The Incomparable Radio Theater

In a dark city, on the wrong side of the tracks, a boxer with fists of fury and a heart of gold helps a woman in need. Or maybe it was his trainer with a swing like the Babe that helps. Don’t ask me, I’m not the narrator. It’s that kind of a show. The Finley Quality Network is back on the air… With Kevin R. Free, Ayun Halliday, Rebecca Comtois, Mac Rogers, and Howard Sherman David J. Loehr.

Giving thanks for our members and listeners, we answer some listener comments, correct some mistakes, apologize to some sponsors, and make references to other references. Listener Blair is also mentioned. This episode was originally released last month as part of the First Class podcast feed for members. Sign up to support the show, you’ll get access to First Class and so much more. David J. Loehr.

A preview of Where or When, episode 5, in which Will does a little research into the possibility of time travel, Olivia wonders why he’s listening to podcasts, Luna gets to know Frank Sinatra, and that’s when things get weird…wait, is that Matthew? And…another Matthew? And what is that box in the corner? It’s not a box? What’s that? Are we Glenning? Times blend, universes collide, same old, same old for him… David J. Loehr.

Check out our co-production with Lost Girls Theatre, a time-traveling beach read of a romcom, Where or When, created by Andie Arthur and David J. Loehr. Meet Liv and Will, living their happily ever after. She’s an event planner, he’s a university librarian. All is right with their world. And then, the university is bequeathed an estate named Avalon… Get lost with us in the worlds of Where or When. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, the first five episodes are already available here, with five more to go this season. The timelines get ever more tangled, and what’s that? Could a certain time traveler familiar to Radio Theater listeners show up at some point? Could be… David J. Loehr.

The doctor awoke floating in an escape pod in a most peculiar way, he was feeling very still, and there was nothing he could do…but he doubts his spaceship knows which way to go… Welcome to the fourth Galaxy Scouts Prelude, a series of short episodes setting the scene for the upcoming miniseries Galaxy Scouts’ Greene. David J. Loehr with Travis Bedard and Juno Hopson.

As part of our network membership drive, we’re bringing you the opening scene of Episode 1 of Galaxy Scouts: Greene, the miniseries coming soon to the Incomparable Radio Theater. If you just can’t wait to hear the rest of this episode, become a member today and find the complete Episode 1, Legends and Maps, in the First Class Lounge feed. And stay tuned for some more of the Galaxy Scouts Prelude shorts coming soon here, leading up to the premiere of Greene. David J. Loehr with Steve Lutz and Monty Ashley.

In which we meet the intrepid bounty hunter Tycho Bass on a most dangerous mission. Brought to the tidally-locked planet Proxima B, Tycho faces a quarry unlike any he’s faced before…himself. What is his patron playing at? And who exactly is his patron anyway? And who is the little voice in his head? Welcome to the third Galaxy Scouts Prelude, a series of short episodes setting the scene for the upcoming miniseries Galaxy Scouts’ Greene. David J. Loehr with Cicero Holmes, Chip Sudderth, Kelly Guimont and Monty Ashley.

As David prepares for Christmas Eve on the Incomparable Zeppelin, Travis performs a short piece about the wise men, we learn that chestnuts are overrated, and who’s that up on the roof after the milk and cookies? Happy holidays from the Radio Theater! David J. Loehr with Travis Bedard.

A cat burglar. An interview. And what does all this have to do with Scoutmaster Greene? This is the second Galaxy Scouts Prelude, a series of short episodes setting the scene for the upcoming miniseries, Galaxy Scouts’ Greene. You may think you know the Scouts, but this is a whole new Galaxy… David J. Loehr with Gillian Shelly Lawler, Tom McGrath and Monty Ashley.

A raging space battle. A pilot in freefall. A rescuer in the nick of time…or not? Welcome to the first Galaxy Scouts Prelude, a series of short episodes setting the scene for the upcoming miniseries, Galaxy Scouts’ Greene. You may think you know the Scouts, but this is a whole new Galaxy… David J. Loehr with Juno Hopson and Steve Lutz.

