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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!

  1. 1000

    Writing the West: Episode 26

    This episode includes the following stories:Annie: the fastest gunslinger on high heels... Indian Silver: A prospector tries to make a deal with an Arapaho band... The Crossing: Getting to the Oregon Trail was as dangerous as the trail itself... Narrow Escape: A young girl wanders away from a wagon train... ...and the poem "Starlight and Time" 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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 999

    Pelican Players #10: Sherlock Holmes - The Wellington Strumpet Mystery

    The incredible Pelican players are back with their first Sherlock Holmes adventure!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 998

    Sonic Society Season 18- 766- Rapscallion Radio

    We're back with the latest from the Leviathan Chronicles. Lisette and Cluracan arrive in Paris! The young pair move into a borrowed maisonette in the 9th arrondissement to launch their fledgling cybersecurity firm. Together, with his computer skills and her abilities as a trained cat burglar, they are excited to start a new, and hopefully profitable, venture on their own terms.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 997

    Monday Matinee- May 4th, 2026

    It's the beginning of the Mutual week! Join Federal Stonecipher with Sonic Society #766, Pelican Players #10- Sherlock Holmes, and Writing the West: Episode 26! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 996

    Writing the West: Episode 25

    This episode includes the following stories: The Goose Hunt: A hermit finds an innovative way to get dinner... Goodnight-Loving: The story of a famous trail's founder... Wind River Raving: Is there a gold vein that the miners missed? Measles: How to overcome a 19th century pandemic...and the poem "Edge of Land " 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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 995

    Pelican Players #9: The Whistler - Urge to kill

    Henry Drake, a successful businessman is plagued by a terrifying "urge to kill" that he cannot control.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 994

    Sonic Society Season 18- 765- After Audio

    Aftershock is a fast-paced thriller about a massive earthquake that destroys the West Coast, causing a mysterious island to rise up from the Pacific - with Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), David Harbour (Stranger Things), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), and Tati Gabrielle (The 100). This week our immense double-feature is Chapter 1: “This has nothing to do with McKayla?” and Chapter 2: “I think we have a live one.” It's Audio Drama time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 993

    Monday Matinee- April 27th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for the last of April with Sonic Society #765, Pelican Players #9- The Whistler, and Writing the West: Episode 25!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. 992

    Writing the West: Episode 24

    This episode includes the following stories: Putrified: A mountain man regales a young lady about his exploits... Gentleman Jim: A boxer in the fight of his life... Grubstake: An old miner learns a lesson... Bee-Lieve It: Grandpa's sweet tooth lands him in trouble... ...and the poem "Speed of Horse" 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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  10. 991

    Pelican Players #8: The Shadow - Dance of Death

    This episode (dated 10/10/1943) was never produced. The actress who auditioned (and got) the part of Nancy, saved the script and got to play the part 83 years later. You walk by a small shop and in the window you see dolls with such incredible detail, you stop in to get more information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  11. 990

    Sonic Society Season 18- 764- Wireless Within

    From an alternate universe the cassette recordings of "Within the Wires" written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Our double-feature with Season 1:, Cassette #1: Stress, Shoulders and Cassette #2: Anxiety, Stomach. It's Audio Drama time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  12. 989

    Monday Matinee- April 20th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee on Earth Day! This week we have Sonic Society #764, Pelican Players #8- The Shadow Dance of Death and Writing the West: Episode 24! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  13. 988

    Writing the West: Episode 23

    This episode includes the following stories: Boiled Buffalo Hide: A river rafting trip goes awry... Davy Crockett: The true story of the King of the Wild Frontier After the War: A correspondent visits the Modoc tribe... Modern Logger: How the cutting of trees has changed... ...and the poem "Speed of Horse" by Rick Steber.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  14. 987

    Pelican Players #7: Suspense - The Whole Town is sleeping

    Lavinia and Florence, decide to take in a movie in the downtown area near where they live. There is a shortcut across a ravine that will take them there, but there is a problem, there's been a serial strangler in the area known as "The Lonely One".Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. 986

    Sonic Society Season 18- 763- Sonic Slumbers

    This audio drama invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and humor. It's Audio Drama Time and it's time for Slumberland!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  16. 985

    Monday Matinee- April 13th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher is opening the Matinee and Mutual for another week! This week we have Sonic Society #763, Pelican Plays #7, and Writing the West: Episode 23!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  17. 984

    Writing the West: Episode 22

    This episode includes the following stories: Rumors of Gold: How to respond to the news that there are riches for the taking? Mark Twain: The early days of the great American novelist... Redwood Observatory: The world learns about the tallest trees on earth... To Vote: A former slave braves the elements to exercise his rights... ...and the poem "Song of River" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  18. 983

