Radio Drama Revival

Hi Nay - Motzie Dapul

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Horror is more than just the white final girl riding off in the sunset covered in blood; it’s a genre booming with marginalized, oppressed, and colo...

Hi Nay - 'Bulok'

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When the monsters you faced in your homeland come out of the shadows in the new city you’re living peacefully in, what can you do but face them head...

This Planet Needs a Name - Evan Tess Murray & Trace Callahan

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hope is not the lonely candle in the dark. Hope is the light of the candle in the dark, and you have to light the candle yourself. Hope needs sustenan...

This Planet Needs a Name - 'Prologue: The Nameless Crew'

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you believe, in your heart of hearts, that somewhere else far away there is a planet where we could sustain human life? And do you believe we could...

Primordial Deep - Jordan Cobb

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is it about lyrical, beautiful descriptions about the horrifying that makes you both lose your breath and lose your sleep? We discuss the ocean, ...

Primordial Deep - 'Tiamat'

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What creatures live down in the deep? What horrors will tread through your nightmares of water and darkness? Discover the bottom of the ocean in Primo...

Zero Hours - Sarah Shachat & Zach Valenti

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s interesting how we always return to the apocalypse, both as a concept of our inevitable future, and as an event that has already occurred. We’...

Zero Hours - 'These Familiar Spirits'

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the end of the world as we know it — or maybe not. You can only find out by counting down with Zero Hours. Like what you hear? Us too. You ca...

Meteor City - Madelyn Dorta

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, when you visit a place, it is electrifying. It’s a place that digs deep into your soul, into your bones, until it shows up in your art. J...

Meteor City - 'Patty Melt'

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recovery from disaster is long, arduous, and complex, especially when corporations move in to take over your home, transforming it into something you ...

Dos: After You - David Orión Pena

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Dos: After You - Episodes 1 through 5

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Of Fae & Fiends - Fred Greenhalgh

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you tell entertaining stories for kids about difficult topics? How do you do that by being kind to your audience and to yourself? We're talking...

Of Fae & Fiends - 'Tapes in the Attic'

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Monsters may not always have fangs and sometimes they eat children, but in the land of Faerie the courageous can fight back. Join Lizzie on her advent...

OBSIDIAN - Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why are we afraid of the novel, the new--and how do we handle that fear? What can we learn about Afrofuturism through a non-Western lens? Who are we a...

OBSIDIAN - 'Off the Grid' & 'Sunset, Sunrise'

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What kinds of futures sit at the intersections of Blackness, science, technology and storytelling? Explore and discover those imaginings with OBSIDIAN...

Going Deep: Digital Responsibility and Privacy

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As we come to the close of the first half of our season, here’s an episode that we’ve been champing at the bit to get to: a going deep episode, ge...

Patreon Content - Blackmail File

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When you work on a large team, every person has their job to do... but what happens when you trust your audio editors and line producers with your aud...

Null/Void - Cole Burkhardt

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's interview is chock full of content, and we wouldn't have it any other way! Join Ely and our guest Cole Burkhardt, creator of Null/Void, as...

Null/Void - '101' and '102'

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Me & AU - Andrea Klassen

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fandom and romance and werewolves in Canada can all go together, as you’ll learn in this interview Andrea Klassen of Me & AU. Join us as Andrea ...

Me & AU - 'Welcome to Selkirk' & 'Werewolf Hypothesis'

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Beware of sleepy little Canadian towns, because you might just find a werewolf -- or fall in love. Find out if you belong in Selkirk, or Kamloops, wit...

Moonbase Theta, Out - D.J. Sylvis

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Following our showcase of Moonbase Theta, Out, host Elena Fernández Collins chats with creator D.J. Sylvis about their inspiration for the show, out...

Moonbase Theta, Out - 'Twenty' through 'Sixteen'

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

VALENCE - Wil Williams & Katie Youmans

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What does your magic sound like, and what does it really represent? How do writers live on in their characters? And just why is David Rheinstrom back ...

