Radio Drama Revival

Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magick Services - 'Case Three: Music'

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's magic, storytelling, music, urban fantasy, psychology, and more on this week's Radio Drama Revival! Listen to our showcase of the fantastic Kalil...

StarTripper!! - Julian Mundy

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's Mr. Limbs himself! Listen as our own David Rheinstrom (also a fella with limbs) interviews Julian Mundy, the creator of StarTripper!!, and hear t...

StarTripper!! - 'The Sale' & 'The Dreaded Gauntlet of Xinpho'

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Feston Pyxis is no space colonist. He's just a goofy space ex-office-worker trying to live his best tourist life by making a travel blog . . . IN SPAC...

Red Rhino - Meghan Fitzmartin

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a conversation about soap snow (snoap), Marvel's best genius, religion, masculinity, and so much more. This week, David interviews Meghan Fitzmar...

Red Rhino - 'Red Letter Day', Parts I and II

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's . . . A TROUBLED TEEN! That's right folks, this week, we're showcasing the first two episodes of Red Rhino, a work of ...

The Once and Future Nerd - Christian T. Kelley-Madera

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Boooooorn in the Middle Earth! This week, David interviews the wonderful Christian T. Kelley-Madera of The Once and Future Nerd. Topics include fantas...

The Once and Future Nerd - 'Princes of Iorden', Episodes I and II

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Portal fantasy! Social commentary! Elves with Antebellum accents! This week, David showcases The Once and Future Nerd's first two episodes and his Mid...

Roundtable: A Little Yurt Won't Hurt

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join David in Host Emeritus Fred Greenhalgh's yurt--sorry, YAWFT--to hear the story of how Radio Drama Revival was started. It's an episode of friends...

Roundtable: The ROGUE PANEL! from PodCon!

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

Roundtable: Critic Roundtable

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Back in November, friend of the show Jeffrey Gardner convened a roundtable of critics and creators in the audio fiction space:Elena Fernández-Collins...

Flyest Fables - Morgan Givens

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David interviews the fascinating and eclectic Morgan Givens. Topics include the genesis and central message of Flyest Fables, Black, trans, queer/nb v...

Flyest Fables - Episodes 1 and 2

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David rings in the new year with Morgan Givens's one-man show, Flyest Fables, bringing new context to high fantasy! If you thought you'd heard it all,...

What's the Frequency - James Oliva

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Check in with David as he interviews What's the Frequency? creator James Oliva!Learn James's feelings on:- Noise jazz!- the films of David Lynch, and ...

What's the Frequency - 'Static' & 'Took a Powder'

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Who will give us the wooooorrrrdddsss? We have a special treat for you this week as David brings you What's the Frequency? - a mind-bending psycho-noi...

Arden - Chris Dole, Sara Ghaleb, & Emily VanDerWeff

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As a note, this episode was recorded using Emily's previous name and pronouns. David brings us back from the Thanksgiving holiday as he interviews Ard...

Arden - 'Aliens did it'

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for Arden!Is it a true-crime parody? No, not exactly. It takes the crime very seriously. But it is funny, and it is al...

11th Hour Audio Productions - 'To the Moon and Back' & ' Wolpertingers'

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

PROMO: Introducing Blackwood

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David hits us with some whaling truth and introduces Wondery's audio drama, Blackwood!https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blackwood/id1438804143?mt=2

Station Blue - 'McMurdo' & 'Thirsty'

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're playing the fantastic Station Blue from Chad Ellis as we take Horror Octorbor (trademark Clint Worthington and Alcohollywood) to its ...

Lake Clarity - Episodes 1 and 2

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David haunts us from Maine with this week's October scare, Lake Clarity!As their last summer together wanes, five Colorado teenagers trek out to Lake ...

Palimpsest - 'Anneliese', Chapters One and Two

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Jules and James - Jennifer Schwed

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Can an apolitical story still have artistic value? Do stakes need to do be the driver of good storytelling? Ponder these questions and more as David i...

Jules and James - Episode 1

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Marsfall - Dan Lovley and Erik Saras

19 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Marsfall - Prelude and Chapter 1

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Victoriocity - Jen Sugden and Chris Sugden

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Have we got a treat for you! This week, David talks about Victorian fiction and show beginnings with Victoriocity writers Jen & Chris Sugden and s...

