us with an audio piece. What we’ll hear today is one of the latter types, from the post-RTE era of Roger’s work, done during his work as a theatre instructor at the Gaiety school of Acting in Ireland.

This is “Heart of Morphine”

Morgan O’Brien hangs in limbo between life and death, and finds the afterlife a much wilder place than he imagined. Confused, frustrated, and alone, he is forced to confront the reality of his actions made while alive. But is there still time to go back and change things?

This week, things are going to get spooky at Radio Drama Revival as we delve into the world of horror audio fiction. David talks to Marc Sollinger and Dan Powell, the evil minds behind Archive 81 and The Deep Vault.

They discuss the horror fiction that makes them tick, how to construct audio fiction that’ll make your skin crawl, and what it’s like to collaborate with one of your closest friends. We’ll also take a listen to the first episode of their show Archive 81, which is about a young man with a new job, recordings from an uncanny apartment building, and the dangers of listening.

Re-play of the 2012 BBC Series "The Mumbai Chuzzlewits," adapted by Ayeesha Menon from the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewits," and transposed to Modern India. Produced by John Dryden of Goldhawk Productions.

Convinced his relatives are after his money, miserly old recluse Martin Chuzzlewit (Roshan Seth), adopts orphan girl, Mary (Nimrat Kaur), to be his carer. As she will inherit nothing upon his death, he believes she will do her utmost to keep him in good health. But when his grandson Mickey (Zafar Karachiwala) falls in love with her, Martin's plans are thrown into disarray. Disinheriting him, Martin triggers a complex web of deceit, betrayal and manipulation as the extended family and hangers-on close in, in pursuit of his fortune.

Mickey returns to India determined to show his grandfather he is a changed man and to marry Mary, the love of his life. But, in his absence, things have changed; the old man now appears to be under the control of the scheming Pinto who will not let Mickey near him. And Thomas has fallen in love with Mary... Meanwhile the hapless Joseph loses all his money in a Ponzi scheme. With his debtors closing in, murder seems to be the only way out...

My Wondery Network pal Lindsay Graham joins me to talk about his political thriller series, TERMS, in which a terrifying demagogue captures the U.S. Presidency. The outgoing president does everything in his power to stop him, by pulling out some astonishingly dirty tricks. There's something in it for folks of every political persuasion.

It's a fabulous show, and not to be missed! We play the first two episodes of TERMS, and then Lindsay and I sit down to talk about the show's origins, his theory of politics, and Nazi-punching.

Meanwhile, our producer Eli is starting up a crowdfunding campaign for season 2 of his magnificent series, ALBA SALIX, ROYAL PHYSICIAN. You can find out more by going to http://albasalix.com/season2

This episode of Radio Drama Revival is brought to you by Bose! Check out their fancy listening devices at http://bose.com/podcast

Re-play of the 2012 BBC Series "The Mumbai Chuzzlewits," adapted by Ayeesha Menon from the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewits," and transposed to Modern India. Produced by John Dryden of Goldhawk Productions.

Convinced his relatives are after his money, miserly old recluse Martin Chuzzlewit (Roshan Seth), adopts orphan girl, Mary (Nimrat Kaur), to be his carer. As she will inherit nothing upon his death, he believes she will do her utmost to keep him in good health. But when his grandson Mickey (Zafar Karachiwala) falls in love with her, Martin's plans are thrown into disarray. Disinheriting him, Martin triggers a complex web of deceit, betrayal and manipulation as the extended family and hangers-on close in, in pursuit of his fortune.

Disinherited by his grandfather, Mickey Chuzzlewit escapes India and tries to make his fortune in Dubai. In his absence, the scheming Pinto and murderous Joseph join forces in an attempt to get hold of the old man's fortune. And while Thomas's feelings grow for Mickey's fiancé, Mary, a mysterious lodger with a terrible secret moves in next door ...

Children's author, jazz bassist, and entertainment impresario Chris Tarry joins me for a talk about his production, THE UNEXPLAINABLE DISAPPEARANCE OF MARS PATEL. We play the first episode of the show -- a kind of thriller-adventure for middle schoolers -- and talk about his musical history, telling stories that represent all kinds of kids, and the importance of getting into Good Trouble.

Re-play of the 2012 BBC Series "The Mumbai Chuzzlewits," adapted by Ayeesha Menon from the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewits," and transposed to Modern India. Produced by John Dryden of Goldhawk Productions.

Convinced his relatives are after his money, miserly old recluse Martin Chuzzlewit (Roshan Seth), adopts orphan girl, Mary (Nimrat Kaur), to be his carer. As she will inherit nothing upon his death, he believes she will do her utmost to keep him in good health. But when his grandson Mickey (Zafar Karachiwala) falls in love with her, Martin's plans are thrown into disarray. Disinheriting him, Martin triggers a complex web of deceit, betrayal and manipulation as the extended family and hangers-on close in, in pursuit of his fortune.

Told from the point of view of orphan Thomas (Karan Pandit), an observer into the world of the Chuzzlewits, this is a fast-paced drama full of intrigue, romance, suspense and murder...

Join me as we dive into the world of The Penumbra, an anthology series that updates classic genre stories with some well-deserved representation. We play their revised Part I of Juno Steel and the Murderous Mask, and chat about genre fiction, the philosophy of science fiction, and Problematic Faves.

By special permission from Tom Lopez (AKA Meatball Fulton) we have another edition of RDR in the Vault!

While exploring a cave in Belize, Jack Flanders hears a voice calling his name. Deep within, he discovers a woman who appears to have risen up out of the cave floor. Her entire body is covered in tiny calcite crystals. Jack wonders, “Is she a Mayan goddess of the Underworld?” But then he wakes up.

Jack keeps having these dreams, being lost in a cave until finally in the jungles of Belize, he finds the cave he’s been dreaming about. And within, he discovers something even more extraordinary, the skulls of two crystal maidens. The words they whisper to him not only affect his future, but also the lives of those who hear his story.

PART 3 of 3. If you like this show, check out the ZBS streaming website, ZBSmedia.com

Multimedia artist Richard Penner joins me for a chat about his surreal, experimental microfiction show, The Infinite Now, a program that features a mysterious entity known only as The TIMESCANNER. Richard and I talk about the origins of the show, the nature of time, love, and the beautiful poison of chemical pigments. AND! ALSO! If […]

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Multimedia artist Richard Penner joins me for a chat about his surreal, experimental microfiction show, The Infinite Now, a program that features a mysterious entity known only as The TIMESCANNER.

Richard and I talk about the origins of the show, the nature of time, love, and the beautiful poison of chemical pigments.

If you head over to theinfinitenow.org, you can catch an EXCLUSIVE interview I did with the TIMESCANNER himself. It's pretty friggin' sweet.

By special permission from Tom Lopez (AKA Meatball Fulton) we have another edition of RDR in the Vault!

While exploring a cave in Belize, Jack Flanders hears a voice calling his name. Deep within, he discovers a woman who appears to have risen up out of the cave floor. Her entire body is covered in tiny calcite crystals. Jack wonders, “Is she a Mayan goddess of the Underworld?” But then he wakes up.

Jack keeps having these dreams, being lost in a cave until finally in the jungles of Belize, he finds the cave he’s been dreaming about. And within, he discovers something even more extraordinary, the skulls of two crystal maidens. The words they whisper to him not only affect his future, but also the lives of those who hear his story.

PART 2 of 3. If you like this show, check out the ZBS streaming website, ZBSmedia.com

I had the opportunity to talk to Ann Heppermann, the founder of the Sarah Awards, and a co-host of the marvelous audio art podcast SERENDIPITY.

We talk about the origin of the awards, her fictitious self on the podcast, and her history working with audio tape. Enjoy!

By special permission from Tom Lopez (AKA Meatball Fulton) we have another edition of RDR in the Vault!

While exploring a cave in Belize, Jack Flanders hears a voice calling his name. Deep within, he discovers a woman who appears to have risen up out of the cave floor. Her entire body is covered in tiny calcite crystals. Jack wonders, “Is she a Mayan goddess of the Underworld?” But then he wakes up.

Jack keeps having these dreams, being lost in a cave until finally in the jungles of Belize, he finds the cave he’s been dreaming about. And within, he discovers something even more extraordinary, the skulls of two crystal maidens. The words they whisper to him not only affect his future, but also the lives of those who hear his story.

PART 1 of 3. If you like this show, check out the ZBS streaming website, ZBSmedia.com

Can you believe it? This podcast has been around for A DECADE! I’m so grateful for the trust you’ve put in me, that Fred and the team have put in me, to helm this show. And what better way to honor our tenth anniversary than with a star-studded funstravaganza? I play an episode of Ryan […]

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Can you believe it? This podcast has been around for A DECADE!

I'm so grateful for the trust you've put in me, that Fred and the team have put in me, to helm this show. And what better way to honor our tenth anniversary than with a star-studded funstravaganza? I play an episode of Ryan Estrada's brilliant stumbleheist adventure, BIG DATA. Then, I sit down with Ryan, a cartoonist who made his way to audio fiction.

Here's to ten more years of Radio Drama Revival! Thanks for sticking with us.

This week, we’re playing Wynabego Warrior: The Tale of John Waynnabe (eagle screech), the wacky western epic by Audioblivious Productions. John is a mysterious drifter who drives around the West(ern part of Kentucky) in a souped-up RV, righting wrongs. It’s a rollicking good time!

Later on, I chat with Austin, who co-founded Audioblivious Productions and plays John in the show.

I'm all about the growth mindset: the idea that you can always improve yourself and your work, and to me, nothing embodies that more than JIM ROBBIE AND THE WANDERERS, a constantly-evolving production that puts fun, ingenuity, and optimism where you'd never expect it: the apocalypse.

The world is different, scorched, sunk, and changed, but that doesn't really seem to bother our heroes, a wacky traveling band composed of two humans and a tin-can robot. Their off-kilter adventures take them through an America full of fairy queens, giant bees, and explosion-sports, and through it all, the show's commitment to surfacing minority perspectives, queer identities, and a cheerful attitude shine through.

Stick around after I play the revised first episode of Jim Robbie and the Wanderers, and you'll get to hear an interview with Iri and Laura, two members of the creative team behind the show. Then, I've got a Special Holidaytime Message for y'all.

See you in the New Year! Happy holidays!

This week, we explore HECTOR VS THE FUTURE, a bleakly-funny comedy podcast, recorded live in London by members of the creative team that brought us WOODEN OVERCOATS. Created by comedy writers James Huntrods and James Hamilton, HECTOR VS THE FUTURE is the story of two rival museums: the Uptodateum, the most au courant museum in town, and the Obsoleteum, a rusted hulk of an institution.

We're playing Episode 3 of the show, and after the feature, I'll speak to director Andy Goddard and composer Oðinn Örn Hilmarsson. Enjoy!

This week, Our Fair City’s executive producer, Jeffrey Gardner, joins me for a chat and a deep dive into one of his favorite episodes, the season 4 finale of OFC.

Warning: this episode contains spoilers for, y’know, the first four seasons of Our Fair City. Proceed with caution!

After the feature, Jeffrey and I discuss the piece, the power of myth, embarrassing stories from childhood, and self-care for artists.

We're belatedly celebrating World Audio Drama Day by bringing you two fabulous and spooky productions from 11th Hour--the annual tradition wherein audio dramatists of every stripe come together and make spine-tingling, spur-of-the-moment audio fiction in the month of October.

Producers Eli and Matt are on-hand to explain.

First, you'll hear 11th Hour Northeast's HEAVENLY DECEPTION, a 70s-cult thriller that takes place in a sleepy little beach town.

Then, I briefly interview Steve Schneider, the writer and director of that piece.

Finally, you'll hear 11th Hour Scotland's CARGO, a science-fiction horror piece.

You can hear all of this year's 11th Hour pieces at http://11thhouraudio.com

It should be said, horror is one of those special treats that is our favorite to dish up, and after ten years – ten! an eternity on the internet – we’re reminiscing on the dark times we’ve all had together. 2006 – The Blind Man’s Confession Arguably, the show that launched Radio Drama Revival was […]

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Host emeritus Fred Greenhalgh is back to try out the sofa and tell us about his new podcast, "The Dark Tome."

What if there was a book that literally opened up doorways to other worlds? Where would it lead, and could you handle what you found on the other side?

Cassie, a wayward teen, is about to find out. One day, after she wraps up community service at a local hospital, she stumbles out of the basement of a spooky bookshop and into a story set on a devil's staircase in a remote Italian village.

The Dark Tome is a new take on the anthology audio fiction podcast, featuring fantastic stories by contemporary authors from across the globe.

This episode features the first half of the chilling modern fable "The Devil on the Staircase" by Joe Hill.

This week, I play Episode One of Gareth Stack’s startling psychological thriller, “The Wall in the Mind”. It’s the tale of a city split down the middle, and a woman whose life split with it. Claire O’Hanlon was a young woman in 1989 –an Irish national on the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall–when she […]

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This week, I play Episode One of Gareth Stack's startling psychological thriller, "The Wall in the Mind". It's the tale of a city split down the middle, and a woman whose life split with it. Claire O'Hanlon was a young woman in 1989 --an Irish national on the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall--when she was arrested by the Stasi, the East German secret police.

After months of imprisonment and interrogation, Claire was set free, only to find the world had changed; the Wall had come down, and her lover, Emil Reichmann, had disappeared. In the present day, Claire returns to Berlin when she receives a mysterious cassette tape: a recording from her youth.

Following the episode, I'll talk to the writer, director, and producer of "The Wall in the Mind", Gareth Stack. We discuss love, loss, sanity, and the surveillance state. It's a conversation not to be missed!

This week, say goodbye to Spooktember and HELLO TO SHOCKTOBER! Thunderbolt We’re beginning a month of spookitude, commencing with John Ballentine and Campfire Radio Theater. This piece is called “Woods Ferry”, about a band of weekend treasure hunters who travel to a South Carolina ghost town, only to discover ~exactly~ why it was abandoned. This […]

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This week, say goodbye to Spooktember and HELLO TO SHOCKTOBER! Thunderbolt

We’re beginning a month of spookitude, commencing with John Ballentine and Campfire Radio Theater. This piece is called “Woods Ferry”, about a band of weekend treasure hunters who travel to a South Carolina ghost town, only to discover ~exactly~ why it was abandoned.

This is a binaural piece; listen with headphones if you can!

This week, we're taking a little detour into UNCANNY COUNTY, the brainchild of playwrights Alison Crane and Todd Faulkner, both proud children of Oklahoma.

I play an episode of theirs, "Coulrophobia" (which is about spooky, spooky clowns!), and then the three of us have a little chat. Alison tells me a secret! Todd reveals the travails of creating custom foley for an army of [SPOILERS]! We talk at length about the unique qualities of Oklahoma that inform UNCANNY COUNTY; then Alison reads our horoscopes.

http://uncannycounty.com/

This week, Gabriel Urbina, writer and director of WOLF 359, joins me for a segment we're calling "Going Deep"; together, the two of us investigate one of Gabriel's favorite classic audio dramas, 1948's "The Thing on the Fourble Board" from QUIET, PLEASE. We play the feature, and then Gabriel and I take it apart, piece by piece, trying to unlock precisely what it is that makes "The Thing on the Fourble Board" so damn spooky.

Music credits:
"Danger DigiDoo" is licensed from DJ Stranger Danger.
"Devil's Candy Shop" by Nigel Simmons is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Generic License.
"Poppyseed" by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

This week, we play an episode of The Truth, Jonathan Mitchell's collaboration with New York's Magnet Theater; they're dedicated to making audio fiction the likes of which you've never heard. It's intimate, it's internal, and it's cinematic, all at once.

Motivated by an improv style and by Mitchell's 15 years as a public radio documentarian, The Truth is produced in a manner halfway between a sketch comedy show and a segment of Radiolab (where Jonathan worked as a producer). Today, you'll hear "The Man in the Barn", written by and starring The Truth regular and Magnet Theater highlight Louis Kornfeld; the piece was produced on location in Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland, during the 2015 HearSay Festival.

Stick around after the piece to listen to a conversation between me and Jonathan Mitchell, as we talk about experimental music, sound art, and cinema.

Light breaks over Marblehead this week on Radio Drama Revival, as I chat with Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason of the novelistic GREATER BOSTON.

We talk about comics, theater, the Brexit referendum, and, of course, Boston. All that and more is here for you on Radio Drama Revival.

http://greaterbostonshow.com

This week, I'm playing something from Our Fair City, the dystopian sci-fi podcast; it's their entry in the 2014 Chicago Fringe Festival: a slick detective thriller called "All The Life You'll Ever Need".

Hey -- if you're feeling beaten down by the events of the past few weeks and months, I've got two websites for you to visit:

http://www.joincampaignzero.org and http://everytown.org

BlackLivesMatter. Thanks for listening.

Fred is back, introducing our new occasional mini-series, pulling episodes from RDR's Archives back to the top of the pack!

The inaugural episode, celebrating the Ogle Awards, is "Next Year's Girl" - The Willamette Radio Workshop's 2004 Gold Ogle Winning Production about a small town and the strange beast that looms large over it.

This week, we're playing ars PARADOXICA, the Cold War time travel drama by Mischa Stanton and Dan Manning of Los Angeles, California. Join me as I play Episode 1 of aP: "Hypothesis", and stick around for a rollicking good time of a conversation with Mischa and Dan.

This episode is brought to you in part by Blue Apron! If you sign up using the promotion code DRAMA, you'll get your first three meals free, including shipping.

That's http://blueapron.com/drama

I may be on vacation, but the hits just keep on comin'! We're featuring an episode of the fantabulous, trippy RUBY by Tom Lopez and ZBS -- a cyberpunk adventure from the 80s that's sultry, smart, and fun. Ruby's a proud member of the Wondery Network, and so are we!

Later, you'll hear an interview Fred did with Ruby's writer/director Tom Lopez in 2012.

If you have the chance, I'd be very grateful if you'd give this survey a go: http://Wondery.com/survey

Writer, director, actor, and producer Lauren Shippen joins me for a conversation about anxiety, archery, P.G. Wodehouse, the Alexander Technique, and so much more, as we dive into her captivating podcast, The Bright Sessions.

Dr. Joan Bright is a therapist who specializes in "therapy for the strange and unusual". Each one of her patients experiences symptoms that aren't in the DSM-V. This show is by turns fascinating, delightful, and heartbreaking, and I can't wait to show it to you.

This week, we're playing episode 1 of Saster & Saster's RADIATION WORLD; later I'll speak with the show's creators, Hari Rai and Sahib Simran Khalsa.

In RADIATION WORLD, all that remains of humanity is locked away inside a bunker, deep beneath the earth -- or so they think, until The Visitors arrive. The show is a deeply wacky adventure, equal parts Fallout and Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy.

You can support the Khalsas' show at https://www.patreon.com/radiationworld.

FUNDRAISIN' NEWS!
The folks behind WOODEN OVERCOATS have launched a kickstarter campaign! If you loved their appearance in episode 431 of this show, you'll love Season 2. Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1667942170/wooden-overcoats-season-2

Ryan Estrada's http://bigdata.show has reached its funding capacity! Hooray! Nice job, everyone. Keep your eyes peeled for that project later on.

Hartlife NFP, makers of OUR FAIR CITY, have launched their Patreon, as well. Check that out, here: https://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp

This week, we play 2015’s winning piece for Deathscribe, a horror radio play competition put on by Wildclaw Theatre in Chicago — later in the show, I’ll talk with Wildclaw company member, Foley artist, and friend of the show Ele Matelan. She’s great, and she wants you to scare the crap out of her with […]

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This week, we play 2015’s winning piece for Deathscribe, a horror radio play competition put on by Wildclaw Theatre in Chicago -- later in the show, I'll talk with Wildclaw company member, Foley artist, and friend of the show Ele Matelan. She's great, and she wants you to scare the crap out of her with your own Deathscribe play! Check that out here:
http://wildclawtheatre.com/deathscribe

The feature: "Earwigs". Written by Joseph Zettelmaier, directed by Sara Sevigny, starring Robyn Coffin and Jennifer Santanello, and featuring Foley work by Ele Matelan and Jeffrey Gardner.

Content warning: spooky business, jump scares, swear words, body horror, bad relationships

This week, we get SILLY with a little Starlight Radio Dreams – a live variety show recorded in Chicago by veterans of Chicago's theater scene. Starlight Radio Dreams is hosted by Devin Showtime (Anna Gaetke), a media-savvy Millenial, and her old-timey uncle Burlington Showtime (Ansel Burch), a film star of days gone by. It's all oh so very goofy; mouth foley and bad puns abound.

This week, you'll hear a little snippet of SRD, including not just the show's frame narrative of Burlington and Devin Showtime, but one of their four radio serials as well: The Merry Wench Wendy, a steampunk adventure about pirates, revenge, and collectible card games.

This week, we take a dip into the chilly methane seas of Titan with "Kraken Mare", an atmospheric sci-fi horror thriller from friends of the show Matthew McLean and Robert Cudmore of the Audio Production Podcast.
When plucky British astronauts descend into Kraken Mare, the largest sea of Saturn's strangest moon, they don't know just what they'll find. And they certainly aren't expecting what's about to find THEM.
Enjoy!

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This week on Radio Drama Revival, it’s the comic sci-fi thriller Wolf 359. This genre-bending show, by turns endearing, intense, terrifying, and hilarious, is a delight to listen to - and its stars are a delight to talk to!
Wolf 359 is the story of a lonely little space station orbiting a red dwarf star, and the four personalities aboard it: Commander Renée Minkowski, a badass astronaut who has literally memorized the book on deep-space survival; Alexander Hilbert, a scientist who may or may not be utterly nuts; Hera, one of the most sardonic artificial intelligences in audio fiction; and Doug Eiffel, the lazy-but-lovable communications officer (and narrator).
Join me as I play Episode 10 of Wolf 359 - “Extreme Danger Bug” - and then sit down with Emma Sherr-Ziarko and Zach Valenti, two of the show’s stars. It’s sure to be a wild ride.

