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Monday Matinee

Monday Matinee is a weekly series taken from the Mutual Audio Network Podcast Network. Every day Monday Matinee provides great stories of audio drama and audio fiction from the modern audio drama movement. Drama, Old Time Radio Recreations, Classic Adaptations of Literature and Stage, Live Performances, and Variety Shows. It's all part of the Monday Matinee!

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    Project Audion Episode 9: "Lights Out"

    Project Audion premieres our recreation of the classic supernatural radio show "Lights Out" - a 1943 episode entitled "Little Old Lady." It's a ghostly story written and directed by the master of spooky stories, Arch Oboler. It's a tale truly made for radio, where you close your eyes and let your imagination run wild. Except this time, keep your eyes open and watch the voice actors do their stuff. Our transcontinental cast, hooked together via Zoom, includes Angela Young; Kristin James; Denise Cline; Brad Oxnam; Larry Groebe; and John Mauldin of the Inexplicable Dumb Show in Tennessee. We hope you'll listen in...with the lights out!

  2. 999

    No Soap Radio: Jack Benny - "Hello Louella"

    Welcome back to our final episode of No Soap Radio- for now- on Monday Matinee! This week  Jack Benny returns with "Hello Louella"!

  3. 998

    Sonic Society Season 18- 781- Getting Midsty

    In our Season 18 finale, Jack and David think over the year and provide a double helping of MIDST! Three mischievous narrators spin a surreal, reality-bending, sci-fantasy space western about a crotchety outlaw, a struggling cultist, and a diabolical bastard making awful decisions in a world on the edge of disaster. This season finale "Unrise" and "Secrets"! Once more, it's Audio Drama Time!

  4. 997

    Monday Matinee- August 17th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee in this August week with Sonic Society #781, No Soap Radio: Jack Benny- Hello Louella, and Project Audion #9- Lights Out!

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    Project Audion Episode 8: "The Lineup"

    Project Audion’s newest cross-country OTR recreation is an episode of the police drama "The Lineup" which hasn't been heard since it was originally broadcast in January 1952. The Lineup was added to the CBS radio schedule after Dragnet became a massive hit, and ran for four years on radio, plus six years on television and a 1958 movie. The lead cop role (which was portrayed in 1952 by Bill Johnstone, who was a former "Shadow" and “Whistler”) is here played by Ed Dennis, an actual law enforcement officer for four decades. He even used his own handcuffs in the show's final scene. Our full cast: Ed Dennis / Illinois Dan Keenan / Colorado Chris Marcellus / Utah Angela Young / Florida John Bell / Alabama Barry Katz / Florida Kim Titus / Texas Denny Thompson / Colorado Tom Wilkins / Illinois Ken Raney did SFX from Texas, Denny Thompson directed, and Larry Groebe produced the show.

  6. 995

    No Soap Radio: X-Minus One: The Parade

    Our 11th NO SOAP RADIO production created in April, 2025. This is a recreation of The X MINUS ONE radio episode..."THE PARADE". This episode introduces two new actors to the No Soap family…AndyHartson-Bowyer and Pete Lutz (Narada Radio Group). The show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: Andy Hartson-Bowyer as Sid Ryan Paul Patterson as Luchar Annette Bochenek as Ada Shackley John Bell as Ken Dailey Zach Eastman as Oliver Victoria Gordon as The Telephone Operator and Parade Watcher Larry Groebe as Adolph Paul Kovit as Sammy Sorrell Tony Semczuk as Commissioner Patrick and Sgt. Cassidy Pete Lutz as Marty Sanford Laura Mirsky as Gloria Montez John Henderson as The Announcer The Henderson Kids as Parade Watchers

  7. 994

    Sonic Society Season 18- 780- Cab it Up!

    This week Jack and David take a long three episode ride with Paradise Cab: A Paranormal Mystery! We feature episodes 1-3 with "The Tourist", "Follow that Cab" and "Keep the Change"!Cab driver Joe is sent to pick up a new fare each week, by Angie, Paradise Cab’s dispatcher, who seems to know a little more about things than seems natural. It's Audio Drama Time!

