A classic radio adventure from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Escape – “The Man Who Liked Dickens” (1952)

Step back into the golden age of radio with Escape, the acclaimed anthology series devoted to danger, imagination, and survival under extraordinary circumstances. In this 1952 classic, “The Man Who Liked Dickens,” a man stranded in a perilous situation discovers that his love of literature — and his ability to tell stories — may be the only thing keeping him alive.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including the literary roots of the episode, why Charles Dickens is central to its premise, and how Escape used storytelling itself as a source of suspense.

Originally aired: 1952
Approx. runtime: 31 minutes

A modern Sherlock Holmes audio drama — where deduction gives way to consequence.

WARNING: MATURE LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS

Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis – Episode 9. Chapters 17 & 18

Eleven weeks ago, a debt Sherlock Holmes believed long settled was called in — not through evidence or logic, but through leverage. An unexpected confrontation reveals that the past has not merely returned, but arrived with terms, conditions, and a deadline.

As an external threat imposes urgency and narrows the field of possible choices, Sherlock’s therapy sessions take on a new gravity. Long-standing assumptions about control, power, and emotional detachment begin to fracture, exposing fears he has spent a lifetime intellectualizing away — most notably, the terror of need itself.

Ultimatum marks the moment when analysis is no longer a refuge. The timelines converge. The pressure becomes explicit. And delay itself becomes a decision.

The Last Analysis continues the BBC Sherlock legacy through an original, serialized story of psychological mystery, moral reckoning, and the cost of brilliance.

Released bi-monthly on The Porcupine Presents.

Originally aired: March 2026

Approx. runtime: 29 minutes

A classic radio comedy from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

The Burns and Allen Show – “Gracie’s Murder Mystery” (1938)

Step back into the golden age of radio with The Burns and Allen Show, the beloved comedy series built around George Burns’s dry wit and Gracie Allen’s famously unique logic. In this 1938 classic, “Gracie’s Murder Mystery,” a simple misunderstanding blossoms into a full-scale whodunit — at least in Gracie’s mind — as she draws increasingly confident conclusions that leave everyone else scrambling to keep up.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how Gracie Allen’s comic persona really worked, why this style of misunderstanding comedy was so effective, and how Burns and Allen helped shape the future of radio and television sitcoms.

Originally aired: 1938

Approx. runtime: 27 minutes

A classic police procedural from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Dragnet – “The Big Cast” (1951)

Step back into the golden age of radio with Dragnet, the groundbreaking crime drama that emphasized realism, routine, and the methodical work of law enforcement. In this 1951 classic, “The Big Cast,” Sgt. Joe Friday and his partner investigate a robbery case that unfolds through interviews, reports, and steady police legwork rather than dramatic twists.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how Dragnet worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, why its procedural style was so influential, and how radio crime dramas helped shape later television series.

Originally aired: 1951

Approx. runtime: 31 minutes

A quiet classic from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Quiet, Please – “It’s Later Than You Think” (1948)

Step back into the golden age of radio with Quiet, Please, an intimate anthology series known for its restraint, ambiguity, and psychological depth. In this 1948 episode, “It’s Later Than You Think,” a calm, conversational voice draws the listener into a narrowing reflection on time, awareness, and the moment when understanding arrives too late to change anything.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including the creative philosophy behind Quiet, Please, why this episode remains one of the series’ most enduring entries, and how its minimalist approach set it apart from flashier radio dramas of the era.

Originally aired: 1948

Approx. runtime: 29 minutes

A classic radio drama from the golden age — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

The Mysterious Traveller – “Death Comes for Adolf Hitler” (1945)

Step back into the golden age of radio with The Mysterious Traveller, the eerie anthology series guided by a shadowy narrator who leads listeners through stories of fate, justice, and moral consequence. In this 1945 episode, “Death Comes for Adolf Hitler,” the series turns to allegory and symbolism to confront the end of World War II and the reckoning that followed, offering a fictional meditation on responsibility and inevitability rather than a retelling of history.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how wartime radio approached figures like Hitler, why allegory became a powerful tool for processing collective trauma, and what this episode reveals about popular culture’s search for moral resolution at the war’s end.

