Radio Drama Revival
by Elena Fernández Collins | Hug House Productions
Radio Drama Revival is one of the internet’s longest running anthology audio drama shows, highlighting episodes from creators around the world in every niche and genre with the goal of showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio fiction. With every featured episode comes an in-depth interview with the creator (or creators), taking you behind the scenes into their process to find out what makes their show special.
Episodes
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Hi Nay - Motzie Dapul
Horror is more than just the white final girl riding off in the sunset covered in blood; it’s a genre booming with marginalized, oppressed, and colonized writers as a space to directly confront the violences they have suffered. We talk all that and more, with Motzie Dapul, right here on Radio…
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Hi Nay - 'Bulok'
When the monsters you faced in your homeland come out of the shadows in the new city you’re living peacefully in, what can you do but face them head on? Come and meet Mari, a Filipina from a babaylan family living in Toronto, right here on Radio Drama Revival. Like what you hear? Us too. You can...
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This Planet Needs a Name - Evan Tess Murray & Trace Callahan
Hope is not the lonely candle in the dark. Hope is the light of the candle in the dark, and you have to light the candle yourself. Hope needs sustenance, hope needs energy put into it in order for it to survive. We’re talking to Evan Tess Murray and Trace Callahan about hope in This Planet Needs…
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This Planet Needs a Name - 'Prologue: The Nameless Crew'
Do you believe, in your heart of hearts, that somewhere else far away there is a planet where we could sustain human life? And do you believe we could start something new there, something different from what we are experiencing now? Imagine a hopeful future with This Planet Needs a Name, right…
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Primordial Deep - Jordan Cobb
What is it about lyrical, beautiful descriptions about the horrifying that makes you both lose your breath and lose your sleep? We discuss the ocean, fear, horror, and how we need families to manage it all, with Jordan Cobb, creator of Primordial Deep. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support...
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Primordial Deep - 'Tiamat'
What creatures live down in the deep? What horrors will tread through your nightmares of water and darkness? Discover the bottom of the ocean in Primordial Deep, right here on Radio Drama Revival Like what you hear? Us too. You can support the creators of Primordial Deep at...
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Zero Hours - Sarah Shachat & Zach Valenti
It’s interesting how we always return to the apocalypse, both as a concept of our inevitable future, and as an event that has already occurred. We’re obsessed with death, and endings. Let’s find out what’s involved in the apocalypses of Zero Hours. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Long...
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Zero Hours - 'These Familiar Spirits'
It’s the end of the world as we know it — or maybe not. You can only find out by counting down with Zero Hours. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Long Story Short Productions and Zero Hours at ZeroHoursPodcast.com. Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website. This...
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Meteor City - Madelyn Dorta
Sometimes, when you visit a place, it is electrifying. It’s a place that digs deep into your soul, into your bones, until it shows up in your art. Join us as we talk with Madelyn Dorta about Meteor City, and its inspiration in the city of Detroit, right here on Radio Drama Revival. Content…
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Meteor City - 'Patty Melt'
Recovery from disaster is long, arduous, and complex, especially when corporations move in to take over your home, transforming it into something you don’t recognize. Join Bianca as she returns to Meteor City, right here on Radio Drama Revival. Content Warnings: A community post-natural disaster....
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Dos: After You - David Orión Pena
The gray reality of Deck is a vehicle for discussing love, loss, and identity for writer David Orión Pena, creator of Dos: After You. Join us for our interview right here on Radio Drama Revival. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support David Orión Pena and Dos: After You on Ko-fi at...
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Dos: After You - Episodes 1 through 5
If you fell in love with a god, would you follow them down to the ends of the earth? The home is hungry, and the flesh is weak, with Dos: After You right here on Radio Drama Revival. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support David Orión Pena and Dos: After You on Ko-fi at...
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Of Fae & Fiends - Fred Greenhalgh
How do you tell entertaining stories for kids about difficult topics? How do you do that by being kind to your audience and to yourself? We're talking about monsters and men, the wicked and the weasels, fables, fae, and fiends. And friends! It's a wide-ranging and wonderful conversation with the...
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Of Fae & Fiends - 'Tapes in the Attic'
Monsters may not always have fangs and sometimes they eat children, but in the land of Faerie the courageous can fight back. Join Lizzie on her adventure down the rabbit hole with Of Fae & Fiends. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Of Fae & Fiends and Final Rune Productions on their...
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OBSIDIAN - Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir
Why are we afraid of the novel, the new--and how do we handle that fear? What can we learn about Afrofuturism through a non-Western lens? Who are we as parents, and what does being a parent mean? Host Elena Fernandez Collins discusses these questions and more with Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola...
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OBSIDIAN - 'Off the Grid' & 'Sunset, Sunrise'
What kinds of futures sit at the intersections of Blackness, science, technology and storytelling? Explore and discover those imaginings with OBSIDIAN, a speculative fiction anthology based in Afrofuturism. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support OBSIDIAN on their website. Mentioned in the...