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    Monday Matinee- August 10th, 2026

    Come in from the heat! Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee with Sonic Society #780, No Soap Radio: X-Minus One: The Parade, and Project Audion #8: "The Lineup"!

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    Project Audion Episode 7: "Screen Guild: The Ox-Bow Incident"

    Project Audion presents our recreation of an episode of Screen Guild Theatre, AKA Hollywood Soundstage. "The Ox-Bow Incident" was a best-selling book in 1940, a blockbuster Western movie in 1943, and adapted for the Screen Guild Theatre radio show no less than three times. Our version is from 1952. It's a story of vengeance and violence -- a gritty look at a group of men who turned into a mob. The "Ox-Bow Incident" was directed by Pete Lutz / Corpus Christi, Texas and produced by Larry Groebe / Grapevine, Texas, and used a coast-to-coast cast of a 14 people situated from Nova Scotia to San Francisco: Paul Arbisi / Peoria, Illinois John Bell / Alabaster, Alabama Denise Cline / Nicholasville, Kentucky Norman Cline / Nicholasville, Kentucky Dana Gonsalves / Corpus Christi, Texas John Mauldin / Nashville, Tennessee Chris Messersmith / Dallas Texas Ken Raney / Arlington, Texas Carl Thomas / Rockport, Texas Lothar Tuppan / San Francisco, California Jack Ward / Halifax, Nova Scotia Angela Young / Palm Coast, Florida.

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    No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Silent Avenger

    Our 3rd NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2022. This is a recreation of the 1938 episode of The Shadow entitled "The Silent Avenger” and was our first attempt at something besides comedy. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production.

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 779- Agonal Caesar

    This week Jack and David' are back with a packed double feature including the second episode of "Cry Havok- Ask Questions Later" with "A Special Relationship" and we return with a Mutual favourite, Courtney Holloway's amazing "Agonal Dreams Chapter 11- "Finding Ishq" The survivors work together to celebrate their first milestone since civilization ended. Jenny puts aside her zealousness to create a beautiful ceremony. Kat experiences another vision that reveals what really happened to her father Rogelio. It's Audio Drama Time!

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    Monday Matinee- August 3rd, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher brings in August with the Matinee! This week we have Sonic Society #779, No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Silent Avenger and Project Audion Episode 7: "The Ox-Bow Incident"!

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    Project Audion Episode 6: "On Stage"

    In this Project Audion broadcast, we recreate a lost 1953 episode of "On Stage" originally produced by and starring the husband and wife team of Cathy and Elliott Lewis. "On Stage" was an anthology with an emphasis on the relationships between men and women, allowing for everything from drama to comedy to romance. It may not be familiar to many people, but "On Stage" is well worth listening to. This episode, "A Month of Sundays," originally aired in August 1953 but no recording survives. Patte Rosebank plays the Cathy Lewis role from in Toronto Canada. She also directed. Tim Burns plays Elliott Lewis' part from Salina Kansas. Denise Cline, in Kentucky, is heard as Mrs. Marlin. Trevor Rines announced the show from Toronto. Ken Raney handled the live Sound Effects from Arlington Texas. Larry Groebe produced the show from Grapevine Texas.

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    No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Long Arm of Death

    Our 9th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2024. This is a recreation of "The Shadow radio episode..."The Long Arm of Death". The original broadcast took place on November 7, 1954. There is no surviving recording of the original broadcast so this your chance to hear what it might have sounded like back in the day. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production.

  15. 986

    Sonic Society Season 18- 778- And Let Slip the Dogs of Audio

    This week Jack and David's feature "Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later" which takes place two years after Julius Caesar failed to beware the Ides of March and got stabbed to death by a band of well-wishers. Now the assassins have been rounded up and slaughtered in battle, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. But who’s in charge now? With things on the verge of absolute collapse, the cool and calculating Cleopatra, the Queen of the Nile, has swung by for an extended visit. She’s eager to renew an alliance with Rome by any means necessary – including marriage and/or murder. A dramatic comedy of power politics, whirlwind romances, and running fast to get nowhere! Created by David K. Barnes

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    Monday Matinee- July 27th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee for the last week in July with Sonic Society #778, No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Long Arm of Death, and Project Audion #6 with "On Stage"!