This week, we take a trip to the drizzly English village of Piffling Vale, where undertaker Rudyard Funn discovers he's no longer the only mortician in town in Episode 1 of the fabulous indie sitcom WOODEN OVERCOATS.
Later in the show, I talk with David K. Barnes and Andy Goddard, the head writer and co-producer of WOODEN OVERCOATS. Fun is had, velvet is worn, and we all learn a valuable lesson about Sitcom Theory.
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This week:
It's a non-stop carnival of freaky tiki madness as I chat with Rich Wentworth, the co-creator of Hadron Gospel Hour.
Rich and I talk about glam rock, how he and co-creator Michael McQuilkin got started in audio drama, and whether or not everything is going to be okay (spoiler alert: it is going to be okay).
Our feature this week is Season 1, Episode 8 of Hadron Gospel Hour: "HeadHatz and Horror Hosts".
Mike brings a stylish new hat into the Hadron Bunker, but Oppenheimer is far too busy with his continuing education class to notice the sinister nature of his pal's new chapeau. Will Oppenheimer, A.S.H. LE and Cyrus be able to stop this menace in time? Or will the crew find themselves bowlered over? (S'aright? S'okay.)
Enjoy, folks!
-David

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This week:
Liquor!
Gods!
A drunk lady rattling off the names of animals!
I talk to Ben Acker of the Thrilling Adventure Hour, and play one of my favorite episodes of Beyond Belief: "White Hunter, Drunk Heart".
Those wacky married mediums, Sadie and Frank Doyle (Paget Brewster and Paul F. Tompkins) are on an adventure in the Serengeti -- but when they kill a god's favorite lion, have they taken it a step too safari?
-David
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This week:
Witchcraft!
Charlatans!
A Canadian plot to annex the United States?(!)
David begins with a brief bit of history on John R. Brinkley, the notorious Goat Gland Doctor of Milford, Kansas. A bit of quackery seemed relevant given today's episode, which features an episode of Alba Salix, Royal Physician, a fantasy hospital comedy. The episode we're playing features an ethically dubious patent medicine.
After the feature, David has a chat with Alba Salix show creator Eli McIlveen.

Enjoy!
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Well, how to say this.
After 9 years, long-time RDR host Fred Greenhalgh passes the torch to incoming host David Rheinstrom. We take a moment to reflect on the amazing journey - 450 hours of entertainment! - in RDR's first nine years, and focus on the great state of current audio drama, and the future ahead of it.
Why David? Well, David is a writer and game maker who was living in Chicago before the cool salt air of the Pacific was too alluring and he came out to Mountain View, CA, home of Google and their army of Schwinn bikes. He first got into radio theater in 2007, when he and two friends produced three original shows – Sky Pirates!, The Human Chord, and Simon Colt – with the KWUR Theater of the Air, their college radio theater company. For his day job, David works as a grammarian at an education nonprofit in the San Francisco Bay area. Prior to coming on board with Radio Drama Revival, David was assistant sound editor, writer, and producer with the cult-hit post-apocalyptic podcast Our Fair City.
What's Fred off to next? All sorts of things, some of which are revealed in this podcast. This is definitely not the end!
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Validation code – 895729 Tumanbay, the beating heart of a vast empire, is threatened by a rebellion in a far-off province and a mysterious force devouring the city from within. Gregor (Rufus Wright), Master of the Palace Guard, is charged by Sultan Al-Ghuri (Raad Rawi) with the task of rooting out this insurgence and crushing […]

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Our little hiatus is over, and it is over with a BANG! We welcome back THE CLEANSED, the epic apocalyptic saga by our own FinalRune Productions. Borderton has fallen, and in the ashes Marc, Maria, Luke, and the scientist Abraham all struggle to survive. In this waking nightmare, Luke is plagued by haunting dreams – […]

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Happy #WorldAudioDramaDay!! We feature a most fitting production – the collaboration of audio producers across the Northeast (and the world) in a production created in just a few weeks to make a Halloween release day (and be pretty darn good in the bargain) – the Vultures over Low Doves, written by Justin Mullane and produced […]

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A chilling mystery unfolds in 1900 off the Scottish coast as Joseph Moore arrives at the Flannan Island Lighthouse to find it cold and abandoned… its keepers vanished. Will a blood-stained journal reveal a clue to their dark fate or resurrect an ancient long-dead curse? We’re pleased to welcome back Campfire Radio Theater with the […]

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This week we feature a fresh take on Edgar Allen Poe’s classic “The Masque of the Red Death” – featuring an all-star cast of New England actors, and immersive location sound recording, and an inventive script, this production re-imagines Poe’s tale of a group of ill-fated improvisatori who take on an audience with the ‘dark […]

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Policies and polic-ettes! We return to the tunnels of the world of Our Fair City, with the remastered full-entirety-episode of Season 1, polished up by the team of Hartlife NFP who now are in their spectacular 6th season of Over-The-Top post-apocalpytic mayhem. Why re-write, re-record, re-produce an existing piece of content? The creators of Our […]

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Part 3 of 3 Alas! We wrap up ZBS Foundations’ lush field-recorded noir romp, Saratoga Fat Cats. Willie, who paints houses, is hired by some rich guy to repaint a few rooms in his summer mansion. His girlfriend, a wet T-shirt model for Sports Illustrated, can’t stand the colors. Her name is Christy St. Nichols, […]

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Part 2 of 3 A huge pleasure to play this re-dux of one of the ZBS Foundations’ most lust field-recorded stories. Willie, who paints houses, is hired by some rich guy to repaint a few rooms in his summer mansion. His girlfriend, a wet T-shirt model for Sports Illustrated, can’t stand the colors. Her name […]

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Welcome to Pleasure Town, a Utopian town in early 20th century Oklahoma founded with a simple premise: pleasure for pleasure’s sake. Does that work out? Err, well, give a listen and we’ll see. Playback the first episode of Pleasure Town followed up with an interview with one of the series’ creators, Keith Ecker.

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Holy moley what a show we have for you this week! Announcements: FinalRune Productions worked on the forthcoming audio saga Locke & Key for Audible Our friends at Aural Stage Studios are raising funds for their new series Otherworldlies and also running a kickin’ walla contest (with prizes from Izotope) Sue Zizza, David Schinn, and […]

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Continuing on a line of exciting new lines of purpose-made audio experiences (The Starling Project, Amok, The Child), Audible today announced (Via MTV) that the graphic novel series Locke & Key, an epic saga consisting of 6 original books, will be released this October as a full fledged audio dramatization. Most incredible? You can pre-order it now… […]

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This week we’re talking LOCKDOWN, the expansion story to We’re Alive set in the early days of the zombie apocalypse in the incredible claustrophobic, socially-volatile environment of a high security prison in Los Angeles. KC Wayland’s Wayland Productions is now raising funding for the project on Kickstarter (Over $43k of $50k raised so far!) and […]

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We’re pleased to welcome back the work of Protophonic / JD Venne in “Brad Lansky and the Rogue Era,” the sixth part of the Brad Lansky sci-fi audio adventure series. Biological or ‘B-life’ was overtaken by A-life centuries ago and now the balance of power is at the tipping point. An invisible rogue planet on […]

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Radio Drama Revival’s 412th Episode features “FLUR” the first original “Audio Manga” we’ve been able to feast our ears on. The normal life of High School senior Lida Garuzo, had always been considered peaceful; filled with plenty of friends, good times, and an annoying five-year-old little brother. However, when a strange phenomenon occurs, she immediately […]

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This week, we mark the passing of legendary humorist Stan Freberg (1926 – 2015), whose influence on comedy – and radio comedy in particular – cannot be overstated. Speaking to the legacy of the fine Mr. Freberg is Radio Drama Revival guest host David Rheinstrom, who combines retrospective with audio clips to illuminate the life […]

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Thanks to Alicia Goranson (The Mask Of Inanna) for encouraging Peter Gruenbaum to submit this delightful re-imagining of an apocryphal work by C.S. Lewis, “The Sting of the Dark Tower” (not to be confused with Stephen King’s Dark Tower!). C.S. Lewis is invited to visit a lab in 1940’s Cambridge England where he is shown […]

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Eek! Gasp! The final Mark Time Radio Show by Great Northern Audio Theater! Well, at least they go out with a bang. David Ossman of the Firesign Theatre returns one last time to the live raucous stage to play Cyber Bob, in Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph. Bob leaves his position as cart-wrangler at […]

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Life is all well and good until the multiverse gets torn asunder. Whoops. Dr. “Oppenheimer” Valdini (Wentworth) has torn a rift in the fabric of the multiverse, and is trapped outside of spacetime in his sentient lab A.S.H. LE (Lisa McQuilkin), with maintenance man Cyrus (Michael Atkinson). Desperate for help and companionship, Oppenheimer kidnaps Mike […]

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It’s not as glitzy as VR, as right for you as left shark, or currently trending on Twitter, but for those of us closely following audio the resurgence of interest in our art form at South by Southwest: the 2015 edition was incredibly encouraging. Let’s call it the post-Serial world; numerous of podcasts came before […]

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In the dry days of the temperance movement, some of the more savvy entrepreneurs found great opportunity in selling illegal booze. With sleazy underground operations, come sleazy underground politicians – most of whom are not welcome. Classic noir style tells this tale through the eyes of a hapless bouncer. We hear the saucy tale of […]

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This week we have the delicious irreverant, lewd, scandalous and downright HILARIOUS antics of a detective who really puts the ‘hard’ in hard-boiled. Enter: Stiff Investigations, a live radio drama series which twists the OTR detective and makes it fresh for a new age. In this episode, Jack and Venus visit the Vixen Family mansion […]

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In case you thought that getting several feet of snow dumped on you was bad, we remind you that the plight of the Roman soldier in AD126 was way, way worse. This cheeky tale, “It’s Grim Up North,” is a historic radio sitcom about the plight of Rome’s men manning Hadrian’s Wall, specifically, life at […]

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Some fantastic radio comedy from the Emerald Isle this week! Gareth Stack, founder of “Dead Medium” productions, based in Dublin, tells the story of Ainesh, an under confident, over intellectual Indian-Irish twenty something. Ainesh has always been a victim of circumstance; working jobs he didn’t enjoy and failing to live up to his potential. Now, […]

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2015 has only just begun! In this episode, Gareth Stack, Irish audio producer and playwright, interviews the masterful Roger Gregg in his podcast series “Mad Scientists of Music.” Roger is, of course, founder of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre and one of the living grand masters of contemporary audio theater. Stack’s interview reveals Roger as the […]

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This week we feature the work of Voices in the Wind, a group based out of Toronto, CA who are producing their own original material as well as classics, such as we’ll hear today, “A Christmas Carol.” You know the drill, Ebeneezer Scrooge is a jerk and his life is transformed by a bunch of […]

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This week the Hartlife Company – all the life you’ll ever need – is proud to present Tales from Our Fair City in their annual EXCLUSION DAY special. A charming story of survivors, obedience, and a happy man wearing red. Featuring both their 2011 special as well as a more recent live performance from Chicago, […]

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This week we thoroughly embrace the holidays with the RG Productions rendition of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the beloved American holiday classic, based on the Lux Radio adaptation from 1947. This story of idealism and reflection was produced live as part of the “Retro Radio Holiday Revue,” an event that Nita Hunter’s troupe has made […]

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This week is PACKED! We announce our new submissions editors, Matthew and Monique Boudreau of Aural Stage Studios, play an excerpt from Matt McLean’s excellent Audio Drama Production podcast, and then dig in for a big helping of the ‘films without visuals’ – The Truth. First up is “Cold Read,” a psychic pulls off a […]

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As a sort of post-Thanksgiving treat, we’re going to feature a show that features a whole of feasting… of human flesh. Oh yeah, it is the ultimate Zombie apocalypse podcast, We’re Alive, with something like 20 millions downloads and 40ish hours of zombie apocalypse adventure. For Army Reserve soldier Michael Cross, the world as he […]

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Review of Audio Drama Production "The Starling Project" - Jeffery Deaver's spy thriller is a bold new entry into the audio drama space by Audible.com

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The energy grid goes day – and stays down. Food grows scarce. Martial law is instated. And then things get really bad. Get ready to jump on the roller-coaster that is “The Cleansed,” in a re-play of the kickoff to our post-apocalyptic saga crafted for you back in 2010. Season 3 of The Cleansed is […]

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This week’s radio drama podcast features the two winners of 2013’s War of the Worlds 75th anniversary radio drama contest (sponsored by Izotope) Watch England be annihilated in “Dead London” by the brilliant minds of the Wireless Theatre Company, then a hapless mad scientist try wildly to stem a Marian invasion in “Herbert West Vs. […]

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Today! We have Aftermath, by Scotland-based artist Matthew McLean and co-producer Robert Cudmore’s troupe Yap Audio Productions. So what goes wrong in this one… ? Welcome to 2016. For the past five years the world has become an increasingly unstable place. The threat of war between China and the USA had loomed heavily over the […]

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This week we dig into the archives to re-play the Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater Classic New England Ghost Story “The Buoy” A beautiful post of how this production was recorded is available at: http://www.ccrmt.com/the-buoy-2/ This is an utterly unforgettable ‘foggy old Cape Cod’ story of a lone traveler on a cold night who misses the […]

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This week, we feature an appetizer of location horror followed by a full-on meal, the former by our own FinalRune Productions and the latter by John Ballentine’s Campfire Radio Theater. Earlier this year, host Fred Greenhalgh was invited to participate in the founding a new kind of way to get kids to interact with the […]

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Set in the late 1800s, Hunter Brown embarks on a perilous quest to secure true love as he searches for mysterious Faith Geibel, the young woman of his desires. The harrowing journey begins in Victorian Great Britain, moves to Paris then eastward to Hungary and finally, to western Romania (former Transylvania). After overcoming insurmountable odds, […]

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MAJOR DEAL!!! Radio Drama Revival is in dire need of funding / moral support if we are going to continue running. Please, donate now to keep us from going dark at the end of October, 2014. Double-feature of the 2009 FinalRune Productions adaptations of the classic OTR tales, “Three Skeleton Key” and “Sorry, Wrong Number.” […]

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Part 4 of 4 This week we conclude our four week run of the New Mexican adventure The Land of Enchantment, featuring Mojo Sam the Hoodoo man as he explores the magic and mystery of America’s Southwest. Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation has been producing cosmic adventures to delight listeners since the early 70s. We’ve interviewed […]

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Part 3 of 4 This week we celebrate the fine majestic adventures of Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation, whose comic and cosmic adventures have been delighting listeners since the early 70s. We’ve interviewed Tom Lopez before and this week have permission to play his 4-part radio serial The Land of Enchantment. Mojo takes a job playing […]

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Part 2 of 4 This week we celebrate the fine majestic adventures of Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation, whose comic and cosmic adventures have been delighting listeners since the early 70s. We’ve interviewed Tom Lopez before and this week have permission to play his 4-part radio serial The Land of Enchantment. Mojo takes a job playing […]

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Part 1 of 4 This week we celebrate the fine majestic adventures of Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation, whose comic and cosmic adventures have been delighting listeners since the early 70s. We’ve interviewed Tom Lopez before and this week have permission to play his 4-part radio serial The Land of Enchantment. Mojo takes a job playing […]

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This week, in a sorta-kinda-oddly-tribute to the start of the “Great War” we feature the oddball saga “1918” by our friends at Aural Stage Studios. Premise: It is 1918 and aliens have crash landed on the planet. At the climax of World War I, Central Power and Allied scientists are racing to find uses for […]

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Part 2 of 2 When Karl (PG Lorusso) gives up his appointed quest to chase after the Muffin Girl (Carolyn Lansom) from the local coffee shop, three prophets, Zoe (Sophia Howes), Morgan (Daniel Mink), and Destin (G. Anton Moore) team up with a six-foot silverfish named Bob (Jerry Hudson) and find themselves on a real […]

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Part 1 of 2 When Karl (PG Lorusso) gives up his appointed quest to chase after the Muffin Girl (Carolyn Lansom) from the local coffee shop, three prophets, Zoe (Sophia Howes), Morgan (Daniel Mink), and Destin (G. Anton Moore) team up with a six-foot silverfish named Bob (Jerry Hudson) and find themselves on a real […]

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This week we re-play “The River,” an episode from The Cleansed: Season 2, which was recently shortlisted in the Radio Romania Grand Prix Nova. We didn’t make it to Romania, but our friends with The Wireless Audio Theatre (also shortlisted, for their splendid Season 2 of the Springheel’d Jack saga) and they even lived to […]

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Jonathan Mitchell hardly needs any introduction these days – the veteran public radio sound designer and composer has been charting glorious new territory in audio drama in his award-winning podcast The Truth, shortly entering its 3rd season, with dozens of ‘short films for audio’ in the archives, tens of thousands of regular listeners, and a […]

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We are delighted to feature the work of Judith Kampfner, a veteran journalist and radio dramatist who has worked for close to 30 years in the UK, USA, and Australia producing fiction and nonfiction audio (as well as a fair bit of stuff for the stage). Judith kindly allows us to play her recent tale, […]

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This week, an interview from the terrestrial version of Radio Drama Revival – an interview with Sue Zizza (Sue Media Productions) the producer behind the ‘illuminated’ audiobooks of Ellen Kushner (all of which have been nominated for Audie Awards, and one – Swordspoint- being a winner) and numerous prior productions. She is also a major […]

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This week, a redux of two 2007-era shows from FinalRune Productions: Fall of the Hero Sir Grace was the most valiant of all knights, decked in glorious armor that glowed in the sun and a record of dragon-slaying and maiden saving on par with none. But a battle with a renowned wizard with ambiguous ambitions […]

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Part 2 of 2 This week [a bit delayed, we apologize] we return for the conclusion of the “Alien of Planet X,” the re-make of the original Brad Lansky radio drama series produced by South Africa company Protophonic (the brainchild of one mysterious J.D. Venne and Dieter Zimmerman). Brad and Alex are investigating a missing […]

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Part 1 of 2 This week we delve deep, deep into the outer edges of the galaxy for a hauntingly vivid sound designed foray to the “Alien of Planet X,” the re-make of the original Brad Lansky radio drama series produced by South Africa company Protophonic (the brainchild of one mysterious J.D. Venne and Dieter […]

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Following up with our interview with creator Josh Finney and actress Denise Poirier, we have this week the first half of Titanium Rain, the searing Audie-nominated, Mark Time-winning war story by the Audiocomics Company (created by Josh Finney and Kat Rocha). AudioComics and Finney are teaming up again as they seek to produce Utopiates (Support […]

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Our friends at the Wireless Theatre Company continue to surprise, delight, frighten and amuse us. Today’s dose is a charming witty tale of life in retirement gone awry, “Country Life.” In the serene garden of a Devonshire cottage, next door neighbours Kenneth and Barbara while away their twilight years amid cups of tea, bonfires and […]

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Part 3 of 3 We finish our focus on the darkly hilarious portraits of post-recession Dublin in Gareth Stack’s “Any Other Dublin,” a delicious field-recorded comedy-satire series. Featuring Episode 5… Meet Martha Heinsklimer, feminist icon and one woman Irish business brand. Martha is a Tech entrepreneur and divorcee, who owns and runs her own Web […]

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Part 2 of 3 We continue our focus on the darkly hilarious portraits of post-recession Dublin in Gareth Stack’s “Any Other Dublin.” Featuring Episode 3… Jolita Grīnberg is a a young Irish writer. Jolita struggles with a lack of creative recognition and the caprices of an unappreciative universe. Jolita is young creative woman, originally of […]

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New month, new theme, and we turn the page to Ireland, where we relish the devastatingly human portrayal of ordinary Dubliner in Gareth Stack’s “Any Other Dublin.” Any Other Dublin tells the story of six Dublin characters surviving the recession and struggling with love, lust and their own inescapable flaws. Bernie is a former property developer, […]

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While Fred is back in the U.S. of A, he’s spiritually still in Lesotho, so he shares a few more sounds, memories, and a killer interview he got with a local band while in the “Magic Mountain Kingdom.” The band Sotho Sounds consists of local herdsboys who grew up tending cattle, sheep, and goats, and […]

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Our recap/celebration series continues, this time with Fred grabbing the mic to do his own blatant self-promotion… First, the 2010 satirical “War on Poverty” lampooning American geo-politics and media, followed up by the 2008 Gold Ogle Winning “Waiting for a Window.” An unexpected storm throws Norman D. Waits off his course to… somewhere. The island […]

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Part 2 of 2 Conclusion of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre‘s “The Salmon of Blackpool.” Johnny Gallagher is a world famous movie star from Cork, Ireland, and he also dying slowly from a debilitating, fatal disorder. Richie has been tasked by some big movie producers to make a ‘feel good’ biopic of this man who is ‘unloved […]

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Holy crap! Radio Drama Revival is entering its 8th year! In celebration, we are playing some of our favorite selections from years past… starting with a bit of a cheat, a show that kicked off our second year, Crazy Dog Audio Theatre‘s “The Salmon of Blackpool.” This ranks as one of Fred’s top five dramas […]

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This week a post-holiday treat from Playing on Air, a showcase for contemporary short plays produced for radio in New York City by a team of theater professionals. This episode consists of three short plays – The Blizzard, a mystery thriller, features Jesse Eisenberg as a snowed-in screenwriter facing unexpected guests. In The Miracle of Chanukah, a holiday […]

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Part 2 of 2 Policies and policettes, we at Radio Drama Revival take heart in the warm gripping hands of the Hartlife Corporation, proudly providing YOU with all the life you will ever need. And if you want a little bit more? Well… we’ll learn how that goes for a group of intrepid characters in […]

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Policies and policettes, we at Radio Drama Revival take heart in the warm gripping hands of the Hartlife Corporation, proudly providing YOU with all the life you will ever need. And if you want a little bit more? Well… we’ll learn how that goes for a group of intrepid characters in this week’s show: an […]

