Previously from Electric Vicuna Productions,. collected in this podcast are two decades of audio drama productions and creations from Jack J. Ward including original works, series, fan-fiction, and remakes and reimaginings of audio drama.
Jack J. Ward is one of the stalwarts of the modern audio drama movement as he created and co-hosts The Sonic Society (the longest-running showcase of the medium), and is CEO of the Mutual Audio Network (the world's largest curated collection of modern audio drama and audio fiction in podcast form).
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Jack Ward presents a revisited production of "The Hitchhiker," an audio drama adapted from his "Deadly Sins" script. Set during a severe snowstorm, a driver offers a lift to a stranded man, leading to an increasingly tense and philosophical exchange. What begins as a conversation about life, focus, and comic book heroes soon devolves into a horrifying revelation about the hitchhiker's true identity and his gruesome "noble quest."
Jack Ward reads selections from his book "Ward Father Christmas Letters: A Compendium of the North," covering 2003-2005. The letters chronicle Father Christmas's wearisome journey to find a new North Pole home, including a perilous fall into crystal waterfalls, the playful mischief of Geigelfear, and the elves' valiant defense against Snow Goblins with their unique "rainbow" weapons. It culminates in the successful construction of the Christmas Castle and the enduring magic of the season.
Host Jack Ward delves into his book "Ward Family Father Christmas Letters," sharing a selection of the whimsical and adventurous letters he wrote to his sons between 1999 and 2002. These tales recount Father Christmas's challenges, from rebuilding his home after a devastating goblin attack and battling a mad mage with snowmen to embarking on a quest to find a new North Pole location with the help of elves, reindeer, and Arctic wolves. The episode captures the imaginative spirit of Christmas, full of magic and lessons learned from extraordinary Arctic escapades.
The Sonic Stage Players present the final trilogy of live horrors from the Bicentennial Theatre. Adapted and Directed with production by Jack J. Ward. Recording by Mike Miller and starring, Jack Ward, Betty Senger, Barb Moxom, Jim Warburton, Jason Pyett, Judith Thompson, Katherine LeBlanc, Wanda Candolini, and with Julia Moxsom providing practical sound effects. And our final act of the Transcontinental Terror 2025 series comes from the NBC Short Story anthology series with Shirley Jackson's "Th...
The Sonic Stage Players present the final trilogy of live horrors from the Bicentennial Theatre. Adapted and Directed with production by Jack J. Ward. Recording by Mike Miller and starring, Jack Ward, Betty Senger, Barb Moxom, Jim Warburton, Jason Pyett, Judith Thompson, Katherine LeBlanc, Wanda Candolini, and with Julia Moxsom providing practical sound effects. Our second act comes from "The Life of Riley" with "Haunted House"!
The Sonic Stage Players present this trilogy of live horrors from the Bicentennial Theatre. Adapted and Directed with production by Jack J. Ward. Recording by Mike Miller and starring, Jack Ward, Betty Senger, Barb Moxom, Jim Warburton, Jason Pyett, Judith Thompson, Katherine LeBlanc, Wanda Candolini, and with Julia Moxsom providing practical sound effects. The first act is the classic Suspense tale: "The Hitchhiker".
This podcast presents 'I Was a Martian for the EBI,' a neo-noir spy thriller where Matt Sennett, a Martian double agent, is tasked with reactivating Charmian Riker, a former Martian sleeper agent married to a prominent anti-Martian figure. As Matt navigates the ethical complexities of blackmailing Charmian, he develops a surprising empathy for her. The narrative takes a dramatic turn with the revelation that Charmian's husband is also a secret Martian, making her assignment a test of loyalty with fatal consequences.
Retro Rockets returns with an original tale of the execution of a man whose only crime is he can't fit in with the rest of the town, and the woman who loved him until the end! Starring Mel Rose, Pete Lutz and Lothar Tuppan. Produced by John Bell and written and directed by Jack J. Ward!
In a gathering of the monthly book club, four women's lives take a strange turn. Miriam recounts a bizarre experience at Indian Lake involving a mysterious kiss and her husband's disappearance, leading to a series of unsettling revelations about a man named Paul who has entered her life. The women grapple with themes of identity, reality, and the potential for alternate dimensions, pondering if the grass is truly greener on the other side.
And we're back with our final salute, for now, to John Barber's Reimagined Radio as he took my two shows "A Chaste Kiss Good-Bye" and "Chrysalis" and put them together for his Valentine's Day spectacular. Let's have a listen shall we?
We're back with another episode this month from SCP! This week we continue our trilogy from John Barber's Reimagined Radio with a combination of my script "Great Day for a War" with "Fall of the City". Let's see how it turns out, shall we?