Victoriocity - 'Even Greater London'

18 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Something’s afoot in Even Greater London, a nightmarish victorian metropolis that stretches from Wales all the way to the Isle of Man. Queen Victori...

Utopia - 'Gladness'

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we received a mysterious submission from a mysterious stranger who only identified themselves as Icewater. Was it a dead-drop? Are we spies ...

Neoscum - Gannon Reedy

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

NeoScum - 'Night Shift'

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Station to Station - Alex Yun and Andrea Klassen

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Station to Station - 'Standard Operating Procedure'

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

David is back! And he's married! And he's bringing you Station to Station, a fantastic new audio drama from the Procyon Podcast network, creators of T...

Hostile Worlds - Matthew McLean and Colin Gray

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Hostile Worlds - 'Our Small & Fragile Existence'

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Wooden Overcoats - Beth Eyre and Felix Trench

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, David speaks with Beth Eyre and Felix Trench about all things Wooden Overcoats! They discuss how they met, first memories of the show, the ...

Wooden Overcoats - 'Rudyard Takes a Hike'

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Piffling's least favorite undertaker, Rudyard Funn, takes to the woods for an unorthodox funeral in this episode of the delightful British sitcom Wood...

Wolf 359 - Gabriel Urbina and Sarah Shachat

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Wolf 359 - 'Memoria'

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of my favorite episodes of any audio drama.It encompasses everything I love about Wolf 359: its pacing, its plotting, its deep humanism, a...

Fall of the House of Sunshine - Matt Roi Berger, Jonathan Goldberg, & Marcus Bagala

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down with Matt Roi Berger, Jonathan Goldberg, and Marcus Bagala of The Fall of the House of Sunshine to discuss craft, prog rock albums, Preside...

Fall of the House of Sunshine - 'Days of Future Fuzz'

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A struggle between flesh and fuzz. A mad emperor, cackling atop a grand pyramid of his own creation. A band of fleshy rebels with moxie, verve, and pu...

Gone - Sunny Moraine

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sunny Moraine joins me to discuss their horror podcast, Gone, their stream-of-consciousness writing/performing style, their terrifying-but-fascinating...

Gone - 'Awakening'

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Boom - Faith McQuinn

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I sit down with Faith McQuinn, the director and creator of Boom: A Serial Drama Podcast.And what a delight she is! We talk about Faith's hi...

Boom - Season 2, 'Everything I Could'

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

IT'S OUR 500TH EPISODE!And to ring it in, we're celebrating by playing a new old favorite, Faith McQuinn's BOOM.I talk about the I Love Lucy Show Synd...

A Very Fatal Murder - 'A Perfect Murder' & Interview

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're playing the first episode of Onion Public Media's A Very Fatal Murder—it's a spot-on parody of all the true-crime programs you love...

Unplaced - Episodes 1 to 3

31 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're playing Michelle Nickolaisen's Unplaced, a show about a woman who finds herself suddenly invisible. It's skilfully written and acted, and it's g...

The Bright Sessions - 'Rose' & Interview with Lauren Shippen

24 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on, we're playing The Bright Sessions, episode 50: "Rose", a surprise musical episode! Later, show creator Lauren Shippen joins me for a cha...

Love and Luck - Episodes 1 to 3, with Co-Host Elena Fernández Collins

17 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Linguist, critic, and Bello Collective reviewer Elana Fernández Collins joins me to present Love and Luck, a magical epistolary romance from Australi...

The Mayan Crystal - 'The Crystal Keeper' & Interview with Fred Greenhalgh

10 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to hear a story? Of course you do! On this week's show, we're rejoined by Host-Alumnus Fred Greenhalgh to introduce his new show, The Maya...

Going Deep on Hoax Fiction with Wil Williams

03 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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

Join The Party - Eric Silver and Amanda McLoughlin

17 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I chat with Eric and Amanda, two of the minds behind Join the Party, an inclusive audio drama powered by roleplaying game mechanics. We pla...

Join The Party! - 'Wedding Party VI'

10 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're playing an episode of the roleplaying podcast Join the Party, a hybrid actual-play and audio drama by some talented producers and per...

Kane and Feels, Paranormal Investigators - 'The Frozen Child'

03 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we play Kane and Feels, Paranormal Investigators, a new series from Skaði's Symphony. They're a production team out of the UK with a...

