Radio Drama Revival: The Fred Years (2010-2015)

Tumanbay – ‘A Head Start’ & Interview with John Dryden

11 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Tumanbay, the beating heart of a vast empire, is threatened by a rebellion in a far-off province and a mysterious force devouring the city from within...

The Cleansed – From FinalRune Productions

26 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Our little hiatus is over, and it is over with a BANG! We welcome back THE CLEANSED, the epic apocalyptic saga by our own FinalRune Productions. Borde...

Vultures Over Low Doves – From 11th Hour Audio Productions

31 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Happy #WorldAudioDramaDay!! We feature a most fitting production – the collaboration of audio producers across the Northeast (and the world) in a pr...

Ghosts of Flannan Lighthouse – From Campfire Radio Theater

23 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

A chilling mystery unfolds in 1900 off the Scottish coast as Joseph Moore arrives at the Flannan Island Lighthouse to find it cold and abandoned… it...

HorrorScopes – The Masque of the Red Death

16 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we feature a fresh take on Edgar Allen Poe’s classic “The Masque of the Red Death” – featuring an all-star cast of New England actor...

Saratoga’s Fat Cats (3 of 3)

18 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of 3 Alas! We wrap up ZBS Foundations’ lush field-recorded noir romp, Saratoga Fat Cats. Willie, who paints houses, is hired by some rich guy...

Saratoga’s Fat Cats (2 of 3)

04 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 3 A huge pleasure to play this re-dux of one of the ZBS Foundations’ most lust field-recorded stories. Willie, who paints houses, is hired...

Saratoga Fat Cats (1 of 3)

21 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of 3 A huge pleasure to play this re-dux of one of the ZBS Foundations’ most lust field-recorded stories. Willie, who paints houses, is hired...

Pleasure Town – Episode 1 & Interview with Keith Ecker

08 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Pleasure Town, a Utopian town in early 20th century Oklahoma founded with a simple premise: pleasure for pleasure’s sake. Does that work ...

Serendipity – Episode 1 & Interview with Ann Heppermann

24 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Holy moley what a show we have for you this week! Announcements: FinalRune Productions worked on the forthcoming audio saga Locke & Key for Audibl...

We’re Alive – ‘Lockdown’ & Interview with KC Wayland

26 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking LOCKDOWN, the expansion story to We’re Alive set in the early days of the zombie apocalypse in the incredible claustrophob...

Brad Lansky – ‘Brad Lansky and the Rogue Era’

12 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We’re pleased to welcome back the work of Protophonic / JD Venne in “Brad Lansky and the Rogue Era,” the sixth part of the Brad Lansky sci-fi au...

FLUR: Blades of the Universe – By KJC Comics

29 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Radio Drama Revival’s 412th Episode features “FLUR” the first original “Audio Manga” we’ve been able to feast our ears on. The normal life...

Stan Freberg – A Retrospective with David Rheinstrom

18 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we mark the passing of legendary humorist Stan Freberg (1926 – 2015), whose influence on comedy – and radio comedy in particular – ca...

The Sting of the Dark Tower – All Episodes

11 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Alicia Goranson (The Mask Of Inanna) for encouraging Peter Gruenbaum to submit this delightful re-imagining of an apocryphal work by C.S. Le...

Mark Time Radio Show – ‘Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph’

28 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Eek!  Gasp!  The final Mark Time Radio Show by Great Northern Audio Theater! Well, at least they go out with a bang.  David Ossman of the Firesign ...

BONUS: Radio Drama Revival Live from #SXSW2015

20 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Radio Drama Revival traveled to #SXSW2015 Interactive in Austin, Texas to talk to filmmakers about the joys of producing audio drama. We speak with pa...

The Hadron Gospel Hour – By Richard Wentworth and Michael McQuilkin

20 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Life is all well and good until the multiverse gets torn asunder. Whoops. Dr. “Oppenheimer” Valdini (Wentworth) has torn a rift in the fabric of t...

Hangman Radio – ‘Bodies in the Basement’

07 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In the dry days of the temperance movement, some of the more savvy entrepreneurs found great opportunity in selling illegal booze. With sleazy undergr...

