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Archive 1 of 2 — the early years! First-gen Radio Drama Revival episodes with host Fred Greenhalgh showcasing the best of modern audio drama. Catalogs episodes 1-199. Keep up to date with the world of contemporary audio fiction on our main feed, Radio Drama Revival!

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Episode 199 – The Mask of Innana Goes “After Dark”

November 13th, 2010

1:09:46

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 …

Episode 198 – Prepare to Be “Starstruck”

November 5th, 2010

57:23

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. …

Episode 197 – The Train of Horror Crosses International Falls and Arrives at the Bloody Pacific

October 29th, 2010

53:21

This week we feature a thrilling Halloween special with back-to-back horror including works from the Icebox Radio Theater and the Willamette Radio …

Episode 196 – Chatterbox’s Dark Rendition of Pinocchio

October 22nd, 2010

1:27:29

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 …

Episode 195 – FinalRune Returns with a Dark Passenger and Cruel Confession

October 15th, 2010

40:50

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 …

Episode 194 – Preview of “The Cleansed,” Then a Trip to the Shadowlands

October 11th, 2010

55:43

October horror fright continues! This week we feature the Atlantic Time Zone contributor for Transcontinental Terror, Jack Ward’s Electric Vicuna. …

Episode 193 – Halloween Horror Kicks off with 3D Take of “The Cask of Amontillado”

October 1st, 2010

30:29

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 …

Episode 192 – The Handmaid Makes a Run for It… Conclusion!

September 25th, 2010

1:03:46

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 …

Episode 191 – Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid Begins Her New Job…

September 17th, 2010

1:04:31

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 …

Episode 190 – BBC Radio’s The Handmaid’s Tale

September 11th, 2010

1:00:49

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 …

Episode 189 – A Eulogy as Shadows Fall Forward

September 4th, 2010

31:27

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 …

Episode 188 – The Last Harbinger Gets Smoked

August 27th, 2010

29:56

We continue with Crazy Dog Audio Theater’s series The Last Harbinger, the chilling and darkly satirical story of Moloch by Roger Gregg. …

Episode 187 – Moloch’s Lights Get a Bit Dimmer

August 21st, 2010

55:54

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 …

Episode 186 – The Zombie Podcast Returns!

August 14th, 2010

1:27:11

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 …

Episode 185 – The War on Poverty and the Entry to Moloch

August 6th, 2010

36:22

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.” …

Episode 184 – Troll Story Wraps up with a Farewell to Rio

July 31st, 2010

28:59

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 …

Episode 183 – Troll Story Showdown and More Brazilian Antics

July 24th, 2010

33:39

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 …

Episode 182 – More Trolling and Fallen Angels

July 16th, 2010

37:50

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 …

Episode 181 – Troll Story Continues, More Brass Fantabulous-ness

July 9th, 2010

28:45

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 …

Episode 180 – FinalRune’s Stony Troll, and ZBS’ Brass Fantabulous

July 3rd, 2010

30:29

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 …

Episode 179 – The Wind At Our Backs with the National Audio Theater Festivals

June 25th, 2010

55:03

This 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 …

Episode 178 – Collector’s Fever and a Chat with Yuri Rasovsky

June 18th, 2010

50:06

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 …

Episode 177 – Robert Heinlein’s “By His Bootstraps”

June 12th, 2010

57:05

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 …

Episode 176 – Going Beyond 2000 to a World of Robots

June 5th, 2010

1:11:25

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 …

Episode 175 – Norman Corwin Takes an Audience with the BBC

May 28th, 2010

59:16

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 …

Episode 174 – Norman Corwin’s Curse of 589

May 21st, 2010

1:01:30

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 …

Episode 173 – Norman Corwin’s Undecided Molecule

May 14th, 2010

34:35

This week we continue our celebration of audio luminary Norman Corwin, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. We have a report of the birthday …

Episode 172 – 70 Years Later, We Still Hold These Truths…

May 8th, 2010

1:03:01

Norman Corwin working in control booth during radio show “Untitled”;1944 Photographer: Gjon Mili #2Courtesy Norman Corwin website In a bold coup for …

Episode 170 – Discover the Depths with Leviathan

April 24th, 2010

1:08:03

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 …

Episode 169 – Another Taste of Wormwood, Past the Crossroads

April 16th, 2010

47:29

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 …

Episode 168 – Searcher and Stallion Trek the Galaxy

April 9th, 2010

43:59

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 …

Episode 167 – Zombies Return for “War,” Creators of We’re Alive Chat

April 2nd, 2010

41:55

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 …

Episode 166 – Going Deep and Meeting Mighty Demons

March 26th, 2010

59:37

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 …

Episode 165 – What Would You Do With Just Five Minutes?