Bob Koester - 'Companions'

27 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Harry wanted to be alone, and so he was: as alone as a person can be, transmuted into tachyon particles and hurled into deepest space, with nothing bu...

Earbud Theater - 'The Sounds Below'

20 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're featuring Earbud Theater's "The Sounds Below", a chilling tale about a man plagued by panic and sleeplessness. Chris, unable to shake...

Point Mystic - 'White Rabbit', Parts I and II

13 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're exploring Christopher Reynaga's Point Mystic, playing "White Rabbit, Parts I and II" from that show. Point Mystic is a fiction show d...

Sassquach Radio - 'Deck the Halls (with Matrimony!)' & Interview with Ashley Quach and Paula Deming

23 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

Five Levels of Fear - Episode 1

16 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, join us as we go urban-exploring in a spooky, abandoned house with Five Levels of Fear, a new audio series written by Sable Jak, and direct...

The Far Meridian - Episodes 1 and 2 & Interview with Eli Barraza

09 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Peri is a quiet woman who keeps to herself in a lighthouse overlooking the ocean, but one day, she wakes up somewhere totally unfamiliar; she's still ...

Lights Out - 'Murder in the Script Department' & Interview with Neil Verma

02 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Northwestern University professor of Sound Studies Neil Verma joins me for a segment we call GOING DEEP. This week, we're exploring the classic horror...

The Fall of the House of Sunshine - 'Open Wide and Say Die'

18 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What a suntabulous bicuspid of a day! It's time for the Sunshine Smile Hour, a dental hygiene-themed children's program! Oh golly, this is a good one,...

Boom - Episodes 1 and 2 & Interview with Faith McQuinn

11 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're presenting writer, director, and film professor Faith McQuinn's Boom, a story of loss, recovery, secrets, and murder. Porter, the pro...

Bronzeville - Episode 1 & Interview with LaRon and Lahmard Tate

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bronzeville is a story of the Great Migration: it follows Jimmy Tillman (Larenz Tate), a papermill worker from Arkansas who kills a strikebreaker and ...

11th Hour Audio Productions - 'Shadows of Halloween' & 'Ivory Towers'

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We're celebrating AUDIO DRAMA DAY by featuring some works from 11th Hour Productions, the once-a-year marathon audio drama production festival where d...

Steal The Stars - Mac Rogers

21 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

New York playwright and audio dramatist Mac Rogers joins me for a discussion about craft, aliens, and influences as we excerpt some of his new thrille...

We're Alive: Lockdown - KC Wayland

14 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It wouldn't be a monster episode without MONSTERS, would it?! Awww yeah it's zombie time!American podcast legend KC Wayland joins me for a chat about ...

Double Feature: 'Deadly Manners' & 'Rites of Autumn'

07 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A double-feature this week as we begin our October horror series!First, from Paragon Collective and the makers of Darkest Night, it's Deadly Manners, ...

36 Questions - Ellen Winter and Chris Littler

30 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I'm joined by Ellen Winter and Chris Littler of Chamber Band to talk about their new podcast for Two-Up Productions, the production company...

A Scottish Podcast - Episode Mashup

23 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Two foul-mouthed Scottish paranormal investigators travel to the misty island of St. Caillic to uncover the secret of a terrible anniversary--it's A S...

Blood Culture - Episode 1 & Interview with Lance Dann

16 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Scholar and dramatist Lance Dann joins me as we play the first episode of his techno-thriller, BLOOD CULTURE.It's a trans-media project, consisting of...

Inhale - Chapters 1, 2, and 3

02 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

EOS 10 - Justin McLachlan

26 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we explore EOS 10, a medical comedy in space. Dr Ryan Dalias is a young doctor, recently assigned to a posting on EOS 10, a station in deep...

Darkest Night - 'Horns Limo Service' & Interview with Alex Aldea

19 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Embrace - 'Nights on Killer Mountain'

13 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we climb? Why do people look at the tallest mountains in the world -- vast, inhospitable places -- and say, "I want to climb to its summit"? Wh...

Stories of Mahabharata - 'Bhima and Hanuman' & 'Nahusha's Curse'

05 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, it's the Stories of Mahabharata, retold by Sudipta Bhawmik, a multitalented playwright, storyteller, and engineer. With music and immersive...