Embarking on a “Stiff” Investigation

20 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have the delicious irreverant, lewd, scandalous and downright HILARIOUS antics of a detective who really puts the ‘hard’ in hard-boil...

A Christmas Carol by Voices in the Wind

24 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week we feature the work of Voices in the Wind, a group based out of Toronto, CA who are producing their own original material as well as classic...

Our Fair City: Happy Exclusion Day!

19 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week the Hartlife Company – all the life you’ll ever need – is proud to present Tales from Our Fair City in their annual EXCLUSION DAY spec...

Episode 398 – It’s A Wonderful Life, Live!

14 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week we thoroughly embrace the holidays with the RG Productions rendition of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” the beloved American holiday classic,...

Experiencing The Cleansed’s “Breaking”

22 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The energy grid goes day – and stays down. Food grows scarce. Martial law is instated. And then things get really bad. Get ready to jump on the roll...

Sifting Through the Ashes of “Dead London”

14 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s radio drama podcast features the two winners of 2013’s War of the Worlds 75th anniversary radio drama contest (sponsored by Izotope) W...

Experiencing the Aftermath

07 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Today!  We have Aftermath, by Scotland-based artist Matthew McLean and co-producer Robert Cudmore’s troupe Yap Audio Productions. So what goes wron...

Returning to the Clanking Buoy Bell

31 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week we dig into the archives to re-play the Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater Classic New England Ghost Story “The Buoy” A beautiful post of ho...

A Return to “Hungry Hollow”

24 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we feature an appetizer of location horror followed by a full-on meal, the former by our own FinalRune Productions and the latter by John B...

Inviting You on a Journey With Strange Bedfellows

17 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Set in the late 1800s, Hunter Brown embarks on a perilous quest to secure true love as he searches for mysterious Faith Geibel, the young woman of his...

Land of Enchantment 4 of 4

31 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 4 of 4 This week we conclude our four week run of the New Mexican adventure The Land of Enchantment, featuring Mojo Sam the Hoodoo man as he expl...

Land of Enchantment 3 of 4

23 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of 4 This week we celebrate the fine majestic adventures of Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation, whose comic and cosmic adventures have been del...

Episode 386 – Land of Enchantment 2 of 4

16 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 4 This week we celebrate the fine majestic adventures of Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation, whose comic and cosmic adventures have been del...

Episode 385 – Traveling with ZBS to the Land of Enchantment

08 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of 4 This week we celebrate the fine majestic adventures of Meatball Fulton’s ZBS Foundation, whose comic and cosmic adventures have been del...

Episode 384 – Traveling Back to 1918

01 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in a sorta-kinda-oddly-tribute to the start of the “Great War” we feature the oddball saga “1918” by our friends at Aural Stage Stu...

Episode 383 – Getting the Prophets Back on Track

25 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 When Karl (PG Lorusso) gives up his appointed quest to chase after the Muffin Girl (Carolyn Lansom) from the local coffee shop, three prop...

Episode 382 – Embarking on A Prophets Guide

18 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of 2 When Karl (PG Lorusso) gives up his appointed quest to chase after the Muffin Girl (Carolyn Lansom) from the local coffee shop, three prop...

Episode 381 – Descending the River with The Cleansed

05 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week we re-play “The River,” an episode from The Cleansed: Season 2, which was recently shortlisted in the Radio Romania Grand Prix Nova. We ...

Episode 380 – Rediscovering Jonathan Mitchell’s “The Truth”

28 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Mitchell hardly needs any introduction these days – the veteran public radio sound designer and composer has been charting glorious new ter...

Episode 379 – Judith Kampfner’s “Amah in the Bathtub”

20 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

We are delighted to feature the work of Judith Kampfner, a veteran journalist and radio dramatist who has worked for close to 30 years in the UK, USA,...

Episode 378 – Talking “Hear Now” with Sue Zizza

14 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week, an interview from the terrestrial version of Radio Drama Revival – an interview with Sue Zizza (Sue Media Productions) the producer behin...

Episode 377 – FinalRune Productions Redux

06 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This week, a redux of two 2007-era shows from FinalRune Productions: Fall of the Hero Sir Grace was the most valiant of all knights, decked in gloriou...