March 19th, 2010

30:10

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 …

Episode 164 – Chatterbox Takes us to the Homestead

March 12th, 2010

33:42

What 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 …

Episode 163 – Southwestern Ghosts with Never Paid Radio

March 5th, 2010

1:09:26

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 …

Episode 162 – Wall Street Journal Featured Radio Play: Joe Gunther Audio Pilot

February 27th, 2010

33:47

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 …

Episode 161 – Don’t Get Mauled by the Three Toed Horse

February 19th, 2010

48:57

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 …

Episode 160: The Explorers Club’s “Resident Member”

February 12th, 2010

46:15

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 …

Episode 159: Ghosts Lurk On These Sinister Properties…

February 5th, 2010

33:45

For the month of February Radio Drama Revival is featuring stories of a ghostly shade… Stories of ghosts sinister and lonely, vengeful and …

Episode 158: Sci Fi of a Darker Shade

January 30th, 2010

48:42

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 …

Episode 157 – These Jokes Get Spacey

January 23rd, 2010

42:03

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 …

Episode 156 – Running Transmissions Through Outer Space

January 15th, 2010

27:17

This week we begin an outer space motif with an interesting new podcast – Transmissions from Escape Pod X. The podcast features short original works …

Episode 155 – FinalRune Visits Three Skeleton Key

January 9th, 2010

27:13

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 …

Episode 154 – Chatterbox Tells a Story of Those Dead and Gone

January 1st, 2010

1:15:07

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 …

Episode 153: The Blue Carbuncle Finds Its Way Home… And Holmes’ Painful Predicament

December 25th, 2009

30:44

This week we feature the conclusion to Quicksilver Radio Theater‘s adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Tale, The Blue Carbuncle. Last week we found a …

Episode 152 – In Search of the Blue Carbuncle

December 18th, 2009

30:44

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 …

Episode 151: Kiss Santa Goodbye… Or at least, the Cruel World

December 11th, 2009

37:11

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 …

Episode 150 – The Most Wonderful Time to Say Goodbye to a Cruel World

December 6th, 2009

35:22

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 …

Episode 149 – The Big Dark, Audio Vampire Crime Drama

November 27th, 2009

33:16

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 …

Episode 148 – The Zombies Are Coming… But We’re Alive!

November 14th, 2009

51:57

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, …

Episode 147: Roger Gregg’s “Ghost Behind the Black Door”

November 6th, 2009

29:17

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 …

Halloween 2009 Radio Show… Horror for Your Ears!

October 31st, 2009

1:27:49

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 …

Episode 146 – Don’t Get Lost On the Ice!!

October 31st, 2009

43:46

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 …

Episode 145: Sorry, Wrong Number Comes to Radio Drama Revival

October 23rd, 2009

31:22

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 …

Episode 144: People From Away Get Lost on “The Nephews” and the Vault Keeper Makes an Appearance

October 16th, 2009

35:32

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 …

Episode 143: Stoddesden Hall is Rather Grim…

October 9th, 2009

1:02:43

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 …

Episode 142 – The Gore Begins with a Tribute to Ghiallo Thrillers

October 2nd, 2009

34:42

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 …

Episode 141 – FinalRune Returns with a Dangerous Game

September 26th, 2009

31:33

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 …

Episode 140: Rounding the End of “Pluto”

September 18th, 2009

45:57

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, …

Episode 139: To the Outer Reaches of Earth… With “Pluto”

September 11th, 2009

26:58

Today we continue our focus on UK alternatives to the BBC with the aptly titled Promising Productions. Promising Productions looks to the result of …

Episode 138: Getting Stoned at the Beach Was Never So Greek…

September 4th, 2009

1:00:13

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 …

Episode 137: The End of the Sphinx Affair (For Now)

August 29th, 2009

56:51

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 …

Episode 136: The Golden Sphinx Gets Gone

August 22nd, 2009

28:01

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 …

Episode 135: A Sail on the Yankee Clipper with Colonial Radio Theater

August 14th, 2009

29:15

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 …

Episode 134: Eric Bauersfeld and Jim McKee Discuss 40 Years of Radio Drama in the Bay Area

August 7th, 2009

46:58

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 …

Episode 133: Joe Lansdale Joins Us for Halloween in July

July 31st, 2009

51:09

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 …

Episode 132: Behind the Curtain of “The Flickerman”

July 24th, 2009

1:13:05

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 …

Episode 131: Mark Time Winner “The Outpost”