Originally aired: 1945

Approx. runtime: 33 minutes

🚨 WE DIDN’T EXPECT THIS. 🚨The internet has spoken. The algorithm trembles. The analytics dashboard flickers ominously.Two. Hundred. Subscribers.In this completely unhinged and wildly disproportionate response to a modest but deeply meaningful milestone, we confront the shocking reality that 200 human beings voluntarily chose to subscribe to a channel featuring Golden Age radio dramas, noir dogs, love poems, psychoanalyses of Sherlock Holmes, horrible docents, and deeply niche cultural analysis.You won’t believe what happens next.(You might. It’s gratitude.)This video contains:• exaggerated YouTube energy• escalating clickbait phrasing• self-aware absurdity• and, eventually, a sincere thank youIn a crowded digital world, it genuinely means something that 200 people made room for this strange, thoughtful, occasionally chaotic corner of the internet.So whether you came for Orson Welles, Sherlock Holmes, Detective Steve, the Docent, or simply stayed out of curiosity — thank you.No, really — thank you.—The Porcupine

A modern Sherlock Holmes audio drama — where deduction meets the dissection of the mind.

WARNING: MATURE LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS

Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis – Episode 8. Chapters 15 & 16

In this episode of The Last Analysis, the investigation presses forward — but not without cost. As Sherlock Holmes follows the widening trail of exploitation and power, he finds himself increasingly displaced: from certainty, from emotional distance, and from the carefully constructed identity that once kept him safe.

Moments of connection offer no comfort, only new vulnerabilities. Old methods begin to feel insufficient. And Holmes is forced to confront a troubling realization — that understanding a threat does not always mean controlling it.

The Last Analysis continues the BBC Sherlock legacy through an original, psychologically driven story of intellect, guilt, and the quiet dangers of intimacy.

Released bi-monthly on The Porcupine Presents.

Originally aired: March 2026
Approx. runtime: 36 minutes

A classic radio noir detective story — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective – “Lt. Levinson Is Kidnapped” (1950)

Step back into the golden age of radio with Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the hardboiled crime series known for its bruising action, sharp dialogue, and wry sense of humor. In this 1950 episode, “Lt. Levinson Is Kidnapped,” Diamond is drawn into a dangerous case involving a missing police officer, where loyalty, corruption, and violence collide on the city streets.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including Richard Diamond’s place in radio noir history, the show’s distinctive blend of toughness and humor, and why private-eye dramas thrived in postwar radio.

Originally aired: 1950

Approx. runtime: 27 minutes

A daily love poem for February — with gentle commentary after each reading.

February Love Poem Series – Day 28: Sonnet 71 — “No Longer Mourn for Me When I Am Dead” by William Shakespeare

Welcome to the final day of The Porcupine Presents Love Poetry Month.

Each day this February, we’ve shared a different poem exploring love in all its forms — joyful, wounded, wistful, playful, devoted, and enduring. Today we close the month with a poem about love that persists even as the poet imagines his own absence.

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 71, beginning with the line “No Longer Mourn for Me When I Am Dead,” is a tender and selfless farewell. Instead of calling for eternal grieving, the speaker urges the beloved to let go — to avoid sorrow, to protect themselves from pain, and to continue living. It is a love poem shaped by generosity rather than despair, and by the quiet bravery of acceptance.

After the poem, stay tuned for a final reflection discussing

• how Shakespeare frames love as an act of release rather than clinging,

• why the poem’s imagined future heightens its emotional impact,

• and how this sonnet offers a fitting close to a month spent exploring love in all its beauty and complexity.

Thank you for joining us each day of this February series. Your presence has made this journey through love poetry deeply meaningful.

Originally published: 1609

Approx. runtime: 6 minutes

Music: “A Very Brady Special” by Kevin MacLeod