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    Project Audion Episode 5: "My Favorite Husband"

    Project Audion presents a recreation of the classic Lucille Ball sitcom "My Favorite Husband" with an episode from September 24, 1948. If you're not familiar with the show, it's the direct ancestor to "I Love Lucy," with many of the same situations and comedy - and when you're talking about Lucy, how much more do you need to say? "My Favorite Husband" was about "two people who live together and like it!" , and we feature THREE real-life couples sharing mikes from different locations in the US -- Denise & Norman Cline, Jannette & Ed Dennis, and Fern & Barry Katz, supported by Larry Groebe, Ken Raney, and John Mauldin.

  18. 983

    No Soap Radio: Suspense:The Whole Town's Sleeping

    Our 6th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2023. This is a recreation of the 1955 Suspense program - "The Whole Town's Sleeping". In this production we combined a bit of the music from the original broadcast with recreations of the original music in GarageBand. It ended up working very well.If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. In this show our production values took a leap forward. This was our first time incorporating a green screen into the video production allowing us to place our performers into our own graphic backgrounds and simultaneously remove all microphones from the shot. If you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 777- Jackie Cut Ups

    This week Jack and David's feature "Jackie the Ripper" where the infamous Whitechapel murders are retold in a serialised comedy-drama! We begin with "Chapter 1: Cock and Balls Story" and "Chapter 2: Leaving Her Mark"!

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    Monday Matinee- July 20th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee for another amazing week in Mutual! This week it's Sonic Society #777, No Soap Radio: The Whole Town's Sleeping, and Project Audion #5: My Favorite Husband!

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    Project Audion Episode 4: "Gunsmoke / The Guitar"

    Project Audion presents a recreation of the vintage radio show Gunsmoke. Gunsmoke, one of the classic "adult Westerns", had a ten-year run on radio and an astounding 20+ years on television. This early episode, "The Guitar", originally aired December 26, 1953 and was later remade on both the television and radio series. A simple man with an unexpected talent is taunted by town bullies, with tragic results. Project Audion is a collaboration of radio theatre actors from across North America recording OTR shows live via Zoom. This Audion episode features the talents of Dennis Thompson in Colorado, Doug Fain in Kentucky, Paul Arbisi in Illinois, Dan Keenan in Colorado, Norman Cline in Kentucky, Pete Lutz in Texas, Denise Cline in Kentucky, Dick Huitema in Florida, Tim Burns in Kansas, Darren Rockhold in Illinois, and Larry Groebe in Texas. Doug Fain directed and Larry Groebe produced it.

  22. 979

    No Soap Radio: Our Miss Brooks:Student Government Day

    Our 5th NO SOAP RADIO production created in April, 2023. This is a recreation of the 1949 Our Miss Brooks program starring Eve Arden - "Student Government Day". If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button onYoutube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production.

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 776- Frozen Expectations

    This week Jack and David's feature 7 Lamb Productions and "Paralyzed". This audio drama follows David, a chronic sufferer of sleep paralysis on his annual camping trip with friends. But something evil from his dreams awaits with Chapter 1: Restless Nights Part 1 and 2!

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    Monday Matinee- July 13th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee up early to start this week's features beginning with Sonic Society #776, No Soap Radio: Our Miss Brooks, and Project Audion Episode 4: Gunsmoke/The Guitar!

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    Project Audion Episode 3: Columbia Workshop's 1937 production of "R.U.R."

    Transcribed live from California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennesee, and Texas... Project Audion presents a recreation of the 1937 Columbia Workshop broadcast of "R.U.R: Rossum's Universal Robots." Pete Lutz of Narada Radio Players, director of this radio drama, says this about his choice of show: "I love the historical sense of the story. Here's Carel Kapek, in 1920 or 21, foreseeing AI, prophesying humans' dependence on technology. Of course, robots themselves, thank the gods, haven't been perfected to the same extent. But there are so many wonderful elements in the story: all the men on the island are in love with Helena, and this unrequited love felt by Dr. Gall leads to their downfall. The robots evolve in different ways, though: some become murderous, yet two show more humane tendencies: love, compassion, sacrifice. I first heard the BBC's radio adaptation of this, which was about two hours long. Then I found the script we use here and felt that the main points of the story were covered sufficiently in a half-hour. It's exciting, dramatic, and sentimental. Columbia Workshop had geniuses working for them." Project Audion is a collection of voice actors from across North America who are recreating classic shows from Radio's Golden Age via videoconference.