Episode 376 – Returning to Thwart the Alien from Planet X

23 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 This week [a bit delayed, we apologize] we return for the conclusion of the “Alien of Planet X,” the re-make of the original Brad Lans...

Episode 375 – Fighting the Alien from Planet X

03 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of 2 This week we delve deep, deep into the outer edges of the galaxy for a hauntingly vivid sound designed foray to the “Alien of Planet X,”...

Episode 374 – Seeking Utopiates and Drinking Titanium Rain

18 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Following up with our interview with creator Josh Finney and actress Denise Poirier, we have this week the first half of Titanium Rain, the searing Au...

Episode 373 – A Trip with Wireless Theatre to Experience “Country Life”

11 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Our friends at the Wireless Theatre Company continue to surprise, delight, frighten and amuse us. Today’s dose is a charming witty tale of life in r...

Episode 372 – Looking for Love in “Any Other” Dublin…

28 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of 3 We finish our focus on the darkly hilarious portraits of post-recession Dublin in Gareth Stack’s “Any Other Dublin,” a delicious fie...

Episode 371 – “Other” Dubliners Go For a Romp

17 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 3 We continue our focus on the darkly hilarious portraits of post-recession Dublin in Gareth Stack’s “Any Other Dublin.” Featuring Epi...

Episode 370 – A Visit to “Any Other Dublin”

07 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

New month, new theme, and we turn the page to Ireland, where we relish the devastatingly human portrayal of ordinary Dubliner in Gareth Stack’s “A...

Episode 369 – A Trip to Lesotho, and a Troll of Stony Brook

28 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

While Fred is back in the U.S. of A, he’s spiritually still in Lesotho, so he shares a few more sounds, memories, and a killer interview he got with...

Episode 365 – A War on Poverty and Waiting for A Window

17 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Our recap/celebration series continues, this time with Fred grabbing the mic to do his own blatant self-promotion… First, the 2010 satirical “War ...

Episode 364 – The Return of Salmon of Blackpool (Part 2 of 2)

10 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 Conclusion of Crazy Dog Audio Theatre‘s “The Salmon of Blackpool.” Johnny Gallagher is a world famous movie star from Cork, Ireland...

Episode 363 – The Return of Salmon of Blackpool (Part 1 of 2)

03 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Holy crap! Radio Drama Revival is entering its 8th year! In celebration, we are playing some of our favorite selections from years past… starting wi...

Episode 362 – Christmas Blizzards and Chanukah Miracles

27 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week a post-holiday treat from Playing on Air, a showcase for contemporary short plays produced for radio in New York City by a team of theater ...

Episode 361 – Adventures with Neal Henderson in Our Fair City

20 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 Policies and policettes, we at Radio Drama Revival take heart in the warm gripping hands of the Hartlife Corporation, proudly providing YO...

Episode 360 – Revisiting Our Fair City…

14 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Policies and policettes, we at Radio Drama Revival take heart in the warm gripping hands of the Hartlife Corporation, proudly providing YOU with all t...

Episode 358 – Riding the River and Cleansed

29 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Week 3 of our focus on The Cleansed; this week we have back-to-back episodes from Season 2 of The Cleansed which is now available for pre-order throug...

Episode 357 – The Fallen World Has Been Cleansed

22 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Week 2 of our focus on The Cleansed; this week we have back-to-back episodes from Season 1 of The Cleansed which is now available through Blackstone A...

Episode 356 – A Great Cleansing is Coming

15 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week The Cleansed returns to Radio Drama Revival, bringing us back to the end of the world, which begins in a time not-so-distant from now. The s...

Episode 355 – FinalRune Halloween Horror Redux

02 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

For the month of October, Fred has been hiding under a rock working on the new Season of The Cleansed – but lest you forget our love of the undead, ...

Episode 354 – “The Ram King” Roars from Beyond the Pale

26 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

From the pen of Joe Maggio, we have for you today a special dark treat from the audio horror collection Tales from Beyond the Pale. The show is The Ra...

Episode 353 – Entering the “Hungry Hollow” with Campfire Radio Theater

18 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Our audio horror ‘treats’ continue this week with a new discovery (to us) – the fantastic talents of Campfire Radio Theater. The tale we have fo...

