Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)

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Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 199 – The Mask of Innana Goes “After Dark”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 the chops to […] The post Episode 199 – The Mask of Innana Goes “After Dark” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-11-131h 09

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 198 – Prepare to Be “Starstruck”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 […] The post Episode 198 – Prepare to Be “Starstruck” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-11-0557 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 197 – The Train of Horror Crosses International Falls and Arrives at the Bloody PacificThis 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 […] The post Episode 197 – The Train of Horror Crosses International Falls and Arrives at the Bloody Pacific appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-10-2953 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 196 – Chatterbox’s Dark Rendition of PinocchioYou 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 […] The post Episode 196 – Chatterbox’s Dark Rendition of Pinocchio appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-10-221h 27

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 195 – FinalRune Returns with a Dark Passenger and Cruel ConfessionThis 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 […] The post Episode 195 – FinalRune Returns with a Dark Passenger and Cruel Confession appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-10-1540 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 194 – Preview of “The Cleansed,” Then a Trip to the ShadowlandsOctober 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 […] The post Episode 194 – Preview of “The Cleansed,” Then a Trip to the Shadowlands appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-10-1155 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 193 – Halloween Horror Kicks off with 3D Take of “The Cask of Amontillado”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 […] The post Episode 193 – Halloween Horror Kicks off with 3D Take of “The Cask of Amontillado” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-10-0130 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 192 – The Handmaid Makes a Run for It… Conclusion!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” – […] The post Episode 192 – The Handmaid Makes a Run for It… Conclusion! appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-09-251h 03

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 191 – Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid Begins Her New Job…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 […] The post Episode 191 – Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid Begins Her New Job… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-09-171h 04

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 190 – BBC Radio’s The Handmaid’s TaleOh, 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 […] The post Episode 190 – BBC Radio’s The Handmaid’s Tale appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-09-121h 00

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 189 – A Eulogy as Shadows Fall ForwardThis 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, […] The post Episode 189 – A Eulogy as Shadows Fall Forward appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-09-0431 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 188 – The Last Harbinger Gets SmokedWe 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 […] The post Episode 188 – The Last Harbinger Gets Smoked appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-08-2729 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 187 – Moloch’s Lights Get a Bit DimmerThis 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 […] The post Episode 187 – Moloch’s Lights Get a Bit Dimmer appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-08-2155 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 186 – The Zombie Podcast Returns!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 […] The post Episode 186 – The Zombie Podcast Returns! appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-08-141h 27

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 185 – The War on Poverty and the Entry to MolochThis 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 […] The post Episode 185 – The War on Poverty and the Entry to Moloch appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-08-0736 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 184 – Troll Story Wraps up with a Farewell to RioThings 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 […] The post Episode 184 – Troll Story Wraps up with a Farewell to Rio appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-07-3128 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 183 – Troll Story Showdown and More Brazilian AnticsIn 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 […] The post Episode 183 – Troll Story Showdown and More Brazilian Antics appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-07-2433 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 182 – More Trolling and Fallen AngelsFinalRune’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 […] The post Episode 182 – More Trolling and Fallen Angels appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-07-1637 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 181 – Troll Story Continues, More Brass Fantabulous-nessSerialized 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 […] The post Episode 181 – Troll Story Continues, More Brass Fantabulous-ness appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-07-0928 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 180 – FinalRune’s Stony Troll, and ZBS’ Brass FantabulousWell, 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 […] The post Episode 180 – FinalRune’s Stony Troll, and ZBS’ Brass Fantabulous appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-07-0330 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 179 – The Wind At Our Backs with the National Audio Theater FestivalsThis week we highlight the week-long National Audio Theater Festivals going down right now in West Plains, Missouri. In fact, keep your ears peeled to their website as they’ll be streaming live at 8PM EST tonight with their 2010 show: http://natf.org/home/528 Anyways, what we’ve got on the ‘pod is work from 2003 and 2005. Listen […] The post Episode 179 – The Wind At Our Backs with the National Audio Theater Festivals appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-06-2555 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 178 – Collector’s Fever and a Chat with Yuri RasovskyThis 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 […] The post Episode 178 – Collector’s Fever and a Chat with Yuri Rasovsky appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-06-1850 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 177 – Robert Heinlein’s “By His Bootstraps”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. […] The post Episode 177 – Robert Heinlein’s “By His Bootstraps” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-06-1257 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 176 – Going Beyond 2000 to a World of RobotsThis 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 […] The post Episode 176 – Going Beyond 2000 to a World of Robots appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-06-051h 11