July 17th, 2009

56:23

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 …

Episode 130, Part 2 of 2 – Mark Time Award Radio Show from CONvergence 2008

July 11th, 2009

41:49

In 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. …

Episode 130, Part 1 of 2 – Interviews from CONvergence 2009

July 11th, 2009

1:05:00

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 …

Episode 129 – Ogle Award Winner “Waiting for a Window,” Live from CONVergence 2009

July 3rd, 2009

35:19

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 …

Episode 128: NATF in the Field and “The Return of the Bogman Mummy”

June 26th, 2009

1:16:43

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 …

Episode 127: Tom Lopez’s 4-Minute Film Noir and Commentary on NATF

June 19th, 2009

28:53

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, …

Episode 126: Haunted by Hayward, and Richard Fish Talks NATF

June 12th, 2009

1:12:07

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 …

Episode 125: Lance Axt and the Gospel of Chaz

June 5th, 2009

34:37

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, …

Episode 124: Going Far Afield to Meet Western Ghosts

May 29th, 2009

33:37

This week we continue our focus on artists who have been involved with the National Audio Theater Festivals, the upcoming week-long workshop …

Episode 123: Sound Artistry and NATF with Dianne Ballon

May 22nd, 2009

28:49

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 …

Episode 122 – Double Header From Chatterbox Audio Theater

May 15th, 2009

1:15:59

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 …

Episode 121: Ferdia the Funky Druid

May 8th, 2009

28:24

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 …

Episode 120: The Hippest Satyr Gets Smoked

May 1st, 2009

31:17

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 …

Episode 119: An Interview with James Kicklighter About “Theater of the Mind”

April 24th, 2009

26:39

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, …

Episode 118: Tony Palermo Talks Sound Effects and New Media

April 18th, 2009

45:34

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 …

Episode 117: Roger Gregg, Radio Wizard

April 11th, 2009

44:41

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 …

Episode 116: Digging Deep Into the Heart of Morphine

April 3rd, 2009

55:19

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, …

Episode 110: Romping Through the Afterlives

February 20th, 2009

34:23

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, …

Episode 109: More Angels, and a Bit of Hell on Earth

February 12th, 2009

44:10

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… …

Episode 108: The Soul Patrol’s Indecision

February 6th, 2009

35:59

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 …

Episode 107: Dark Rituals Test the Strength of Our Heroes

January 30th, 2009

49:16

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 …

Episode 106: Now It’s Time to show Some Spirit

January 23rd, 2009

31:20

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 …

Episode 103: A Taste of “Chicken Heart” to Ring in the New Year

January 1st, 2009

40:36

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 …

Episode 101: Take a Sip of Saki (or 4) with 19 Nocturne Boulevard

December 20th, 2008

30:52

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 …

Episode 100: Be There Sleet, or Snow, or Slice…

December 13th, 2008

1:01:36

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 …

Episode 99: Winter Begins Under the Shadow of the Bear…

December 5th, 2008

1:02:16

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 …

Episode 98: A Kafkaesque Turn, and Chatter from the Chatterboxers

November 28th, 2008

1:04:38

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, …

Episode 97: The Dead Girl… Is Back?

November 22nd, 2008

45:09

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 …

Episode 96: Secrets Revealed by the Rising of “The Dead Girl”

November 14th, 2008

43:24

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 …

Episode 95: Chattering to the Dead Girl’s Tune

November 7th, 2008

39:38

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 …

Episode 94: A Treat for Halloween… Joe Lansdale Talks “Razor”

October 31st, 2008

21:37

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 …

Episode 93: The Buoy Clangs As the Water Rises…

October 24th, 2008

28:39

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 …

Episode 92: The Buoy Dips Deeper…

October 17th, 2008

30:57

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 …

Episode 91: Making Book Tells a Gory Story

October 10th, 2008

31:58

In this continuation of our October fright-thon, we welcome the spectacular new paranormal tales series 19 Nocturne Boulevard to the show. In the …

Episode 90: Halloween Horror Kicks Off! Union Signal’s Dead Man’s Hole…

October 3rd, 2008

34:53

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 …

Episode 89: Don’t Get Stuck on the Island… FinalRune’s New “Window”

September 26th, 2008

35:14

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 …

Episode 88: Yikes! Monsters Mosey on Over…

September 19th, 2008

31:38

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 …

Episode 87: Sherlock Holmes Discovers “The Speckled Band”

September 12th, 2008

29:41

We continue this week with the dastardly Sherlock Holmes tale, “The Speckled Band” performed by our friends at the Quicksilver Radio Theater.? Holmes …

