Monday Matinee

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.

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.

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"

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!

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. 

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 

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".

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!

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 

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

This week the incredible "Two Dead Girls in Jubeliene" is a new audio drama brought to us by Ethan Wellin. Myra has spent a lifetime running from her past. But when her estranged father dies in a grisly "accident," she comes home to take up his secret obsession: the hunt for her baby sister's cold case killer."TDGIJ" is a serialized fiction audio drama, available free on all podcast platforms. New episodes drop every Tuesday. For transcripts, content warnings, and additional information, please find them on Instagram. @2deadgirlspod. It's Audio Drama time!

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for the last week of May with Sonic Society #769, No Soap Radio: Jack Benny "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday", and Writing the West: Episode 29!

This episode includes the following stories: Confession: An old miner comes clean on his death bed... Mountain Fever: Disease plagues the Native Americans of the Northwest... Fate of the Tonquin: A culture clash leads to death and destruction... Outlaw Roots: How Western gunfighters came to be... ...and the poem "Roads" 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.

No Soap Radio returns! Our 7th No Soap Radio production is based on an original script written by Craig Shemin (https://www.craigshemin.com/). This Jack Benny Radio Show takes place in 1969. Jack is invited to attend the launch of Apollo 11 which resulted in the first men walking on the moon. All of the usual cast of characters make appearances including Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Rochester, Don Wilson,Frank Nelson, and Sheldon Leonard. This production had it's premiere at the 4th annual Jack Benny Convention in February, 2024. 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.

It's well into March and Jack is feeling the sentimentality of Spring. Time to look backwards before we spring forwards to Sonic Summerstock 2023. This week we bring a double-feature of fun recreations. First a very faithful one from No Soap Radio with "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday" with thanks to Paul Kovit, and secondly we slip forward to Mindstream Player's "The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon- Episode 5" from the endlessly talented Tom Konkle!

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee on this beautiful day with Sonic Society 18-768, No Soap Radio: Jack Benny "Visits the Apollo 11 Launch" and Writing the West: Episode 28!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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