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 175 – Norman Corwin Takes an Audience with the BBCPhoto 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 […] The post Episode 175 – Norman Corwin Takes an Audience with the BBC appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-05-2959 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 174 – Norman Corwin’s Curse of 589This 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 […] The post Episode 174 – Norman Corwin’s Curse of 589 appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-05-211h 01

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 173 – Norman Corwin’s Undecided MoleculeThis 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 […] The post Episode 173 – Norman Corwin’s Undecided Molecule appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-05-1434 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 172 – 70 Years Later, We Still Hold These Truths…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,” […] The post Episode 172 – 70 Years Later, We Still Hold These Truths… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-05-081h 03

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 170 – Discover the Depths with LeviathanThis 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, […] The post Episode 170 – Discover the Depths with Leviathan appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-04-241h 08

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 169 – Another Taste of Wormwood, Past the CrossroadsWow, 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 […] The post Episode 169 – Another Taste of Wormwood, Past the Crossroads appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-04-1647 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 168 – Searcher and Stallion Trek the GalaxyThis 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 […] The post Episode 168 – Searcher and Stallion Trek the Galaxy appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-04-0943 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 167 – Zombies Return for “War,” Creators of We’re Alive ChatAt 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 […] The post Episode 167 – Zombies Return for “War,” Creators of We’re Alive Chat appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-04-0241 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 166 – Going Deep and Meeting Mighty DemonsThis 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 […] The post Episode 166 – Going Deep and Meeting Mighty Demons appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-03-2659 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 165 – What Would You Do With Just Five Minutes?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 […] The post Episode 165 – What Would You Do With Just Five Minutes? appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-03-1930 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 164 – Chatterbox Takes us to the HomesteadWhat can I say? I love Chatterbox’s audio work because they keep putting out challenging, interesting, original stuff. I recently listened to their show “Homestead” and it was show arresting I knew I had to feature it on the show. Meet three adult children as they return to their childhood home for the last time. […] The post Episode 164 – Chatterbox Takes us to the Homestead appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-03-1233 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 163 – Southwestern Ghosts with Never Paid RadioThis 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 […] The post Episode 163 – Southwestern Ghosts with Never Paid Radio appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-03-051h 09

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 162 – Wall Street Journal Featured Radio Play: Joe Gunther Audio PilotPhew, 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! The post Episode 162 – Wall Street Journal Featured Radio Play: Joe Gunther Audio Pilot appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-02-2733 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 161 – Don’t Get Mauled by the Three Toed HorseFrom 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 […] The post Episode 161 – Don’t Get Mauled by the Three Toed Horse appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-02-1948 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 160: The Explorers Club’s “Resident Member”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, […] The post Episode 160: The Explorers Club’s “Resident Member” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-02-1246 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 159: Ghosts Lurk On These Sinister Properties…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 […] The post Episode 159: Ghosts Lurk On These Sinister Properties… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-02-0533 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 158: Sci Fi of a Darker ShadeThis 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 […] The post Episode 158: Sci Fi of a Darker Shade appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-01-3048 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 157 – These Jokes Get SpaceyThis 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. […] The post Episode 157 – These Jokes Get Spacey appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-01-2342 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 156 – Running Transmissions Through Outer SpaceThis 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 […] The post Episode 156 – Running Transmissions Through Outer Space appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-01-1527 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 155 – FinalRune Visits Three Skeleton KeyToday 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 […] The post Episode 155 – FinalRune Visits Three Skeleton Key appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-01-0927 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 154 – Chatterbox Tells a Story of Those Dead and GoneThe 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 […] The post Episode 154 – Chatterbox Tells a Story of Those Dead and Gone appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2010-01-011h 15

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 153: The Blue Carbuncle Finds Its Way Home… And Holmes’ Painful PredicamentThis week we feature the conclusion to Quicksilver Radio Theater‘s adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Tale, The Blue Carbuncle. Last week we found a precious gem lodged in the gullet of a Christmas goose, which led Sherlock and Watson on a quest to find its owner – the goose that is, not the gem. The […] The post Episode 153: The Blue Carbuncle Finds Its Way Home… And Holmes’ Painful Predicament appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-12-2530 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 152 – In Search of the Blue CarbuncleThis 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! The post Episode 152 – In Search of the Blue Carbuncle appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-12-1830 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 151: Kiss Santa Goodbye… Or at least, the Cruel WorldWell, 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 […] The post Episode 151: Kiss Santa Goodbye… Or at least, the Cruel World appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-12-1237 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 150 – The Most Wonderful Time to Say Goodbye to a Cruel WorldLester 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 […] The post Episode 150 – The Most Wonderful Time to Say Goodbye to a Cruel World appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-12-0635 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 149 – The Big Dark, Audio Vampire Crime DramaWhat 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 […] The post Episode 149 – The Big Dark, Audio Vampire Crime Drama appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-11-2733 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 148 – The Zombies Are Coming… But We’re Alive!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 […] The post Episode 148 – The Zombies Are Coming… But We’re Alive! appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-11-1451 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 147: Roger Gregg’s “Ghost Behind the Black Door”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 […] The post Episode 147: Roger Gregg’s “Ghost Behind the Black Door” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-11-0629 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Halloween 2009 Radio Show… Horror for Your Ears!Art by Simon Adams In Halloween 2009, FinalRune Productions had a live radio drama! Stories Include: The Ghost Behind the Black Door by Roger Gregg A couple from the city moves to a mansion in the countryside only to find that things are not all as they expect… a spoof on the classic horror meme. […] The post Halloween 2009 Radio Show… Horror for Your Ears! appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-10-311h 27

