Radio Drama Revival

Radio Drama Revival

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Radio Drama Revival episodes

  • Podcast Meander - Dan Leone
    This week, we play an episode of an experimental podcast called PODCAST MEANDER, which kind of skirts the border between autobiography and fiction. Dan Leone plays/is a character, also named Dan, who has thrown away his old life (or attempted to). After secretly saving for years, Dan quits his job in Connecticut and heads west, unsure of what he wants to do with his life.


    In the episode you'll hear today, Dan comes to suddenly on a train, unaware of where it's going, why he's aboard, or where he left his car.


    It's an intriguing mix of documentary, interview, and fiction, and I think you'll like it.


    CW: mental illness, substance abuse, politics


    http://www.podcastmeander.com/episodes-1/
    55 min
  • Wireless Theater Company - 'The Autopsy'
    This week, line producer Matthew Boudreau hooks us up with some binaural horror from the Wireless Theatre Company with The Autopsy.
    For more great audio from the Wireless Theatre Company, including the stunning Springheel'd Jack Saga, visit their website at http://www.wirelesstheatre.co.uk


    A couple of notes:
    Binaural sound attempts to authentically recreate how we hear. Listening to this episode with headphones is highly recommended.
    The Autopsy contains some visceral and graphic audio material. If you’re squeamish, we advise using your own discretion before listening.
    26 min
  • O'Neill and Freeman - 'B.I.L.I'
    This week Matthew continues hosting for David as we feature B.I.L.I. from London's own O'Neill and Freeman.

    For more O'Neill and Freeman
    https://soundcloud.com/oneillandfreeman

    Check out James O'Neill's terrific sculpture work:
    http://aplaceforclay.wixsite.com/sculptor
    33 min
  • 11th Hour Audio Productions - 'A Dread Light Shines in the Serpent's Sky'
    Line producer Matthew Boudreau takes over while David Rheinstrom is away in France. This week's story is A Dread Light Shine in the Serpent's Sky, a collaborative audio fiction piece created for 11th Hour Productions by the folks at Audioblivious Productiobs, Jim Robbie and the Wanderers and Koach Studios.

    11th Hour Audio - http://www.11thhouraudio.com
    Audioblivious Productions - https://www.audioblivious.com/
    Jim Robbie and the Wanderers - http://jimrobbieandthewanderers.com/
    Koach Studios - http://thefallaudiodrama.wixsite.com/koachstudios
    35 min
  • The Case for Audio Drama with Neil Verma

    Professor Neil Verma joins me to discuss his essay series, “The Case for Audio Drama”. He’s a professor of Sound Studies at Northwestern University, and a longtime scholar of audio drama. We discuss the history of the form, and areas of his particular interest: radio drama from the 30s through the 50s. But we don’t just talk about old stuff! Professor Verma is as excited as I am about the audio fiction being produced today.

    Join us as we connect the styles and conventions of the vibrant old stuff to the vibrant new stuff!

    Prof. Verma’s writing:
    Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part One:
    http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/5/
    Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part Two:
    http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/6/

    https://www.amazon.com/Theater-Mind-Imagination-Aesthetics-American/dp/0226853519/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496896536&sr=8-1&keywords=neil+verma

    51 min
  • Hi, I'm Mattie (HIM) - Alexander Charles Adams

    As a note, Alexander Charles Adams now uses they/them pronouns.

    This week, Alexander Charles Adams of SMASH/CUT joins me to discuss their piece, “Hi, I’m Mattie (HIM)”.

    Matthew Cavan is an actor and drag queen in Belfast, Northern Ireland; they came out about their HIV-positive status in 2010, and has since faced a torrent of criticism, shaming, and even death threats. The piece we’re playing today, “Hi, I’m Mattie”, is a verbatim piece -- that is, the script is taken word-for-word from interactions that Mattie had on the gay dating app Grindr, where they disclose their HIV-positive status up-front.

    Afterwards, Alexander (the producer of the piece) joins me to talk about the origins of SMASH/CUT, and many other things besides!

    Check out their new kickstarter, here:
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adamsintheatre/847488277?token=3b1a1021

    Take the Wondery Survey here:
    http://www.wondery.com/survey

    If you feel moved to donate to HIV/AIDS-related causes, check out the GMHC:
    http://www.gmhc.org/

    1 hr 6 min
  • RDR From the Vault: Stuff of Myth, Part 2
    Ahh, ancient Greece. Hot nymphs, raging orgies, much wine, song, and occasional transformations into a goat. All well and good, right?

    Well things are more wacky than ever in the sizzling and scandalous interpretation of the myth of Orpheus done by Roger Gregg, The Stuff of Myth.

    This great production won a Gold Ogle in 2007 and has gotten rave reviews as a stage play. Now hear what the buzz is all about in Parts 3-4 of The Stuff of Myth.
    53 min
  • The Handmaid's Tale - Danny Ortberg

    NOTE: This interview took place before Daniel Mallory Ortberg came out as a man, so you'll hear me call him by his previous name and use female pronouns.

    Here are the rest of the show notes as they ran in May 2017:


    We conclude our two-part conversation series around The Handmaid's Tale, which you can find in an Audio Drama form over at Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape. This week, I had the great pleasure of talking to Mallory Ortberg, a writer, culture critic, and advice columnist. She's Dear Prudence over at Slate, and she used to run a magnificent site called The Toast.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    The Handmaid's Tale and White Feminism
     How to avoid becoming an Internal Expat
    * Fending off the Republic of Gilead

    and much, much more!

    40 min
  • RDR From the Vault: Stuff of Myth, Part 1
    Ahh, ancient Greece. Hot nymphs, raging orgies, much wine, song, and occasional transformations into a goat. All well and good, right?

    Well things are more wacky than ever in the sizzling and scandalous interpretation of the myth of Orpheus done by Roger Gregg, The Stuff of Myth.

    This great production won a Gold Ogle in 2007 and has gotten rave reviews as a stage play. Now hear what the buzz is all about in Parts 1-2 of The Stuff of Myth.
    53 min
  • The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Willison
    Podcaster, culture critic, and ne'er-do-well Margaret Willison (of Appointment Television and NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour) joins me to talk about THE HANDMAID'S TALE -- specifically, the 2000 production by John Dryden that ran recently on Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape (our sibling show on the Wondery Network).

    Join me and Margaret as we alternate between quality goofs and serious discussion.

    Margaret's newsletter, TWO BOSSY DAMES: tinyletter.com/twobossydames
    Margaret's podcast, APPOINTMENT TELEVISION: atvpodcast.com

    A Handmaid's Guide to Cambridge, by Margaret's pal Rachel: rachelbythebooks.com/blog/2016/2/28/the-handmaids-guide-to-cambridge

    Secrets, Crimes, and Audiotape: http://wondery.com/wondery/shows/secretscrimes/
    34 min

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Radio Drama Revival is one of the internet’s longest running anthology audio drama shows, highlighting episodes from creators around the world in every niche and genre with the goal of showcasing the…