    Pelican Players #6: Suspense - On A Country Road

    Your driving on a country road when you hear, on the radio, that there is someone on the run after murdering three people with a meat cleaver at a nearby mental hospital.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  19. 982

    Sonic Society Season 18- 762- Back to Byron

    It's the End of the World and Eric Busby's Byron feels fine! David Ault reprises his classic titular role as we check in with the dark immortal with the new series "Crucible" and episodes one and two. It's Audio Drama Time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  20. 981

    Monday Matinee- April 6th, 2026

    It's April in the Matinee! And Federal Stonecipher brings us Sonic Society #762, Pelican Players #6, Writing the West: Episode 22!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  21. 980

    Writing the West: Episode 21

    This episode includes the following stories: Wagons West: What you needed to survive the journey... Sir Francis Drake: Meet the man who discovered it all... The Great Migration: How the timber industry got its start... Goldrush Aftermath: What happened to Sutter and Marshall? ...and the poem "The Fine Art of Recording" 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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  22. 979

    Pelican Players #5: Life With Luigi - The Football Game

    Join Luigi Basco, a newly arrived Italian immigrant, as he tries navigating life in a new land and attends his first football game.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  23. 978

    Sonic Society Season 18- 761- Going Dark

    Audio Drama these days seem to collect modern talent as Academy Award® winner Rami Malek stars in the apocalyptic thriller "Blackout" as a small-town radio DJ fighting to protect his family and community after the power grid goes down nationwide, upending modern civilization. The desperation begins with this double feature of the Pilot and "Dead Air". It's Audio Drama Time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Monday Matinee- March 30th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for another stellar week with Sonic Society #761, Pelican Players #5: Life with Luigi, and Writing the West: Episode 21!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  25. 976

    Writing the West: Episode 20

    This episode includes the stories "Blue Bucket," "Rendezvous," "Strange Music" and "The Price Was Death," as well as the poem "Happiness Is." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  26. 975

    Pelican Players #4: George Burns And Gracie Allen

    Join us for an afternoon with George Burns and Gracie Allen as Gracie makes her plans to run for president..Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  27. 974

    Sonic Society Season 18- 760- Trucker Terror

    What happens when a truck driver picks up a loaded trailer, but has no idea what’s really inside? Tony, Grammy, and Emmy award winner Cynthia Erivo journeys down a dark and lonely highway in this seven-part original scripted thriller. With immersive audio techniques that create a dimensional listening experience, the audience is strongly advised to use caution, wear headphones if possible, and listen... carefully. Produced by QCODE. Starring Cynthia Erivo. Written and Directed by Dan Blank. This week our "Carrier" double-feature includes episodes 1 and 2 with "Backhaul" and "Bolt Seal". It's Audio Drama Time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Monday Matinee- March 23rd, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee during a Spring snowstorm! Come in and get warm to Sonic society #760, Pelican Players #4, and Writing the West: Episode 20! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  29. 972

    Writing the West: Episode 19

    This episode includes the stories "The Accident," "One Shot, "The Trip West" and "Remembering," as well as the poem "Searching For."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  30. 971

    Pelican Players #3: Escape - Three Skeleton Key

    The Pelican Players tackle this classic horror. Three men tend a lighthouse off the coast of French Guiana. It's a boring, uneventful job until one night they get a visit from "The Flying Dutchman"Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  31. 970

    Sonic Society Season 18- 759- SCP Finds

    SCP is back but this time with the podcast "Find Us Alive" which follows the strange developments at Site-107, a small Foundation research site trapped inside dimensional anomaly SCP-6320, as narrated by the site's radio operator, Dr. Harley. This week, premiere episodes "The Voice of 107" and "Dash 1". It's Audio Drama Time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  32. 969

    Monday Matinee- March 16th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens wide the Matinee. Get in from the rain as we present Sonic Society #759, Pelican Players #3: Escape- Three Skeleton Key, and Writing the West: Episode 19!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  33. 968

    Writing the West: Episode 18

    This episode includes the stories "Dolbeer's Donkey" ."White Feather, "Hugh Glass" and "Old Man's Story, as well as the poem "No Nevermind" Stories and poem used by permission of the author.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  34. 967

    Pelican Players #2: Dimension X - A Logic Named Joe

    Picture this, if you will, In a 1974 world a company creates an AI computer and sells it to every government, business and home. All is well until a twelve year old little brat kid gets a hold of one, and the world goes.....Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Sonic Society Season 18- 758- SCP Gets Around