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 146 – Don’t Get Lost On the Ice!!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 […] The post Episode 146 – Don’t Get Lost On the Ice!! appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-10-3143 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 145: Sorry, Wrong Number Comes to Radio Drama RevivalEek! 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 […] The post Episode 145: Sorry, Wrong Number Comes to Radio Drama Revival appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-10-2331 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 144: People From Away Get Lost on “The Nephews” and the Vault Keeper Makes an AppearanceThis 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 […] The post Episode 144: People From Away Get Lost on “The Nephews” and the Vault Keeper Makes an Appearance appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-10-1635 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 143: Stoddesden Hall is Rather Grim…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 […] The post Episode 143: Stoddesden Hall is Rather Grim… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-10-091h 02

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 142 – The Gore Begins with a Tribute to Ghiallo ThrillersLet 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 […] The post Episode 142 – The Gore Begins with a Tribute to Ghiallo Thrillers appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-10-0234 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 141 – FinalRune Returns with a Dangerous GameClosing 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! […] The post Episode 141 – FinalRune Returns with a Dangerous Game appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-09-2631 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 140: Rounding the End of “Pluto”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 […] The post Episode 140: Rounding the End of “Pluto” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-09-1945 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 139: To the Outer Reaches of Earth… With “Pluto”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 […] The post Episode 139: To the Outer Reaches of Earth… With “Pluto” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-09-1226 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 138: Getting Stoned at the Beach Was Never So Greek…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 […] The post Episode 138: Getting Stoned at the Beach Was Never So Greek… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-09-041h 00

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 137: The End of the Sphinx Affair (For Now)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 […] The post Episode 137: The End of the Sphinx Affair (For Now) appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-08-2956 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 136: The Golden Sphinx Gets GoneThis 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. The post Episode 136: The Golden Sphinx Gets Gone appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-08-2228 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 135: A Sail on the Yankee Clipper with Colonial Radio TheaterThis 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 […] The post Episode 135: A Sail on the Yankee Clipper with Colonial Radio Theater appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-08-1529 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 134: Eric Bauersfeld and Jim McKee Discuss 40 Years of Radio Drama in the Bay AreaThis 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. […] The post Episode 134: Eric Bauersfeld and Jim McKee Discuss 40 Years of Radio Drama in the Bay Area appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-08-0846 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 133: Joe Lansdale Joins Us for Halloween in JulyThis 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 […] The post Episode 133: Joe Lansdale Joins Us for Halloween in July appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-07-3151 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 132: Behind the Curtain of “The Flickerman”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 […] The post Episode 132: Behind the Curtain of “The Flickerman” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-07-241h 13

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 131: Mark Time Winner “The Outpost”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 […] The post Episode 131: Mark Time Winner “The Outpost” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-07-1756 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 130, Part 2 of 2 – Mark Time Award Radio Show from CONvergence 2008In part 2 of our mega-episode celebrating CONvergence, we feature Great Northern‘s 2008 Mark Time Award live radio show, featuring the tales “Magic Notes,” “Broken Tree Bridge,” and “The Last Shuttle.” Much fun ensures. Enjoy. [audio:https://radiodramarevival.com/podcasts/rdr-podcast130b.mp3] Radio Drama Revival – Episode 130, Part 2 of 2 Want more Great Northern? Downloads available on: Audible Spoken […] The post Episode 130, Part 2 of 2 – Mark Time Award Radio Show from CONvergence 2008 appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-07-1141 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 130, Part 1 of 2 – Interviews from CONvergence 2009This 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 […] The post Episode 130, Part 1 of 2 – Interviews from CONvergence 2009 appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-07-111h 05

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 129 – Ogle Award Winner “Waiting for a Window,” Live from CONVergence 2009This 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, […] The post Episode 129 – Ogle Award Winner “Waiting for a Window,” Live from CONVergence 2009 appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-07-0335 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 128: NATF in the Field and “The Return of the Bogman Mummy”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 […] The post Episode 128: NATF in the Field and “The Return of the Bogman Mummy” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-06-261h 16

