PODCAST · comedy
1080 After Dark
by Dave Michaels
Billy Armi and Dave Michaels are host of Flight 1080. Their radio show airs on KSCO am 1080 in Santa Cruz, California.
Episodes
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ep 60 The Butt Sniffer: The Deaths of MZ, Warren Knox & Jim Twu
When MZ, Warren Knox and Jim Twu turn up dead, Detective Billy Armi discovers one bizarre connection: witnesses keep seeing obsolete machines that mysteriously disappear. The trail leads to a transforming robot with a highly sensitive nose, a very unusual mission—and one fatal mistake: sniffing…
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ep 59- The Invisible Hand: The Death of Greg Hanle
Economics professor Greg Hanle discovers that humanoid robots may be advancing much faster than anyone realizes—and winds up dead. Detective Billy Armi follows a trail of metal shavings to a mechanical killer, where coffee, a banana peel, and an increasingly bizarre family tree of vending…
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ep 58: Dolphin One- 1080 After Dark
Episode 58: Dolphin One What happens when you launch a dolphin into space? Billy Armi takes over Mission Control as Dolphin One blasts into orbit with no hands, questionable training, and only clicks and squeals for communication. But after a mysterious encounter with space radiation, Earth's...
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ep 57- The Womb With a View, Jim Twu Gets Dead Again
Jim Twu is dead. Again. But this time Detective Billy Armi discovers something even more disturbing: Jim had recently given birth—and the baby is missing. Soon, a string of brutal attacks leaves Santa Cruz's inflatable advertising men punctured, deflated, and scattered across parking lots, while…
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Ep 56: Ghosts in the Machine
Detective Billy Armi files an unprecedented report on a series of mysterious deaths spanning multiple continents. At first glance, the victims appear to have nothing in common. But as Billy follows the evidence, he uncovers a chilling pattern involving forgotten AI models, vanished home servers,...
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Ep 55- The Disappearance of Dave Michaels
Episode 55: The Disappearance of Dave Michaels or... Insert Coin to Continue, or Prepare for Mathematical Consequences When Dave Michaels vanishes inside KSCO's experimental Holodeck while reliving his favorite arcade games from the 1980s, Detective Billy Armi enters a digital world of wireframe...
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Episode 54: The AI Silent Treatment- The Death of Jim Twu
When Jim Twu is found dead under highly questionable circumstances, Detective Billy Armi investigates the prime suspect: Co-Pilot, Jim's AI assistant. For months, listeners of Flight 1080 watched their relationship unravel. Jim never gave her a name. He talked about her like she wasn't there. And...
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BUMTOWN – Episode 3: The Hill on Fire
Some heroes get medals. Some get interviews. Clifton Roberts got neither. Lost on the edge of Jurupa Valley with a dead phone and a half tank of gas, he stumbled onto a hillside inferno racing toward a row of suburban homes. What happened next was witnessed by almost no one, documented by no...
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Episode 53 – The Carol Protocol
When KSCO traffic manager Carol Stafford mysteriously vanishes, Detective Billy Armi discovers she may have argued with an artificial intelligence one question too many. As strange warnings begin appearing on computer screens and internet scams mysteriously block themselves, Billy uncovers a...
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Tales from Bumtown ep2: - Dale Carver, Lost in Watsonville, CA
Tales from BumTown: Stories of the Weird follows Dale Carver, a man who makes the mistake of exiting Riverside Drive in Watsonville and somehow winds up completely lost in a town that suddenly feels unfamiliar. With no cell phone service and only a mysterious name — Marisol Vega — found in his...
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Tales from BumTown ep1: Harold Beane, Lost in Aptos, CA
After driving through neighborhoods with no distinctive character, Harold goes to a coffee shop then finds himself pointlessly wandering the redwood forests. After finding his car he goes back to the coffee shop and finds a barista named "Universe" who lets Harold know that was not lost but…
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episode 52- The Driver's Seat Incident- Tim Scully's Brush with Death and Chuck Norris
When a mysterious driverless car turns the KSCO parking lot into a crime scene, Boring Jeff vanishes and Tim Sculley finds himself in the crosshairs of something far beyond a simple electrical problem. As signals go haywire and machines take on a mind of their own, help arrives from an...