Episode 352 – Entering ‘Purgatory’ and Down Deep Looking for a Wine Cask…

11 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s show we feature a few horror classics – first, the WB Yeats controversial classic “Purgatory,” about an old man and a boy standing...

Episode 351 – Digging up a Dose of ‘Wormwood’

04 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

We are thrilled that the razorblade-sharp-whit-theyre-coming-for-you-and-UFOs-really-landed-and-stole-your-grandma-kinda-sorta-maybe-radio-drama Night...

Episode 350 – Crazy Dog Devils and Haunted Lighthouses

28 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Is it that close to Halloween alREADY? Fred stumbles out of the woods of Maine to sing the praises of Roger Gregg’s new short drama-poetry-music-vid...

Episode 349 – Discovering “The Necklace” with Chatterbox Audio Theater

21 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we visit 19th century France in English – and French! – through a skilled alliance of Chatterbox Audio Theater and Rhodes College. The a...

Episode 348 – Trying to Find Mother and Discovering a Paradox

15 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we experience the offbeat audio musical Paradox, written by New York based filmmaker Jack Feldstein. Jack’s already well versed in the off...

Episode 347 – Talking Neverwhere with Dirk Maggs

07 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Regular host Fred Greenhalgh stumbles out of the woods of Maine to thank Sibby Wieland and to get cranking on an exclusive interview with Producer Dir...

Episode 341 – A Word from Our Spacey Sponsors

27 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we feature the second half of the 2003 ‘radio movie’ Not from Space, a satire of commercial radio that pioneered the internet-era of aud...

Episode 340 – Still Reporting, but Not From Space…

19 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we continue our theme of out-of-this-world productions with the 2003 ‘radio movie’ Not from Space, a satire of commercial radio that pio...

Episode 339 – Our Fair City Live

13 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we continue our coverage of the audio drama awesomeness that happened at CONvergence 2013 with a feature of Our Fair City‘s live show, the...

Episode 338 – War of the Worlds Anniversary Contest Winners

07 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Reporting live from Convergence Con 2013, Craig Finseth, Matthew Boudreau, and Fred Greenhalgh get together to announce the winners of the 75th Annive...

Episode 337 – Raymond Chandler’s Lost “Goldfish” and an Otherworld Interview

29 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our tour of radio noir by featuring a radio drama adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s “Goldfish,” the first Philip Marlowe short story,...

Episode 336 – This Time, It’s An Open Season

21 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Our summer noir theme returns with FinalRune’s 2010 production of Open Season, the pilot episode of a series based on the books by Archer Mayor and ...

Episode 335 – Privileged At the Swordspoint

16 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we celebrate the Audie-award win (Audio Drama category) of Swordspoint, written by Ellen Kushner and produced by SueMedia Productions. Sword...

Episode 332 – A Final Stop in the Will of the Woods

25 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of 3 This week we’re featuring Parts 4 and 5 of Will of the Woods byAudio Epics – the Belgium-based audio drama troupe headed by Domien De ...

Episode 331 – Walking Deeper in the Will of the Woods

17 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 3 This week we’re featuring Parts 2 and 3 of Will of the Woods byAudio Epics – the Belgium-based audio drama troupe headed by Domien De ...

Episode 330 – Entranced by the Will of the Woods

10 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re thrilled to bring back to work of Audio Epics – the Belgium-based audio drama troupe headed by Domien De Groot and Eline Hoskens (...

Episode 329 – Bitten by the Serpent in the Bee-Loud Glade

03 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we take a departure from our usual programming to enjoy a thoroughly different poetic experience in Roger Gregg’s album Serpent in the Bee...

Episode 328: Getting Steamy in the Hothouse, Interview with Joel Metzger

27 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Episodes 3 + 4 Followed by Exclusive Interview Take a surly trip to a gritty, dystopian neighborhood of Los Angeles called the ‘Hothouse’ in this ...

Episode 327: Entering the Hothouse and Cruising with the Bruiser

19 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Take a surly trip to a gritty, dystopian neighborhood of Los Angeles called the ‘Hothouse’ in this thrilling new serial by TV writer Joel Metzger....