Episode 86: Quicksilver Radio Theatre and The Case of the Speckled Band

September 5th, 2008

58:05

Oh, Holmes, strongman of logic, consumer of sensitive substances and eyes that make a hawk look blind… and an audio theater regular, much, …

Episode 84: Talking ‘Bout Jack (Kerouac)

August 22nd, 2008

39:25

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 …

Episode 80: Captain Hudson Lands…

July 26th, 2008

55:39

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 …

Episode 79: Captain Hudson Takes Off

July 18th, 2008

30:56

This week, we enter the adventures of aviation’s yesterday with The Adventures of Captain Hudson, an expansive 4-hour epic audio adventure by Audio Cinema Entertainment.? In this first half, excerpted from Disc 1 of the …

Episode 78: Martha Manning’s Speaks Her Mind… And Dotty Gets Her Way

July 12th, 2008

27:17

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 …

Episode 77: Martha Manning’s Ode to Joy… and Pickles

July 4th, 2008

23:24

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 …

Episode 76: Martha Manning’s Many Men…

June 27th, 2008

27:05

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:

Episode 75: Wireless Theatre Company Tells the Truth!

June 20th, 2008

32:47

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 …

Episode 74: Funereal Bells, Wedding Bells, and Old Age…

June 13th, 2008

40:53

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 …

Episode 73: Beware the Barbed Tongue – There’s Youth in Old Age!

June 6th, 2008

1:06:12

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, …

Episode 72: Getting Wrecked on the Information Superhighway

May 30th, 2008

32:28

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. …

Episode 71: Headed West on the Information Superhighway…

May 23rd, 2008

30:39

Welcome to the Weeks of Wireless! For a good month or so now, we’re going to be featuring the work of the Wireless Theatre Company whose work ranges from the comedic to the dramatic, poetic and a great deal of stories …

Episode 70: Brad’s Book Tells Only Lies…

May 16th, 2008

28:32

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 …

Episode 69: Tom Lopez from ZBS Talks About Life

May 9th, 2008

1:01:11

‘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 …

Episode 64: Through the Turnstiles and a Fireside Chat

April 4th, 2008

54:58

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

Episode 63: Beware of “Next Year’s Girl”

March 28th, 2008

32:06

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 …

Episode 62: Dick Dynamo Gets in the Ring!

March 21st, 2008

1:04:08

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 …

Episode 61: Along the Dusty Trail with Crazy Dog

March 14th, 2008

29:59

Well partner, it’s a sad story of that Seany Boy, but when Audio Gothic arrived in the mail a few weeks back thanks to the generosity of Roger Gregg, …

Episode 60: This Just in from the Future…

March 7th, 2008

27:43

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 …

Episode 59: All Fun Till Someone Loses an Eye (…of the Storm)

February 29th, 2008

36:32

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 …

Episode 58: The Making of a Perfect Eye of the Storm

February 22nd, 2008

26:15

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 …

Episode 57: One Funny Valentine

February 15th, 2008

45:32

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 …

Episode 56: More Words from Roger Gregg

February 8th, 2008

49:13

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 …

Episode 55: The Salmon Makes It Home

February 1st, 2008

28:21

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. …

Episode 54: Salmon of Blackpool Sees Blood in the Water

January 28th, 2008

28:15

In the third episode to Crazy Dog Audio Theater’s gripping “The Salmon of Blackpool,” Johnny Gallagher continues to deteriorate as Richie gets fire …

Episode 53: “Salmon” Continues its Fiery Road

January 18th, 2008

28:04

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 …

Episode 52: The Salmon of Blackpool Starts A’Swimming

January 11th, 2008

27:35

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, …

Episode 51: A Taste of Wormwood — Addictive and Deadly

January 3rd, 2008

38:43

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 …

Episode 50: Naughty or Nice?

December 26th, 2007

25:48

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 …

Episode 49: Decoder Rings in the Season!

December 23rd, 2007

1:00:01

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 …

Episode 48: Waiting for Father Christmas

December 16th, 2007

27:35

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… …

Episode 47: Return of the “Hero”

December 7th, 2007

28:21

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 …

Episode 45: Better Hyde this Thanksgiving!

