Welcome to the Sunday Showcase! MONA is on the job while Jack and David are MIA in Sonic Society #871, Mutual Presents #6.20- Mysterious Traveler, and special Classic Sonic Society #28! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're back in the theatre again with our Monday Matinee for the Mutual Present's addition from the Mutual Broadcasting System's classic shows. This week we continue Orson Welles, incredible seven part performance for Mutual of "Les Miserables"! And now, Part Two! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An ancient signal from a long-past artefact grabs Jack and David's attention as the TORDIS lands on the first episode of- The Penumbra Podcast by Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert, As they seem to discover the nature of the signal during 1.01: Juno Steel and the Case of the Murderous Mask (Part 1), can the TORDIS escape, once grounded?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on the showcase we've got a double-feature of Sonic Society #870 and Mutual Presents #6.19: Monday Matinee's Les Miserables- Part 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Delve into two captivating Golden Age radio mysteries from the Mutual Broadcasting System's "The Crime Club." First, "Death Blew Out the Match" takes listeners to a foggy island where a woman's murder uncovers a diamond smuggling operation and unexpected betrayals. Following this, "Mr. Smith's Hat" presents Inspector McKee with a complex urban double murder, revealing a tangled web of family shame, blackmail, and hidden identities, all while tracking a peculiar witness.
Project Audion resurrects a rare "Gunsmoke" episode from 1952, featuring Marshal Matt Dillon in a dark drama titled "Ben Thompson." After an intense saloon showdown with a notorious gunfighter, Dillon faces the wrath of the deceased's widow, who hires the infamous Ben Thompson to orchestrate a complex frame-up. Dillon, with the unexpected help of a Texas Ranger, must navigate a dangerous game of cat and mouse to clear his name and bring the true culprits to justice, all while reflecting on the harsh realities of the frontier.
Finding a clue from their last episode, David seeks out the connective thread of "Alice Isn't Dead" from Welcome to Nightvale Presents and Joseph Fink. A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman. The Episode: "Part 1, Chapter 1: Omelet" leads Jack and David deeper into the mystery! They take...
Welcome to Sunday Showcase! As MONA provides the rundown of this week, Jack is busily working on the soft Beta release of the new Mutual website. Our trilogy is Sonic Society #869, Project Audion #74: Gunsmoke, and Mutual Presents- Crime Club #6.18! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summer's over and we're back with the Man of Steel in honour of the recent Superman movie. Saturday Story Circle presents our next grand Superman serial and it's a doozy! Join us for "The Adventure of the Counterfeit Money"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jack and David launch into Season 21 by introducing "The Storage Papers" by Jeremy Enfinger, exploring the first three segments. They first cover a mysterious "cryptic warning" sent to the podcast's producer. This leads into the chilling account of a jogger lured by mimicry into a cave where he discovers a body and encounters an unnatural, human-like creature. The second main segment delves into a detective's perplexing investigation of a homicide, involving a flash drive containing security footage of an impossibly appearing and oddly moving "conspicuous suspect" linked to the crime, alongside a cache of strange medical records.
Welcome to Sunday Showcase! This week MONA- the Mutual Oral Network Assistant and we have Sonic Society's Season 21 premiere with episode #868 and Mutual Presents #6.17! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Old-Time Radio Essentials' fifth season continues with Patte's pick, an episode of "Wayne and Shuster", a weekly comedy series that ran on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, on radio in the 1950s, and eventually moved to Canadian TV in the '60s. Will co-hosts Paul and Pete be able to point out from which American comedy show each joke was stolen? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Retro Rockets reimagining, "I Was a Martian for the EBI" follows Matt Sennett, an undercover agent, on a morally complex assignment. He must convince Charmian Riker, a sleeper agent, to influence her powerful anti-Martian husband, Shepard Riker. However, the mission unravels as Matt develops respect for Charmian, and a stunning revelation about Shepard's true identity exposes the intricate layers of Martian infiltration and loyalty tests within the Earth Bureau of Investigation.
This week Jack brings a double-feature including the finale of Sonic Summerstock Playhouse #16.9- Sleeper and Old-Time Radio Essentials Episode 51 with "Wayne and Shuster"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Project Audion episode recreates a 1940s variety radio program, featuring Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore. The episode is packed with classic Durante humor, including his longing for British food after a trip to London, and introduces special guests Sidney Greenstreet and Rose Marie. Highlights include Greenstreet's amusing account of his past as a divorce barrister, culminating in a laugh-out-loud courtroom sketch. The episode celebrates the unique talent and enduring appeal of Jimmy Durante through mirth and music.