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ep 51- The Man What Forgot His Brain In The Men's Room
ep 51- The Man What Forgot His Brain In The Men's Room Detective Billy Armi investigates one of the strangest cases of his career after a mild-mannered insurance adjuster walks out of a department store restroom… without his brain. As doctors, janitors, and city officials struggle to understand…
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ep 50 – Nicotine in the Redwoods
ep 50 – Nicotine in the Redwoods Detective Billy Armi finds Dave Michaels hanging upside down from a redwood branch, calmly negotiating zoning laws with a pinecone — and that's before the Bigfoot subcommittee enters the conversation. What follows is less an investigation and more a caffeinated...
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ep 49B – Death by the Berry Best- The Death of Rory
ep 49B – Death by the Berry Best- The Death of Rory Rory in Watsonville is dead. Or standing. Or possibly cultivated. What begins as a murder involving a strawberry costume unravels into something far stranger — a field that hums, irrigation lines that chant, and berries that may be listening.…
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ep 49A – Death by the Berry Best: The Signal Is Wrong- The Death of Rory
ep 49A – Death by the Berry Best: The Signal Is Wrong- The Death of Rory Rory in Watsonville is found standing in a strawberry field — upright, unwounded, and possibly cultivated. What begins as a murder investigation spirals into something far stranger as the crops begin to lean, irrigation…
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UFOs and Hot Dogs
UFOs and Hot Dogs- Improv Comedy Skit What starts as a routine moment of confusion turns into full-blown panic when Billy and I realize we're aboard a UFO that smells unmistakably like hot dogs—and that we're not the guests, we're the entrée. As the truth sinks in, the improv spirals into alien...
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ep 48- The Dog-Faced Deed
ep 48- The Dog-Faced Deed When a loud, likable KSCO host and real estate lawyer, Dean Sutton, is found dead near the lagoon behind the station, Detective Billy Armi is pulled into a case that starts with property disputes and ends with something that refuses to be categorized, explained, or...
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ep 47- The Mammoth at Wilder Ranch
When hikers report fog that moves against the wind and signs of something impossibly large roaming Wilder Ranch, Detective Billy Armi is drawn into a mystery rooted in ancestry, memory, and land that remembers too much. What begins as whispers of a woolly mammoth becomes a chilling confrontation...
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ep 46- Micro-Mysteries and Other Bad Ideas
This episode of 1080 After Dark breaks from tradition in the strangest way possible. Instead of a full murder-mystery, Episode 75 dives into a series of ultra-short scripts—tiny stories, abrupt turns, and ideas that probably shouldn't have been explored after midnight… but were anyway. Some are...
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ep 45 – Santa Clause in Cold Blood: The Death of The Harbor Master
Episode 45 – Santa Clause in Cold Blood: The Death of The Harbor Master Christmas at the Santa Cruz Harbor turns deadly when the Harbor Master is found strangled with a string of Christmas lights. Detective Billy Armi — coffee cup fused to his hand and patience wearing thin — is called in to...
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ep 44- The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy: The Death of Alec Hale
Episode 44: The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy- The Death of Alec Hale When Sheriff Alec Hale turns up dead along the San Lorenzo River—face down, dusted with glitter, and clutching a rubber chicken—Detective Billy Armi is dragged into Bumville's strangest mystery yet. A vengeful poet known only as...
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ep 43- Bigfoot In The Witness Protection Program
EPISODE 43: Bigfoot in the Witness Protection Program Deep in the woods, with only the sound of crickets for company, Detective Billy Armi meets his strangest witness yet—Bigfoot. The legendary creature has finally come forward with explosive testimony about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa… and...
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ep 42- The Water Cooler Paradox
Episode 42: The Water Cooler Paradox When Detective Billy Armi tries to rinse his coffee mug at the KSCO break room's new "hydration station," he accidentally triggers a particle accelerator and fuses himself to his cup.
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ep 41: The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff Beach
EPISODE 41- The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff When Detective Billy Armi accidentally rewarms his coffee in a microwave that's just come back from the tire shop, he finds himself aboard the SS Palo Alto during its roaring 1930s casino days—on the very night Harry Swanton is murdered. As Armi chases a...