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 127: Tom Lopez’s 4-Minute Film Noir and Commentary on NATFThis 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 […] The post Episode 127: Tom Lopez’s 4-Minute Film Noir and Commentary on NATF appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-06-1928 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 126: Haunted by Hayward, and Richard Fish Talks NATFThis 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 […] The post Episode 126: Haunted by Hayward, and Richard Fish Talks NATF appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-06-121h 12

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 125: Lance Axt and the Gospel of ChazPhoto 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 […] The post Episode 125: Lance Axt and the Gospel of Chaz appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-06-0634 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 124: Going Far Afield to Meet Western GhostsThis 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 […] The post Episode 124: Going Far Afield to Meet Western Ghosts appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-05-2933 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 123: Sound Artistry and NATF with Dianne BallonThis 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… […] The post Episode 123: Sound Artistry and NATF with Dianne Ballon appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-05-2228 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 122 – Double Header From Chatterbox Audio TheaterThis 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 […] The post Episode 122 – Double Header From Chatterbox Audio Theater appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-05-161h 15

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 121: Ferdia the Funky DruidThis 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 The post Episode 121: Ferdia the Funky Druid appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-05-0928 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 120: The Hippest Satyr Gets SmokedThis 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 […] The post Episode 120: The Hippest Satyr Gets Smoked appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-05-0131 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 119: An Interview with James Kicklighter About “Theater of the Mind”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 […] The post Episode 119: An Interview with James Kicklighter About “Theater of the Mind” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-04-2426 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 118: Tony Palermo Talks Sound Effects and New MediaThis 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 […] The post Episode 118: Tony Palermo Talks Sound Effects and New Media appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-04-1845 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 117: Roger Gregg, Radio WizardGadzooks! 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 […] The post Episode 117: Roger Gregg, Radio Wizard appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-04-1144 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 116: Digging Deep Into the Heart of MorphineThis 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 […] The post Episode 116: Digging Deep Into the Heart of Morphine appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-04-0355 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 110: Romping Through the AfterlivesWhat 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 […] The post Episode 110: Romping Through the Afterlives appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-02-2034 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 109: More Angels, and a Bit of Hell on EarthThis 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” […] The post Episode 109: More Angels, and a Bit of Hell on Earth appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-02-1344 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 108: The Soul Patrol’s IndecisionThis 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 […] The post Episode 108: The Soul Patrol’s Indecision appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-02-0635 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 107: Dark Rituals Test the Strength of Our HeroesThis 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. […] The post Episode 107: Dark Rituals Test the Strength of Our Heroes appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-01-3049 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 106: Now It’s Time to show Some SpiritWe 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 […] The post Episode 106: Now It’s Time to show Some Spirit appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-01-2331 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 103: A Taste of “Chicken Heart” to Ring in the New YearEpisode 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 […] The post Episode 103: A Taste of “Chicken Heart” to Ring in the New Year appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2009-01-0240 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 101: Take a Sip of Saki (or 4) with 19 Nocturne BoulevardThis 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 […] The post Episode 101: Take a Sip of Saki (or 4) with 19 Nocturne Boulevard appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-12-2030 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 100: Be There Sleet, or Snow, or Slice…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 […] The post Episode 100: Be There Sleet, or Snow, or Slice… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-12-131h 01

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 99: Winter Begins Under the Shadow of the Bear…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 […] The post Episode 99: Winter Begins Under the Shadow of the Bear… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-12-051h 02

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 98: A Kafkaesque Turn, and Chatter from the ChatterboxersI 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 […] The post Episode 98: A Kafkaesque Turn, and Chatter from the Chatterboxers appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-11-281h 04

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 97: The Dead Girl… Is Back?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, […] The post Episode 97: The Dead Girl… Is Back? appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-11-2245 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 96: Secrets Revealed by the Rising of “The Dead Girl”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 […] The post Episode 96: Secrets Revealed by the Rising of “The Dead Girl” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-11-1443 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 95: Chattering to the Dead Girl’s TuneThis 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 […] The post Episode 95: Chattering to the Dead Girl’s Tune appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-11-0739 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 94: A Treat for Halloween… Joe Lansdale Talks “Razor”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 […] The post Episode 94: A Treat for Halloween… Joe Lansdale Talks “Razor” appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-10-3121 min

Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2007-2010)Episode 93: The Buoy Clangs As the Water Rises…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 […] The post Episode 93: The Buoy Clangs As the Water Rises… appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.2008-10-2428 min