VALENCE - 'Pros and Cons'

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a world where magic is real and reviled, you'll need to trust and love yourself in order to survive -- and you can’t do that without a little hel...

The Deca Tapes - Lex Noteboom

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Conspiracy and mystery make for ripe subjects, and this interview with Lex Noteboom, creator of The Deca Tapes, has it all! Join Lex and Ely as they d...

The Deca Tapes - 'The Cleaner'

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What’s left of you if all you have is your purpose in a job? Is there enough to even have a personality? Experience what happens when ten people onl...

Dispatch from the Desert Planet - Morgan Maxwell

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back from our interplanetary broadcasted journey with an interview with Morgan Maxwell, where she and Ely discuss why audio as a medium, afrofut...

Dispatch from the Desert Planet - 'Solidarity and Salutations!', 'Horoscopes', and 'Deepest Gratitude'

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got a sci-fi satire that takes the real world and makes it hyperbolic... but it doesn't need much fiddling to be full-on wild. This i...

Margaritas & Donuts - Faith McQuinn

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Ely interviews Faith McQuinn of Observer Pictures, the creator of Margaritas & Donuts. The two talk about the importance of food in sto...

Margaritas & Donuts - 'Sideways' & 'Not Breakfast'

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

Folxlore - Bibi June & Ross McFarlane

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're opening up our 2021 season of interviews with an interview with Bibi June and Ross McFarlane. Tune in as they and Ely discuss what it's like cre...

Folxlore - 'Werehouse' & 'Static'

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Content warning: paranoia, references to homophobia, unreality, child loss, scenes of mental and emotional breakdown Glasgow is a city of contradictio...

Desperado - Samy Souissi

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Desperado - `Something Older than Mexico', `Muhomono` & `Old Souls Like to Bargain`

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Desperado is one part folklore, one part road trip, one part rag-tag team of death god champions learning more about themselves and each other. Join u...

VEGA - Ivuoma Okoro

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation between host Elena Fernández Collins and Ivuoma Okoro, creator of VEGA, hear conversations about moving to LA only to find the i...

VEGA - 'The One with Dr. Drake Mukro' & 'The One Inside Inebrio's (Part I)'

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Windfall - Adam and Bob Raymonda

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Windfall - 'Bottom Feeder' & 'Pickpocket'

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Things are dire in the city of Windfall. The childish monarch, Wanda, rules over her people with little care for who they are. A team of all-powerful ...

NIGHTLIGHT - Tonia Ransom

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join Ely in this conversation with NIGHTLIGHT creator Tonia Ransom, in which the two discuss the rise of Black horror, tension and suspense in fiction...

NIGHTLIGHT - '307: Last Stop on Route Nine'

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

I Am in Eskew - Muna Hussen and Jon Ware

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation with Muna Hussen and Jon Ware of I Am In Eskew, hear discussions of horrific architecture, isolation, greed and love, and creatin...

Interview with the Writers Guild of America

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

I Am in Eskew - 'Correspondence'

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Let's kick off Spooky Month with I Am In Eskew, a completed story filled with body horror and other creeping terrors. Like what you hear? Us too. You ...

Moonface - James Kim

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Moonface - 'Moaning'

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the discomfort of disconnect in identity with James Kim's MOONFACE, a realistic, semi-autobiographical audio drama mini-series about a gay Kor...

Temujin - Roshan Singh

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's interview, host Elena Fernández Collins talks with Temujin creator Roshan Singh about colonization, Shakespeare, the histories of stor...

Temujin - Acts 1 & 2

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What if you were forced to tell your history at the end of an arrow aimed at your head? That's the onset for this adaptation of Temujin, known as The ...

Childish - Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Radio Drama Revival, join host Ely as they talk with Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg, the creators of Childish, about everything fr...

Childish - 'RAz-N-The-Hood'

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been so inspired by someone that you want to walk in their shoes, experience what they experienced to get a taste of their success? That...

Fred's Students: A Celebration of New Fiction

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have something special for you. Host Emeritus Fred Greenhalgh presents the graduating class of his free online audio drama training cour...