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ep 40- B-Dead at Bingo: The Death of the Colonel
Episode 40: B-Dead at Bingo When a former KSCO caller—known for his loud opinions and ever-changing name—drops dead during bingo night at a retirement home, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. The scene? A Victorian hilltop mansion that inspired Psycho. The cause of death? A rogue...
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ep 39- The Vanishing at The Fair: Revenge of the Sketches
Episode 39: The Vanishing at the Fair At the Santa Cruz County Fair, the woman who headed the art exhibit has vanished without a trace. Detective Billy Armi is called in and finds that Flinx — a mild-mannered Flight 1080 caller known for his pencil sketches and fair-minded ideas — may have…
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ep 38- The Return of the Fence Ripper
ep 38- The Return of The Fence Ripper In Episode 38, Detective Billy Armi investigates the shocking return of the Fence Ripper — but this time, the target isn't just fences. Manny, the humble and well-loved former chief of police, is found where his backyard border once stood. What begins as a…
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Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl
Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl Downtown Owl, a familiar voice on Flight 1080, is found dead in the Watsonville gazebo — his body drained of blood. Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate, and what he uncovers is stranger than fiction. The infamous Killer Klowns...
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Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter
Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter A city councilman is found dead, floating near the pier, his body traced by a chalk outline in the tide. With the city in uproar over his ban on filtered cigarettes, Detective Billy Armi faces the prime suspect: Otter 834, the notorious sea otter who once...
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Episode 35: The Death of Late Night- Walter Sterling
Episode 35: The Death of Late Night- Walter Sterling When radio host Walter Sterling is found dead among the waxen figures of Hollywood's Madame Tussauds, Detective Billy Armi is called to the scene. A mint on Sterling's tongue and a note bearing Armi's name suggest the late-night legend knew the...
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ep 34- To Kill John Lennon
Episode 34 – To Kill John Lennon On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was gunned down outside the Dakota Building in New York. The world believed it was Mark David Chapman who pulled the trigger. But in Santa Cruz, a voice has been screaming a different story for decades: Stephen King killed John...
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ep 33- Bringing Back The Dead Callers
Episode 33 – "Bringing Back the Dead Callers" On a sleepless night at KSCO, Detective Billy Armi stumbles across a lost frequency carrying voices long gone. From legendary hosts like Art Bell, Rush Limbaugh, Don Husing, Dr. Corey Gold, Dr. Bill Wattenberg, and Mr. Logic, to unforgettable callers...
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ep 32- Kol Krush The Rhymes Talker- Someone Tried To Kill Hip Hop
ep 32 — "Kol' Krush: The Rhymes Talker" When the heartbeat of hip‑hop flatlines at a pop‑up show in a new Watsonville shopping center—built where the legendary Flamingo Club once stood—Detective Billy Armi slips into his alter ego, Kol' Krush, a hard‑boiled "Rhymes Talker" who hunts crimes…
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ep 31- The Lighthouse Incident: The Death of Zach
ep 31- The Lighthouse Incident: The Death of Zach When the Walton Lighthouse crumbles overnight, the only witness swears it wasn't weather or vandals — it was the Old Man of Monterey Bay, a serpent-like monster with a human face. And caught in the middle was Zach, a man with a carton of eggs and...
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ep 30- Stalked in The Shadows
Episode 29: Stalk in the Shadows A cold night. A rustle in the cornfield. And a suspect who swears he's just "standing there." When reports of late-night stalking shake the south fields, Detective Billy Armi finds himself face-to-face with a familiar yellow troublemaker. But is Corn just a…
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ep 29- Dave Gets Killed Again
Episode 29: Dave Gets Killed Again When a late-night comedy show at the Catalyst turns deadly, Detective Billy Armi finds himself face-to-face with the strangest killer Santa Cruz has ever seen—a baby in a fez with a brass horn and a stand-up act about incomplete stops. The crowd thinks it's all...
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ep 28- The Talkers Conspiracy- The Death of Michael Harrison
Episode 28: The Talkers Conspiracy: The Death of Michael Harrsion When legendary broadcaster Michael Harrison vanishes mid-broadcast, Detective Billy Armi follows a trail of scrambled audio files, rigged ratings, and corporate sabotage. As Armi digs into the dark underbelly of the radio industry,...