Happy New Year and welcome back to SCP. This week we begin the first of three episodes from John Barber and Reimagined Radio featuring our work. The first will be some favourites with "Coast to Coast".
The 15th season of Sonic Summerstock Playhouse saw a season finale in two parts as Jack Ward adapted the classic "Bringing Up Baby" movie originally starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn both for Mutual Stage and the Playhouse! This week it's the conclusion!
The 15th season of Sonic Summerstock Playhouse saw a season finale in two parts as Jack Ward adapted the classic "Bringing Up Baby" movie originally starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn both for Mutual Stage and the Playhouse!
Retro Rockets revisits the classic War of the Worlds from two Welles/Wells and brings its very own Jack J. Ward twist. The Martian invasion starts today!
Retro Rockets moves to the twilight of humanity as Cassie lives the last moments of her existence with her life-long partner, Paris. Her husband Paris is a robot, and he's part of the quiet removal of humankind.
Summerstock Playhouse is a seasonal series in which fans of old time radio produce new presentations of OTR scripts. From Sonic Cinema Productions and the incredible screwball comedy from FIRST NIGHTER- "Love is Stranger Than Fiction" starring John Bell, Patte Rosebank, Angela Young, Larry Groebe, Joe Stofko, and introducing Paul Arbisi and Trevor Rines!
Summerstock Playhouse is a seasonal series in which fans of old time radio produce new presentations of OTR scripts. This week The Amigos and Sonic Cinema Productions close the Playhouse for another year as your host David Ault introduces from the classic series Suspense- The Long Night! Hold on to your seat belts!
From the far-flung silver age of science fiction, comes a new anthology. Retro Rockets fires off with "Spirit Drive". A space ranger take the final report of a scientist on the death of his colleague on a far-distant moon. But, was it an accident?
The Wave Front Shorts Series is a science fiction collection with each episode 20 minutes or less. Reservations- Jack Ward takes a comedic look at the Afterlife and Time Travel conundrums. Produced by Austin Beach, this episode stars David Ault, John Bell, Angela Young, Jeffrey Billard, Lothar Tuppan and Jan Didur.
Darker Musings is an anthology series of fantastical mystery and terror. Inspired by Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, Darker Musings always includes an air of another world that may be an alternate universe, or a terrifying nightmare, one in which the characters can not wake up. During a pandemic, all sorts of people have ideas as to who they occur. Things were no different for Mrs. Bitters and Mrs. Sours in the Black Plague. Written and pFrom the Creator of the Sonic Society and the CEO of Mutual A...
Darker Musings is an anthology series of fantastical mystery and terror. Inspired by Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, Darker Musings always includes an air of another world that may be an alternate universe, or a terrifying nightmare, one in which the characters can not wake up. Darker Musings may not always be horror, but it should always leave you thinking! In this Darker Musings episode from the original short story by Will Stanton, John Bell and Karim C. Kronfli bring you the tail of a very misc...
The Wave Front Anthology series is a science fiction collection that explores futuristic societies, distopic nightmares, technological travesties and bleak tomorrows and this month in a near future, jobs are scarce and robotic cars are everywhere. As the world falls apart, Jerry and Brooklyn race against time to save the world.. Written by Jack J. Ward. Produced by Richard Frohlich with rough editing by Austin Beach!
The Christmas Wreath Anthology are stories both classic and new about the holiday season and in this O. Henry classic remake by Jack J. Ward , John Bell produces with Tanja Milojevic, Erika Sanderson, David Ault, Jeff Billard and Joe Stofko performing for a Christmas tale!
At the twilight of humanity, a robot comes to the cabin door of an old woman to have her join the rest of the human species in the Singularity. Jack provides a short from the Wave Front series with "Trans-Humanity" starring Rissa M, Jeff Billard, and Lothar Tuppan!
It's horror month in the world of Audio Drama, and this month on SCP we have a classic tale adapted by Jack for your chills! It's of course "The Monkey's Paw" starring Joe Stofko, Jeff Billard, Sharon Grunwald, Lothar Tuppan and David Ault!
It's a new season as we eclipse many of the old shows and begin with many of the new ones more recently put together. In this Wave Front Short, Jack asks, "What if Aliens came and really saw who we are?" Starring Tanja Milojevic and introducing Duane Noch! Note: SCP will move to a monthly release at the begnning of each month as Jack gets used to country living and a new job!
In the Summer of 2019, Jack J. Ward and the Shadowlands troop put together a full length audio comedy of the classic pilot of "Our Miss Brooks" and "Another 5 Minute Mystery". With Summer behind us, let's add one more tale to our memories of the season!
