<p>Part 1 of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley.  It is the 1920's, and Dr. John R. Brinkley (Tony Torn) has a dream: to cure impotence by surgically inserting goat gonads into humans. The dream will take him from being an obscure doctor in Milford, Kansas to one of the most famous physicians in the country, with his own radio station to boot.  Afterwards, host Dan Butler interviews writer/director Edward Einhorn.</p>

Part 1 of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley. It is the 1920's, and Dr. John R. Brinkley (Tony Torn) has a dream: to cure impotence by surgically inserting goat gonads into humans. The dream will take him from being an obscure doctor in Milford, Kansas to one of the most famous physicians in the country, with his own radio station to boot. Afterwards, host Dan Butler interviews writer/director Edward Einhorn.

<p>Part 1 of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley.&nbsp; It is the 1920's, and Dr. John R. Brinkley (Tony Torn) has a dream: to cure impotence by surgically inserting goat gonads into humans. The dream will take him from being an obscure doctor in Milford, Kansas to one of the most famous physicians in the country, with his own radio station to boot.&nbsp; Afterwards, host Dan Butler interviews writer/director Edward Einhorn.</p>

Part 1: Doctor Brinkley

The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley is a four part audio drama podcast, set in the 1920's and 30's, about a quack doctor/politician who first became famous for his cure for impotence: implanting goat testicles into human testicles.  It uses comedy and country music to illustrate Brinkley's life as he moved from being a small town doctor to a millionaire to a candidate for governor of Kansas to a conservative talk radio star with an ear for country music. Hosted by Dan Butler, known best for playing Bulldog on Frasier, starring Tony Torn as Brinkley, and produced by Untitled Theater Company No.61, a Theater of Ideas based in New York.  Written and directed by Edward Einhorn.  Each episode also contains a short interview with an expert about the background of the story, including the history of country music.

Arts

Fiction

Comedy Fiction

Music

Performing Arts

Music History

The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley is a four part audio drama podcast, set in the 1920's and 30's, about a quack doctor/politician who first became famous for his cure for impotence: implanting goat testicles into human testicles. It uses comedy and country music to illustrate Brinkley's life as he moved from being a small town doctor to a millionaire to a candidate for governor of Kansas to a conservative talk radio star with an ear for country music. Hosted by Dan Butler, known best for playing Bulldog on Frasier, starring Tony Torn as Brinkley, and produced by Untitled Theater Company No.61, a Theater of Ideas based in New York. Written and directed by Edward Einhorn. Each episode also contains a short interview with an expert about the background of the story, including the history of country music.

Share Part 1: Doctor Brinkley

Sign up to save your podcasts

Part 1: Doctor Brinkley

Part 1: Doctor Brinkley