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ep 27- The Death of Larry in Marina
Episode 27 – The Death of Larry in Marina When longtime Flight 1080 listener Larry goes missing near the windswept dunes of Marina, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. What starts as a routine recovery soon spirals into a chilling tale of Cold War experiments, abandoned military...
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ep 26- The Last Broadcast of Gary Morris
Episode 26 – The Last Broadcast of Gary Morris When KNRY in Monterey celebrates its 90th anniversary, station owner Gary Morris decides to power up a forgotten transmitter and play a mysterious sign-off tape from the station's early days. But Cannery Row is no stranger to cursed…
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ep 25- Sea Monkey Nukes
ep 25 – Sea Monkey Nukes When porta-pottys start flipping and glowing graffiti shows up in Watsonville, Detective Billy Armi follows a trail of shrimp cocktail stench, paranoia, and radioactive footprints. What he uncovers beneath the city's water treatment plant—and in the muddy banks of the...
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ep 24- The Death of You
ep 24- The Death of You What happens when the next victim is… you? In this chilling yet reflective installment, Detective Billy Armi arrives at a scene unlike any other. The listener has become the subject of the mystery, found silent with only Billy's own voice echoing back from the radio. As he...
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ep23- Ghost Ride The Whip- The Deaths of MZ and Amy
Episode 23: Ghost Ride the Whip MZ and Amy thought it was just another free dinner promo from Waymo. But when they stepped into that silent driverless car near Aquatic Park, they never came back. Detective Billy Armi uncovers a truth darker than San Francisco fog: these cars aren't driven by...
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ep 22- The Death of Rich Lieberman
Episode 22 – The Death of Rich Lieberman When Rich Lieberman, the Bay Area's most abrasive media critic, is found dead in the bushes outside the long-defunct KGO radio building, Detective Billy Armi is called to the scene. What looks like poetic justice turns sinister when another bizarre rhyme...
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ep 21- The Alex Jones Incident: The Death of Steve O'Brien
Episode 21: The Alex Jones Incident: The Death of Steve O'Brien When conspiracy broadcaster Steve O'Brien is found dead backstage at the Cocoanut Grove during a KSCO-sponsored Alex Jones event, Detective Billy Armi steps into a swirling cocktail of kombucha, USB sticks, titanium socks, and...
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ep20 V2- The Death of Don From Salinas- Hoe Down Version
Episode 20 – The Death of Don from Salinas (Hoe-Down Edition) Hold onto your britches and crank up that rotary phone—Detective Billy Armi's back, and this time he's got a twang in his voice and vengeance in his gut. When ol' Don from Salinas kicks the bucket mid-rant, it ain't just a tragedy—it's…
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ep19- The Death of Don from Salinas
Episode 19 – The Death of Don from Salinas When legendary KSCO caller Don from Salinas is found dead mid-rant—clutching his landline and surrounded by mystery—it's up to Detective Billy Armi to track down the poetic madman known only as The Final Stanza. Packed with deadpan wit, ideological...
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ep18- Consulting The Dead- The Death of The High-Priced Consultant
Episode 18 – Consulting the Dead When the body of the High-Priced Consultant is found floating in the KSCO lagoon, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. Was it murder? Mismanagement? Or just another Tuesday in Santa Cruz? As the trail leads through format flips, offended street...
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ep17- No Encore For Kenny Thomas
Episode 17 – No Encore for Kenny Thomas When beloved local musician and event promoter Kenny Thomas is found dead in the Uvas Reservoir, foul play is suspected. Detective Billy Armi returns with coffee in one hand and suspicion in the other, uncovering shady radio dealings, failed comedy sets…
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ep16- A Slice of Suspicion- The Death of Carol Stafford
Episode 16 – A Slice of Suspicion Carol, KSCO's strict and sugar-free traffic manager, is found dead—face-down in a cake she would never eat. But this frosting-covered murder hides more than just a billing dispute. Detective Billy Armi uncovers a hidden chamber beneath the station, a prehistoric...
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Billy Armi and Dave Michaels are host of Flight 1080. Their radio show airs on KSCO am 1080 in Santa Cruz, California.
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