The Narada Radio Company, a significant contributor to Sonic Summerstock Playhouse over the past decade, is back again this year with a major effort. Producer Pete Lutz is proud to bring you his adaptation of the Orson Welles film, THE STRANGER! Loosely attributed to the lost Old-Time Radio series, "This is Hollywood", from the late 1940s, Narada presents a re-imagining of what their radio adaptation of the tense, thrilling film, about a Nazi hunter and his prey, might have been like. With a hug...
Welcome to Sunday Showcase! This week host Jack gives us a pair of Pete's with Narada Radio Company bringing us "The Stranger" from Sonic Summerstock 16.8, and The Jimmy Durante Show from Project Audion #73! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're back with Mutual Presents and more misadventures with Adventures with Maisie double-feature who brings in our summer with "Maisie & The Dueling Actors" and "Maisie Sells Restoro Skin-Rejuvenator"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In our encore performance from Project Audion this season, Larry Groebe returns again to ask what do you do if you grew up listening the classic dramatic series on the radio, then found a career writing TV comedy for Bob Hope, and now, decades later, you still harbor fond feelings about those radio shows of your youth? Well, if you're Robert L. Mills, you write shows like the one you're about to hear. It's a takeoff of a certain famous detective whose name sounds awfully similar to OUR show's he...
In the hazy air of smoky Nova Scotia we're bringing two features to clear the skies and lighten your load for Sunday Showcase with Sonic Summerstock 16.7 and Mutual Presents 6.16! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are few people in this world that Jack admires as equally as the incredible Robert Arnold from "Spoken Signal Podcast". He checks in with the latest offering with his "Black Dog" series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome back to Mutual Presents! With the Scarlet Queen permanently at dock, it's time for some mystery with another great contribution to story and sound- The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes! Airing from 1939-1946, this instant classic starred the great Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. We begin our series with "The Bruce Partington Plans" and "The Case of the Retired Colourman"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
This week Clinton, from comedy4cast, presents a one-man show about a two-man show at the Playhouse! Laugh loud to his take on "The Bob & Ray Show," featuring classic sketches by the legendary radio (and TV) comedy team of Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to Sunday Showcase for August 10th! This week we begin with Sonic Summerstock Playhouse #16.6, Mutual Presents Sherlock Holmes #6.15, and Sonic Speaks 0706: Talking Spoken Signal with Robert Arnold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of Mutual Presents features two classic Shadow tales: 'The Three Ghosts,' where Lamont Cranston investigates a seemingly haunted house and a sinister husband, and 'Circle of Death,' a tense thriller where a maniacal bomber terrorizes the city. The Shadow employs unique methods to expose deception and thwart mass murder, highlighting his ongoing battle against crime and injustice.
This episode of Old-Time Radio Essentials features "The Final Problem" from the 1955 Sherlock Holmes radio series, starring John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, and special guest Orson Welles as Professor Moriarty. The hosts and guest Andy dissect the dramatic confrontation between Holmes and his archenemy, exploring the unique acting styles and the depth of their rivalry. The discussion highlights the episode's faithfulness to canon, its production quality, and its status as an essential piece of old-time radio.
Sonic Summerstock starts the month of August with a barn-burner of an original adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s famous short story, “Buchmendel”! The Gray Area's director, writer, producer, and actor, Edward Champion pulls out all the stops for this performance- "LIBROMENDEL", So sit back and relax with this incredible full modern classic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to August in the Sunday Showcase! This week Jack brings the lineup with Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 16.5- LIBROMENDEL, OTR Radio Essentials #50, and Mutual Presents #6.14! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summer is for stargazing and Mutual's resident Astronomer, David Ault brings us on a fantastic cosmic voyage from Steppe to Stars: A Kazakh Astronomical Journey. Sit down on a nice comfy blanket and view the universe while you listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of Mutual Presents features a double bill from "The Mysterious Traveler." First, "The Woman in Black" unravels the chilling story of Bill Storm, a newspaper reporter, who hunts for an enigmatic woman responsible for his friend's death, only to discover a terrifying truth about her identity. The second feature, "Dark, Dark Destiny," explores the tragic descent of Joe Harrison into a life of crime as he desperately seeks money for his sick wife's operation, leading to unexpected and grim consequences.