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    No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 5

    Our 12th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2025. This is a recreation of YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR "THE SEA LEGS MATTER". This is Part 5 of the five part series. The original broadcast took place on August 3rd, 1956. This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. Special thanks to John Bell for his superb Bob Bailey-inspired performance as Johnny Dollar. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: John Bell as Johnny Dollar Zach Dillinger as The Announcer Angela Young as Constance Lanfear Paul Patterson as Douglas Lanfear Tony Semczuk as Captain Ramirez Pete Lutz as Ramone Gonzalez Andy Hartson-Bowyer as Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro.

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 775- Perfect Imperfections

    This week Jack and David's feature rated best podcast from the Audies! It's "The Imperfection". Charlie and Amber suffer from a disorder that causes a constant stream of hallucinations. When they discover that their psychiatrist is missing, they rally together with the other patients to search for him. Along the way, they encounter secret societies, half-human half-spider centaurs, and a hidden borough of New York under the East River. But how can you find the truth when you can’t tell what’s real? This week episodes 1 and 2 with "The Three Trials" and "If Your Psychiatrist Has Gone Missing"

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    Monday Matinee- July 6th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee in July with Sonic Society #775, No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar- Sea Legs- Part 5, and Project Audion #3!

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    Project Audion Episode 2: Arch Oboler's Plays' "Special to Hollywood"

    As part of Project Audion, voice actors from Canada, Illinois, Kansas, Florida, and Texas perform live together in a recreation of a classic Arch Oboler radio drama from 1945. A Note from the Director... This play is timeless and terrifyingly timely, with its story of Hollywood elites completely out of touch with the suffering of ordinary people. Arch Oboler wrote it in 1941, after he and his wife attended a dinner party at the home of a Hollywood bigwig, along with other bigwigs. The after-dinner conversation was about World War II, which was devastating the world, but the bigwigs only cared about how it was affecting their own bottom-lines. Outraged at their complete indifference to the suffering of millions of people, Oboler went home and wrote "Special to Hollywood". It was produced three times. The first version (on "Everyman's Theatre", in 1941) is the most available one, but it has a fake "Lights Out" wraparound done when it was released on cassette by Metacom, and is usually also misidentified as the 1945 version. It stars Howard Duff. The second version (on "Arch Oboler's Plays, in 1945) is not circulating, but is the best version because of its subtlety and long pauses, and because it stars Elliott Lewis, under the pseudonym of "Hans Max". Elliott was in the AFRS at the time, but was stationed in Hollywood, where he took civilian gigs under pseudonyms, since he didn't have the AFRS' permission to do so. The third version (on "Arch Oboler's Plays", in 1964) is circulating, but is the least of the three versions. It stars William Shatner, and is shorter, faster-paced, and lacking in subtlety. It also has a different ending, suggesting that Oboler had lost hope for humanity. 

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    No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 4

    Our 12th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2025. This is a recreation of YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR "THE SEA LEGS MATTER". This is Part 4 of the five part series. The original broadcast took place on August 2nd, 1956. This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. Besides the usual No Soap players this episode’s cast includes your very own Pete Lutz of Moonlight Audio Theater and Narada Radio Theater. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: John Bell as Johnny Dollar Paul Kovit as Pat McCracken Zach Dillinger as The Announcer Angela Young as Constance Lanfear Annette Bochenek as a Phone Operator Pete Lutz as Ramone Gonzalez Andy Hartson-Bowyer as Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro 

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 774- Offensive Sounds

    This week Jack and David are look at the award-winning "The Offensive". An award-winning, critically acclaimed mockumentary podcast that follows fictional Premier League club Ashwood City FC. This week episodes 1 and 2 with "Deadline Day" and "The Biter from the Balkans".