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Week 3 of our focus on The Cleansed; this week we have back-to-back episodes from Season 2 of The Cleansed which is now available for pre-order through Blackstone Audiobooks. Season two of this postapocalyptic saga opens with a motley band of heroes traveling down a treacherous river—but nature is only the beginning of the challenges […]

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A young girl that can find lost things by travelling over an old rickety bridge. Parents who are doing the ‘best they can’ but terribly failing. A girl who becomes a woman and is so transformed by a terrifying event that she is a mess, with a son of her own, years later. Trying not […]

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This week The Cleansed returns to Radio Drama Revival, bringing us back to the end of the world, which begins in a time not-so-distant from now. The scathing, unremitting prologue episode “The Breaking” introduces the characters John Prophet, David Brenner, Sam Miller, and Luke Bovonsky, who are pulled into a topsy-turvey world when things go […]

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For the month of October, Fred has been hiding under a rock working on the new Season of The Cleansed – but lest you forget our love of the undead, we feature a rebroadcast of our 2009 LIVE to air Halloween horror radio show, with five original radio plays, full cast, foley FX, live music, […]

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From the pen of Joe Maggio, we have for you today a special dark treat from the audio horror collection Tales from Beyond the Pale. The show is The Ram King, about a boy named Lassa who gets himself into trouble by fermenting a strange and powerful cheese. Can his god, the ram king, an […]

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Our audio horror ‘treats’ continue this week with a new discovery (to us) – the fantastic talents of Campfire Radio Theater. The tale we have for you today is the spooky classic ghost-story with fresh take tale “Hungry Hollow.” A few hikers disappear in the woods and find a lost woman. The ravishing runaway sets […]

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This week’s show we feature a few horror classics – first, the WB Yeats controversial classic “Purgatory,” about an old man and a boy standing outside the charred remains of a house, where souls don’t rest easy. It was produced by the late Yuri Rasovsky and is part of the “Tales for a Stormy Night” […]

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We are thrilled that the razorblade-sharp-whit-theyre-coming-for-you-and-UFOs-really-landed-and-stole-your-grandma-kinda-sorta-maybe-radio-drama Nightvale has become a sensation. From the poorly lit studio of a strange, strange town in god-only-knows-where, these ‘reports’ confirm every warning sign you’ve ever heard. We’re hooked, Tumblr’s hooked, and you should be too, though as a loyal listener to this podcast you’ve heard all kinds of great […]

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Is it that close to Halloween alREADY? Fred stumbles out of the woods of Maine to sing the praises of Roger Gregg’s new short drama-poetry-music-videos that have appeared on YouTube… which are stripped of their distracting visuals and fed to you in their pure unadulterated audio goodness, alongside a Blair Witch style docu-horror-drama “The Ghosts […]

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This week we visit 19th century France in English – and French! – through a skilled alliance of Chatterbox Audio Theater and Rhodes College. The adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s classic short story tells the story of Mathilde, who dreams of mingling with high society. When her husband secures an invitation to a ball, she […]

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This week we experience the offbeat audio musical Paradox, written by New York based filmmaker Jack Feldstein. Jack’s already well versed in the offbeat; his process of filmmaking consists of ‘neonizing’ live action or animation footage to create a whole new work, with funky, witty narratives. You have to see it to believe it. Now […]

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Regular host Fred Greenhalgh stumbles out of the woods of Maine to thank Sibby Wieland and to get cranking on an exclusive interview with Producer Dirk Maggs about the digital download release of the phenomenal audio adaptation of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. In between gushing extravagantly about the new show, we talk to Dirk about […]

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This week we feature the second half of the 2003 ‘radio movie’ Not from Space, a satire of commercial radio that pioneered the internet-era of audio drama and was heard nationally on XM Satellite Radio. Winner of the Mark Time Award and Communicator Award This scathing satire of the advertising industry taunts you with a […]

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This week we continue our theme of out-of-this-world productions with the 2003 ‘radio movie’ Not from Space, a satire of commercial radio that pioneered the internet-era of audio drama and was heard nationally on XM Satellite Radio. This scathing satire of the advertising industry taunts you with a live radio broadcast complete with all-too-truthful commercials […]

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This week we continue our coverage of the audio drama awesomeness that happened at CONvergence 2013 with a feature of Our Fair City‘s live show, the Archibald Funnypants Variety Hour. Knowledge of the Our Fair City universe is helpful, but not required, to enjoy this tongue-in-cheek live event that uses the format of an old […]

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Reporting live from Convergence Con 2013, Craig Finseth, Matthew Boudreau, and Fred Greenhalgh get together to announce the winners of the 75th Anniversary War of the Worlds radio contest. We received 10 entries from 4 countries, all under 15 minutes and celebrating the story of War of the Worlds (both the classic radio drama as […]

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We continue our tour of radio noir by featuring a radio drama adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s “Goldfish,” the first Philip Marlowe short story, recorded entirely on location in the Pacific Northwest where Chandler originally set it. Harris Yulin stars as Marlowe with Harry Anderson as the lethal bad-guy “Sunset.” With an outstanding cast of Seattle […]

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Our summer noir theme returns with FinalRune’s 2010 production of Open Season, the pilot episode of a series based on the books by Archer Mayor and featured in the Wall Street Journal. An old lady tormented by lewd phone calls blasts a man with a shotgun as he walks in through the door, and Brattleboro’s […]

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This week we celebrate the Audie-award win (Audio Drama category) of Swordspoint, written by Ellen Kushner and produced by SueMedia Productions. Swordspoint is a tale of derring-do in the city of Riverside, where men live and die by the sword. We spoke with Ellen and Sue back in December about adapting Swordspoint as an illuminated […]

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Part 3 of 3 This week we’re featuring Parts 4 and 5 of Will of the Woods byAudio Epics – the Belgium-based audio drama troupe headed by Domien De Groot and Eline Hoskens (and featuring the splendid musical talents Peter Van Riet). Adapted from the Dutch language De Wezens Van Het Woud, this five-part series […]

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Part 2 of 3 This week we’re featuring Parts 2 and 3 of Will of the Woods byAudio Epics – the Belgium-based audio drama troupe headed by Domien De Groot and Eline Hoskens (and featuring the splendid musical talents Peter Van Riet). Adapted from the Dutch language De Wezens Van Het Woud, this five-part series […]

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This week we’re thrilled to bring back to work of Audio Epics – the Belgium-based audio drama troupe headed by Domien De Groot and Eline Hoskens (and featuring the splendid musical talents Peter Van Riet). This five-part series is Will of the Woods, the story of elves (not quite the Tolkien variety) who live happily […]

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This week we take a departure from our usual programming to enjoy a thoroughly different poetic experience in Roger Gregg’s album Serpent in the Bee Loud Glade. Derived from his short-run theatre experience “The Bee Loud Glade Cabaret,” the studio album takes original lyrics as well as classic poems and dramatizes them in a way […]

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Episodes 3 + 4 Followed by Exclusive Interview Take a surly trip to a gritty, dystopian neighborhood of Los Angeles called the ‘Hothouse’ in this thrilling new serial by TV writer Joel Metzger. All of downtown LA is enclosed by a massive glass wall — making a hyper-capitalist, Orwellian, city-within-a-city called “The Hothouse.” Jason “Bruiser” […]

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Take a surly trip to a gritty, dystopian neighborhood of Los Angeles called the ‘Hothouse’ in this thrilling new serial by TV writer Joel Metzger. All of downtown LA is enclosed by a massive glass wall — making a hyper-capitalist, Orwellian, city-within-a-city called “The Hothouse.” Jason “Bruiser” Brusman used to be a cop — but […]

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This week we continue the celebration of The Leviathan Chronicles – Season 2, an example of how fantastic science fiction audio drama can be when you combine great writing, a spectacular cast, and searing sound effects. MacAllan Orsel enters the shattered world of Leviathan as perhaps the only chance the community has of enduring an attack […]

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It’s here! After two years of hard work, Leviathan Chronicles Season 2 has hit the streets. The action-packed, richly imagined sci-fi epic throws the unsuspecting MacAllan Orsel into a world of intrigue, immortals, high-tech prowess and US Government special Ops. We won’t spoil the riveting First Season, but suffice to say Season 2 starts off […]

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What a fantastic time to be digging audio drama. This month, we’ve gotten to soak up Dirk Maggs’ audio drama adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere, hear Chatterbox Audio Theater render the Greek tragedy of Oedipus, and now we get to celebrate our friends at AudioComics Company getting two “Audie” nods and a Golden Earphones Award […]

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Part 3 of 3 The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods — but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. The shocking (and inevitable) conclusion of the classic tragedy as the truth is uncovered and must be faced… and [de]faced. Chatterbox Audio Theater bravely takens on Sophocles’ […]

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Part 2 of 3 The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods — but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatterbox Audio Theater bravely takens on Sophocles’ seminal tragedy in a contemporary translation by Ian Johnston. This rare take of Oedipus approaches the Greek tragic epic with […]

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Part 1 of 3 The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods — but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatterbox Audio Theater bravely takens on Sophocles’ seminal tragedy in a contemporary translation by Ian Johnston. As far as we know, the only dramatization of Oedipus (please […]

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Color me among the crazed fans out there who are waiting with baited breath for Dirk Maggs’ production of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. The only thing I could imagine enjoying more than hearing the gifted Gaiman read his own work (if you haven’t had a chance to hear Gaiman read his stories, I highly recommend you […]

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This week we visit the ‘Paludin Fields’ in the return of the Minister of Chance, a lush, imaginatively designed story of war, magic, and science on a strange planet at the edge of the Universe. ‘The Minister Of Chance‘ is an acclaimed ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off, introducing us to a world where the Ambassador Durian of Sezuan (Paul […]

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This week we take a bow to radio drama history by clobbering Grover’s Mill New Jersey with a big ball of fire and pissed off laser-toting Martians. Yes, folks, it is the War of the Worlds – and one of the most exquisite re-creations of it ever produced, the 50th anniversary production by Otherworld Media […]

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Part 3 of 3 Sci Fi February continues with another double-header of live sci fi comedy radio shows produced by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre for Ireland’s RTE Radio 1. This week we have “The Zombies of Dr. Krell” Captain Sane and her crew seek shelter from a space storm at a mysterious Space Tower on […]

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Part 2 of 3 Sci Fi February continues with another double-header of live sci fi comedy radio shows produced by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre for Ireland’s RTE Radio 1. This week we have “The Cabaret of Forbidden Celestial Delights.” Captain Sane and her crew are set to relax at Marlene Exotica’s risque Cabaret of Forbidden […]

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Part 1 of 3 Kicking off our annual “Sci Fi February” special feature is a series of live sci fi comedy radio shows produced by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre for Ireland’s RTE Radio 1. The collection, “Big Big Space,” kicks off with a double feature “Big Jim Chancer and the Space Pirates.” Captain Roslyn Sane […]

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Part 2 of 2 The Constant is a radio play about five friends and a new city. Two years earlier, life was easy in their rural town – everyone was who they were and life was simpler. At the nexus of life’s great turning points, people either grow together or grow apart. No one could […]

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The Constant is a radio play about five friends and a new city. Two years earlier, life was easy in their rural town – everyone was who they were and life was simpler. At the nexus of life’s great turning points, people either grow together or grow apart. No one could have expected that their […]

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We feature the stunning conclusion “The Mumbai Chuzzlewits” by Goldhawk Productions, produced by John Dryden, a Sony and Peabody Award winning radio producer whose work is regularly commissioned for BBC Radio 4. The show, adapted by Ayeesha Menon, transposes Charles Dickens’ satire on the corrosive power of money to the hot, hectic streets of modern-day […]

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Having survived the Apocalypse, our show today features the work of Goldhawk Productions, lead by John Dryden, a Sony and Peabody Award winning radio producer whose work is regularly commissioned for BBC Radio 4. The show transposes Charles Dickens’ satire on the corrosive power of money to the hot, hectic streets of modern-day Mumbai, India. […]

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Having survived the Apocalypse, our show today features the work of Goldhawk Productions, lead by John Dryden, a Sony and Peabody Award winning radio producer whose work is regularly commissioned for BBC Radio 4. The show transposes Charles Dickens’ satire on the corrosive power of money to the hot, hectic streets of modern-day Mumbai, India. […]

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This week on the show we welcome back our friends at the Icebox Radio Theater with an original story by Mike Murphy, “I’m Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas.” It’s blazing hot on the North Pole, Blitzen is getting blitzed, Rudolph’s red-nosed and red faced and Santa Claus is slogging it out for the tourists trying […]

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For our kick-off to the holiday season, we have the Christmas classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, in a new adaptation by Shane Salk, featuring a star-studded cast. Salk’s fresh take on the classic puts the ghosts back full force in the story of Scrooge, pressed on the full palette of your imagination. Featuring […]

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This week on the show we have 19 Nocturne Boulevard back, with their 2011 Ogle-winning production “Ghost of a Chance.” For a girl living in a New York Brownstone with an absentee father, life can be tough. Luckily, have virtually unlimited trust-funds and a poltergeist nanny and butler make life considerably easier. But when mean-spirited […]

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This week The Truth returns, the remarkable (in the fullest sense of that word) audio drama podcast that seeks to reinvent the format for 21st century aesthetics. The brainchild of producer, sound designer, and writer Jonathan Mitchell, The Truth is trying many different things, but what it’s best at is a wildly innovative approach to […]

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This week on the show we feature the work of Wireless Theatre Company, in their cheeky play about the drama behind radio drama creation We Are the BBC (and a nod out to its predecessor, We are Not the BBC). Rob Sterling Davies is on the crest of a wave: a celebrated scriptwriter, actor, TV […]

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We welcome back our friends at the Chatterbox Audio Theater, one of the gems of modern independent audio drama who shine on us from Memphis, Tennessee. In addition to retelling classics such as Master Zacharius, Argonautica, and other Greek Myths, Chatterbox has also re-imagined classics (Pinnochio and Dead and Gone) and bold originals such as […]

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Six years later, we revisit the radio drama that started it all for us – the retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice set in New Orleans, Day of the Dead. We’ve touched up our first radio drama with some new sounds of New Orleans and what we could to polish the performances. Set in the Crescent […]

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Horror, horror, horror! More scary stories to haunt you this Halloween season, this week with a rendition of If You Take My Hand, My Son by Scott Hickey’s The Grist Mill series, followed by a Grist Mill double-feature, The Dark Ride (by Jeff Adams). In “If You Take My Hand, My Son” a man sits […]

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The recently revamped HORRORSCOPES collection is a series of ten of horror’s darkest little tales, ranging from classics by Poe and Bradbury to originals by Anthony Marino and Clay Graybeal. In today’s episode, we feature the inspired adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s The Statement of Randolph Carter, wherein an unsuspecting grave robber opens a door that […]

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Our second week of our 5th festival of audio drama horror is the thrilling tale of murder in the city – The Strange Case of Springheel’d Jack by Wireless Theatre Company. Wireless, who started the same year as RDR, has grown to one of the world’s premiere independent audio drama producers. Springheel’d Jack is a […]

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Kicking off our fifth-annual month-long fright fright fest is a Seeing Ear Theatre original, The Damned are Playing at Godzilla’s Tonight. This fresh, sizzling little haunter finds us at a run-down club in Los Angeles, where a repo-man comes to get the story out of the disheveled owner. The harrowed man tells his story – […]

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This week we wrap up our feature of John Dryden’s radio drama adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” produced for BBC Radio 4. In a world not so far in the future, the land of “Gilead” is ruled by the law of the Good Book and women’s rights are dramatically scaled back. One woman […]

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This week we feature the second installment of John Dryden’s radio drama adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” produced for BBC Radio 4. In a world not so far in the future, the land of “Gilead” is ruled by the law of the Good Book and women’s rights are dramatically scaled back. One woman […]

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In a rare return to a previously played episode, this week on RDR we re-play the masterful Goldhawk adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, a story about a woman caught in a totalitarian society where fertile woman are used as surrogates to keep society going… Regardless of how they may feel about the deal. […]

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This week we’re thrilled to report that the Galactic Gumshoe Ruby is back, with all the flaring sass and quick jabbing dialogue and absurd time we’ve come to revel in the retro-futuristic adventures penned by Tom Lopez, AKA Meatball Fulton of ZBS. Ruby is hired to find who or what has caused a plague in […]

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This week we wrap up a month featuring the works of Irish dramatist Roger Gregg with a piece off his collection Diabolic Playhouse, “The Silver Tongued Devil.” This saucy mockumentary tries to uncover a surprising Irish poetry sensation… while lampooning Irish culture, academia, mass hysteria, and maybe even a jab at poetry itself (aren’t all […]

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This week on the show we finish our summer sizzler – INFIDEL – the lush, medieval epic with a message for our times, penned by the great Roger Gregg of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. In Part 4 of 4, we are moved to “Stalemate,” where the Christian knight and Muslim “Infidel” cross enemy (or friendly?) […]

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Hmm we didn't really intend this, but there is a section of The Cleansed that features a militant Christian force, this piece by Roger, and then a piece by our friends at Aural Stage Studios called "Jesus Gets Rejected." Call this our 'blasphemy' edition. Listeners of faith, please try to keep an open mind, or skip this one and tune in next week!

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This week on the show we feature our summer sizzler – INFIDEL – the lush, medieval epic with a message for our times, penned by the great Roger Gregg of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. INFIDEL is the story of two brothers – Sir Hugh of Beauvais and Sir Philip of Beauvais – who are drawn […]

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This week on the show we feature our summer sizzler – INFIDEL – the lush, medieval epic with a message for our times, penned by the great Roger Gregg of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. INFIDEL is the story of two brothers – Sir Hugh of Beauvais and Sir Philip of Beauvais – who are drawn […]

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From our Mark Time/Ogle Awards winners’ circle series – this week we feature again the funky distopia of Our Fair City, where the Hartlife Company provides “All the life you ever need,” malicious man-eating ants are something to sweep under the rug, and the highlight of your day may be bumping into a mole person. […]

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Chilling sound effects, a huge and diverse cast that has come together like clockwork, and tight writing that keeps you wound in suspense hour after hour are the hallmark of zombie podcast sensation We’re Alive, a show that proves that horror is best served cold, on the omniplex-sized theatre of your imagination. We’ve been following […]

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We kick off the next round of features of Mark Time/Ogle winners with a feature of Dieter Zimmerman’s newest production – the Gold Mark Time Award winning Brad Lansky and the 4DVerse by Protophonic. AMAI Soliton found a way to travel through the toroid artefact in the Anti-Starc. The cryptic note he left before disappearing […]

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This week we report from #CVG2012 where our own FinalRune Productions in tandem with good friends Aural Stage Studios pick up the Gold Ogle award for our last year’s Halloween show, Intensive Care. Joining us are a group of friends including Jack and Robert from Wireless Theatre Company, Dieter Zimmerman from Protophonic, Jeffrey Gardner and […]

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This week on the show we have the searing hot rocket-paced adaptation of Titanium Rain, one of the most acclaimed (and controversial) graphic novel series in recent years. Scripted by the book’s author, Josh Finney, this audio drama remains completely loyal to the original to the material, yet offers new and expanded scenes that were […]

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This week on the show we give a nod to West Plains, Missouri, which this week is home to the National Audio Theater Festivals‘ annual audio pilgrimage. A week jam-packed with workshops, lectures, and hands-on audio craft culminates in a live show on Friday night, broadcast locally and streamed globally. We’re airing a 2011 show, […]

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This week on the show we again feature the Radio Repertory Company of America, a group that combines star-studded casts with clever, sassy, sci-fi scripts and soaring sound design for a listening experience quite beyond anything else out there. This week, we have the esteemed pleasure of featured a segment from their award-winning tale, Anne […]

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In this week we mark the passing of science fiction grand master Ray Bradbury, who has been eulogized well in media ranging from Wired Magazine, to Bloomberg and NPR. What hasn’t been said enough – Ray Bradbury was an enduring fan of the radio drama medium, and we take a moment now to celebrate the […]

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Big cheers to our friends with the Wireless Theatre Company who celebrated five years of producing compelling, alternative (to the BBC at least) contemporary radio drama programming direct to the web, with some stage shows thrown in for good measure. It sounds like the kicked off the milestone in style, with a mix and mingle […]

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This week on the show it’s our esteemed pleasure to welcome the Radio Repertory Company of America (RRCA) who have produced dozens of works in the past 15+ years including the esteemed Anne Manx series featuring Claudia Christian (of Babylon 5 fame). Tonight we feature the 1st 1/2 of their new show, “Song Bird.” Song […]

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Our second week featuring the boldly original occult mystery drama The Mask of Inanna. We’re into the second episode of season two, where Leonard Allen – the hapless old time radio host turned lighthouse keeper brought back from retirement to revive an old radio show – realizes that the ritual he’s been set up to […]

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Not all legends die easy, and not all old radio shows are forgotten. Such is the lesson for Leonard Allen, who learned at the beginning of Post Meridian Radio Player‘s Mask of Inanna that not all was quite right with the people who took a tired old man out of a nursing home and put […]

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Part 6 of 6 On this week’s show we conclude of Tom Lopez’s Ruby 5, the galactic gumshoe who has been investigating the Land of Zoots. This is the episode in which secrets of the Awakening Archipelago and wacky land of Zoots are revealed! After our feature, we have the first half of an interview […]

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Part 5 of 6 Did we say 5? No, there are SIX parts to Ruby 5. Right, moving on… This week on the show we continue our feature of Tom Lopez’s ZBS Foundation with the fast-talking galactic gumshoe, Ruby. Our feature: Ruby 5. The natives of the Awakening Archipelago turning their islands into a wacky […]

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Part 4 of 5 This week on the show we continue our feature of Tom Lopez’s ZBS Foundation with the fast-talking galactic gumshoe, Ruby. Our feature: Ruby 5. The natives of the Awakening Archipelago turning their islands into a wacky world based on a story called The Land of Zoots. On one island they’re growing […]