    While we are partial to the initial SCP at Sonic Cinema Productions, we don't have the monopoly on those three-letters and Midnight Disease productions has some great audio using them. Secure. Contain. Protect. There are things that go bump in the night. Fantastic things. Horrible things. Redacted things. The SCP Foundation was built to keep humanity safe from a world of beings it doesn’t want to know exists. Things of wonder. Things of destruction. And these things have files. A LOT of files. This week on the Society we feature SCP Archives "Stairwell" and "Plague Doctor"! It's AUDIO DRAMA TIME!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  36. 965

    Monday Matinee- March 9th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee as the winds of Spring start to come. This week we have Sonic Society 18-758, Pelican Players #3: Dimension X- A Logic Named Joe, and Writing the West: Episode 18!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  37. 964

    Writing the West: Episode 17

    This episode includes the stories "The Pet Wapiti," "Paul and Babe," "The Prairie Schooner" and "Poor Billy, as well as the poem "Drifting." Stories and poem used by permission of the author.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  38. 963

    Pelican Players #1: The Big Little Jesus Man

    From our Christmas Sunday Showcase of this year. We begin our Pelican Players features on the Matinee! It's the day before Christmas at the Old Mission Plaza Church when Father Rojas discovers the statue of the infant Jesus has been stolen. It's only worth a few dollars but has great sentimental value. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back for Christmas, but that means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thiefLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  39. 962

    Sonic Society Season 18- 757- Ties That Blood

    We begin this week with our EIGHTH Season of Mutual Audio Network. With a trio of new shows each and every day. We're so proud to be the vanguard for Mutual as the Matinee begins every week and every new season. EVERY episode helmed by the incredible Pete Lutz of the ever engaging, every prolific Narada Radio Company and Moonlight Audio! Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard in this double-feature release of "Blood Ties" from the Wondery podcast group beginning with Post Mortem and the Year of the Woman! It's Audio Drama Time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  40. 961

    Monday Matinee- March 2nd, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher unveils the Matinee for the shiny Season 8 of the Mutual Audio Network! Now playing: Sonic Society #757, Pelican Players #1, and Writing the West: Episode 17!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  41. 960

    Writing the West: Episode 16

    This episode includes the stories "Keep the Light Burning," "Good and Bad," "Native Logging" and "Commercial Logging," as well as the poem "Imagine."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  42. 959

    Lilith's Children: 10- Divine Intervention

    Everything that has transpired is now coming to a cataclysmic finale. Will Raziel destroy everyone who fights against him and become the new GOD of our universe?! Or will our heroes triumph? You may be surprised at the answer! Join us as we present the season finale of LILITH'S CHILDREN.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  43. 958

    Sonic Society Season 18- 756- Post Christmas

    It's a late Christmas present as Jack and David present the last (or is it first) Sonic Cinema Production of the year with Jack's own rendition of O. Henry's "Gift of the Magic" paired like fine wine with part one of the holiday special "Moonbase Hope Colony" from Privy Projects Productions. Happy New Year everyone!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Monday Matinee- February 23rd, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher gives a break during the snowstorm. Come in and get warm at the Matinee with Sonic Society #756, Lilith's Children: 10, and Writing the West: Episode 16!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  45. 956

    Writing the West: Episode 15

    This episode includes the stories "Beeswax Treasure," "Women of the Trail," "Memories" and "Riding the Stage," as well as the poem "Ask Of Life."Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Lilith's Children: 9- Deus ex Machina

    Teddy must decide where his loyalty is best served and a sullen army awaits their doom as Raziel discovers what has transpired. Jaxon Tanner now knows his destiny as the forces of good and the ultimate power of Raziel's wrath prepare to clash.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  47. 954

    Sonic Society Season 18- 755- Christmas Day

    HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT THE SONIC SOCIETY AND THE MUTUAL AUDIO NETWORK! This week we're thrilled to provide a little Christmas spirit with The Holiday Spirit from Will Anderson and Stacey Pattison, and a retelling of the classic A Gift of the Magi from Odyssey Audioworks™ and Richard Summers, Tanja Milojevich, Josh Price, and Amy Price. All the very best to you!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Monday Matinee- February 16th, 2026

    The Matinee is open! Federal Stonecipher leads off the features with Sonic Society Season 18- 755- Christmas Day, Lilith's Children: 9- Deus ex Machina and Writing the West: Episode 15!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  49. 952

    Writing the West: Episode 14

    This episode features the stories "Tight Cinch," "Finding a Horse," "Camped in Yosemite" and "Wreck of the Peter Iredale," along with the poem "Salvation." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Lilith's Children: 8- The God Complex

    It seems that all may be lost unless former enemies become allies - but can they be trusted? Raziel's insane quest may actually become reality if the tide is not turned soon. And in Hell, Jaxon and Grace may discover more than they had expected!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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!

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Jack Ward

Produced by Mutual Audio Network

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