  32. 969

    Monday Matinee- June 29th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee on the week of Canada Day and Independence Day! This patriotic week we have Sonic Society #774, No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs Part 4, and Project Audion #2!

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    Project Audion Episode 1: "Suspense"

    Six different radio theatre companies from across North America have come together to perform vintage radio dramas via videoconference. In this edition, Listen and watch episodes of the mystery show "suspense" performed in the old style with live actors and sound effects, performing together from different cities across North America. In our cast: Patte Rosebank / Toronto Radio Theatre, Toronto Canada Larry Groebe / Generic Radio Workshop, Dallas Texas Doug Fain / KCAL Old Time Radio Troupe, Nicholasville Kentucky Denny Thompson / Advent Radio Players, Westminster Colorado Dick Huitema / Seniors Acting Up, Fort Lauderdale Florida Pete Lutz / Narada Radio Company, Corpus Christi Texas 

  34. 967

    No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 3

    Our 12th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2025. This is a recreation of YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR "THE SEA LEGS MATTER". This is Part 3 of the five part series. The original broadcast took place on August 1st, 1956. This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: John Bell as Johnny Dollar Paul Kovit as Pat McCracken Zach Dillinger as The Announcer Tony Semczuk as Captain Ramirez Andy Hartson-Bowyer as Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro.

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 773- Star Search

    This week Jack and David are headed "To Space.. but further!" with Voyage to the Stars. Space: It’s big. Like, really big. These are the misadventures of a group of misfits that accidentally found themselves on the wrong side of a wormhole, trying not to blow up the galaxy in their attempts to make the long journey home. Join us on a voyage to the stars with the wholly unqualified Captain Tucker Lentz (Colton Dunn), scatterbrained scientist Elsa Rankfort (Felicia Day), apathetic technician Stew Merkel (Steve Berg) and the misanthropic A.I. Sorry (Janet Varney). The universe will never be the same.

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    Monday Matinee- June 22nd, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee on the last week of school with Sonic Society #773- Star Search, No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 3, and Project Audion Episode 1: Suspense!

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    Writing the West: Episode 32

    This episode includes the following stories: Great Equalizer: the end of the cattle baron era... Sacajawea: the woman who opened the West to whites... The Cure: A sickly boy takes on the wilderness... Daredevil: An Eastern author takes on a log flume... ...and the poem "Eyes of Night" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 2

    Our 12th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2025. This is a recreation of YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR "THE SEA LEGS MATTER". This is Part 2 of the five part series. The original broadcast took place on July 31st, 1956. This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. This episode features Andy Hartson-Bowyer of Bat-Supe! If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: John Bell as Johnny Dollar Paul Kovit as Pat McCracken Zach Dillinger as The Announcer Angela Young as Constance Lanfear Tony Semczuk as Captain Ramirez Andy Hartson-Bowyer as Oscar Patrick Vladimir Pascaro Victoria Gordon as the Phone Operator 

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 772- Genius Playing

    This week in honour of Jack's Masters' completion we bring a double-feature of 'Genius' is a 21st-century gothic romance / black comedy / thriller in 13 episodes. London, 2005: Sabine Moriarty, a brilliant but reclusive mathematician, gets a call from her estranged brother Jim- also a genius, but of manipulation and blackmail rather than maths. Sabine agrees to meet him, hoping that he's turned over a new leaf. He hasn't. He has a new plan, and he wants Sabine's help: to be the undoing of the only one who might be smarter than the Moriartys- Sherlock Holmes. Now episodes 1 and 2!

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    Monday Matinee- June 15th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee this morning. Come in and enjoy the cool great features with Sonic Society #772, No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 2, and Writing the West #32

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    Writing the West: Episode 31

    This episode includes the following stories: Shanghai'd: Portland's a dangerous place for a drinking man...Billy Clanton: One man's experience at the OK Corral... Nonstop: From Japan to California, a la Charles Lindbergh... Trail of Tears: The Umpqua tribe is forced off its homeland... ...and a special offer from Rick and Mike! All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro  Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar: Sea Legs- Part 1

    Our 12th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2025. This is a recreation of YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR "THE SEA LEGS MATTER". This is Part 1 of the five part series. The original broadcast took place on July 30th, 1956. This show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. Besides the usual No Soap players this episode’s cast includes Larry Groebe of Project Audion. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/ While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production. CAST: John Bell as Johnny Dollar Paul Kovit as Pat McCracken Zach Dillinger as The Announcer Angela Young as Constance Lanfear Larry Groebe as The Cab Driver.

