038- Pathetic Fallacy
Wyllis Cooper takes on cybernetics in "Pathetic Fallacy" from February 2, 1948.
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Quietly Yours
An episode by episode appraisal of Wyllis Cooper's "Quiet Please" old time radio program, alongside various other genre shows from the era. Hosted by Matt Ellis and David Feldmann.
Episodes
037- Green Light
Matt and David discuss "Green Light" from January 26th, 1948. Special musical guest Pete Seeger.
Sep 15, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 37
036- Baker's Dozen
David and Matt discuss "Baker's Dozen," from January 19th, 1948.
Sep 03, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 36
035- BONUS- Lights Out! The Meteor Man
BONUS EPISODE- Join Ned Flanders, Matt, David, and returning guest Kelly as we celebrate the Perseid meteor shower by calling down an amorphous fungi flesh being from space to finally put an end to it all.
Aug 10, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 35
034- The Room Where the Ghosts Live
Happy Birthday America...a month late. We're visited by some ghosts to make up for it. From January 12th, 1948 this is "The Room Where the Ghosts Live" from Quiet Please.
Aug 09, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 34
033- A City At Your Fingertips (Night Beat)
This week we take yet another break from Quiet Please to visit Night Beat and some funny noir....from July 1950 this is "A City At Your Fingertips"
Jul 30, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 33
032- Little Visitor
We're finally in 1948! From January 5th, this is Little Visitor.
Jul 22, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 32
031- Rain on New Year's Eve
From December 29th, 1947...in July.....as it's decidedly not raining.......it's Rain on New Year's Eve.
Jul 12, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 31
030- Little Fellow
From December 15th, 1947, Quiet Please 's "Little Fellow"
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 30
029- Curse of the Neanderthal (Dark Fantasy)
Quietly Yours returns after a brief hiatus to complete our two-part ancient history haunting series with Dark Fantasy 's Curse of the Neanderthal, from January 9th, 1942
Jun 26, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 29
028- Some People Don't Die
The first of a two-part series featuring Quiet Please and Dark Fantasy...Colonialism! History returning! Francis Fukuyama was wrong!
Jun 09, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
027- The White God (The Shadow)
Matt and David take YET ANOTHER non- Quiet Please diversion to talk about one of the greatest--and most symptomatic--episodes of The Shadow : The White God. Come for the pulp, stay for the thrills, leave for the....racism? yikes.
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 27
026- Fragile Contents Death (Suspense) Feat. Travis Albert
David and Matt are joined by Travis Albert to discuss MAIL DANGER!!!! "Fragile Contents Death" from February 1951.
May 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 26
025- Come In, Eddie
Dave and Matt are joined by Eddie to discuss "Come In, Eddie," from December 1, 1947. Oh wait oh no NOT EDDIE
May 12, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
024- In Memory of Bernadine
Matt and David discuss "In Memory of Bernadine" from November 24th, 1947. The great Harlan Ellison also stops by to give his....thoughts
May 03, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 24
023- Tunnel Under The World (X-Minus One)
David's recent Facebook poll for a non- QP episode selected Dimension X, so Matt decided to be an ass and pick X-Minus One instead. This week is "Tunnel Under the World" based on a short story by Frederik Pohl, often cited as inspiration for the films The Thirteenth Floor and Fassbinder's World On A Wire (and The Matrix ). Come for some science fiction recs, stay for righteous lefty fist shaking.
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 23
022- Kill Me Again
A lighthearted romp, much to Matt's chagrin (and Dave's favorite!)
Apr 12, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 22
021- Three
A good episode? Hard to say. Check it out.
Apr 05, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 21
020- Fire in the Sky (The Mysterious Traveler)
This week Matt chose an episode from The Mysterious Traveler titled Fire in the Sky, from August 28th, 1951. For some reason my microphone wasn't working when we recorded this so....uh....just pretend we're both broadcasting from deep underground in an converted coal mine/comet shelter....
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 20
019- Take Me Out to the Graveyard
Matt and David are joined by Adam Curtis for Take Me Out to the Graveyard
Mar 08, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 19
018- Don't Tell Me About Halloween w/Kelly Prosen
Matt and David are joined by Kelly Prosen to talk about Don't Tell Me About Halloween, just in time for uh, February Halloween?
Feb 24, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 18
017- Camera Obscura
Another LA story, this time with some 1920s flavor!
Feb 15, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 17
016- Not Enough Time
Time Travel! Canadian Accents! A real life Sheriff! All this and more this week on Quietly Yours!
Feb 01, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 16
015- Three Missing Episodes feat. Paul Knierim
Matt and David are joined by Quietplease.org's Paul Knierim for a conversation about three missing episodes, "The Big Box," "Be a Good Dog, Darling," and "The Low Road." Music at the end is The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond by the Corries.
Jan 22, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 15
014- 32nd of December (Suspense)
Matt and David close out 2020 with a strange episode of Suspense that feels very...2020. We're calling this the last episode of the "first season" of Quietly Yours , so we hope to hear from you about things you are looking forward to in "season two" next year. Until then, hoping that midnight brings 2021......unless.....
Dec 30, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 14
013- Christmas Episode (Lights Out)
Matt and David discuss a Christmas Episode that may or may not have been penned by Wyllis Cooper from Lights Out!
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 13
012- How Are You, Pal?
Episode 14 of Quiet Please has Matt and David split for the first time. Come for the largest collection of Cooperisms to date and stay for Dinah Shore's rendition of "A Kiss in the Dark."
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 12
011- Five Missing Episodes 8-13
Matt and David are joined by Narada Radio Company's Pete Lutz to discuss a slate of five missing Quiet Please episodes: A Mile High and a Mile Deep, Mirror Mirror on the Wall, A Ribbon of Lincoln Green/Retreat At Dunkerque, and Three Sides to a Story. Links to some audio recreations can be found below: A Mile High and a Mile Deep - Quietplease.org Mirror Mirror on the Wall - Narada Radio Company Three Sides to a Story - Quietplease.org Make sure to check out Pete's Narada Radio Company...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 11
010- Bring Me To Life
David got the typewriter from the episode in question. Let's see what trouble ensues
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 10
009- HALLOWEEN SPECIAL- Coffin in Studio B (Lights Out)
Matt and David take a short holiday detour to an early Lights Out! script by Wyllis Cooper (just to keep it relevant): Coffin in Studio B. Also included is a response to some listener feedback, as well as a riff on some of our favorite non-QP radio horror.
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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