After snowstorms and blackouts, the conclusion to the Revengers’ adventure at last! John Squire and Anna Steele find themselves playing a deadlier game than the role playing adventure they were invited to attend. Another member of the ministry has gone missing, as has his game token. Did Butler do it? Why does that bartender look so familiar? What project is Mrs. M hiding? And who—or what—is staying in the guest house? Who? Who? Featuring a preview of the upcoming Galaxy Scouts miniseries—yes, you heard me, it’s a whole miniseries. David J. Loehr with Antony Johnston, Serenity Caldwell, Travis Bedard, Kathy Campbell, Myke Hurley, Adina Hurley, Moisés Chiullán and Chip Sudderth.

It’s a Christmas miracle, the Radio Theater is back on the air! Tonight’s episode features the Revengers, two British spies facing the impossible—and often the improbable. Because nothing says “Happy Holidays” like cold blooded murder and intrigue… Someone is killing off Ministry analysts in the middle of team building exercises which hardly seems sporting, all things considered. John Squire and Anna Steele get pulled into a most dangerous competition indeed. Who is Rabbit? What does the rook mean? What unspeakable things have occurred in the Archives? Why does the bartender seem so familiar? And will Squire and Steele prevail or will this be a total Christmas party kill? David J. Loehr with Antony Johnston, Serenity Caldwell, Moisés Chiullán, Travis Bedard, Adina Hurley, Kathy Campbell, Myke Hurley and Chip Sudderth.

When murder strikes in the heart of Manhattan, two cops walk the dark side of the theatre district to solve the case. Broadway is their beat, and it’s five minutes to curtains. Also, the foley artist tries announcing, there’s some exciting news about the show, and David is apparently still delirious in the Canadian Rockies. (But the news about the show is for real. Honest.) David J. Loehr.

Sunday night at seven? That means it’s time for The Monty Ashley Show! What are Monty and his friends doing for New Year’s Eve? And isn’t it a bit late for that? Feuding aunts, wacky neighbors, an announcer entirely too entranced by gelatin, and a lot of mistaken identities later, will we ever find out how the cream gets in the cow? Don’t count on it. And is that really the band you hired? Good thing they work cheap. Steve is not in this one, but Chris is hair. Also, where the hell is David, and how is your mattress anyway? David J. Loehr.

This week in technothrills, a science team at the South Pole experimenting with new food sources finds something has gone horribly wrong. Naturally, the call goes out for Pip Morgan and the Full Fathom Five, the undersea adventurers and international rescue team. Can they solve the mystery of what happened to the missing scientists before they turn up missing themselves? Join Pip, Jake, the Cochran Twins, and Professor Alatriste on their most dangerous adventure yet! David J. Loehr.

David’s in the zeppelin on a manhunt this week, but enjoy a word from one of our newest sponsors. David J. Loehr.

Dot is unstuck in time, unconscious in the Teslalator. Tesla is stuck on the spice mining planet of Brigadune, trapped without said Teslalator or any other way out. Malin is alive on a planet doomed to extinction, living her life in non-linear time. Or is Dot living her life instead? How can that be? How do you spell philomaxtlen anyway? Also, mistress, how long can a servobot survive without maintenance? And who just came into the bar anyway? All this and more in the exciting conclusion of this Two-Fisted Tale of Tesla! David J. Loehr.

Tesla and Dot are on their way to celebrate Christmas with Dot’s family when they stop at a planet that exists for only one day every one hundred years, but of course, it’s never that simple. Why is Dot suddenly dreaming of another life, another place…another family not her own? And why doesn’t Tesla recognize her anymore? And what’s with all the bagpipes? And will they in fact be home for Christmas? Holiday spice and temporal displacement in another exciting adventure of the Two-Fisted Tales of Tesla! David J. Loehr.

The show is back, if not the announcer, as David explores the lore around a doll museum at last, Steve hears voices, and we get the community news from a mysterious town in the French-Canadian desert. And just where is Phil anyway? David J. Loehr.

In which the Fog rolls in, and in, and in, and Maisie could use a lozenge. Recorded live at the Know Theatre, August 14, 2017 David J. Loehr.