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 771- Darkest Sounds

    This week Jack and David feature Darkest Night, a binaural audio drama that places you, the listener, at the center of a recovered memory that sounds as though it’s happening around you in real time. Each chapter delves into the last memories of the recently deceased, slowly revealing a horrifying master plan. Who is weaving this master conspiracy, and what is their ultimate goal? It's Audio Drama time!

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    Monday Matinee- June 8th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee. Escape the early summer heat with Sonic Society #771- Darkest Sounds, No Soap Radio: Johnny Dollar- See Legs- Part 1, and Writing the West: Episode #31!

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    Writing the West: Episode 30

    This episode includes the following stories: The Old Man of the Trail: A pioneer tries to make his path Westward a permanent one... She Who Watches: A Native tribe leaves its legacy... Ned the Carp: A cowboy talks about his favorite pet... Pioneer Home: A woman tells about her first house in the West... ...and the poem "World Goes " by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    No Soap Radio: Jack Benny - "This is Jack's Life"

    Our 10th NO SOAP RADIO production is based on another original script written by Craig Shemin  https://www.craigshemin.com/). This Jack Benny Radio Show takes place in 1955. Jack wonders what itwould be like if he was the subject on the TV show "This Is Your Life". All of the usual cast of characters make appearances including Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Rochester, Don Wilson, FrankNelson, and Professor LeBlanc. Also a number of guest stars appear including Jack Benny's sister Florence, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Groucho Marx, and Fred Allen! If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release anotherproduction.

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 770- S is for Sonic Town

    This week Jack and David bring "S-Town" a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But when someone else ends up dead, the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life. This week we feature chapter 1. It's Audio Drama Time!

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    Monday Matinee- June 1st, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for June! We begin with Sonic Society #770, followed by No Soap Radio: Jack Benny- This is Jack's Life, and Writing the West: Episode 30!

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    Writing the West: Episode 29

    This episode includes the following stories: Orphans of the Trail: Mother and father die en route to the Oregon Country... Amazing: A child is given a high standard to live up to... Mountain Man Yarns: Jim Bridger tells a whopper ... Geronimo: One of the last true Native American heroes... ...and the poem "Distance" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is  Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

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    No Soap Radio: Jack Benny - "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday"

    Our 4th NO SOAP RADIO production was created in February, 2023 and premiered at the 3rd annual Jack Benny Convention. This is a recreation of the 1955 Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny - "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday".We chose this particular program to spotlight one of our actor’s… Victoria Gordon. Victoria’s grandfather, Al Gordon, was one of the writers on this show. Al was part of Jack Benny’s writing staff for many years and also had a very successful career writing for many TV sitcoms and variety shows throughout the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplayers.com/While there you can access our other productions as well as info about our group. And if you like our videos feel free to hit the subscribe button on Youtube so you can be alerted as soon as we release another production.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Monday Matinee is a weekly series taken from the Mutual Audio Network Podcast Network. Every day Monday Matinee provides great stories of audio drama and audio fiction from the modern audio drama movement. Drama, Old Time Radio Recreations, Classic Adaptations of Literature and Stage, Live Performances, and Variety Shows. It's all part of the Monday Matinee!

HOSTED BY

Jack Ward

Produced by Mutual Audio Network

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Monday Matinee have?

Monday Matinee currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Monday Matinee about?

Monday Matinee is a weekly series taken from the Mutual Audio Network Podcast Network. Every day Monday Matinee provides great stories of audio drama and audio fiction from the modern audio drama movement. Drama, Old Time Radio Recreations, Classic Adaptations of Literature and Stage, Live...

How often does Monday Matinee release new episodes?

Monday Matinee has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to Monday Matinee?

You can listen to Monday Matinee on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts Monday Matinee?

Monday Matinee is created and hosted by Jack Ward.
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