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Going Deep: Digital Responsibility and Privacy
As we come to the close of the first half of our season, here’s an episode that we’ve been champing at the bit to get to: a going deep episode, getting down to the nitty and gritty about digital privacy and responsibility with Serena Rahhal, one of the creators of Signed, Venus. Like what you…
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Patreon Content - Blackmail File
When you work on a large team, every person has their job to do... but what happens when you trust your audio editors and line producers with your audio files? Bloopers, of course! This audio was originally released for supporters of our Patreon account. If you'd like access to more bonus content...
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Null/Void - Cole Burkhardt
This week's interview is chock full of content, and we wouldn't have it any other way! Join Ely and our guest Cole Burkhardt, creator of Null/Void, as they talk about the evil of legalese and corporations, supporting indie creators, data privacy, and making Explicitly Black Queer Art Like what…
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Null/Void - '101' and '102'
Join us this week with a podcast about capitalism and corporate overreach, and how it insidiously makes its way into our lives and takes over -- it's Null/Void by Cole Burkhardt. Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Null/Void on Cole's website. Content Warnings: Detailed inner...
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Me & AU - Andrea Klassen
Fandom and romance and werewolves in Canada can all go together, as you’ll learn in this interview Andrea Klassen of Me & AU. Join us as Andrea and Ely discuss juggling roles, the power of narrators, the Americanization of media, and that Tumblr account you made in 2011 and forgot about. Like…
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Me & AU - 'Welcome to Selkirk' & 'Werewolf Hypothesis'
Beware of sleepy little Canadian towns, because you might just find a werewolf -- or fall in love. Find out if you belong in Selkirk, or Kamloops, with this showcase of Me & AU. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Me & AU on Patreon. Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on...
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Moonbase Theta, Out - D.J. Sylvis
Following our showcase of Moonbase Theta, Out, host Elena Fernández Collins chats with creator D.J. Sylvis about their inspiration for the show, outing yourself for #OwnVoices, capitalism and colonization, and the morality of space exploration. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support…
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Moonbase Theta, Out - 'Twenty' through 'Sixteen'
Moonbase Theta, Out is a serialized micofiction exploration of love, loneliness, and, y'know, the moon. Join us for this showcase before our interview with the creator next week. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Monkeyman Productions on their website: https://monkeymanproductions.com/...
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VALENCE - Wil Williams & Katie Youmans
What does your magic sound like, and what does it really represent? How do writers live on in their characters? And just why is David Rheinstrom back in the host seat? Find out all that and more in this week's interview with creators of VALENCE, Wil Williams and Katie Youmans. Like what you hear?...
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VALENCE - 'Pros and Cons'
In a world where magic is real and reviled, you'll need to trust and love yourself in order to survive -- and you can’t do that without a little help. Join Liam Alden as he begins this journey, and remember to protect your magic, with the first episode of VALENCE. Like what you hear? Us too. You...
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The Deca Tapes - Lex Noteboom
Conspiracy and mystery make for ripe subjects, and this interview with Lex Noteboom, creator of The Deca Tapes, has it all! Join Lex and Ely as they discuss European bike trips, inspiration for The Deca Tapes, and venture into... the spoiler zone. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The...
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The Deca Tapes - 'The Cleaner'
What’s left of you if all you have is your purpose in a job? Is there enough to even have a personality? Experience what happens when ten people only have their duties in their workplace and nothing else, not even memory, on The Deca Tapes. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support The Deca…
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Dispatch from the Desert Planet - Morgan Maxwell
We're back from our interplanetary broadcasted journey with an interview with Morgan Maxwell, where she and Ely discuss why audio as a medium, afrofuturism, being a critical fan, and what to expect from season 2 of Dispatch from the Desert Planet! Like what you hear? Us too. You can support…
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Dispatch from the Desert Planet - 'Solidarity and Salutations!', 'Horoscopes', and 'Deepest Gratitude'
This week, we've got a sci-fi satire that takes the real world and makes it hyperbolic... but it doesn't need much fiddling to be full-on wild. This is our showcase of Dispatch from the Desert Planet. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Morgan Maxwell on the podcast's site. Learn more...
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Margaritas & Donuts - Faith McQuinn
This week, Ely interviews Faith McQuinn of Observer Pictures, the creator of Margaritas & Donuts. The two talk about the importance of food in storytelling, the strange way marginalized identities are used in reviews, and, in true Faith McQuinn style, trauma. Like what you hear? Us too. You can...
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Margaritas & Donuts - 'Sideways' & 'Not Breakfast'
Let's kick back with a rom-com and some great drinks and snacks. Listen in for our showcase of Observer Pictures's Margaritas & Donuts. Moment of Wil recommendation: Forties AF: https://www.fortiesaf.com/ Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website. This episode of Radio...
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Folxlore - Bibi June & Ross McFarlane
We're opening up our 2021 season of interviews with an interview with Bibi June and Ross McFarlane. Tune in as they and Ely discuss what it's like creating in 2020, messy queer representation, queer joy, and tropes in queer horror, and what to expect from Season 2 of Folxlore! Like what you hear?...
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Folxlore - 'Werehouse' & 'Static'
Content warning: paranoia, references to homophobia, unreality, child loss, scenes of mental and emotional breakdown Glasgow is a city of contradictions, where the weather changes on a whim, it seems, and where it’s easy to believe something else lingers in its strange spaces. This week, we're...