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Part 3 of 5 This week on the show we continue our feature of Tom Lopez’s ZBS Foundation with the fast-talking galactic gumshoe, Ruby. Our feature: Ruby 5. The natives of the Awakening Archipelago turning their islands into a wacky world based on a story called The Land of Zoots. On one island they’re growing […]

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Part 2 of 5 This week on the show we continued our feature of Tom Lopez’s ZBS Foundation with the fast-talking galactic gumshoe, Ruby. Our feature: Ruby 5. The natives of the Awakening Archipelago turning their islands into a wacky world based on a story called The Land of Zoots. On one island they’re growing […]

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Part 1 of 5 This week on the show we feature the dazzling work of Tom Lopez’s ZBS Foundation with the fast-talking galactic gumshoe, Ruby. Our feature: Ruby 5. The natives of the Awakening Archipelago turning their islands into a wacky world based on a story called The Land of Zoots. On one island they’re […]

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This week we wrap our third part of Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, adapted by Ayeesha Menon and produced by acclaimed BBC Producer John Dryden. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At a lavish society party to celebrate his acquittal, he is himself […]

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In this jam-packed week, we have the 3rd chapter of The Cleansed, followed quickly by our 2nd chunk of Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, adapted by Ayeesha Menon and produced by acclaimed BBC Producer John Dryden. Vicky Rai, notorious son of a prominent Indian politician, shoots dead a waitress at a trendy Delhi restaurant. At […]

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First things first this week – a farewell nod to Peter Bergman, founding member of the legendary audio comedy troupe The Firesign Theatre, 1960s America’s answer to Monty Python. Their antics, multi-track madness and bitingly absurd satire imprinted the minds of a generation and transformed the concept of ‘radio theater.’ The Washington Post featured a […]

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The energy crisis is here! Well, at least in sound… With a humble thrill, I welcome you to debut of The Cleansed: Season 1. This post-apocalyptic audio epic picks up 15 years after the horrific events chronicled in the Pilot Episode. In the intervening years, David & Sam have build an off-grid stronghold called The […]

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A blinding 14-inch snowstorm struck Maine on Wednesday, blitzing Radio Drama Revival host Fred Greenhalgh with the sensation that it muststill be winter and so, a good move to continue our “Sci-Fi February” celebration of original science fiction audio. And what a whopper of an episode we have today! We have an extended interview with […]

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Now in his second regeneration, defrocked Time Lord The Minister Of Chance finds himself saddled with ‘Kitty’, an ‘assistant’ he apparently cannot get rid of – and perilously entangled in the court intrigues and military politics of a forest planet on the brink of war. Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann and Paul Darrow join Julian Wadham […]

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With the New Year upon us, we seek to capture one last audio gem from 2011: the new illuminated audiobook Swordspoint, directed and produced by Sue Zizza and narrated by the author, Ellen Kushner. This dashing audio adventure is further complemented by a full suite of actors including Dion Graham, Katherine Kellgren, Robert Fass, Nick […]

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Photo by kevin dooley Yuletide greetings dramatites! We’re delighted to share with you a 2008 retelling of a treasure from the golden age of radio, Norman Corwin‘s “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas,” revamped for you by our good friend Richard Fish. This 35 minute romp of rhyming verse introduces us to Nero, violining in hell, […]

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This week we have the second installment of the classic The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas, dramatized for you by Lifehouse Theatre on the Air. With origins in California-based community theatre, LifeHouse Theater On-The-Air is a new effort to create dynamic audio drama to entertain and educate audiences of all ages and walks […]

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OK, so we’re not quite edging into what would be traditionally called “Holiday Programming” here, but we do have a wonderful treat – the swashbuckling classic The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas, dramatized for you by Lifehouse Theatre on the Air. With origins in California-based community theatre, LifeHouse Theater On-The-Air is a new […]

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This week we are thrilled to be featuring work by Grammy-nominated dramaturge Yuri Rasovsky, whose 2012 production The Mark of Zorro is up for Best Spoken Word Album of the Year. We hear a teaser from that new work available either through Blackstone Audiobooks or on Audible. Also in this edition is Captain Radio, with […]

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Week 3 continues our foray into 19th century London, where Fleet Street is home to the “Demon Barber” Sweeney Todd, a snickering, dour man whose customers mysteriously disappear, only to reappear in pies at the neighboring pie shoppe. But when a man bringing word of Martin Gestry – a lovesick sailor – disappears along with […]

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We return again to 19th century London, where Fleet Street is home to the “Demon Barber” Sweeney Todd, a snickering, dour man whose customers mysteriously disappear, only to reappear in pies at the neighboring pie shoppe. But when a man bringing word of Martin Gestry – a lovesick sailor – disappears along with a string […]

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On Fleet Street in Olde London there once lived a barber called Sweeney Todd, whose greatest pleasure was “polishing off” his customers who found themselves first bereft of wordly goods and then shuffled off this mortal coil. Those unlucky enough to go in for a shave found themselves ground up into some famous meat pies… […]

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Just because we don’t feel that we get quite enough spooky programming during the month of October, we’re continuing our tradition of re-upping the spooky tales for the month of November. This week, it’s our esteemed friend Roger Gregg, who produced a spooky ghost number with the Gaiety School of Acting’s 2010 class (a Dublin, […]

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Halloween Horrors are here for your listening delight, tune starting 7PM EDT: The second annual Transcontinental Terror audio horror streaming extravaganza features: The Wireless Theatre Company (London, England) “Curse of the Wolfman.” Here! Look here, for this haggard man who shuffles along this deserted road, his soul as bare and barren as the moors around him, his […]

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It is HALLOWEEN my freakish audio fan folks, and to celebrate we have a positively gushing font of blood and chills this year. Fresh off the mixing deck, I’m proud to release the new collaboration of Aural Stage Studios and FinalRune Productions – Intensive Care by James Comtois. The show involves Alex, a young man […]

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In a backwater town in 19th century New England, a trio of professors from Miskatonic University uncover something dreadful. Something invigorated by this book, the Necronomicon… To commemorate their third anniversary, 19 Nocturne Boulevard is featuring this four-part audio nightmare by grand master HP Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. We feature the first of four episodes, […]

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Late at night at a local shopping plaza, some serious labor violations are taking place. Crooked management and intimidated store owners go beyond hiring illegal workers – they employ a cadre of the living dead. So begins “The Late Shift,” part of Dreadtime Stories, a collaboration between Carl Amari and Fangoria Entertainment and introduced by […]

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It’s October again, and as ever, is it HORROR-ible! OH yes, folks, we’ve got a 5 week stretch of terrifying audio goodies for you, starting this week with a fresh work by radio drama living legend Tom Lopez. ZBS says of “Recipe for Murder” The stories were recorded on location in Montreal, in the bistros, […]

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In modern day New Orleans, ancient gods are at work. Movie producers are dying, powerful forces strike the land and the names Shango, Oya, and Ogun are heard on the wind. Mixing mythology and modern urban fantasy, Primordials is a boldly original, comic-book level adventure story along the lines of Highlander or Neil Gaiman’s American […]

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This week we are pleased to feature another producer new to the show (indeed, new to radio drama altogether) – Scott Spaulding, whose new gritty mobster drama, “This Thing of Ours,” is sure to tear up the pristine streets of radio drama land… In 1970s New York, it’s not easy to be a wise guy […]

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Photo of Bill Evans at a German Jazz Workshop by Heinrich Klaff Music sometimes takes a backseat to sound effects and dialogue in radio plays, but not in this lush play called Everybody Digs Bill Evans (the radio drama, not to be confused with the famous jazz album of the same title). This 40-minute play, […]

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This week we have an original new treat for you – a new original tale called The Flying Bike, by Karl Hirsch. What exactly IS the Flying Bike? Well, it’s a concept, it’s an idea, it’s a vision. Oh, and it’s a screenplay. A screenplay that really, really, really shouldn’t become a movie. But it’s […]

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Alas, all good things come to an end. After a splendid time trippin’ dimensionality tweaking trip in Return to Inverness, Jack Flanders and Mojo finally get to the bottom of the energy disturbance in the mansion of Inverness. A few old friends appear again and in them depths there be dragons! But the real question […]

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In week four of our feature of Return to Inverness Jack Flanders meets an old friend, goes places he probably shouldn’t go, and gets out by the hair of his chinny chin chin. But where, oh where is this strange energy coming from? And whose that splendid saucy sister with the razor sharp teeth? Only […]

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For our third installment of the Return to Inverness things are starting to get odd for Jack Flanders. A touch by a mystic unicorn sends his world aloft while things continue to disappear. Plus there’s that dragon to be worried about… Before we get into the Invernessing, we hear from Captain Radio, who reviews the […]

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This week is our second installment featuring Return to Inverness, set some years after Jack Flanders started his mystical journeymaking and spiritual globetrotting. Upon the death of Lady Jowls, Jack finds himself back at Inverness, having inherited a generation of kooky inhabitants and dazzled by the mysterious that still remain. As if the tricky tenants […]

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For the month of August (and into November) we take an interlude to a mansion high atop a hill, with thousands of mirrors looking inward… the towers of Inverness! The original Fourth Tower of Inverness is the classic mystical trans-dimensional journey which brought ZBS to the ears of a generation of listeners. We have the […]

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We have featured We’re Alive periodically since their stunning a href=”/episode-18-the-zombies-are-coming-but-were-alive/”>debut in late 2009, but things seem to be extremely exciting right now for the show – having recently grossed 4.5million downloads, a remastered Season 1 of the series is now available in major bookstores thanks to a distribution deal with Blackstone, and even on […]

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We interrupt steamy summer to showcase the showcases – with an excellent Captain Radio review of Audio Drama Talk, Audio Drama Directory, Audio Drama Wiki, and the Audio Drama Review (which pulls no punches to the point of fault). We congratulate Captain Radio for a great article on his first production, then move on to […]

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Experiencing TEKnikal diffikulties? We hope you will after this podcast featuring the marvelous Cayenne Chris Conroy and his 6-year-running comedy podcast (with splashes of sci-fi adventure). TEKDIFF won the 2010 Gold Ogle for their production of the show we feature today, “Whoever Wishes,” a blissfully surreal comedic romp through the misadventure of a father looking […]

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Today we stagger back from a GREAT trip out west to Minneapolis, Minnesota for the CONvergence science fiction and fantasy convention (known to you Twitterers as #cvg2011). We received the 2010 Silver Mark Time for FinalRune‘s production The Cleansed: Episode Zero and celebrated with other winners, including Jonathan Mitchell (who created the spectacular Moon Graffiti), Matthew and […]

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With the weeklong National Audio Theatre Festivals 2011 workshop just behind us, we catch up with Captain Radio who were our ears on the ground in West Plains as well as Phil Proctor of the Firesign Theatre. Phil talks about his career in audio starting with the legendary comic studio albums of Firesign in the […]

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This week we set our sights on West Plains Missouri, where each year a national audio pilgrimage concludes with a spectacular live show broadcast across the world. The National Audio Theatre Festivals concludes their weekly workshop with a live show TONIGHT, June 24, 2011 starting 8:30PM EDT. Tune in at: http://www.kkdy.com/index.php In the meantime, check […]

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We conclude our feature of the legendary Firesign Theatre, the “4 or 5 Krazee Guys” (Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Phil Proctor) whose embellished sterephonic comedy recordings altered the minds of a generation. After a 17 year hiatus they returned in 1998 to warp our minds again with this lampooning of the end […]

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Duke of Madness Motors

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers!

Audio comedy was never quite the same thanks to the antics of The Firesign Theatre, the legendary multi-trackin’, sound embellishing, sterephonic surrealistic psychedelic merry band of Phil Austin, Peter Bergmen, David Ossman and Philip Proctor. In addition to their legendary studio albums (such as Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers!, which we hear […]

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Duke of Madness Motors

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers!

Audio comedy was never quite the same thanks to the antics of The Firesign Theatre, the legendary multi-trackin’, sound embellishing, sterephonic surrealistic psychedelic merry band of Phil Austin, Peter Bergmen, David Ossman and Philip Proctor. While best known for their studio albums (such as Waiting for the Electrician Or Someone Like Him, which we hear […]

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Waiting for the Electrician Or Someone Like Him

Duke of Madness Motors

Well, they call it Greek tragedy for a reason – and we have it in full force this week with the conclusion of Roger Gregg’s The Stuff of Myth. Orpheus finally gets his chance to plead for his Eurydice back and – by God – he gets her! But whatever you do, dude… don’t look […]

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The seductive backdrop of Ancient Greece returns in sticky sweet splendor in round 3 of Roger Gregg’s The Stuff of Myth. Orpheus recounts the journey to find – and lose – his one true love, Eurydice. In this installment Orpheus finally meets, and loses, his one true love. Tragedy at its funniest! This great production […]

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The saucy splendor of Ancient Greece heats up this week as Orpheus recounts the journey to find – and lose – his one true love, Eurydice. In this installment we meet some nymphs, a romping satyr, and a career on the road that ends in a doozy. This great production won a Gold Ogle in […]

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Ahh, ancient Greece. Hot nymphs, raging orgies, much wine, song, and occasional transformations into livestock. All well and good, right? Well things are more wacky than ever in the sizzling and scandalous interpretation of the myth of Orpheus done by Roger Gregg, The Stuff of Myth. This great production won a Gold Ogle in 2007 […]

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This week we have living history dramatized for you by The Living History Theatre and WYSO of Miami Valley (Ohio). The show, Dangerous Women, chronicles the beginning and end of the nearly century long struggle to give women the right to vote. The play begins in 1920, during a special election held by the Tennessee […]

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In our first ever Passover holiday show, today we feature the breathtaking original show The Witches of Lublin by Sue Media Productions, featuring a star-studded cast including Tovah Feldshuh, Simon Jones, Neil Gaiman and Barbara Rosenblat with a supporting cast of New York’s finest audio actors, and fresh music by leading klezmer musicians. Drawing on […]

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Our guest today is Jonathan Mitchell, a seasoned radio producer, sound designer and composer whose work has appeared on Studio 360, Radiolab, This American Life, Fair Game, The Next Big Thing, Living on Earth, Weekend America, Marketplace, and All Things Considered. Wow! What’s most exciting is that Jonathan is a lifelong fan of radio drama, […]

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This week we finish our spellbinding and unforgettable feature of three lives intertwined by cheap labor in India… SEVERED THREADS. Penned by seasoned field recording radio dramatist John Dryden, here is Severed Threads, originally commissioned by BBC Radio 4. Play write-up: Vengeance is all that’s on schoolboy Ben’s mind as he pieces together the events […]

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This week we continue our feature of three lives intertwined by cheap labor in India… an exploration of the undertow of modern globalism and a test of the theory of degrees of separation… Penned by seasoned field recording radio dramatist John Dryden, here is Severed Threads, originally commissioned by BBC Radio 4. Play write-up: Second […]

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This week we feature a spectacular original story of three lived intertwined by cheap labor in India… an exploration of the undertow of modern globalism and a test of the theory of degrees of separation… Penned by seasoned radio dramatist John Dryden, here is Severed Threads, originally commissioned by BBC Radio 4. Play write-up: Jim […]

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OK, well the Guiness might actually be starting to run out of your system by the time you hear this, but we couldn’t help but raise a cheer for our favorite Dublin-based audio artist this week – Roger Gregg – by replaying some of his excellent work with Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. So, we got […]

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Six weeks of awesome sci-fi on Radio Drama Revival culminates this week with our feature of Bradbury 13, one of the most splendid productions ever to grace the annals of radio drama history. If you ever doubted how stereo sound changed the way we designed sound effects, let this production convince you. With special permission […]

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Hooool-ey, mol-ey, folks. After months of anticipation we’re eager to finally have our sweaty paws on a copy of FinalRune’s remastered podcast-safe edition of The Cleansed – Episode Zero. This thing is crazy! On Halloween, 2038 the world is a precarious place. We’re running dangerously low on oil and the electric grid is down on […]

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This week we conclude “Sci Fi February” with another three episodes from the spectacular Witch Hunter Chronicles. The protagonist of The Witch Hunter Chronicles is Ludlov, who is, well, a witch hunter. However, his real motivation is destroy a cult called the Black Sickle and he is willing to defy his order in his quest […]

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This week we move to the next chapter of “Sci Fi February” with the blazingly awesome gothic tale, The Witch Hunter Chronicles. In the Witch Hunter Chronicles, we meet Ludlov, who is, well, a witch hunter. However, his real motivation is destroy a cult called the Black Sickle and he is willing to defy his […]

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Ready for some chills? Then sink into the tub at the Horror Hotel where Roger Gregg has prepared this frightening clip: From Roger: The scene features wonderful performances by Margaret McAuliffe and Genevieve Hulme-Beaman. For location realism, Margaret got in her bathing suit and we filled the bath to record this scene. The scene was […]

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Graphic – FunGraphix.com | Theme music – Shane Lamb Title: Spirit Blade: Special Edition Producer: Spirit Blade Productions Type: Audio Drama Genre: Sci-Fi Availability: Paid – Spirit Blade Productions Greetings, Audionauts – Captain Radio here with a review of Spirit Blade: Special Edition. [AUDIO CLIP] And there you have a taste of the sonic excitement […]

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We continue “Sci Fi February” with the continuation of a stellar new independent audio sci-fi podcast, Edict Zero – FIS. Sort of like CSI meets Bladerunner, the show follows a mysterious “Mister Cook” (with an awesome, awesome voice which is chilling, haunting, and thrilling) and the aftermath of an ill-fated club on New Year’s Eve. […]

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Title: The Heated Future: A Timely Tale Producer: M.I.T./Terrascope Type: Audio Docu-Drama Genre: Social Commentary Availability: Free – MIT TERRASCOPE Project Greetings, Audionauts – Captain Radio here with a review of M.I.T./Terrascope’s docu-drama production, The Heated Future: A Timely Tale. In an effort to encourage experiential rather than lecture hall learning, the in 2002 M.I.T. […]

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Exciting news for Firesign Theatre fans! Via “Snook” – The Firesign Theatre and Seeland Records is proud to present DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS, the long-awaited ultra-comprehensive “Dear Friends” radio reissue that fans have been dreaming of for decades: http://www.firesigntheatre.com/domm/index.html DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS is the ultimate box-less boxed set of Firesign’s complete broadcast output for […]

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Wow, folks, I can’t think of a more fantastic way to kick off our month of “Sci Fi February” than with the stellar new audio drama serial by Slipgate 9 Entertainment: Edict Zero – FIS. Sort of a CSI meets Bladerunner, the show follows a mysterious “Mister Cook” (with an awesome, awesome voice which is […]

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Title: Saint Joan Author: George Bernard Shaw Producer: Hollywood Theater of the Ear Type: Audio Drama Genre: Drama Availability: Paid – Blackstone Audiobooks Captain Radio here with a review of Hollywood Theater of the Ear’s 2010 production of Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw. Seeking reparations with his audience after alienating many through his outspoken […]

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Another great sound design video via Paeter from Spirit Blade Productions. He explains how they created the “Dreadgloom Swamp” sequence from the audio drama “Pilgrim’s Progress: Similitude Of A Dream”! Says Paeter: I’ve been asked multiple times exactly how this sequence was created, given all of the water involved. It was easily one of the […]

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This week we speak with audio artist Bradley Thunderbird Phoenix, a prolific audio artist who hails from Long Island, New York. He has over 100 audio shorts under his belt, across the spectrum from scathing political satire to eerie science fiction. We talk to this “black Rod Serling” and talk about his love of audio, […]

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The (Increasingly) Definitive Resource List for Aspiring Audio Dramaturges Interested in writing, directing, or producing radio drama? Then, grab a mic and a recorder and get going – nearly everybody in this field is producing it themselves. There are less than a handful of paying gigs for this kind of work out there, and if […]

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Happy fourth Anniversary Radio Drama Revival! To celebrate, we feature a new colleague Captain Radio, who tells us all about a new sister audio effort dedicated to reviving audio arts: http://captainradio5.com We also wrap the feature of the 1980 serial Our Life Together Among the Works of Art, a sexy and side-splitting serial that aired […]

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Today we continue the feature of the 1980 serial Our Life Together Among the Works of Art, a sexy and side-splitting serial that aired on WBAI, telling the woeful tales, struggles, romances, and substance abuses of a group of struggling young writers in New York City. From Producer Jessica Raimi’s website: A story of the […]

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2011 hits and Radio Drama Revival tries something completely different yet again. Today’s feature is from the 1980 serial that aired on WBAI, telling the woeful tales, struggles, romances, and substance abuses of a group of struggling young writers in New York City. From Producer Jessica Raimi’s website: A story of the years of struggle […]

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We conclude our three-week run of episodes from the magnificent and long-running Twilight Zone radio dramas. This week we shy away from the holiday-oriented programming and join a hack writer on the hunt for alien abductees in the story “The Walkabout.” But this researcher may soon find himself the subject of his book, not the […]

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This week we have a second-round of seasonal programming from The Twilight Zone. Today’s tale has a child, a gift for humanity, a small rural village. Wait, is it the Christmas tale? Not quite. Aliens and the Mexican army collide in this adaptation of “The Gift.” COMMITTED TO THE RADIO DRAMA REVIVAL ARCHIVES. TO HEAR […]

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This week on the show we have a Christmas treat for you… from the 5th Dimension – The Twilight Zone! Since 2002 Carl Amari has been producing these inspired radio adaptations of classic Twilight Zone episodes, starring famous guests like Stacey Keach and featuring the infectious theme we all know so well. And for this […]

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Exciting audio news this week. The creators of the Leviathan Chronicles have released two special edition episodes available as pay-per-download on their website. This is an enormous amount of content available for a shockingly low price of $1.99 per download. From the horses mouth: Internal Affairs is the longest and most epic episode we’ve ever […]