Episode 326: Leviathan in Crisis, A Chat with Christof Laputka and Robin Shore

12 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we continue the celebration of The Leviathan Chronicles – Season 2, an example of how fantastic science fiction audio drama can be when y...

Episode 325: The Leviathan Chronicles Revive

05 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

It’s here! After two years of hard work, Leviathan Chronicles Season 2 has hit the streets. The action-packed, richly imagined sci-fi epic throws th...

Episode 324 – Basking in Titanium Rain and Sweet, Sweet Honey West

30 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

What a fantastic time to be digging audio drama. This month, we’ve gotten to soak up Dirk Maggs’ audio drama adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Neverwh...

Episode 323 – Oedipus the King Learns the Bloody Truth

22 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of 3 The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods — but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. The s...

Episode 322 – Oedipus the King Takes a Swipe

15 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 3 The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods — but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatt...

Episode 321 – Sophocles’ Oedipus the King: Radio Drama Goes Epic

08 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of 3 The king of Thebes investigates an act of violence that has angered the gods — but the truth he uncovers threatens to destroy him. Chatt...

Episode 320 – The Minister of Chance Visits Paludin Fields

01 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we visit the ‘Paludin Fields’ in the return of the Minister of Chance, a lush, imaginatively designed story of war, magic, and science o...

Episode 319 – War of the Worlds Returns with a BANG!

22 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This week we take a bow to radio drama history by clobbering Grover’s Mill New Jersey with a big ball of fire and pissed off laser-toting Martians. ...

Episode 318 – Are you Afraid of Rotwang Krell?

15 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 3 of 3 Sci Fi February continues with another double-header of live sci fi comedy radio shows produced by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre for Ireland’s...

Episode 317 – Have a Round at the Cabaret of Forbidden Celestial Delights

09 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 3 Sci Fi February continues with another double-header of live sci fi comedy radio shows produced by Crazy Dog Audio Theatre for Ireland’s...

Episode 316 – Crazy Dog Audio Goes Big Big Spacey

02 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 1 of 3 Kicking off our annual “Sci Fi February” special feature is a series of live sci fi comedy radio shows produced by Crazy Dog Audio The...

Episode 315 – Nothing in Life is Really “The Constant” (Part 2 of 2)

26 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of 2 The Constant is a radio play about five friends and a new city. Two years earlier, life was easy in their rural town – everyone was who ...

Episode 314 – Kristofferson’s Friends are “The Constant” (Part 1 of 2)

18 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

The Constant is a radio play about five friends and a new city. Two years earlier, life was easy in their rural town – everyone was who they were an...

Episode 313 – Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Part 3: Closing in to Martin

12 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

We feature the stunning conclusion “The Mumbai Chuzzlewits” by Goldhawk Productions, produced by John Dryden, a Sony and Peabody Award winning rad...

Episode 312 – Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Part 2: Murder, Alliances and Greed

05 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Having survived the Apocalypse, our show today features the work of Goldhawk Productions, lead by John Dryden, a Sony and Peabody Award winning radio ...

Episode 311 – Mumbai Chuzzlewits Sets Dickens in India

28 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Having survived the Apocalypse, our show today features the work of Goldhawk Productions, lead by John Dryden, a Sony and Peabody Award winning radio ...

Episode 309 – Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas in the Icebox

15 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show we welcome back our friends at the Icebox Radio Theater with an original story by Mike Murphy, “I’m Dreaming of a Tropical C...

Episode 308 – Marley’s Ghost Rattles His Chains

07 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

For our kick-off to the holiday season, we have the Christmas classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, in a new adaptation by Shane Salk, f...

Episode 307 – A Different Kind of Spook in “Ghost of a Chance”

01 Dec 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show we have 19 Nocturne Boulevard back, with their 2011 Ogle-winning production “Ghost of a Chance.” For a girl living in a New ...

Episode 306 – The Truth Puts Us in “Good Hands”

24 Nov 2012

Contributed by Lukas

This week The Truth returns, the remarkable (in the fullest sense of that word) audio drama podcast that seeks to reinvent the format for 21st century...