How We Work: RDR

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this very extremely special episode, the RDR team breaks down how we make an episode from start to finish, as inspired by our listener Leslie Joyce...

Rose Drive - Raul Vega

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The final interview of the season! Hear David talk to the wonderful Raul Vega about his background in music, his similarities and differences to chara...

Rose Drive - 'It's Quiet Uptown' & 'The Lost Child'

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join us for a strange, surreal journey down Rose Drive. It's a story about memory, conspiracy, truth, and lies, from the perspective of an ...

Mabel - Becca De La Rosa and Mabel Martin

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Mabel - 'The Letters' & 'Really Red'

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the chilling story of identity, the unknown, and a love that flourishes despite the odds--it's the story of Mabel. Join this episode's host, Elen...

Timestorm - Dania Ramos and Michael Aquino

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, hear David interview Dania Ramos and Michael Aquino of Timestorm. Topics of discussion include: Puerto Rican history The choice to not cha...

Timestorm - "The Storm" "...Will Change Everything", and "Atabey"

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Journey back in time for a story about family, history, memory, and the lives of two kids in Newark with Puerto Rican heritage. This week, we're liste...

The Ordinary Epic - Jordan Stillman and Brandon M. Crose

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Ordinary Epic - 'The Group' and 'The Dip'

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Radio Drama Revival - Trailer

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

We Fix Space Junk - Hedley Knights and Beth Crane

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

We Fix Space Junk - 'Escape from Hargan IV' and 'The Flight of the Submarine'

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

Super Ordinary - Marissa Tandon (Recorded at AFF)

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join host Elena Fernández Collins in a super interview with super creator Marissa Tandon of superhero audio drama, Super Ordinary! This st...

Super Ordinary - 'Mail Dump', '#HarrisonTheIntern', & 'Punk’d'

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When superpowers and anxiety collide, how do you make sure your story is straight instead of being seen as the villain? Join us for this showcase of T...

ARCS - Jordan Adika

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a good DM? What makes for good improv? And what makes for some really good goofs? Well, the delightful pairing of host David Rheinstrom and...

ARCS - 'A Knock at the Door'

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An exciting adventure from Atypical Artists, the studio behind The Bright Sessions, ARCS is a D&D actual play podcast with great characters, immer...

The Two Princes - Kevin Christopher Snipes

01 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, host David interviews Kevin Christopher Snipes of Gimlet's The Two Princes. It's a spoilery discussion of queer elders, masculinity, and . ...

The Two Princes - 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Prince and Thief'

25 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

Nym's Nebulous Notions - Lee Davis-Thalbourne and Erin Kyan

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

U.S. versus Australian conspiracy theories, the importance of accessibility in art, and a great deal of monster smooch inquiry from David: it's our in...

Nym's Nebulous Notions - Episodes 1 to 3

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From the team behind Love & Luck, Passer Vulpes, comes Nym's Nebulous Notions, a darker--but still wonderful--turn for the production company. Joi...

Passenger List - Lauren Shippen and John Dryden

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's--wait, no, yeah, it's a plane, and also maybe some birds, too. But it's also Lauren Shippen and John Dryden of Rad...

Passenger List - 'Traffic'

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a story about mystery, conspiracy, a missing plane, and a missing brother. Created by audio drama veterans Lauren Shippen and John Scott Dryden, ...

The Dark Tome / Point Mystic - Fred Greenhalgh and Christopher Reynaga

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a team-up that can't be beat, a who's who of audio fiction and all things spooky and surreal, an interview with MVPs Fred Greenhalgh of The Dark ...

The Dark Tome / Point Mystic - 'The Curious History of the Dark Tome, Pt 1: Storybook Beginnings'

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a combination of things we love: Point Mystic, horror anthology The Dark Tome, and our own Fred Greenhalgh. It's a spooky, unnerving tale that we...

CARAVAN - Tau Zaman

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Westerns, burlesque, Supergiant's Pyre, and creating in spaces you've never seen yourself--it could only be an interview with the amazing, brilliant T...