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Desperado - Samy Souissi
In our last episode of the season, host Ely talks to Samy Souissi, creator of Desperado, about death gods, found families, urban fantasy, and more. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Desperado on Patreon. Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revival on our website. This episode of...
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Desperado - `Something Older than Mexico', `Muhomono` & `Old Souls Like to Bargain`
Desperado is one part folklore, one part road trip, one part rag-tag team of death god champions learning more about themselves and each other. Join us for this showcase of a breakout audio drama of 2020. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Desperado on Patreon. Learn more about how to...
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VEGA - Ivuoma Okoro
In this conversation between host Elena Fernández Collins and Ivuoma Okoro, creator of VEGA, hear conversations about moving to LA only to find the industry lacking, methods of storytelling, dystopias versus utopias versus protopias, and why Avatar: The Last Airbender rules. Like what you hear?…
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VEGA - 'The One with Dr. Drake Mukro' & 'The One Inside Inebrio's (Part I)'
A bounty hunter looks for her next target--and she's the best at what she does. But what happens when one of her marks gets away? Listen in to our showcase of Ivuoma Okoro's VEGA! Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Ivuoma Okoro on Patreon. Moment of Wil: Yhara Zayd's "Holes &...
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Windfall - Adam and Bob Raymonda
In this interview with two of Windfall's creators, siblings Adam and Bob Raymonda, hear details about music, sound, and texture--but also about family, cults of personality, and police states. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Rogue Dialogue on Patreon. Learn more about how to support...
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Windfall - 'Bottom Feeder' & 'Pickpocket'
Things are dire in the city of Windfall. The childish monarch, Wanda, rules over her people with little care for who they are. A team of all-powerful police called the Wolfpack keep people "in line." Listen in to our showcase of Windfall and see how people cope in this high-genre, but all too…
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NIGHTLIGHT - Tonia Ransom
Join Ely in this conversation with NIGHTLIGHT creator Tonia Ransom, in which the two discuss the rise of Black horror, tension and suspense in fiction, what makes a good twist ending, and more. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support NIGHTLIGHT on the show's site. About Radio Drama Revival:...
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NIGHTLIGHT - '307: Last Stop on Route Nine'
This Halloween season, we bring you a spotlight of NIGHTLIGHT, a podcast of Black horror fiction by creator and producer Tonia Ransom. Buckle in--it's going to be a wild, chilling ride. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support NIGHTLIGHT on the show's site. About Radio Drama Revival: Learn…
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I Am in Eskew - Muna Hussen and Jon Ware
In this conversation with Muna Hussen and Jon Ware of I Am In Eskew, hear discussions of horrific architecture, isolation, greed and love, and creating about all of these topics . . . during a global pandemic. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support the team on their website. Moment of Wil:...
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Interview with the Writers Guild of America
In this special bonus episode, learn how the Writers Guild of America is helping provide resources for audio fiction creators! More about the WGA Audio Alliance: https://wgaeast.org/wgaaudio Get added to the database RSVP to the October 26th, 2020 panel About Radio Drama Revival: Learn more about...
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I Am in Eskew - 'Correspondence'
Let's kick off Spooky Month with I Am In Eskew, a completed story filled with body horror and other creeping terrors. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support the podcast on their website. Moment of Wil recommendations: Junji Ito's Gyo (for the story "The Enigma of Amigara Fault):...
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Moonface - James Kim
In this interview with Moonface's James Kim, we tackle questions of emotional processing, collaboration, and the differences between public radio and indie podcasting. Like what you hear? Us too. You can find more about James Kim on his website. About Radio Drama Revival: Learn more about how to...
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Moonface - 'Moaning'
Explore the discomfort of disconnect in identity with James Kim's MOONFACE, a realistic, semi-autobiographical audio drama mini-series about a gay Korean-American man's struggle to come out to his mother using the language they can both understand. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support…
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Temujin - Roshan Singh
In this week's interview, host Elena Fernández Collins talks with Temujin creator Roshan Singh about colonization, Shakespeare, the histories of storytelling, and how Temujin was created starting from its earliest inspirations. Moment of Wil: You can watch Sherliza Moé's video "Asian cultural...
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Temujin - Acts 1 & 2
What if you were forced to tell your history at the end of an arrow aimed at your head? That's the onset for this adaptation of Temujin, known as The Secret History of the Mongols, a Mongolian epic saga about Genghis Khan's life. This is a showcase that will grip your heart and squeeze. Like what...
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Childish - Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg
In this episode of Radio Drama Revival, join host Ely as they talk with Rye Dorsey and Zachary Goldberg, the creators of Childish, about everything from racism and satire to their own wild times as college RAs. Like what you heard? You can find more of Childish on their website at:...
About this show
Radio Drama Revival is one of the internet’s longest running anthology audio drama shows, highlighting episodes from creators around the world in every niche and genre with the goal of showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio fiction. With every featured episode comes an in-depth interview with the creator (or creators), taking you behind the scenes into their process to find out what makes their show special.
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Elena Fernández Collins | Hug House Productions
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