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In the second part of Chatterbox Audio Theater’s original work called “Snow Globe” we learn the meaning of a seemingly mystical experience – and we explore the way all of us try to make sense of the past and find new meaning. This is a holiday fable for adults, about the stresses the holidays put […]

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Seasonal programming begins again on the show with an unconventional Christmas story by Chatterbox Audio Theater, called “Snow Globe.” This is a holiday fable for adults, about the stresses the holidays put us under and our desperate desire to find magic and meaning in this time of year. Penned by Bob Arnold and wonderfully produced. […]

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This awesome artwork found on FrostTLU’s deviantART page and NOT provided by production company. Buy a print if you like it 🙂 Mm… Nothing like a little bit of raw human flesh eaten by demons from the bowels of hell to help you through a pile of Thanksgiving leftovers, right? If your holiday taste leans […]

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Holy crap! It’s episode 200! After nearly 4 years of radio drama podcasting we hit another round of triple digits. A pretty cool milestone and a great program to share to celebrate. We’re featuring another installment of The Mask of Innana, an original mystery series by the Post Meridian Players who you probably have heard […]

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Validation code: 895729 We’re psyched to bring you more inspired original audio drama this week with the pilot episode of The Mask of Innana, an original series by the Post Meridian Players who you probably have heard about through their live shows in the Boston area. The Mask of Innana demonstrates amply that they have […]

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Well, listeners, we’ve mopped up the buckets of blood spilled throughout the month of October and prepare now for an intergalactic adventure aboard the Harpy with Capt. Galatia 9 and her loyal contingent of do-gooders. The show is the exciting new audio dramatization of Starstruck, an off-Broadway stage show and comic book that is the […]

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This week we feature a thrilling Halloween special with back-to-back horror including works from the Icebox Radio Theater and the Willamette Radio Workshop. These are the last two stops on our Halloween penultimate event – the six-hour live radio drama fest called Transcontinental Terror. First, Icebox introduces us to a pair of teenage girls whose […]

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Wow! Lots of exciting news here. So, as you might remember, I had the great pleasure of working with BBC Director John Dryden in New York City this past August. His new show, “Severed Threads” airs at last, and you’ll be able to hear it on BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Play slot over the next […]

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You may recall (and how could you forget?) Chatterbox’s award-winning mini series The Dead Girl, which we played back in . That series won a well-deserved Ogle, in no small part due to the taut and suspenseful writing of writer-in-residence Kyle Hatley. So it’s with great pleasure I get to bring something new by Chatterbox […]

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Fresh from the Emerald Isle comes this new treat from Roger Gregg, a scene from a new production of Faustus… Roger has been talking about his desire about doing Faustus since I visited back in 2008, and it’s thrilling to see it becoming a reality. Here is a scene from the new show which will […]

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This week we continue our Halloween fright fest with tales of terror sure to curdle your blood… Close your ears to make the horror stop! We’re on a westward train of Transcontinental Terror that will culminate on All Hallow’s Eve with a 6-hour festival of fear that runs from 5pm to 11pm EDT. This week […]

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October horror fright continues! This week we feature the Atlantic Time Zone contributor for Transcontinental Terror, Jack Ward’s Electric Vicuna. Before that, however, we feature an early Halloween treat. To apologize for the late ‘pod, we have a preview of FinalRune‘s new Halloween show, The Cleansed. Then we adventure to The Shadowlands, where we meet […]

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This week Radio Drama Revival starts our fourth annual audio horror extravaganza! Each week you’ll enjoy a new bone-chilling tale courtesy of some of audio’s most talented (and demented) minds… The sextet we plan to feature are all creators who will be featured on Halloween night, October 31st, from 5pm – 11pm EST for a […]

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And now the extraordinary finale of the BBC Radio 4 production by John Dryden, Margaret Atwood‘s The Handmaid’s Tale. The story tells of a dismal future where the lines between church and state are no longer distinguishable, woman are no longer allowed to own property and free, fertile women are conscripted to become “handmaid’s” – […]

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We continue our delicious treat of BBC radio drama this week with the second part of John Dryden’s inspired adaptation of Margaret Atwood‘s The Handmaid’s Tale. The story tells of a dismal future where the lines between church and state are no longer distinguishable, woman are no longer allowed to own property and free, fertile […]

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Oh, dear listeners, today we have a treat for you! It’s a story commissioned by the the gold standard in audio drama – the BBC! The show is producer John Dryden’s inspired adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood. The story tells of a dismal future where the lines between church and state are […]

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Audio fans delight, there is fresh Jack Flanders to be had. And boy, is it steamy. As we showcased a few weeks back with Lady Windemere’s Brass Fantabulous, ZBS has been on a steampunk kick, culminating in the release of the newest Jack Flanders adventure, Steam Dreamers of Inverness. In this tale, we’re invited back […]

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This week we wrap Crazy Dog Audio Theater’s series The Last Harbinger, the chilling and darkly satirical story of Moloch by Roger Gregg. The Harbinger has been captured by the forces of authority, who are determined to reach a guilty verdict and eliminate the pesky interloper once and for all. Meanwhile, the sea is rising, […]

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We continue with Crazy Dog Audio Theater’s series The Last Harbinger, the chilling and darkly satirical story of Moloch by Roger Gregg. Clickety-clack, no going back – is the sound of a train headed nowhere at a ferocious speed. The Harbinger brings a message of hope to the people of Moloch… but the people would […]

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Hey would-be sound designers! Educational – and quite funny – video on creating dragon sound effects by Paeter of Spirit Blade Productions (who we featured last January) This is great stuff, if you’ve heard Spirit Blade you know he always has top notch sounds, and as you can tell from the pics of his recording […]

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This week we’re back in the Crazy Dog saddle with a double headed from the series The Last Harbinger, the chilling and darkly satirical story of Moloch by Roger Gregg. In the land of Moloch, an outsider comes from another dimension bringing the hope of saving a dying world… Which the Molochians respond to by […]

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Eek! Friday the 13th here on the show and zombies have laid siege on our previously scheduled programming… Yep, it’s a feature of We’re Alive: A Story of Survival again – this time with a mega episode with the full hour+ finale from season one and teasers from the forthcoming season two. We speak with […]

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Via Jeff Adams at Sound Stages Radio: Sounds for Soldiers, the project by audio theater producers all over the world to send 10,000 MP3 CD’s to men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, continues to inch upward on the Pepsi Refresh project. To remind everyone, that’s a grant Pepsi pays out to worthy causes […]

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This week we feature two more delicious bits of audio – a new original five-minute audio short by FinalRune Productions called “The War on Poverty.” After so many successful wars on ideologies, America decides to fight its most entrenched evil – poverty. Followed by a redux of The Last Harbinger, the chilling and darkly satirical […]

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Things are not quite over in the Troll of Stony Brook… the troll didn’t make out so well, last we heard, but Jamie is dedicated to honoring him and while on a mountain hilltop, encounters some magical things he never expected. And, in another “sweet sorrow to part” moment, we heard the end of Tom […]

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In the action-packed climax of FinalRune’s tall tale, the Troll of Stony Brook, the troll and Jamie are on the run, desperately searching for a way out of civilization before dawn breaks. But the police are fast, houses are everywhere, and someone dammed up the brook. Meanwhile, we hear some more installments from Tom Lopez’s […]

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FinalRune’s third installment of the Troll of Stony Brook introduces us to the troll – a fearless, man-eating creature for sure, but, um, not without a soft stop. Sadly, humans just won’t leave him alone and the rough exterior shows up again. After this next dose of audio delight we move on to Fallen Angels […]

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Serialized audio adventures continue from last week… We have part 2 of FinalRune’s new release, “The Troll of Stony Brook,” and two more parts of ZBS’ Lady Windermere’s Brass Fantabulous. This is the last we’ll be hearing of ZBS’ steampunk goodness so head over to ZBS to purchase the remaining episodes if you’re enjoying the […]

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Well, call it a festival of short-form audio fiction. This week we hear the first serialized episode of FinalRune’s new tale, The Troll of Stony Brook, an exciting completely original audio drama that makes it out to the world and to your ears first. Stay tuned all this month for additional episodes of the new […]

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What utter joy this morning to open my mailbox and find a little gift from ZBS, one of their new, heavy-duty, industrial strength steampunk state of mind mugs: Mm… delicious, organic green tea goodness. This make seem passed the point of utter geekiness, but in my house we are serious mug fanatics and most of […]

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This week we wrap up our focus on Yuri Rasovsky, one of audio drama’s true greats who has been so kind as to let us re-broadcast pristine stereo recordings of his Beyond 2000 series originally recorded for NPR. Today we feature two last bits – “Collector’s Fever” by Roger Zelazny and “And Miles to Go […]

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WOW. This week I have the great pleasure of presenting to you, rendered in brilliant stereo sound, this gem of a short story by the grand master Robert A. Heinlein, By His Bootstraps. We again have to thank the esteemed Yuri Rasovsky, who produced these works for the Beyond 2000 series which aired on NPR. […]

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In memory today for Hiram Brown, a virtuoso of radio who created some of the most memorable and enduring radio dramas, including the incredibly creepy “Inner Sanctum” and, later, “CBS Radio Mystery Theater” (which served to haunt and inspire a new generation of listeners, such as the creators of The Grist Mill) The New York […]

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This week we feature the work of another major name in audio drama – Yuri Rasovsky, a luminary who as of last week boasts two new Audies in a belt well studded with audio awards. If you’ve never heard the work of “El Fiendo,” well, you’re in for a treat. I raved about his work […]

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Photo courtesy NormanCorwin.com This week we wrap up our month-long celebration of the poet laureate of radio, Norman Corwin, who celebrated his centennial this month. We tie together a month of great programming with a documentary by the BBC that lets Norman tell us the story of a life in radio – giving us a […]

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This week we continue our celebration of Norman Corwin, audio luminary, poet laureate of radio. We skip ahead from the Golden Age of Radio to recent memory – a series he ran sponsored by NPR called “More by Corwin.” This was all produced live with celebrity actors including, no joke, William Shatner! Fun stuff. Enjoy […]

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This week we continue our celebration of audio luminary Norman Corwin, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. We have a report of the birthday bash held in Hollywood care of fellow audio artist Rich Fish: On May 1, the program at the Writers Guild Theatre was extraordinary. Leonard Maltin hosted and Peggy Webber’s California Artists […]

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Norman Corwin working in control booth during radio show “Untitled”;1944 Photographer: Gjon Mili #2Courtesy Norman Corwin website In a bold coup for Radio Drama Revival, we look back to yesteryear and the golden age of radio drama to celebrate one of its luminaries – the magnificent Norman Corwin, also called the “poet laureate of radio,” […]

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To follow up on our coverage of BBC announcing the end of the Friday play, today it was reported that the BBC has made a commitment to keeping radio drama free from cuts for the near future. The Stage News quotes BBC head of radio drama Alison Hindell as saying: We are still the biggest […]

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Hot from Tom Lopez of ZBS comes this YouTube’ified steampunk audio drama… of Lady Windemere’s Brass Fantabulous: A Steampunk State of Mind from ZBS Foundation on Vimeo. Why not the French, right? Curious what you all think of this audio story slideshow mashup.

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Ever feel alone in the world? Then you’ll be right at home in today’s episode, which features the show The Aliens by WBAI dramatist Barika Edwards. Recorded in New York, with a creative team that spans the globe, The Aliens follows a group of characters who are all “aliens” – people who don’t quite fit […]

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This week, we feature a truly awesome podcast that is just at home tens of thousands of feet below sea level as it is in distant mountainscapes in Tibet and motorcycle chases in New York City. This incredible trip is called The Leviathan Chronicles, and as its truly epic first season draws to its conclusion, […]

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Wow, over 100 episodes ago we featured Wormwood, what was then a promising new audio suspense series set in the odd backwater town of Wormwood that had some weird taste of the occult. Since that time, the creators of Wormwood have delivered with a stunning first and second season, and now a three-part third season […]

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This week we feature a show that’s been kicking around since 1992, but recently enjoyed a “reboot” to 21st century digital FX and post-production. The series? Searcher and Stallion, a sci-fi epic with roots in Salt Lake City community radio that’s now stretching out to the rest of the world. We listen to the second-part […]

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At last! We kick off the audio serial series on Radio Drama Revival, starting with an excellent show we featured back in November – We’re Alive, A Story of Survival.. AKA “The Zombie Podcast.” We’re Alive is now reaching its season 1 finale, and it is a blast (literally and figuratively). Zombies assault the tower […]

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Fresh from Ireland, a cool new video from a new show, ‘THE BEE-LOUD GLADE: A Living Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry,’ with music by Roger Gregg & Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. Meanwhile, I solicited some pretty candid comments from Roger about the news regarding BBC radio drama: Behind all this is the well-entrenched paradigm which […]

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This week, a tale of lascivious delight and ghosts of the deep below from Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. The tale is Demons of the Deep, from the collection Diabolic Playhouse. Roger calls it: A tempestuous black comedy of entangled relationships set against the hunt for a mysterious sea creature. A multi-levelled tale, listeners might also […]

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The big (and troubling) news in the radio drama world this week is the announcement by BBC Radio 4 that they’re going to be ending their Friday play. BBC cites budget woes as the reason for the cut, and radio drama fans in Britain and beyond are concerned not only about the loss of this […]

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You have minutes to tell a story… Go! So was the challenge presented by Lance Axt in his contest “You Have Five Minutes.” What follows is a thirty-minute show of dazzling diversity, showcasing what unique things can happen in short-form sound! Get it while you can, as we’re posting it for only two weeks and […]

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James Kicklighter sent me a link to a new video out with himself, Edith Ivey, Berry Stolch and Jonathan Pope live from the Macon Film Festival. Hear about the background of the film, what it was like making it, and of course, some delicious tidbits about the golden age of radio! EInsiders.com – Where Film […]

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Audiofile Magazine does it again – a great free audiobook and behind-the-scenes audiobook narrator features, this time focusing on the delight of Alice in Wonderland! Check out their Alice in Wonderland audio special page for: A free download of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland read by Michael York (courtesy of Blackstone Audio) Recorded conversations with narrators […]

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This week we return to and wrap up our series on ghosts – the spooky, rather than the malevolent type. Our featured artist is Never Paid Radio, a group out of Prescott, Arizona that first introduces us to a painting of a train depot near the Grand Canyon… A place where a man had an […]

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Phew, so, if you looked at The Wall Street Journal yesterday, you would’ve seen an article about FinalRune Productions and our newest project we’re announcing to the world: the serialization of the novel Open Season by Archer Mayor. Today we feature this very exciting, on-location recorded audio drama. Yes, the snow you hear is snow!

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What can I say, I’m giddy beyond words. My own audio drama group, FinalRune Productions, was featured in the Wall Street Journal on February 25, 2010. The article, entitled “Return With Us to the Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear—Via the Internet,” heavily focused on FinalRune’s signature field recording style and director Fred Greenhalgh’s passion for reviving […]

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In case you haven’t been spending enough time on the Audio Drama Talk boards lately, I want to promote a new audio drama reviews podcast that’s come out, produced by Chris Moody. The show, Audio Cinema Review, really focuses on the news and reviews side of the audio theater world, and in the latest episode […]

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From the depths of the desert comes a malevolent force that did not wanted to be disturbed. Like in a terrible dream, Geologist Elias Ullstrom must run for his life lest he be caught by forces that want nothing but his demise. Of course, he did poke his nose where it didn’t belong. So is […]

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Another exciting release in the world of audio drama land. Our friend Patience Wieland aka @Noirdame has helped to announce a new work that, well, we’ll let her talk about in her own words: NoirDame.com is pleased to present the world premiere of Tesla vs. The United States, released online on Thursday, January 7, 2010 […]

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This week, our stories of spooks continues with a more mischievous ghost than we encountered in last week’s tale of Sinister Properties. At the Etheric Explorers Club, the gentlemen members are confronted with impossible things, and when it can’t all be chocked up to magnetism, their investigation discovers their building’s “Resident Member.” Enjoy this colonial-esque, […]

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Our friends at the Wireless Theatre Company have announced some new radio plays available for your download NOW in their latest newsletter. Woot! DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI by Joe Wells Directed by Fran Kirkham Edited by Paul Winston Churchill A touching glimpse into the experiences of the soldiers of the first world […]

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For the month of February Radio Drama Revival is featuring stories of a ghostly shade… Stories of ghosts sinister and lonely, vengeful and cantankerous. There are NO shortage of ethereal stories in audio land, but we’re going to be focusing on some tales you may not have run across before… Today’s tale is the pilot […]

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My own audio troupe, FinalRune Productions, has released a series of videos from behind the scenes of our live Halloween radio show. The videos give you a bit of flavor of what the show was like – the gear and guys and gals that make a great live radio show, plus sound innovative uses of […]

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Radio Drama Revival wants to offer huge congratulations to Yuri Rasovsky and Roger Gregg for achieving nominations for two separate, yet equally big awards. Yuri Rasovsky’s The Maltese Falcon was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album, an enormous accomplishment for an audio drama. And jeez, if you haven’t listened to The Maltese […]

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This week we feature the work of Darker Projects, purveyors of audio drama of a darker shade. And do they deliver! With more than a dozen podcasts covering werewolves, vampires, zombies, aliens, and much more, head over to their website to sate your taste for darkness. Today’s double feature comes from their series of short […]

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This week, we feature the live Mark Time Award Radio Show from CONvergence 2009, put on by our friends, the Great Northern Audio Theater. I was behind-the-scenes on this show and got an opportunity to speak with GNAT’s Brian Price, Jerry Stearns, and Kris Markman – you can listen to that interview on episode 130. […]

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In our final installment of our three-year anniversary special, I look back at some of the experiences and strategies (intended or accidental) that have made this show what it is. Are you looking to start your own podcast? Want to be a bigger part of the audio drama community? Then I hope these tips help […]

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Today we continue our three year anniversary special and self-reflective analysis. Today we focus on the most memorable interviews I’ve ever done. This was a really hard one to put together, because I’ve done a ton. In fact, here’s a link to all interviews on Radio Drama Revival. Here are some of what I consider […]

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Welcome to day two of our three year anniversary special and self-reflective analysis. Since Jan 2007, I’ve had a chance to feature a LOT of good work on the show. 75 hours and counting of audio goodness so far! It’s impossible to feature everything that’s good, particularly because there are episodes in so many different […]

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It doesn’t seem like so long ago that a chance opening at local radio station WMPG gave me a great opportunity: start my own weekly radio show dedicated to radio drama. My goal from the beginning: expose more people to the medium of radio drama and give me an opportunity to share my own work […]

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This week we begin an outer space motif with an interesting new podcast – Transmissions from Escape Pod X. The podcast features short original works and old time radio retellings received from the archives of an escape pod lost somewhere beyond the horizon. We feature the tale “I Saw Myself Running,” a retelling of the […]

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Today we feature the final installment in FinalRune’s 2009 project of old time radio re-creations with the Mad Horse Theater Company. The tale is the classic “Three Skeleton Key,” recorded many times, no doubt, but never before (we suspect) in a genuine Maine lighthouse. The tale? Three lighthouse keepers find themselves the prisoners of their […]

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The writing of James Joyce is as much known for how challenging it is to decipher as for its portraits of humanity in a difficult world. Its hard enough to find audiobooks of his work (could you imagine a single-voiced reading of Ulysses?), and it seems that most audio dramatists have steered clear. Not so […]

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This week we bring back the Quicksilver Radio Theater in a most peculiar of Sherlock Holmes tales set during the Christmas season. A fat goose, a random mugging, and a precious gem. How do all three relate, and who committed this most unusual crime? Enjoy!

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Well, things didn’t go exactly how Lester predicted in the first episode of Goodbye, Cruel World but he’s made it to Santa’s candy-cane palace and now he’s ready for his assault on the fat man in red. But, it’s not easy to sneak a fire-breathing dragon by the toy soldier guards, and how to get […]

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Lester Melrose is sick of jolly old men, gumdrops, candy canes, elves, and a thousand other delights. He wants to bring the big sick world down to its knees and is out for a guy in a red suit who stands in his way. Aiding him in this quest is a chain-smoking unicorn and a […]

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What are we thankful for here at Radio Drama Revival? Compelling, original audio drama… like what you’re about to hear today, the latest from 19 Nocturne Boulevard. A tough southern belle dectective investigates a series of mysterious murders with her partner. But the motives of the killer and tastes of the good guys is all […]

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Ahhh, the living dead. Just in case the onslaught of reanimated corpses in my Halloween special weren’t enough to suite your tastes for the undead, we’ve got a plentiful serving of more from our new friends Wayland Enterprises, a group of California-based filmmakers turned audio dramatists. It’s “We’re Alive,” AKA the Zombie Podcast. In this […]

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Well, the dust is not yet settled on Halloween and the eeriness seeps into this month… Starting with the original “Ghost Behind the Black Door,” to contrast the same tale we re-told in my 2009 Halloween Live Radio Drama. So, the story? A couple moves from the city to a remote mansion in Ireland, where […]

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Jeff Adams is one talented dude. He’s done very well with his Icebox Radio Theater, and while I love his family-friendly stuff, imo it’s with the creepy stuff that his talents as a writer and producer really shine. If you doubt this, go tune into last year’s Halloween special when we heard his tale The […]

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Photo by Randy, Son of Robert Alright, here it is, folks – three days before Halloween and the height of scary story season. My inbox has been bombarded with new stuff all this month which I’ve been dying to get out there to you, and there is just so much happening that if I had […]

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Eek! How does one of the most popular tales from radio drama’s golden age make it onto a modern audio drama podcast? When that tale has been re-envisioned by a modern group, as has been done again by Mad Horse Theater Company and FinalRune Productions. You know it, you love it. A bedridden neurotic woman […]

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This week we welcome the audio mastery of Bill Dufris and his Mind’s Eye Productions back to the show. We’ve heard him previously with his story “The Derelict” and the year before on our Halloween Special with the Lovecraft tale, “The Statement of Randolph Carter.” Today we have two new tales that are new to […]

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This week our Halloween-inspired Ghoulishness continues its fervor and picks up the pace with a haunting tale of woe from the audio masters of The Wireless Theater Company. In a remote, aging manorhouse in England, Edgar, the disaffected manor-keeper takes out his frustrations on the sickly owner of the mansion. But blood shed is hard […]

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Let the Gore begin!! (Sorry, I had to) Our October scary story month starts off with a stylish and slick (with blood) tribute to Italian Ghiallo thrillers by 19 Nocturne Boulevard. A woman troubled with mental problems moves into an apartment with several hot girls, who she starts to see brutally murdered in dreams, all […]

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Closing the month of September is a production I’m thrilled to share with you. It’s the first work out of a three-part collaboration of FinalRune Productions and the Mad Horse Theater Company. The project took classic old time radio plays and brought them to life with modern day field recording, and what fun it was! […]

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This week we conclude our trip to a remote mountaintop of Chile, where we encounter four humans on a direct collision with the cosmos, themselves, and the weirdnesses of fate. Who is really in control of our destinies? What’s in a name? Pluto, by Promising Productions, examines these questions in a way that only art […]

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Today we continue our focus on UK alternatives to the BBC with the aptly titled Promising Productions. Promising Productions looks to the result of efforts from two talented journalism, marketing, and multimedia professionals who have turned their efforts to radio drama in order to get some new, original plays out there. Pluto is an indication […]

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This week we welcome back The Wireless Theatre Company, a splendid UK-based audio production group who just keeps getting better… can you believe they’ve only been around for three or so years? They have close to a hundred radio plays produced now but I have a special heart for their more controversial fare (which is […]

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This week we conclude our run of episodes by Boston-based Colonial Radio Theater, the “Yankee Clipper and the Adventure of the Golden Sphinx.” The third episode just gets us to the action as it’s heating up, but head over to Spoken Network to hear more. Following up the episode is an exclusive interview with Colonial […]

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This week we continue the series by Boston-based Colonial Radio Theater, the “Yankee Clipper and the Adventure of the Golden Sphinx.” With two guards of a mysterious golden sphinx found dead, and the sphinx itself found missing, the crew of the Yankee Clipper finds themselves with unknown dangers and major mysteries to deal with.