November 23rd, 2007

29:51

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 …

Episode 44: The Crashing Waves of “Dead Man’s Hole”

November 17th, 2007

47:19

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 …

Episode 43: Steer Clear or You’ll Be “Roadkill”

November 11th, 2007

28:28

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 …

Episode 41: Mort Castle’s “If You Take My Hand My Son”

October 26th, 2007

30:35

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 …

Episode 40: Frankenstein’s Fate…

October 22nd, 2007

29:38

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 …

Episode 39: Frankenstein’s Monster Wakes…

October 12th, 2007

29:45

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 …

Episode 38: Maine-based William Dufris Does William Hope Hodgson’s ‘The Derelict’

October 5th, 2007

26:46

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 …

Episode 37: Explosive Twists on the Huddleston

September 28th, 2007

30:55

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 …

Episode 36: Space is Colored Blood Red

September 22nd, 2007

28:48

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 …

Episode 35: Murder Comes to the Huddleston

September 14th, 2007

29:18

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 …

Episode 34: Roger Gregg Speaks

September 6th, 2007

29:41

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 …

Episode 33: Shadows Fall on Moloch

August 30th, 2007

28:25

Last week, the Harbinger cried out his fervent message to the world of Moloch… a world not ready for the terrible news he brought. Now, captured by …

Episode 32: The Harbinger Makes a Stand

August 24th, 2007

28:04

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 …

Episode 31: The Train Rolls On

August 17th, 2007

28:04

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 …

Episode 30: The Harbinger Hits Ground

August 9th, 2007

27:55

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 …

Episode 29: The Harbinger Lands

August 3rd, 2007

28:52

And so we begin our dark yet funny tale, of a world killing itself, its land, its air… Crazy Dog Audio Theatre comes to the show with the debut of the marvelous Last Harbinger, which I glowingly reviewed a few months …

Episode 28: Joe Bev On the Line

July 27th, 2007

57:45

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 …

Episode 27: Return to Williamsville

July 20th, 2007

29:43

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 …

Episode 26: How’s your Imagination?

July 12th, 2007

30:04

For the first time in, uh, memory, the podcast is actually out on Thursday… only hours after the live broadcast! Don’t expect this to become habitual behavior, but DO feast your ears on the twisted happenings of Jeff …

Episode 25: NATF Recap; then, to Havencroft…

July 6th, 2007

32:33

Ticks, coconuts and helicopters, oh my! In case you haven’t already gotten enough NATF coverage from this past week of entries, we start this week’s show with a quick recap, the sounds of the helicopter, and segueway …

Episode 24: Joe Medina Speaks

June 30th, 2007

28:13

Well, as the fury of the NATF live broadcast settles, enjoy the insights of Afterhell’s Joe Medina, who shares the origins of his twisted stories and the great resources he has available in his area for this top-notch …

Episode 23: To the Depths of the Afterhell

June 22nd, 2007

30:00

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. This is a phone call from your future, a cry of abandoned hope from a world where all hope has been evicerated by the many faces of evil. All that is left is darkness, terror, and …

Episode 22: Marc Rose and Geral McQuinn Speak Out

June 16th, 2007

29:37

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 …

Episode 21: The Shadowman Speaks

June 9th, 2007

26:34

This week, we enter the depths of distance space for an adventure that’s out of this world… Dry Smoke and Whispers Holodio Theater hosts The …

Episode 20: The Fall of the Hero

May 31st, 2007

25:57

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. …

Episode 19: The Conclusion of Julius Caesar

May 25th, 2007

40:34

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 …

Episode 18: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (Part 1)

May 18th, 2007

32:21

Lend me your ears… and let slip the dogs of war! Tragedy, betrayal, power lust and vengeance collide in this fresh contemporary adaptation of …

Episode 17: Dreamseed’s Xander Davis

May 9th, 2007

30:15

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 …

Episode 16: Buried in Falling Sand

May 4th, 2007

27:17

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 …

Episode 15: Jeffrey Adams from Icebox Radio Theater

April 27th, 2007

27:41

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 …

Episode 14: Icebox Radio Theater with “Lifeboat”

April 19th, 2007

27:36

This week on the show, a story set in deep space, with two travelers who find themselves dreadfully equipped for surviving... but worse than …

Episode 13: Dialogue with Martian Trombone

April 13th, 2007

36:00

I couldn’t resist the opportunity to air another excellent Great Northern Audio Theater production this week, “Dialogue with Martian Trombone.” Why …

Episode 12: Talking Sound with Brian Price

April 7th, 2007

25:59

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 …

Episode 11: Super Pal!

March 30th, 2007

31:09

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 …

Episode 10: Begathon Live Drama Extravaganza!

March 22nd, 2007

26:13

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 …

Episode 9: Jack Hosley and High Moon

March 15th, 2007

26:14

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 …

Episode 8: “Reality Check” from Wander Radio

March 13th, 2007

24:12

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 …

Episode 7: Tales from Williamsville

March 2nd, 2007

29:22

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 …

Episode 3: Scott Hickey talks shop

February 5th, 2007

29:09

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 …

Episode 1: Radio Drama Revival Starts with a… Drizzle

January 22nd, 2007

26:55

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 …

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