The Axe and Crown - Episode 2, 3, and 4

29 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we dive into the fabulous world of The Axe and Crown -- (our very own) Eli McIlveen's spinoff miniseries from Alba Salix, Royal Physician. ...

Starship Iris - Episode 2 & Interview with Jessica Best

22 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

Podcast Meander - Dan Leone

16 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we play an episode of an experimental podcast called PODCAST MEANDER, which kind of skirts the border between autobiography and fiction. Da...

Wireless Theater Company - 'The Autopsy'

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, line producer Matthew Boudreau hooks us up with some binaural horror from the Wireless Theatre Company with The Autopsy.For more great audi...

O'Neill and Freeman - 'B.I.L.I'

24 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week Matthew continues hosting for David as we feature B.I.L.I. from London's own O'Neill and Freeman.For more O'Neill and Freemanhttps://soundcl...

11th Hour Audio Productions - 'A Dread Light Shines in the Serpent's Sky'

17 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Line producer Matthew Boudreau takes over while David Rheinstrom is away in France. This week's story is A Dread Light Shine in the Serpent's Sky, a c...

The Case for Audio Drama with Neil Verma

10 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Neil Verma joins me to discuss his essay series, “The Case for Audio Drama”. He’s a professor of Sound Studies at Northwestern Univers...

Hi, I'm Mattie (HIM) - Alexander Charles Adams

28 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As a note, Alexander Charles Adams now uses they/them pronouns. This week, Alexander Charles Adams of SMASH/CUT joins me to discuss their piece, “Hi...

RDR From the Vault: Stuff of Myth, Part 2

20 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Handmaid's Tale - Danny Ortberg

14 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

RDR From the Vault: Stuff of Myth, Part 1

07 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Willison

29 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster, culture critic, and ne'er-do-well Margaret Willison (of Appointment Television and NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour) joins me to talk about THE...

RDR From the Vault: Heart of Morphine, by Roger Gregg

22 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today RDR from the Vault launches a series of episodes highlighting Roger Gregg, playwright master of Dublin, Ireland.Roger pioneered his own audio so...

Archive 81 - Dan Powell and Marc Sollinger

15 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, things are going to get spooky at Radio Drama Revival as we delve into the world of horror audio fiction. David talks to Marc Sollinger and...

RDR From the Vault: Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Part 3 of 3

07 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Re-play of the 2012 BBC Series "The Mumbai Chuzzlewits," adapted by Ayeesha Menon from the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewits," and transposed ...

TERMS - Lindsay Graham

01 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

My Wondery Network pal Lindsay Graham joins me to talk about his political thriller series, TERMS, in which a terrifying demagogue captures the U.S. P...

RDR From the Vault: Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Part 2 of 3

29 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Re-play of the 2012 BBC Series "The Mumbai Chuzzlewits," adapted by Ayeesha Menon from the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewits," and transposed ...

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel - Chris Tarry

20 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Children's author, jazz bassist, and entertainment impresario Chris Tarry joins me for a talk about his production, THE UNEXPLAINABLE DISAPPEARANCE OF...

RDR From the Vault: Mumbai Chuzzlewits, Part 1 of 3

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Re-play of the 2012 BBC Series "The Mumbai Chuzzlewits," adapted by Ayeesha Menon from the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewits," and transposed ...

The Penumbra - Sophie Kaner and Kevin Vibert

04 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as we dive into the world of The Penumbra, an anthology series that updates classic genre stories with some well-deserved representation. We p...

RDR From the Vault: Secret of the Crystal Maidens, 3 of 3

25 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

By special permission from Tom Lopez (AKA Meatball Fulton) we have another edition of RDR in the Vault!While exploring a cave in Belize, Jack Flanders...

The Infinite Now - Richard Penner

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Multimedia artist Richard Penner joins me for a chat about his surreal, experimental microfiction show, The Infinite Now, a program that features a my...

RDR From the Vault: Secret of the Crystal Maidens, 2 of 3

11 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

By special permission from Tom Lopez (AKA Meatball Fulton) we have another edition of RDR in the Vault!While exploring a cave in Belize, Jack Flanders...

The Sarah Awards - Ann Heppermann

05 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

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

RDR From the Vault: Secret of the Crystal Maidens, 1 of 3

27 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

By special permission from Tom Lopez (AKA Meatball Fulton) we have another edition of RDR in the Vault!While exploring a cave in Belize, Jack Flanders...