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This week we welcome Boston-area Colonial Radio Theater on the Air to the show with their series “Yankee Clipper and the Adventure of the Golden Sphinx.” Colonial Radio is a long-running and prolific production company whose work has appeared on satellite radio, terrestrial radio, and on the web at their own website, Lulu, and The […]

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If you’re not on the ZBS newsletter list, well, sign up now, and then, check out some of the latest stuff they’ve put out. As you recall, we talked to Tom Lopez a few weeks ago about his radio drama/web video hybrid 4 Minute Film Noir. Several more fun videos have come out, including “The […]

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This week we talk to Erik Bauersfeld, a producer, director, and actor in audio drama for more than 40 years, and a figure who gets too little attention in the history of the art. Erik started in the early days of KPFA with the Black Mass series, which is now widely circulated on the ‘net. […]

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This week is the “Halloween in July” episode, so named because we welcome back horror writer Joe R. Lansdale for an interview about his latest two books, Sanctified and Chicken Fried and Vanilla Ride. We talk to Joe about the joy of storytelling, how well stories can be told in audio, and what still intrigues […]

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Title: The Maltese Falcon Author: Dashielle Hammett (Adapted) Producer: Hollywood Theater of the Ear Type: Audio Drama Genre: Adaptation of a Novel Availability: Paid Release My Two Cents: Yuri Rasovsky is one of the finest audio dramatists alive, and in my humblest of opinions, this is the finest work he’s produced to date. A true […]

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Well, I’m not sure how many listeners are near Cutchogue, New York, but this Sunday, August 2, from 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery will be offering a live performance of Jack’s Last Call: Say Goodbye to Kerouac. Wait, does that play sound familiar? It should, because we featured the show last […]

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the flickerman is a cerebral, post-modern, interactive audio…. something. Is it a drama? Is it reality? The two seem to blur as we talk to the series’ producer – Lance Dann – who tells us how this intense audio conspiracy was re-created from tapes sent to him by his friend Cornelius, and how the very […]

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Title: Dead and Gone Author: Adaptation of James Joyce Producer: Chatterbox Audio Theater Type: Audio Drama Genre: Drama Availability: Forthcoming download My Two Cents: If you’re a loyal listener to the show, you’ve heard me rave about the Chatterbox Audio Theater, a Memphis-based audio theater group who have brought us excellent adaptations (Kafka’s In the […]

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Fancy some good summer rea — er, listening? BBC Audiobooks America is hoping you will, and that you’ll check out their new Facebook Group for chatting about some of their best titles. This month it’s Peter Benchley’s Jaws, a novel I read back in middle school and remember more for its lewd scenes than the […]

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We wrap up our focus on the 2008 Mark Time Awards with the presentation of the Gold Mark Time winner, 19 Nocturne Boulevard’s “The Outpost.” We talked to the series’ diva, Julie Hoverson, back in December so we throw that interview in here for good taste. In “The Outpost,” a woman from a matriarchal space-roving […]

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Title: A Canticle for Leibowitz Author: Walter Miller, Jr. (Adapted) Producer: NPR Type: Audio Drama Genre: Adaptation of a Novel Availability: Hard to Find My Two Cents: Hats off to Chris Dueker for getting me a copy of this classic series released by NPR. Listening to this is tragic not just because of the story […]

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This week on the show Fred’s still giddy from CONvergence 2009 (#cvg2009 to you Twitterers) and happy we get to share some great interviews from the convention. The first features the all-star crew of Great Northern Audio Theater – Brian Price and his daughter, Eleanor Price, Kris Markman, and Jerry Stearns. Then, well, me! For […]

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Title: The Flickerman Author: Lance Dann Producer: Lance Dann Type: Audio Drama Genre: Not Quite Sure Availability: Free Download My Two Cents: I don’t want to give too much away on work that’s going to appear on the show, but I have to say something about Lance Dann’s The Flickerman. There’s nothing like it in […]

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Fulfilling a call to action from this week’s Escape Pod, I must encourage you to check out the show’s 200th episode, which features a story by Robert Heinlein. Heinlein is far and away my most beloved of science fiction authors (though in tight competition with Philip K Dick and Ray Bradbury), and the story, “All […]

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This week I had the incredible honor, pleasure, and generally awesome time of heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota to pick up the Ogle Award for my production, Waiting for a Window. To celebrate, we have it on the show for an encore presentation today. But not only did I get to pick up a rad award, […]

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Title: The Halloween Tree Author: Ray Bradbury (Adapted) Producer: Colonial Radio Theater Type: Adaptation of a Short Story Genre: Fantastic Drama Availability: Paid Release My Two Cents: Jerry Robbins and The Colonial Radio Theater have had the incredibly awesome pleasure of working with Ray Bradbury and their treatment of his work doesn’t disappoint. The Halloween […]

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As I mentioned a couple weeks back, I had the amazingly well-timed opportunity to talk to Rich Fish who happens to feature prominently in the new documentary by Georgia Southern University, Theater of the Mind. Oh and yes, we talked to James Kicklighter who was kind enough to chat on the phone about a month […]

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A mega-episode here today to celebrate the NATF workshop down in West Plains, Missouri, and then moving on to our focus on this year’s Ogle and Mark Time winners. Lance Axt, man of many hats, introduces us to several personalities at NATF and gives us flavor of the workshop. We look into the #NATF feed […]

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This week kicks off a new feature for Radio Drama Revival called Fred’s Fuze. Recognizing that there’s a TON of great stuff I listen to that doesn’t make it on the show (or takes months to get there) I’ve decided to start this to share my love of listening. And to see how shocked or […]

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Hot off the presses from Ireland I’ve gotten word that Roger Gregg’s shockingly original adaptation of Gerry Murphy’s poetry will be returning the stage in Cork, Ireland. Here’s what the jacket has to say: All the colourful personas that infamously stalk through Murphy’s satirical writing: from his vicious portraits of demented despots and torturers, to […]

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Our friends at Quicksilver Radio Theater are bringing back their docudrama, Good Friday, 1865, Licoln’s Last Day to the stage. As I’ve said before, this is a great play, and if you’re anywhere near NYC, you should make an effort to check it out! “Really first rate…a terrific job, both in adapting and performing…wonderful work!”- […]

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This week we have the huge pleasure of talking to Tom Lopez of the ZBS Foundation on his new effort with the 4-Minute Film Noir, fun videos that take film noir caricatures and blend them with Lopez’s stellar wit, timing, and sense of humor. We also pick his brain about the experiences at the National […]

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As Lance and I announced a couple weeks ago, my short play, “A Drink Before the Dark,” has won in the “You Have Five Minutes” short audio drama script contest. The play will be produced with the other winners at The Filling Station Arts Center the week of June 15. The show is being produced […]

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This week we talk to an all-out audiofile — Richard Fish, actor, producer, and promoter based in Bloomington, Indiana. Since first inspired by the merry madness of the Firesign Theater, Rich has been transformed by radio and contributed in big ways to the form. This week we talk to him about his long participation in […]

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Today I present part one of the Malleus interview with Alan Stevens of Magic Bullet, audio dramatist, writer, and producer of the Kaldor City and The True History of Faction Paradox audio drama serials. In this installment, Stevens discusses what drew him to audio drama and how Magic Bullet came to be, why he recast […]

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Photo blatantly ripped from Wikipedia This week we invite back Lance Roger Axt, audio aficionado, to talk about his work with Play It By Ear Productions, social media guru-dom with the National Audio Theater Festivals, and his new work with AudioComics… which has some Maine roots! But first… the gospel, according to Chaz? [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast125.mp3] Radio […]

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This week we continue our focus on artists who have been involved with the National Audio Theater Festivals, the upcoming week-long workshop dedicated to audio drama located in West Plains, Missouri. This week’s drama is a feature produced by Lance Axt, the de facto voice of NATF on the LinkedIn and Facebook social networks and […]

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This week we talk to Dianne Ballon, a Maine-based sound artist and audio educator who came down as a live guest to WMPG in Portland, Maine, where Radio Drama Revival originates. We talk about Dianne’s experience both as a participant and instructor at the National Audio Theater Festivals, held each June in West Plains, Missouri… […]

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This week I’m pleased to post my interview with Nigel Fairs, who cast, directed, composed and mixed the Faction Paradox Protocols published by BBV. Many know Nigel from his work on the Sapphire and Steel and Tomorrow People audio drama serials from Big Finish productions. In this interview Nigel gives a good-humored, at times surprisingly frank […]

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This week we welcome back our friends from Chatterbox Audio Theater with a double-header of thrilling and chilling audio drama: Six and Surfacing (Part 1). Both are penned by Chatterbox’s own Kyle Hadley and are properly disturbing, in that way you just can’t stop listening to. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast122.mp3] Radio Drama Revival Episode 122 – Chatterbox Double […]

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This week we dig into Roger Gregg’s uncommonly heard Crazy Dog Live compilation — a series of half-hour radio performances staged live. And what fun it is! Not all is as it seems with Ferdia the Druid. Learn what awkwardness and hilarity lurks in the celtic mind! [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast121.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – Episode 121

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Okay, well I’m going to go out on a limb and say only a handful of people from London will actually read this, but I do think the Wireless Theatre Company’s next live radio play sounds pretty killer: Come with the Wireless Theatre Company as we take you on a journey of madness, terror and […]

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This week we feature Roger Gregg’s smokin’ adaptation of the Greek myth of Marsyas. Marsyas was just an average satyr, drinkin’, screwin’, sleepin’ and generally carrying on with the band of Dionysus… until he fights a magical horn which changes his life (and attitude) forever. Off the Audio Gothic collection, which just about finishes this […]

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I can’t believe? I haven’t posted about this yet, but the time is fast approaching for the National Audio Theater Festivals‘ weeklong audio drama workshop. If you’re new to audio drama production or want to amp up your skills, you won’t find a better environment than in this intense week of audio goodness.? West Plains, […]

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This week we speak with James Kicklighter, a talented young filmmaker who was recruited to direct the new documentary on the golden age of radio, Theater of the Mind. The project was sponsored by Georgia Southern university and kicks off a decade-long celebration of radio for the Broadcast Education Association. It also marks the beginning […]

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This week we talk to sound effects guru Tony Palermo, creator of the excellent radio drama resource RuyaSonic and professional sound-man. He’s worked on a mind-boggling large number of productions, and with no shortage of audio celebrities — Norman Corwin, Peggy Webber, Art Gilmore, Janet Waldo, Fred Foy, Yuri Rasovsky, Roger Gregg, Sue Zizza, Barbara […]

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Gadzooks! This week we speak to the one-and-only, inimitable, incredible, fiendishly creative Roger Gregg of Crazy Dog Audio Theater. From deep in his secret lair of audio drama mystique in Dublin, Ireland I picked his brain about his career, his legacy with the RTE, and the future of the arts in a changing world. With […]

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This week on the show we welcome back the work of Roger Gregg with a piece created in cooperation with the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. Morgan O’Brien hangs in limbo between life and death, and finds the afterlife a much wilder place than he imagined. Confused, frustrated, and alone, he is forced […]

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[audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/radiodramarevival/01_Scene_One.mp3] Audio track 1 from The Faction Paradox Protocols: The Eleven-Day Empire (the first episode of the first series) appears courtesy of Bill Baggs of BBV media, copyright 2001. Click the CD cover to go directly to the BBV website. [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/radiodramarevival/01_Chapter_One.mp3] Audio Track 1 from The True History of Faction Paradox: Coming to Dust (the […]

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Hello everyone, I’ve been gone for a long, long time, but I’m gearing up for a big comeback. Over the next several weeks I will be running a series of articles on the strange history of the Faction Paradox audio dramas, featuring a critical overview of the series, transcribed interviews with directors, and audio excerpts. […]

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Already, gear up your ears and break out your wallet for bonus programming! Radio Drama Revival proudly originates from WMPG in Portland, Maine and to celebrate our spring fund drive, the aptly titled “Begathon,” we have new short-shorts from FinalRune Productions. Listen up, and don’t miss your opportunity to support local, grassroots, organically raised radio! […]

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So ya thought Crazy Dog Audio Theater was only about audio drama, right?? About working in the long form drama format?? Think again: In collaboration with a Tinpot Productions, this series of videos takes the poetry of Irish Poet Laureate Gerry Murphy and transforms into into slammish kinetic sound and visual synergy. The poems range […]

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We continue following our motley crew of undead adventures in a second installment of the Scotland-based drama, Afterlives. Followed with an interview with its creator, Alan McDonald, from cloudy Glasgow. Enjoy! [audio:rdr-podcast111.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – Episode 111

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What happens after we die? Is it an eternal sleep? A land of milk and honey? A place of fire and damnation? A trip back to this world to learn another lesson? … Or do we meet pixies, a totalitarian state, vampires, petty devils and inappropriate angels? Welcome to the world of Afterlives, a hilarious […]

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Well, today might be traditionally when we think about the birthdays of Presidents, but thanks to our friends at the Quicksilver Radio Theater, we’ll be solemnly aware of the death of great Presidents, in this case that of honorable old Abe. In Good Friday, 1865: Lincoln’s Last Day, we encounter Abraham Lincoln, the man, with […]

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This week, we continue a rather non-angelic look at the world of humanity with the Soul Patrol, our angels set out to help save humanity from itself… and man, it is NOT a pleasant task. Last week we jumped mid-way into the first season, this week we step back for a look at the “origin” […]

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This week we transition from the world of Christian sci-fi to that of theological drama with a slightly different twist. The Soul Patrol is sort of the Mod Squad meets Dogma, as a band of angels sets out trying to help save humanity from ourselves but finds the universe much more confusing, frustrating, and amazing […]

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This week, we continue through the sci-fi Christian epic of Spirit Blade, Dark Ritual, by Spirit Blade Productions. Our intrepid heroes suddenly find themselves in the most dire straits of their lives, but are they abandoned or being tested? Following up the next half-hour of this production is an interview with its creator, Paeter Fransen. […]

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We stay out in distant galaxies for at least a few more weeks, going now to a world oppressed by powerful corporation and infiltrated by demons in benign guise — the world of the Spirit Blade! This deliciously produced, action-packed Christian science-fiction will delight fans of the genre and listeners of every faith. In today’s […]

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Episode one-hundred and three? Holy-fricken-cow! We’re closing on the show’s two-year anniversary and kicking off 2009 with a larger-than-life show to celebrate… It’s the Post Meridian Radio Player‘s studio rendition of the classic Lights Out Episode “Chicken Heart” (memorialized forever by Bill Cosby’s childhood fears). Enjoy this fun and well-done tribute, and then listen on […]

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Well, flurries be damned, I’ve just jammed 10 CDs of Radio Drama Revival Sampler CDs into my ditty bag with my Zoom H2 and other “must” audio gadgets and am jumping into a running car on my way to Boston’s First Night to see the Post Meridian Radio Players do “Chicken Heart” as part of […]

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Well, Santa Radio was very good to us this year and stuffed my stocking with TONS of great stuff to share with you… So break open that new mp3 player and stock it up! We have Christmas classic, Christmas irreverent, lots of voices and more than one surprise in this nearly 3-hour holiday extravaganza. Soak […]

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Well, everyone, Merry Christmas eve, and if you’re celebrating something else, cheers to that, too! (We had some pretty serious snow for the Solstice so I was celebrating that longest of nights in my own way…) Couple interesting things to say — first, you’ll note that Graphic Audio is now on the “Friends of Radio […]

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This past Thursday marked the birthday of British writer HH Munroe AKA Saki, known for his razor-sharp stories of tricks and humor slicing up the British aristocracy. Doft your Edwardian cap as we listen to this deliciously devilish rendition of four Saki stories delivered to us by 19 Nocturne Boulevard. BONUS: Here about the upcoming […]

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Joe Hill?s debut novel Heart-Shaped Box is accomplished, polished, and hauntingly familiar. Although a malevolent ghost stalks the hero, a more powerful shade looms over the author: his father, Stephen King. I approached Heart-Shaped Box with sympathetic curiosity: how do you forge your own path when you?re the son of the world?s most famous horror writer? Well, you might try and write something King wouldn?t or couldn?t, like a comic book (Hill has) or an academic work of history (hasn?t). (Hey Joe, I don?t think King ever wrote an original audio drama . . .)

Or if you?re Joe Hill, you could stare down the master of the Dark Tower and beat him at his own game. You might even do it with a story about rebellion against powerful, over-reaching fathers. Perhaps Joe Hill deserves to have his work critiqued without reference to his father?s oeuvre; perhaps he doesn?t. I?ll leave that question to others wiser than me. For better or worse, this longstanding King reader can?t ignore the connection. Guess that means I?m haunted too.

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It was not a pretty day in Portland, Maine. And though I trolled around looking for Wifi connection in the middle of a severe ice storm, there was no internet to be found (just snapped tree limbs and downed powerlines, which, after we’d driven across a couple, we were told still might be dangerous and […]

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This week we move from the world of the macabre to that of the fantastic, with a contemporary fairy-tale retelling by Chesterton Productions – The Shadow of the Bear. Based on Regina Doman’s novel of the same name, this epic audio adventure follows two cultured sisters living in New York City as they encounter a […]

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Thank you Google Alerts for turning me on to this one — today (that’s Dec 3) there will be a live dramatization of “A Christmas Carol” put on at the Brewer, Maine Middle School and broadcast online on WHSN-FM. The Bangor Daily News covered the live dramatization in depth. Brewer’s a bit of a haul, […]

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I couldn’t resist. In addition to a great interview with Bob Arnold and Kyle Hadley of Chatterbox Audio Theater, I put up another one of their shows, “In the Penal Colony” by Franz Kafka. A foreigner is brought to see the “wonders” of a remote penal colony, where the operator of a diabolical machine still […]

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Oh yes, friends, here it is — the stunning conclusion to Chatterbox Audio Theater‘s The Dead Girl… and what a doozy it is. Father Hugh has done everything he can to drown his forlorn faith in the bottom of a bottle but even through the cloud of whisky the incredible events happening in Bloody Springs, […]

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Chatterfest continues! Last week we were introduced to the cursed town of Bloody Springs, Lousiana, and the tortured priest Father Hugh Brooks who finds his dwindling faith and theory of “logic and reason” put to the ultimate test when a dead girl rises again. Snakes will fly as Father Hugh’s dark past is revealed in […]

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Hat trick to Jonathan Lowe, who turned me on to his interview with Sue Zizza, which is also a small treatise to the state of the craft and its future. The article starts a bit slow, with an oft-used example of the War of the Worlds, but as we get into it Sue drops some […]

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This week I have the huge pleasure of introducing you to Chatterbox Audio Theater, a group that, if they haven’t graced your ears yet, will completely blow you away. Like all of us, they appear to have more enthusiasm than money, but that hasn’t stopped them from producing over a dozen shows of bold original […]

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We’ve heard the terrifying throes of God of the Razor before, but this time we go behind the scenes of this glorious gory tale by talking to author Joe R. Lansdale, who also happens to be the author of, oh, 30+ other books and 200 short stories and tons of other great stuff. Between chunks […]

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In the second half of The Buoy, our hapless tourist lays tied out, miles from shore, in the bitter cold with only the toll of the buoy and rising waves as company. Is his fate to die alone in the dark or will the full moon tide not rise enough to drown him? Enjoy the […]

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It’s gotta be something in the water up here in New England. In all the fog and gruff folks and lonely islands, the imagination takes on the shape of darkness lurking just out of reach, and dangers below and above the water… And what a tale to continue our medley of fright than “The Buoy,” […]

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In this continuation of our October fright-thon, we welcome the spectacular new paranormal tales series 19 Nocturne Boulevard to the show. In the creepily original “Making Book,” a street-savvy brother and sister team are torn apart by a strange book that is valued highly by a seller should it make it to his hands unopened. […]

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Terrorists celebrate! (Err… We’re sorry, we mean “fans of horror.”) If you love bloodletting, screaming, shrieking and near (and a little past near) scrapes with death, then this is your month to tune into Radio Drama Revival. In the 2nd-annual fright-fest leading up to a 2-hour Halloween special, we dig through the horrifying vaults of […]

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LET HORROR BE UNLEASHED!!! Err, before that, how about your wallet: If you like Radio Drama Revival, mosey on over to WMPG who desperately needs your support to keep shows like mine on the air. Plus you get cool schwag. Anyways, back to the horror! I’m a huge fan of Doug Bost and Jeff Ward’s […]

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At long last, FinalRune Productions is back with the original story of a man waylaid on his way somewhere else, “Waiting for a Window.” Starring an incredible cast of voice actors including Bill Dufris, Joe Duley, Charly Duley, Ed Patterson, “Man” and long-time FinalRuner, Philip Hobby. Original music by Barb Truex. Hear the story hear […]

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This week we yell… Yikes! as we’re entertained by the creative madness of one of Portland, Maine’s newest, and surely the most demented (in a good kind of way), Yikes! Monsters. Produced by yours truly, the show today features monologues and short sketches recorded around Portland, Maine featuring oddball characters that might just be from […]

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We continue this week with the dastardly Sherlock Holmes tale, “The Speckled Band” performed by our friends at the Quicksilver Radio Theater.? Holmes and Watson are on the hunt of the mysterious killer behind deaths at a remote estate in the English countryside… but will they be in time to stop the next death? [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast087.mp3] […]

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Oh, Holmes, strongman of logic, consumer of sensitive substances and eyes that make a hawk look blind… and an audio theater regular, much, unfortunately, to the abuse of the fine British detective. Forget all the hack-job Holmeses you’ve heard today as our friend at the Quicksilver Radio Theatre delight us again with the diabolical tale […]

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I mentioned earlier about the dawn of Echo Fiction, now I’m pleased to say that it is now live… Lest I say more, go over there and start listening!

