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THE ROBOTS HAVE BEEN LYING TO US: Nuclear War, Robot Soldiers… and a Secret You Won’t See Coming
In the ruins of a world torn apart by nuclear fire, mankind hides deep underground. On the surface, tireless machines fight our war for us… or so we’re told. But when one soldier makes a shocking discovery, the truth about the war — and the machines — could shatter everything we believe. X Minus One presents… “The Defenders.” | #RetroRadio EP0484
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed” (September 20, 1976)
00:45:28.594 = Weird Circle, “Mad Monkton” (September 22, 1944)
01:12:51.879 = The Whistler, “Local Storm” (September 10, 194)
01:41:36.248 = Witch’s Tale, “Share And Share Alike” (March 08, 1934) ***WD
02:08:20.904 = X Minus One, “The Defenders” (May 22, 1956)
02:36:23.028 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 1” (January 14, 1974)
03:00:02.349 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 2” (January 15, 1974)
03:23:49.400 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 3” (January 16, 1974)
03:47:33.140 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 4” (January 17, 1974)
04:10:13.056 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 5” (January 18, 1974)
04:33:11.181 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
04:57:11.808 = Strange Adventure, “Haunted Hotel” (1945) ***WD
05:00:26.729 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
05:28:01.659 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)
05:41:48.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966)
05:45:25.097 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
05:59:54.265 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954)
06:27:19.337 = Box 13, “Double Trouble” (July 10, 1949)
06:53:49.646 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968)
07:22:50.132 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD
07:50:55.483 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947)
08:13:44.687 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
08:41:18.645 = The Crime Club, “Corpse Wore a Wig” (May 08, 1947)
09:10:30.129 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)
09:44:27.331 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0484
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed” (September 20, 1976)
00:45:28.594 = Weird Circle, “Mad Monkton” (September 22, 1944)
01:12:51.879 = The Whistler, “Local Storm” (September 10, 194)
01:41:36.248 = Witch’s Tale, “Share And Share Alike” (March 08, 1934) ***WD
02:08:20.904 = X Minus One, “The Defenders” (May 22, 1956)
02:36:23.028 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 1” (January 14, 1974)
03:00:02.349 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 2” (January 15, 1974)
03:23:49.400 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 3” (January 16, 1974)
03:47:33.140 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 4” (January 17, 1974)
04:10:13.056 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 5” (January 18, 1974)
04:33:11.181 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
04:57:11.808 = Strange Adventure, “Haunted Hotel” (1945) ***WD
05:00:26.729 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
05:28:01.659 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)
05:41:48.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966)
05:45:25.097 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
05:59:54.265 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954)
06:27:19.337 = Box 13, “Double Trouble” (July 10, 1949)
06:53:49.646 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968)
07:22:50.132 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD
07:50:55.483 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947)
08:13:44.687 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
08:41:18.645 = The Crime Club, “Corpse Wore a Wig” (May 08, 1947)
09:10:30.129 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)
09:44:27.331 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0484
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By Darren Marlar
4.8
1616 ratings
In the ruins of a world torn apart by nuclear fire, mankind hides deep underground. On the surface, tireless machines fight our war for us… or so we’re told. But when one soldier makes a shocking discovery, the truth about the war — and the machines — could shatter everything we believe. X Minus One presents… “The Defenders.” | #RetroRadio EP0484
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed” (September 20, 1976)
00:45:28.594 = Weird Circle, “Mad Monkton” (September 22, 1944)
01:12:51.879 = The Whistler, “Local Storm” (September 10, 194)
01:41:36.248 = Witch’s Tale, “Share And Share Alike” (March 08, 1934) ***WD
02:08:20.904 = X Minus One, “The Defenders” (May 22, 1956)
02:36:23.028 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 1” (January 14, 1974)
03:00:02.349 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 2” (January 15, 1974)
03:23:49.400 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 3” (January 16, 1974)
03:47:33.140 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 4” (January 17, 1974)
04:10:13.056 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 5” (January 18, 1974)
04:33:11.181 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
04:57:11.808 = Strange Adventure, “Haunted Hotel” (1945) ***WD
05:00:26.729 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
05:28:01.659 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)
05:41:48.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966)
05:45:25.097 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
05:59:54.265 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954)
06:27:19.337 = Box 13, “Double Trouble” (July 10, 1949)
06:53:49.646 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968)
07:22:50.132 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD
07:50:55.483 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947)
08:13:44.687 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
08:41:18.645 = The Crime Club, “Corpse Wore a Wig” (May 08, 1947)
09:10:30.129 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)
09:44:27.331 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0484
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed” (September 20, 1976)
00:45:28.594 = Weird Circle, “Mad Monkton” (September 22, 1944)
01:12:51.879 = The Whistler, “Local Storm” (September 10, 194)
01:41:36.248 = Witch’s Tale, “Share And Share Alike” (March 08, 1934) ***WD
02:08:20.904 = X Minus One, “The Defenders” (May 22, 1956)
02:36:23.028 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 1” (January 14, 1974)
03:00:02.349 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 2” (January 15, 1974)
03:23:49.400 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 3” (January 16, 1974)
03:47:33.140 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 4” (January 17, 1974)
04:10:13.056 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 5” (January 18, 1974)
04:33:11.181 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
04:57:11.808 = Strange Adventure, “Haunted Hotel” (1945) ***WD
05:00:26.729 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
05:28:01.659 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)
05:41:48.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966)
05:45:25.097 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
05:59:54.265 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954)
06:27:19.337 = Box 13, “Double Trouble” (July 10, 1949)
06:53:49.646 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968)
07:22:50.132 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD
07:50:55.483 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947)
08:13:44.687 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
08:41:18.645 = The Crime Club, “Corpse Wore a Wig” (May 08, 1947)
09:10:30.129 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)
09:44:27.331 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0484
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