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

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. Gregor (Rufus Wright), Master of the Palace Guard, is charged by Sultan Al-Ghuri (Raad Rawi) with the task of rooting out this insurgence and crushing it. Epic saga inspired […] The post Tumanbay – ‘A Head Start’ & Interview with John Dryden appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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. Borderton has fallen, and in the ashes Marc, Maria, Luke, and the scientist Abraham all struggle to survive. In this waking nightmare, Luke is plagued by haunting dreams – […] The post The Cleansed – From FinalRune Productions appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

Happy #WorldAudioDramaDay!! We feature a most fitting production – the collaboration of audio producers across the Northeast (and the world) in a production created in just a few weeks to make a Halloween release day (and be pretty darn good in the bargain) – the Vultures over Low Doves, written by Justin Mullane and produced […] The post Vultures Over Low Doves – From 11th Hour Audio Productions appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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… its keepers vanished. Will a blood-stained journal reveal a clue to their dark fate or resurrect an ancient long-dead curse? We’re pleased to welcome back Campfire Radio Theater with the […] The post Ghosts of Flannan Lighthouse – From Campfire Radio Theater appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 actors, and immersive location sound recording, and an inventive script, this production re-imagines Poe’s tale of a group of ill-fated improvisatori who take on an audience with the ‘dark […] The post HorrorScopes – The Masque of the Red Death appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 to repaint a few rooms in his summer mansion. His girlfriend, a wet T-shirt model for Sports Illustrated, can’t stand the colors. Her name is Christy St. Nichols, […] The post Saratoga’s Fat Cats (3 of 3) appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 by some rich guy to repaint a few rooms in his summer mansion. His girlfriend, a wet T-shirt model for Sports Illustrated, can’t stand the colors. Her name […] The post Saratoga’s Fat Cats (2 of 3) appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 by some rich guy to repaint a few rooms in his summer mansion. His girlfriend, a wet T-shirt model for Sports Illustrated, can’t stand the colors. Her name […] The post Saratoga Fat Cats (1 of 3) appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 out? Err, well, give a listen and we’ll see. Playback the first episode of Pleasure Town followed up with an interview with one of the series’ creators, Keith Ecker. The post Pleasure Town – Episode 1 & Interview with Keith Ecker appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

Holy moley what a show we have for you this week! Announcements: FinalRune Productions worked on the forthcoming audio saga Locke & Key for Audible Our friends at Aural Stage Studios are raising funds for their new series Otherworldlies and also running a kickin’ walla contest (with prizes from Izotope) Sue Zizza, David Schinn, and […] The post Serendipity – Episode 1 & Interview with Ann Heppermann appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 claustrophobic, socially-volatile environment of a high security prison in Los Angeles. KC Wayland’s Wayland Productions is now raising funding for the project on Kickstarter (Over $43k of $50k raised so far!) and […] The post We’re Alive – ‘Lockdown’ & Interview with KC Wayland appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 audio adventure series. Biological or ‘B-life’ was overtaken by A-life centuries ago and now the balance of power is at the tipping point. An invisible rogue planet on […] The post Brad Lansky – ‘Brad Lansky and the Rogue Era’ appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 of High School senior Lida Garuzo, had always been considered peaceful; filled with plenty of friends, good times, and an annoying five-year-old little brother. However, when a strange phenomenon occurs, she immediately […] The post FLUR: Blades of the Universe – By KJC Comics appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

This week, we mark the passing of legendary humorist Stan Freberg (1926 – 2015), whose influence on comedy – and radio comedy in particular – cannot be overstated. Speaking to the legacy of the fine Mr. Freberg is Radio Drama Revival guest host David Rheinstrom, who combines retrospective with audio clips to illuminate the life […] The post Stan Freberg – A Retrospective with David Rheinstrom appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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. Lewis, “The Sting of the Dark Tower” (not to be confused with Stephen King’s Dark Tower!). C.S. Lewis is invited to visit a lab in 1940’s Cambridge England where he is shown […] The post The Sting of the Dark Tower – All Episodes appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 Theatre returns one last time to the live raucous stage to play Cyber Bob, in Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph. Bob leaves his position as cart-wrangler at […] The post Mark Time Radio Show – ‘Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph’ appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

Radio Drama Revival traveled to #SXSW2015 Interactive in Austin, Texas to talk to filmmakers about the joys of producing audio drama. We speak with panelists Sonia James, Patience Wieland, Matthew Boudreau as well as KC Wayland of “We’re Alive” about the experience, as well as new trends in audio drama. This week we have two […] The post BONUS: Radio Drama Revival Live from #SXSW2015 appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

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 the multiverse, and is trapped outside of spacetime in his sentient lab A.S.H. LE (Lisa McQuilkin), with maintenance man Cyrus (Michael Atkinson). Desperate for help and companionship, Oppenheimer kidnaps Mike […] The post The Hadron Gospel Hour – By Richard Wentworth and Michael McQuilkin appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

In the dry days of the temperance movement, some of the more savvy entrepreneurs found great opportunity in selling illegal booze. With sleazy underground operations, come sleazy underground politicians – most of whom are not welcome. Classic noir style tells this tale through the eyes of a hapless bouncer. We hear the saucy tale of […] The post Hangman Radio – ‘Bodies in the Basement’ appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

This week we have the delicious irreverant, lewd, scandalous and downright HILARIOUS antics of a detective who really puts the ‘hard’ in hard-boiled. Enter: Stiff Investigations, a live radio drama series which twists the OTR detective and makes it fresh for a new age. In this episode, Jack and Venus visit the Vixen Family mansion […] The post Embarking on a “Stiff” Investigation appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.