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Well, folks, it’s with great pleasure that I bring back my own FinalRune Productions to the show with an encore presentation of the wacktastic comedy, “Tales from Williamsville.” How do one repressed arsonist, a sexually-charged geriatric, a slimy drug dealer and a soccer mom on steroids combine in the most exciting thing to happen in […]

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Well, pull out that classic British idiom “And now for something completely different” for the latest from the Wireless Theatre Company. The thing is Davis & McQuillan, and it’s a musical comedy of an extraordinary absurdity that can only be achieved in audio. Um. I’m not really sure if words can explain it. It’s bizarre, […]

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This week, we talk to the creators of Jack’s Last Call, audio veteran Sue Zizza (producer) and Pat Fenton (playwright). Learn about the origins of this tale, Jack’s transition to the audio form, and the dark alleyways of one famous American writer’s life that came together to create this one staggeringly good play. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast084.mp3] Radio […]

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Xander Davis of Dreamseed, and now Echo Fiction, is a hell of an ambitious guy, a great producer, and now is responsible for yet another great addition to audio theater — the first (as I see it) truly 21st century clearinghouse for audio drama… An online store featuring streams of a diverse group of audio […]

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10 out of 10 This week Malleus kicks off a 3-part look at ballads that blur the boundaries between song, storytelling, and the spoken word. First up is the bad man, Black folk anti-hero Stagolee, in what I guarantee is the best and most wildly imaginative retelling of his legend that you are ever going […]

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Hi folks – Just a quick note. I intended to write a single column this week about three ballads: Julius Lester’s blistering “Stagolee”, Gordon Bok’s gentle cante-fable “Peter Kagan and the Wind”, and the Tuft’s Beelzebubs long lost “Major Tom / Space Oddity”. But as I got going, I realized this wasn’t going to do […]

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This week, the tap keeps flowing at Gunther’s Tap Room where Jack Kerouac is rambling stories about his days on the road, while realizing that a whole new generation has arrived that he doesn’t like the looks of. Soak up the oozing jazz, fiery bourbon and faint smell of cigar smoke in the melancholy conclusion […]

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Jack Kerouac hardly needs an introduction, nor does Sue Media, the professional production company operated by Sue Zizza, accomplished producer and former executive director of the National Audio Theater Festivals.? But unlike the free-roaming, sprawling unkempt prose of Kerouac fame, today’s tale, penned by Pat Fenton, shows the darker side of this American icon, enjoying […]

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8 out of 10 Hollywood has decreed that summertime is superhero time, so today we don our spandex and take to the skies with this historical release. Superman may not pack the same box office punch he once did, but this super-delicious old time radio serial still packs plenty of P-E-P: Pep! With its clean […]

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Gosh, I wanted to dig into my behind-the-scenes coverage for “Slasher” but didn’t get beyond an amazing interview with Scott Hickey and Brian Price, the two men most responsible for the thrilling (and chilling) new tale by The Grist Mill. As you’ll here again and again in this show, it’s available for a $3 download […]

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In a special-hour long episode and the second half of our feature of Captain Hudson, we track Captain Hudson as he and intrepid mechanic “Flaps” land in Northern California looking for work. While they may not find that wild goose, they soon find much more than they bargained for… The first disc of this five […]

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Come celebrate the Kyoto festival of Gion Matsuri with this collection of binaural soundscapes. Music, pictures, pachinko, giant wagons covered with ancient tapestries, and lots of Japanese people saying “Oooooh!” at just the right moments. What more could you want? Get a pair of headphones and enjoy this album, recorded by myself and free to […]

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9 out of 10 What possessed Tom Lopez to do this half-baked horror tale? Devil or angel, it was an inspired muse: Lopez doesn’t just adapt Wagner’s story, he rewrites it, and the result is far more chilling than the original. ? Adapted by Meatball Fulton (Thomas Manuel Lopez) from the 1974 short story ?Sticks? […]

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In our last hooray for Pepper Pickle Pennsylvania (for the present) we pontification on pomegranate punch with Martha Manning, star of “The Many Men of Martha Manning,” the outstanding radio comedy we’ve been listening to for the past few weeks. Plus we get the pleasure of speaking with David Witz, the “man behind the curtain” […]

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This week, Martha Manning discovers her long-lost husband, Bill, only to encounter the dastardly deeds of Professor Von Housen! (or a close approximation thereof).? How do pickles and Scientific American save the world?? Find out in the riveting conclusion of The Many Men of Martha Manning. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast077.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 77 P.S… light up […]

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10 out of 10 In a subtle and varied presentation, actor Fred Morsell brings the full force of statesman and former slave Frederick Douglass’s eloquence to bear on the issue closest to him: slavery. Re-enactment at its finest, Morsell’s performance confirms both the classic status and contemporary relevance of Douglass’s legendary 5th of July speech. […]

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We zip back across the ocean this week to crash-land into surreal Pepper Pickle, Pennsylvania, where the sweet-as-pie housewife Martha Manning ponders her many men. Enjoy this laugh-out-loud soap opera lampoon! [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast076.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 76

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4 out of 10 A flawed curiosity, the Mind’s Eye production of Kafka’s surreal, tragicomic tale of the salesman-turned-cockroach is notable for a striking voice effect and an outstanding performance by Erik Bauersfeld. Listening to him, you’ll believe a cockroach can talk and shudder with disgust and sympathy. It’s a shame the rest of the […]

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9 out of 10 An audio drama adaptation of Bram Stoker’s little-known prelude to his famous horror novel. The Good, the Bad, and the Vlad face off in one of old Germany’s forgotten valleys for the soul of a very foolish Englishman. Ironically, only the use of classical music mars Titania Medien’s otherwise classic production. […]

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This week, we talk with Mariele of the The Wireless Theatre Company, the now one-year-old audio drama company that’s gone from UK newcomer to reliable source of compelling new stories. Hear about the story of the Company, their fight to get theater to the ears of the “iPod generation” and the exciting productions down the […]

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This week we conclude the Youth of Old Age, a classic-style British comedy with fiery wit and sharp writing. What happens to the young man who’s desperate to marry, but wants to please his dragon-tongue grandmother at the same time? And to what end will she go to meet his fiancee? [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast074.mp3] Radio Drama Revival […]

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Fawlty Towers fans rejoice, this week we’ve got a fiery comedy from the classic British school of language deering-do in the amazingly agile tale, “The Youth of Old Age” by the Wireless Theatre Company.? What happens when a young man returns to his house of wealth after years away at university… and ready to marry?? […]

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I’m behind the curve on this, but I’d be dreadfully remiss if I didn’t put a shout-out for the National Audio Theater Festivals‘ week long summer audio drama workshop. I won’t be there this year, but my god, and I’m kinda wishing I was. For example, listen to this juicy bit from their website: Workshops […]

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Well, just because you exist in a place where human law is not even understood, does NOT mean that human activity doesn’t take place… as evidenced by the wild turns taken in the conclusion of this postmodern play. Enjoy! [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast072.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 72

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10?out of 10 Lausch’s adaptation of R. A. Salvatore’s?Forgotten Realms?novel carves a bold new?niche for dark fantasy into Germany’s burgeoning?audio drama market.??A tight script, outstanding performances, and rich atmosphere?make?Der Dritte Sohn?what most?h?rspiele?only claim to be:? atemberaubend. (Breathtaking.) Die Saga von Dunkelelf 1 – Der Dritte Sohn (Saga of the Dark Elf 1 – the Third […]

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6 out of 10 Nihilism saves this pastiche from being completely barren. ? Written by: Mike Richardson and Randy StradleyProduced by: Tom Voegeli Directed by: Peter Moore? Adapted from the 1998 Dark Horse Comics mini-series by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley. Highbridge Audio, 1999. 2 CDs Availability:? In print. For a universe that seemed so […]

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In another “Rabbit from the hat” episode, I pull out an amazingly clever and poignant tale from Roger Gregg’s Audio Gothic series — Brad’s Book of Lies. What IS it about advertising that makes THE BOOK so good? Find out today… [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast070.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – Episode 70

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7 out of 10 Brimming with Gothic atmosphere, Larry Brent’s first audiobook adventure is a nostalgic reminder that as good as dramatic adaptations can be, an author?s original text has a charm all its own. Dan Shocker?s Larry Brent #1: Das Grauen schleicht durch Bonnards Haus (Dan Shocker?s Larry Brent #1: Horror creeps through Bonnard?s […]

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‘Nuff said. I had the incredible honor and pleasure of talking to Tom Lopez of ZBS about his days of audio collecting and producing, his latest efforts with short-form audio and the future of the form. Plus a few nuggets of “2 Minute Film Noir” tossed in for flavor. Enjoy. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast069.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode […]

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8 out of 10 A post-apocalyptic audio book / drama packed with steel-jacketed entertainment for your inner libertarian. Deathlands #73: Labyrinth 2006 The Cutting Corporation Directed by Richard Rohan Starring: Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Delores King Williams, Nanette Savard, Casey Jones, Ken Jackson, Karen Carbone and David Coin. Availability: In print. (Audio CD, […]

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8?out of 10 A welcome interlude in the Middle Ages vampire serial for longtime fans and an accessible, self-contained starting point for newcomers.? Blutkrieg ? Die Edition Blood War ? the (collected) Edition (This series was previously released on 5 individual CDs.? Although the stories are all self-contained, they are interconnected and build on one […]

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Jack’s adventures in New Orleans continue this week with a talk about zombies, and visits to a Voodoo Queen — a friend, not a foe… or at least so we think. Plus, Louis Lafitte goes on the ride of his life! Committed to the Radio Drama Revival archives… Check out ZBS for the original production!

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In the second part of the ZBS Foundation’s “Do That in Real Life,” Jack Flanders is taken deeper into the spooky and energy-ridden world of New Orleans’ back streets and the Voodoo queens who roam the city today. Plus, Louis Lafitte the littlest pirate begins a crazy journey! Committed to the Radio Drama Revival archives. […]

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The second installment in the internet marketing for audio drama series came to me rather unexpectedly as I routinely perused the Google Analytics stats for the last three months. So back in March, Radio Drama Revival saw something like quadruple the average number of visitors to the site. With a bit of a quizzical “What […]

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7 out of 10 stars If you know Jack and need a respite from faster entertainments, the soothing aroma of spiced coffee beckons you to the Casa Luna. Midnight at the Casa Luna: Part One A Jack Flanders adventure By Meatball Fulton (Thomas Manuel Lopez) ZBS Foundation 1 CD, 65 minutes (ZBS originally sold this […]

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Come on down, the gumbo’s good. This week, Radio Drama Revival has the incredible honor of welcoming the ZBS Foundation to the show with a stellar adventure from the Traveling Jack series, Do That in Real Life? Things get odd for cosmic tourist Jack Flanders as crazy zombie dreams haunt him and his friend Mojo […]

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Great new stuff from the Wireless Theatre Company: ?The Youth Of Old Age? is the latest production from the Wireless Theatre Company. A gloriously offensive drama from controversial writer Stuart Price, which stars Prunella Scales (of Fawlty Tower fame) as Plutocrat Elizabeth Willem Gracie – possibly the most brutish, wicked, racist, sexist, ageist, lying, violent […]

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Welcome to the final installment of a three-part essay discussing the supernatural in contemporary German h?rspiel. Today I?ll recommend three outstanding contemporary German audio dramas (with links to Mp3 samples) and finish up by considering what the thriving German audio drama market might teach the struggling American one. Let?s get to the heart of the […]

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This week we beg for money, visit an eerie future and sit down for a chat with Sam Mowry of the Willamette Radio Workshop. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast064.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 64

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Last week Malleus traced a rough history of German supernatural horror serials and considered their defining impact on the contemporary H?rspiel-Boom (audio drama explosion). What are some general characteristics of these new horror serial audios? I?ve made a list below of several trends I?ve noticed over the past 9 years, many of which differ from […]

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Keeping apprised of radio drama headlines usually doesn’t net anything that wild and crazy, but LA Theatre Works Receives $250,000 Donation certainly caught my eye. For those who aren’t familiar with LATW‘s work, they feature top-notch, serious theater productions which are distributed about as far and wide as any are in today’s market — this […]

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This week we take classic fairy tales and turn them on their heads with a compelling piece produced as part of the Willamette Radio Workshop‘s Writer’s on the Air radio writing workshop help every summer. “Next Year’s Girl” tells about a small village held under the thumb of a beast which requires a yearly sacrifice […]

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As much as my passion is all things audio, my paid gig is internet marketing with a local firm, Hall Web Services. What that means is that on a daily basis I’m grilling websites, writing optimized web code, writing the most interesting copy I can muster and figuring out interesting ways to market products and […]

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REVENGE OF THE GRUSEL-KRIMIS! The inaugural column of Malleus kicks off a three part investigation of the role of supernatural horror in the contemporary German audio drama explosion. Come inside to discover the first German radio drama, learn about German pulp novels, and meet Konga the Man-Frog.

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Alright, my friends, it’s time to zap into the future again, in a bizarre alternative world let’s pray to god doesn’t exist. Today Dick Dynamo is on the hunt for the killer of a trusted friend and his search takes him to the bowels of criminal animal fighting rings… and ends up with Dick himself […]

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Introduction to Malleus with Chris Dueker Welcome to Malleus: Vibrations from the Middle Ear, a weekly review column of English and German language audio drama, audio books, and other spoken word recordings. Malleus came about for two reasons: 1) to provide critical reviews of spoken arts recordings that rarely receive them and 2) to introduce […]

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Alright, so hats off to the Sonic Society for first airing the news of great new Crazy Dog Audio Theater videos up on YouTube. I’ve only started to scratch the surface of this great new resource Roger’s put up for us all to enjoy, such as a sound effects tutorial and a video of musicians […]

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The crazy world of Dick Dynamo enters this placid podcast with man-eating vegetarians and ham-fisted multi-dimensional goodness in a bizarre world of this podcast described by the inimitable Gregg Taylor as “Matt Helm and Roger Ramjet … meld[ed] into a single, slightly confused but cool being” Enjoy. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast060.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – Episode 60

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Okay, it’s probably not appropriate to joke about the horrific events that unfold in this week’s episode, courtesy of the audio soap opera Eye of the Storm. But as the dust settles (or the clouds pass) we continue with a great chat with the creator and one of the actresses in this fine and fiery […]

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Down in the baking sun of South Louisiana the pastoral veneer covers a town overflowing with greed, jealousy, and deceit. Vernon Montgomery, a cantankerous oil tycoon, expects to get what he wants, and often does. But as the people in his life begin to behave in ways that go again his grain, the elements are […]

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Okay, it may appear to be succumbing to sentiment, but this week we play a piece in honor of Valentine’s Day by the marvelous Wireless Theatre Company. Jaded adult lovers in Britain are faced with an increasingly puzzling obsession when a mysterious card shows up on Valentine’s Day. Note: This play includes some language not […]

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A Radio Drama Revival Exclusive! With much gracious thanks to Roger Gregg and the Crazy Dog Audio Theater, I’m pleased to share with you some of these shots behind-the-scenes of the production of The Salmon of Blackpool. To get a sense of what is going on in some of these shots, make sure to listen […]

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Roger Gregg, the multi-talented force behind Crazy Dog Audio Theater, is one of the most fascinating people you can talk to about audio theater in world today… and this week we’re graced with almost 45 minutes of his insightful anecdotes and tough critique of the current state of independent media in the world today. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast056.mp3] […]

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Things aren’t looking good for Johnny Gallagher in the last episode of The Salmon of Blackpool, but the story of Richie’s little fish isn’t over yet. Sinead makes a break, Sheldon comes from the states, and the bond between Richie and Johnny is tested in the powerfully moving final episode of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s […]

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In the third episode to Crazy Dog Audio Theater’s gripping “The Salmon of Blackpool,” Johnny Gallagher continues to deteriorate as Richie gets fire rained down from him by Sheldon. All the while, Richie struggles to understand who Johnny is deep inside, and the people and place that made him the inferno of a man he […]

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I’ve long been a proponent of greater community in the audio drama world, and my prayers were finally answered with the recent launch of audiodramatalk.com, to my knowledge the first audio drama forum.? While I half-expected to see a gigantic empty emptiness with one or two lone moderator comments, I was delighted to see that […]

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This week, we sink deeper into the world of Johnny Gallagher, an Irish moviestar on the terrible road to death, and Richie Ryan, the man sent to document the “feel good” story behind this fallen icon. But as is made poignantly clear, it is hard to find the the “feel good” in this tortured man’s […]

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390 Days, 134 posts, 52 episodes, and nearly 30 hours of audio later, Radio Drama Revival! is proud to announce some sort of anniversary… either this week, last week, or some time in between.? It doesn’t really matter.? All I know is that what started out as a dream quickly became a reality, and even […]

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Oh radio drama fans, do we begin a treat for you today… I am absolutely tickled to bring to you, for the first time broadcast in the United States, the latest startling, bold, gripping, and mesmerizing tale by Crazy Dog Audio Theater… The Salmon of Blackpool Now the phrase “audio movie” gets kicked around a […]

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If you don’t know what the phrase “Welcome to Wormwood” means, you’re missing out on one of the greatest audio mystery series out there — being produced today, being produced ever. Wormwood is everything you love about the serial — gripping, nail-biting, intriguing, hilarious, and most importantly, it keeps you egging for the next episode. […]

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Episode fifty? Egads! Almost a whole year has zoomed by… and how much fun we’ve had! This week, we finish cleaning up the wrapping paper in time to hear two tales coming from two desperately different spheres… or, as we like to say “Naughty or Nice.” Enjoy a new tale from Buffy Between the Lines […]

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Well, if you’re even the slightest fan of modern audio drama then the name of the Decoder Ring Theatre is a familiar one — Gregg Taylor and his merry band of miscreants have been producing noir drama in the OTR-style with a contemporary twist for going on two years now, and has attracted a strong […]

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The turkey is stuffed, the appetizers are ready, and there are mince pies ready for the latecomers. But for Ellen, it’s all just not Christmas yet. And in one long evening on the rooftops, she starts to figure out why… Enjoy this marvelous and offbeat Christmas story by UK’s Wireless Theatre Company… “Waiting for Father […]

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This past week we heard Central Audio Theatre‘s take on Fall of the Hero, and shortly afterwards I had the chance to chat with them first about CAT and also about how they interpreted a tale that had already been produced. Hear a little bit about Central Audio Theatre and the student-run organization that is […]

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Well a few weeks back I mentioned live “Dracula” in Kenosha, Wisconson, and for those of you lucky enough to be in the area tonight you can go check out RG Productions‘ “Retro Radio Holiday Revue.”? This show features favorite comedies from the Old Time Radio era:? Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, Fibber McGee & […]

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Well, we’re big fans of trying different things here at Radio Drama Revival! and now I’m pleased to feature the first work I’ve ever written produced by another — In this case, it’s “Fall of the Hero,” produced this time around by Central Audio Theatre. CAT is based out of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and features […]

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Well, blind-sided I am again with the holiday season, and as I scamper to get some great Christmas stories in the line-up, I figured I’d take the time to highlight some of my favorite listening of this past year, as well as the stuff that’s a sure-win for any audio fan on your list. And […]

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No, we’re not referring to eerie references to Santa Claus, but to the megalomaniac loose in the streets of London in this week’s tale, “The Confessions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” We’d actually just reached the “confession” portion of the program last week, and now we learn all about the darker half of London’s […]

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Just in time for Thanksgiving, when maybe your inlaws have a few more, ah, multi-personalities than you’d like them to have, comes the classic tale of the two halves of the human experience, The Confessions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This fine story marks the first tale by the Willamette Radio Workshop to grace […]

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Another stunning tale by Doug Bost and Jeff Ward haunts the bitstream this week… On Acadia National Park, the crashing waves of Thunder Hole have entranced tourists, and lead to the ugly demise of more than one… Two fraternity-brothers to be confront ghost tales and legends as they spend a night on this haunted beach […]

