Audio Theatre Central

We share some highlights from our visit to Salami Studios in North Hollywood, California in this episode. We attended an Adventures in Odyssey recording session in October 2014 and were privileged to meet a lot of great actors and crew members. While there we interviewed recording engineer and sound designer Nate Jones about his work on Focus on the Family Radio Theatre and Adventures in Odyssey. Also in this episode, we review The Legend of Squanto from Focus on the Family Radio Theatre. This is a wonderful story that is top notch in every way and I'm sure you will enjoy it. Roy also has a newscast full of news (what else?) and we have some feedback from Richard, Kinzey and Austin.

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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LifeHouse Theater On-The-Air released an audio drama adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo in 2009. We review this production in this episode and discuss the challenges that come with taking a large volume like Alexandre Dumas' novel and adapting it for a much shorter audio drama. The LifeHouse team does an admirable job on this classic work and we think you'll enjoy this hour long production. We also have some feedback from Emily, Richard, and Eric. And somehow, in all of this, we also end up talking about tangerines too!

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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Bill Heid joins us for today's discussion on audio drama vs. visual entertainment. Bill Heid is the Executive Producer of The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty. Bill wrote an article on the benefits of audio drama for kids which prompted this episode so we asked him to join us to talk about it. We also reference an article written by BBC audio drama writer, Stephen Wyatt, titled "Making Radio Drama - the bad news and the good news" and we address some points he raised. In addition to the discussion topic, we also chat with Bill about The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty.

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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We take a look at Goliath: King of Shadow Valley from the Paws & Tales series today. This is a short story arc consisting of 5 episodes from the show which were repackaged into a stand-alone album. Goliath tells the story of PawPaw Chuck's early days in Wildwood. Also in this edition of the podcast we respond to some feedback from Michael, Richard and Darren. And we take a few moments to mention our 4th birthday! But before all of that, Roy gives another packed newscast.

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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Today we dive into the topic of Old Time Radio. We give an introduction to this forerunner of modern audio drama and share some memories of our first exposure to these stories. We talk about some of our favorite shows, the various Adventures in Odyssey connections, as well as where you can get these Old Time Radio shows for yourself. Thanks to Austin Peachey for suggesting this topic.

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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We review Les Misérables from Focus on the Family Radio Theatre on this episode of this show. This is a fabulous audio drama adaptation of the classic novel by Victor Hugo featuring some stellar acting by Brian Blessed, Tony Robinson and Gina Beck, among others. We discuss some of our favorite moments in the program as well as play a short sample scene from the beginning of the drama. Also in this episode, Roy has another fabulous newscast and we address some listener feedback from Austin.

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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We discuss the question of whether or not a full cast audiobook is the same thing as an audio drama production. As we go through our own thoughts on the issue, we weave in some feedback from Jerry Robbins from the Colonial Radio Theatre on the same topic. Jerry shared some writing samples with us that we decide to perform as an illustration. We also answer some questions from Christopher and Will. And for those of you who endure to the end...well...you'll just have to listen.

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Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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Bob Smithouser joins us today to answer all of your questions about the Odyssey Adventure Club. Bob is one of the co-hosts of the Official Adventures in Odyssey podcast as well as the newly appointed OAC Producer. As you may know, the OAC is the premium membership club for Adventures in Odyssey fans. We also take this opportunity to chat with Bob about his first exposure to Odyssey, how he became the host of the Official AIO podcast as well as some of the characters he's voiced on Odyssey. We also announce the winners of our giveaway from episode 50 and address some listener feedback.

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What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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We break the mold for episode 50 and bring you an entirely different format for this show. At the request of you, the listener, we present a look back at some highlights from the previous 49 episodes. First we take a listen to 10 of our favorite guest moments from cast and crew members who have joined the show over the years; from Nathan Hoobler to Andre Stojka to Chuck Bolte and more.

Next we play a reel of a few funny moments from the hosts. Then we dive into a discussion about our thoughts on the future of Adventures in Odyssey. We also share an update on our audio drama project, The Cross Maker, and play a bit of the opening scene. We then cap off the episode with the biggest giveaway in ATC history, thanks to some great partners.

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What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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The Candle in the Window is the third production in Lamplighter Theatre's 4th season. We share our thoughts and opinions on this audio drama which features Jess Harnell in multiple roles. We also highlight a few minutes of the Lamplighter Guild students' condensed version of The Candle in the Window. Roy has a jam-packed newscast and we also respond to feedback from Will, Richard and Samuel.

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What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
Email your recording to [email protected].