CARAVAN - 'Riders in the Sky' and 'On the Road Again'

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Yeehaw and hooboy, it's a weird and wonderful showcase of CARAVAN, the most recent fiction venture from the good folks over at the ol' ranch Whisperfo...

RDR From the Vault: Sticks

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're at 8/10 on the Creepy Scale with this episode from the vaults, Sticks by ZBS Foundation! It's a strange tale inspired by true events that left t...

RDR From the Vault: Howl of the Mac Cú Tíre

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

Harlem Queen - Yhane Smith and Gabrielle Adkins

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join Elena Fernánez Collins in conversation with the lovely Yhane Smith and Gabrielle Adkins of Harlem Queen. There's talk of the Harlem R...

Harlem Queen - Season 1

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Step back into the past for the entirety of Harlem Queen's first season. Based on the life of the real Stephanie St. Clair, a numbers queen and activi...

Girl in Space - Sarah Rhea Werner

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the girl in space herself, Sarah Rhea Werner! Join David in this conversation with Girl in Space and Write Now creator Sarah Rhea Werner to talk ...

Girl in Space - 'Cheese Is Delicious Science'

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Rhea Werner's Girl in Space is about a girl in space. But it's also about solitude--the depth of solitude possible, and what that solitude means...

The Big Loop - Paul Bae

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join David as he talks to Paul Bae, creator of The Big Loop, about the big questions: what is the value of faith, of stories, of love, of g...

The Big Loop - 'Surfacing'

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Bae's anthology The Big Loop is unlike anything else you'll hear in podcasting--not just because of its gorgeous writing, honest acting, and blen...

The End of Time and Other Bothers - Marisa, Sean, and Eli

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're joined by show producers Sean Howard and Eli McIlveen (pictured), alongside performer Marisa King, to discuss their wonderful rolepla...

The End of Time and Other Bothers - 'The End'

11 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we present to you the hijinks-filled portal fantasy actual-play-meets-improv-game-meets-audio-drama The End of Time and Other Bothers by Fa...

Janus Descending - Jordan Cobb

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, David talks to Jordan Cobb, audio drama extraordinaire, about breaking form, handling scares when you're a big ol' squishum, working with t...

Janus Descending - Prologues, 'Entry 1', & 'Entry 13'

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we've got a form-breaking, innovative space horror from the mind of the amazing Jordan Cobb: Janus Descending. Join us in listening to this...

Unwell - Eleanor Hyde

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What makes a place a place? What makes something scary? This week, join both David Rheinstrom and Elena Fernández Collins as they interview Eleanor H...

Unwell - 'Homecoming' & 'The Diner'

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sink your teeth into this Midwestern Gothic audio fiction from the wonderful Harlife NFP! It's got creepies. It's got spookies. It doesn't have too ma...

Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back - Shenee Howard

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join David as he interviews the effervescent Shenee Howard, creator of Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back. The two talk about who owns art, wh...

Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back - Episodes 1 to 8

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we get to showcase the fandom-tastic rom-com Fan Wars: The Empire Claps Back! Join us for this great podcast on how fandom brings us togeth...

The Weeksville Project - TK Dutes

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join host David Rheinstrom in a conversation with podcast doula Keisha TK Dutes to talk about Bondfire's The Weeksvile Project, Brooklyn, B...

The Weeksville Project - Parts One, Two, & Three

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The story of a family, of time, and the changes that come to Weeksville, a town in Brooklyn forgotten until recently, The Weeksville Project is the fo...

The Amelia Project - Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg Brager

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You ready for some real pomo fomo? David Rheinstrom talks to Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg Brager of the wonderful The Amelia Project about Brexi...

Superstition - Sarah Kolb

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

Superstition - 'Curiosity Killed the Cat'

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Very superstitiouuuuuuuusMountains in the desert Very superstitiouuuuuuuus Crimes 'bout to be sollllllvedThat's right folks, this week we're bringing ...

Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services - Lisette Alvarez

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the patron witch of audiodrama themself, Lisette Alvarez! Join not only David but also interview pal and Radio Drama Revival submissions editor E...