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On a long lonely stretch of desert, a hitchhiker catches a ride. But as two strangers head to the next town, tales of a loose criminal on the road cast suspicion on their uncertain relationship. And reality is more dangerous that either can imagine… This week I’m proud to present the work of Doug Bost […]

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Wow, what a hell of a week for Radio Drama Revival! I got interviewed by Justin Ellis of the Portland Press Herald for the NXT Podcast, a youth culture column, and my chat with him made it on the NXT Halloween Special… thanks Justin for a great chat and for being interested in what this […]

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Terror Stalks the airwaves! On Halloween we heard three tales of horror guaranteed to haunt your dreams “Forevermore.” We kick off a killer fright-night with William Dufris‘ adaptation of “The Statement of Randolph Carter” by H.P. Lovecraft, followed by the Grist Mill production of Joe R. Lansdale’s “God of the Razor,” and conclude with a […]

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Ahh… “hear” at last — Halloween! The one day a year where you can get away with dressing up like a lunatic (outside of New Orleans), knock on stranger’s doors demanding candy and cuddle up to the stereo and pretend that great audio stories are just another part of our cultural framework. Tonight a lot […]

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Audio fans in the Kenosha, Wisconsin area will be treated to a live production of Orson Welles’ adaptation of Dracula this Halloween.? The drama is being produced by Wisconson-based RG Productions, an audio theater group that produces faithful re-creations of old time stuff and has ties with other producers, including the Willamette Radio Workshop.? It […]

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A man lies on the brink of death, torn between two worlds — the world of pain, suffering, and failure, but a chance of love, and a world of peace, quiet, and acceptance… or at least so says the long dead voice of his abusive father. What chance is there for retribution beyond the grave? […]

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The tales of audio terror continue with the conclusion of the tale of Frankenstein’s monster… The creature, repelled by men, seeks out his creator to plea for a companion — but will Frankenstein allow his creation to have peace? [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast040.mp3] Radio Drama Revival Episode 40

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For us audio dramatists, October is our Christmas.? Something about the nature of the season — with its penchant for spooky stories told around campfires, couches or cauldrons, combined with a love for eerie music and things that go bump in the night — makes our nigh forsaken artform spring to life to a surprising […]

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Horror fans delight! Today the terror continues with a tale driven by the depths man will go to in his reckless need to explore what should be left unexplored — in this case, the boundaries of life and death. Mary Shelley’s “Modern Prometheus” never sounded better than in this stunning, true-to-the-text audio theater adaptation of […]

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Smashing pumpkins, anyone? At the risk of airing spoilers to my Halloween special later this month, take a sneak preview of the wanton vegetable abuse that goes into the making of a haunting horror audio story

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As a prelude to today’s episode, the beginning of a frightful month of audio horror stories here on the show, I’ve got to note that this week marks the middle of the “Begathon” pledge drive at WMPG, the station which generally gives air time, studio space, and access to a great audio-savvy volunteer army, making […]

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Stayed tuned to the show this October for truly terrifying theater!? I’ve packed Radio Drama Revival to the gory brim with haunting tales, culminating in a three-part live radio drama event to be held on All Hallow’s Eve. The fright fest kicks off October 4th during WMPG‘s “Begathon” pledge drive with Maine-based audio artistry by […]

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I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the upcoming deadline for the National Audio Theater Festival’s Script Contest.? November 15 is the postmarked-by date for entries in what is likely the biggest script contest for audio theater, with a critics from the finest ranks of the artform and great prizes such as a sizable chunk […]

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Well the last few weeks we’ve met some of the most colorful — some menacingly so — characters of the galaxy as conflicting forces collide on the luxurious Huddleston Space Liner. Now the cries of blood vengeance reach a desperate pitch and the only solution may be the ultimate one. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast037.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – […]

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Well, as we enter into the second episode of “Murder on the Huddleston Ferry,” the series starts to live up to its name. Conflicting intergalactic forces — of good, evil, and unknown intentions — clash together, making this trip aboard the luxury spaceliner one its passengers will not soon forget. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast036.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – […]

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For most passengers of the Huddleston, it was looking to be a relaxing cross-galactic space voyage on a luxurious space liner. Long nights at the Antigravity Red Bar, friends of a promiscuous persuasion, hours spent staring as the stars as they swooshed by… by Emille Song and the Professor, hot from the Catacombs with the […]

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After an amazing month playing The Last Harbinger, I had the absolute honor and pleasure of speaking to Roger Gregg, whose work with Crazy Dog Audio Theatre is about as original, compelling, and well-produced as it gets. In this discussion, we get to learn about the grit that drives him to write what he does […]

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Thanks to Brian Price of Great Northern Audio Theater for sharing a great link to an NPR story this past weekend on the thriving audio book industry in an age of declining book sales. Of particular interest to me was the chat with Robin Whitten of Audiofile Magazine, the great audiobooks (and fair share of […]

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In our continuing Crazy Dog-liness, we follow the Harbinger in his run from the law and reluctant public appearance to make his dire proclamation to the people of this dying land. But are the people ready for such a revelation? And how will the authorities react to such a blatant affront to their power? Find […]

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Sorry I’m so late getting the word out for this, but there have been two incredible new Crazy Dog Audio Theatre productions airing this month on RTE 1! ? The two stories are about as different as two stories can be, but showcase they the same incredible production and acting value we’ve come to expect […]

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The Harbinger was welcomed to Moloch with missiles, but as he choked on the toxic fumes of the dying planet, a blind blues man hooked him up to his powered suit and saved him. In turn, the power of the energy suit caused a blind man to see again, and two unlikely strangers to become […]

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In our continuing coverage of The Last Harbinger by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, we follow the Harbinger’s very rough entry into this tainted new dimension, and learn more about the strange characters who inhabit it. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast030.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 30

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A fallen psychologist grows more and more deeply obsessed with the occult, leading him to spurning mob bosses and tearing off to forgotten small towns in search of his visions of a drowning woman. Meanwhile, the small town in question is haunted by ghosts of its own, and dark secrets that creep up from the […]

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Well, we’ve careened through outer space, been sucked into small towns with their fair share of secrets and heard some new old time radio, and this month, Radio Drama Revival! enters yet more bold new terrain with the American premiere of an incredible audio folktale/satire, the acclaimed “Last Harbinger” by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre from […]

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If you were lucky enough into one of the most popular episodes ever on the show — Dreamseed’s spectacular Buried in Falling Sand and the interview with its producer, Xander Davis — then you no doubt were waiting with baited breath to hear when the next work, Soul Rift, would be out (I know I’ve […]

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For a guy who’s just had his show cut from XM’s weekend line-up, Joe Bevilacqua is a pretty upbeat guy. We get him on the phone this week to chat about his work, make funny voices, and opine on the sorry state of audio theater while still expressing hope for the future. He also shares […]

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Hey, FCC. Let XM and Sirius dominate the entire satellite spectrum and I can enjoy a bunch of commercial… err… resistant programming for the low-low price of $6.99. That’s a whole handful of a la carte offerings for the price of two cups of coffee a month, right? Not a bad deal at all. Especially […]

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This week, we slough off this disgusting mid-summer deluge and return to the little burb where nothing seems to change yet everything is stranger than anyone will admit. What do a militant housewife, a frustrated arsonist, the town drug dealer, and a lascivious old lady have in common? Find out again or for the first […]

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It’s easy to let political issues sort of simmer in the back burner while imminent daily things take over your life, and so it’s been with the Save Net Radio movement, which you’d think I’d be on the forefront of, until this morning, when I saw that WMPG had posted a bold warning that the […]

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Just when you thought you’d caught your breath from NATF, the Willamette Radio Workshop is plotting their annual Writers on the Air Workshop on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from July 18 through August 9th (with a couple wrap up events the following weekend).? This intensive writer’s course is FREE to anyone passionate about their craft, […]

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Now, one of the nice advantages of having your own blog is that you can wantonly pitch your own stuff when the spirit hits. And hopefully I’m not doing a disservice by announcing how proud I am to have fresh CDs printed (well, about a week old now) featuring Fall of the Hero and Tales […]

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So after days of scouring town for knick-knacks, whatzits, bagged rice, sponges, kitty litter and countless other props, assembling all of the scattered noisemakers, poring over the scripts countless times and at least two twelve hour days of tireless cue-to-cues and rehearsals, the sound effects team was ready.? The voice actors, by the sounds of […]

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Well, a little late on the gun on this, BUT… after much adventure, thrift-store shopping, cue-to-cue, rehearsal and precious few shouting matches, the amazing live shows have come together with yours truly taking rather compelling roles as doorbell 1, bag of junk and peach eating. Tune in live, while you still can, at NATF.org, and […]

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Watering holes are few to find in this neck of the woods, where else can you find a cold drink in a glass as hazy as the thunder-cloud ridden sky in the late afternoon?

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Wow.? Okay.? So since last year, I felt I learned a hell of a lot about audio, though I think in the last two days I’ve learned as much as I have in the last year.? Or at least, I’ve learned about a few key principles and the thinking that goes on in the mind […]

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Well, it was with a twinge of hopeful melancholy that I said adieu to the beach at 1 in the morning and caught three hours of sleep before making the final arrangements to head to the airport. Thirteen hours later, barely hanging on with catnaps through the day, hundreds of milligrams of caffeine and sheer […]

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Bounce over to Great Northern Audio Theater to see the 2007 Mark Time and Ogle Award Winners, represented by a strong showing of American and Canadian audio adventurists. It’s great to see God of the Razor tying in for gold on the Ogle award, as I think we can all attest it’s one terribly gripping […]

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Due to trekkin’ through deep ranges of the tundra… okay, Old Town, Maine — the podcast is held up by a day this week. Accept my humble apologies for holding back from you this excellent interview with two true radio originals — Marc Rose and Geral McQuinn of Dry Smoke and Whispers Holodio Theater. With […]

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Where’s Osama Bin Laden hiding?? Canada, of course!? Guffaw or scratch your head to the peculiar off-kilter comedic wonderment of fellow Portland, Maine audio producers, Dan Bernard and Michael Townsend, with It is to Laugh! in Toronto.? Chosen to assault Toronto with their original blend of audio comedy, all of us back home can tune […]

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Well, my wild dreams that radio drama might for a moment have an opportunity to be in the public consciousness is squashed as ten utterly non-audio theaterly inclined finalists make it to the upcoming rounds of the Public Radio Talent Quest. That said, all the finalists have spectacular, curiously intriguing “hostiness” profiles and best of […]

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A point of contention that comes up more than I’d like to while running a pretty unconfrontational radio show is the fine line of decency. While no one’s baring breasts or wagging genitilia about in any of these radio shows, the cryptic FCC rules constitute any reference to sexual or excretory functions as indecent, a […]

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While my penchant is obviously audio drama, I’m really an omnivorous listener and savor a good audiobook like a select single malt when the opportunity allows. Especially a really, really good audiobook, one where the stories enchant, the production shines, and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Such an Audiobook is […]

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Oh yes, avid Radio Drama fans, here it is, the latest work of FinalRune Productions — the twist off the ol’ fantasy story block, FALL OF THE HERO. Sir Grace was a mighty knight, with a record of maiden-saving and dragon slaying on par with none. But when summoned by an infamous mage with ambiguous […]

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The body of Caesar lies dripping in the palace’s chambers, as Brutus steps out to speak to the chaos of the street to answer for the conspirator’s deeds. But the dogs of war have slipped, and good-intentions might fulfill the prophecy they feared. The exciting conclusion to Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” by our […]

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Even the most perfunctory audio theater fan is likely to know of and love the productions of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, Roger Gregg’s absurd radio dramatic exploits broadcast throughout the Green Isle with CDs blessedly made available by ZBS and Lodestone. Gregg’s work oscillates from the high, medium and low brow with philosocomic stories ranging […]

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Well, this isn’t exactly radio drama, but a fun project by someone affiliated with WMPG and of possible interest to Portland, Maine listeners and maybe those from elsewhere, too.? Last month, former WMPG Office Manager ?DJ Mindwrecker? launched PortlandMaine.TV, a so-called “YouTube for Maine.”? This month, he has created another new community site for the […]

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Lend me your ears… and let slip the dogs of war! Tragedy, betrayal, power lust and vengeance collide in this fresh contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” rendered in livid sound by our friends at the Quicksilver Radio Theater. Enjoy the first half of the drama, with the bloody conclusion next week. […]

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Blood, knives, intrigue and betrayal are on the way for those tuning in to tomorrow’s broadcast of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and those lucky enough to be in New York in the next ten days to see director/writer Jay Stern’s new film, The Changeling (playing at the Pioneer Theater). In common with the work […]

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In this past week’s podcast, you heard Xander and I chat a little bit about the new sound effects library released as Dreamseed Audio Library ST. I wanted to expand my thoughts on the new library beyond the stuttering line of thought that got half-formed in the interview. I was trying to get at the […]

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This week we talk with Dreamseed founder, writer, director, producer Xander Davis. Having taking the vow to “make it happen,” Xander Davis has a lot to say about the art and craft of audio theater, what’s gone into his works to date, and what he thinks it will take to get the modern media consumer […]

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This week, Dreamseed‘s foreboding tale of a future where the salvation of the worker comes in the form of a little yellow pill. Yet, when one man forgets to take his little pill of dreams, he quickly realizes how much he’s been missing, and how little a chance he stands at getting it back. A […]

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Well, we’ve crossed about all the genres so far on the show, and this month we kick off with a stellar piece of contemporary science fiction by Dreamseed. In a not-too-distant future, workers of the world are saved by a pill that makes you forget your dayjob. It’s just one perpetual paid vacation in this […]

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It was pretty cool to stumble across this article in the Guardian Arts Blog which talks about the future of the audio theater, and features some of my opinions on the sad yet hopeful state of affairs (yes, me, quoted in a real newspaper!). I think one of the toughest things radio drama is facing […]

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This week’s guest is Jeffrey Adams, leading creative force behind the Icebox Radio Theater of International Falls, Minnesota. Jeff’s radio history is long and notable, and his passion clear: rather than bury his theater career when moving to the Borderland, as some might, Jeff started something where he was, culling fantastic tales out of the […]

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In case you haven’t gotten wind of it already, the National Audio Theater Festival is coming up, June 23-30 in balmy West Plains, MO.? I, for one, will be there, and look forward to a variety of interesting workshops and especially the opportunity to network with other audio drama enthusiasts. Especially exciting, if you happen […]

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This week on the show, a story set in deep space, with two travelers who find themselves dreadfully equipped for surviving... but worse than confronting their unfortunate fate, is having to deal with one another.

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If my updates lately have been more intermittent, I can only account for my work re-developing the FinalRune Productions audio stories site to be completely managed using WordPress as a CMS system. While the existing website was pretty solidly coded in lean PHP, I wanted a lot of cool whizmos and whazzits which come with […]

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I couldn’t resist the opportunity to air another excellent Great Northern Audio Theater production this week, “Dialogue with Martian Trombone.” Why does the band usurped for the War of the Worlds broadcast still get together for their anniversaries? What does the trombone player of this band know about Martians that no one else believes? And […]

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Great Northern Audio Theater‘s Brian Price is a producer and writer with a long list of audiography over more than ten years, from the Midwest Theatre Workshop and the Iowa Radio Project to the amazing comedies GNAT does for the Mark-Time Sci-fi awards at the CONvergence science-fiction convention. We chat with him this week about […]

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Stumbled across an interesting BusinessWeek analyzing the monetization of podcasting and why it may be trickier for indie podcasters to make a buck where others, such as a-list bloggers, have succeeded. To be honest, it’s a pretty amazing that anyone can make enough money off a website to quit their job, though I’m certainly not […]

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What happens when a meteor threatens big city and the only one who can stop it is working on his web site? What terrible event in his past makes him sacrifice all else to save kittens? Well, we find out this week in Great Northern Audio Theater‘s Super Pal! [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast011.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – Episode […]

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While I’m perfectly happy reading and hearing words, it seems that a lot of people miss seeing pictures now and again.? To try and curb this trend, I’ve started snapping more pictures at my production sessions and have compiled what I have so far in a radio drama image gallery over at my sister site, […]

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I’ve been up to a lot of great listening lately and now that my production schedule has slowed down a little, I’m going to try and catch up with my thoughts on some of the most interesting things to hit my mp3 player. Circus 13 Productions regularly post their latest releases to the Yahoo Modern […]

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It’s Begathon week at WMPG, and we’re on the mic pitching for your dough as exiled space DJs show up at the station. Things get weirder and funnier than ever in this first live drama by FinalRune Productions/Radio Drama Revival! [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast010.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 10

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I’ve grown a big fan of the Lit Between the Ears blog written by William Spear of Two Plus Plus Productions. He continually has a high level of discussion about audio work, both the ars poetica and the cultural/economic/political climate that affects how our work is received by the outside world. His “Three Questions” series […]

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Quoth the New York Times: Under the ruling released on March 2, Web broadcasters must pay each time a listener hears a song, at a rate that began at 0.08 cent in 2006 (the ruling applies retroactively) and rises to 0.19 cent in 2010. Besides increasing the charge for each song, the ruling established a […]

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RDR gets a facelift and usability bounce this morning, thanks to a snazzy theme by Rob Goodlatte (hope that’s not a joke about fine coffees…). I felt the old theme was a little dark and the last vibe I want to get around here is one of despair. Anyone agree?

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Well, looks like I’m on a roll this evening. I had the great pleasure of chatting with Jack Hosley, AKA “The Wander Wolf” from WanderRadio this afternoon and learning all about how he got into the niche podcasting market and the emerging media writers and actors he works with. Time allowed for a special presentation […]

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This week, a haunting tale of a reality TV show where something’s just not right. By sci-fi/fantasy writer Tee Morris, produced by WanderRadio [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast008.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 8

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Hey, it’s a super long shot, but check it out — several public radio stations have gotten together to search for a host for a prospective public radio show.? It sounds a little too “American Idol” for me, but why not give it a shot?? Who knows, maybe someone will be inspired to hear some […]

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For those of you who’ve forgotten that I’m the leading force behind FinalRune Productions, this show features the latest work — my first work adapted from a story by someone else, with a great cast put together by the writer, John Coons. I hope you enjoy the delightfully wacky small town mischief comedy Tales from […]

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Writer/producer Craig Wichman and writer/director Jay Stern come from backgrounds in television, film, and stage (Craig stars in an indie movie directed by Jay, The Changeling). In fact, they feel that independent audio theater has a lot to do with indie movies. That is, technology has opened up the door for a huge amount of […]

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Well, it’s come down to this — Coke has finally bought out Pepsi.? That is, two major players with virtually the same product have decided that consolidation is really best for everyone! (Sirius and XM to Merge).? While I feel somewhat bad about the fact that they can’t make any money, maybe they should think […]

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This week on Radio Drama Revival!: The somber and startling conclusion to Quicksilver Radio Theater’s “Good Friday, 1865: Lincoln’s Last Day.” Be sure to tune in next week for an interview with writer/producer/actor Craig Wichman! (Radio Drama Revival! Episode 5 has gone to the archives — if you’re interested in hearing the piece, contact me […]

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As you may realize, I’m a big fan of audio theater that tells contemporary stories, the kind you might find in the latest short story review or premium cable channel (but are especially well suited to the audio form). These productions are a little edgy, often dark, and attempt to speak to something greater than […]

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Tune in for the first episode of Good Friday, 1865: Lincoln’s Last Day, by the outstanding Quicksilver Radio Theater hailing from New York City. This historical drama recounts eerie dreams, memories, and events that precede the assassination of one of America’s greatest presidents. Just in time for Abe’s birthday, tune in for a great professionally […]

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This past week, we chatted with Scott Hickey from AM FM Theater. Hear about hitting the bar with Peter Straub at World Horror Con, growing up with radio drama, and the making of “God of the Razor.” A great interview not to be missed! [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast003.mp3] Radio Drama Revival! Episode 3

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I apologize for my absenteeism the last week or so but I’ve been drowning in great radio drama. Facing my new radio show, I realized that I needed a huge amount of content to get and keep this thing going, and absolutely no idea where it would come from. Well, it took a couple of […]

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After a little bit of work, a fair amount of frustration, and a mind-blowing “wow, that’s actually pretty easy!” sensation the began coursing through my body, here it is! The Radio Drama Revival! Podcast. As much as my featured audio dramatists will let me, I’ll include the full material from my show or at least […]

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It may seem odd for a site dedicated to audio drama to review an audiobook?after all, audiobooks are the enemy, right? Not really. I must confess, my biggest critique with audiobooks is due to my own dwindling attention span, and with most of my listening occuring in my 40 minutes each way commute, tackling a […]

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Just a reminder that if you?re in the Portland, Maine area, you can tune in to 90.9 or 104.1 this (and every Thursday) afternoon from 1-1:30 to hear Radio Drama Revival!? If you?re outside our broadcast area, visit WMPG?s website and you can hear it online.? This week I?ll be presenting Drizzle, a story of […]

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Well, it?s an insane time of year for all of us. I didn?t realize the blindspot I put in my life focusing on production my latest audio drama until today, when I finally woke up and smelled the egg nog, so to speak. Too much coffee, too much thinking, too much looking forward to the […]

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You think I would?ve figured this out on one of my previous projects, but the fact stands: Good preproduction sense really helps you out when you?re trying to pull the project together at the last minute. Lack of preproduction forces you to either get stuck with a product of different quality than you had hoped, […]

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Well, I’m going to jump right into my audio theater reviews with a piece of modern horror that recently reached my ears: ‘God of the Razor,’ a grisly horror short story by Joe Lansdale realized by AM/FM Theater in Lowell, MA. I had recently written on the radio drama digest (a mailing list for audio […]

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Hello, and welcome to Radio Drama Revival, the site that?s your source for the latest reviews, news, and sources for the latest audio stories. Just so we get it out in the open, I?m Frederick Greenhalgh, the writer/director/producer over at FinalRune Productions, your source of original radio drama by new and outstanding (so I imagine) […]

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