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The Porcupine Presents ...

by The Porcupine

The Porcupine Presents... is a curated audio cabinet of wonders: absurdist original comedy like The World’s Worst Docent series, classic golden-age radio dramas, and smart, salty commentary from your spiky host. Whether it’s a baffling museum tour or a suspenseful tale from 1947, each episode pokes at the strange edges of history, storytelling, and human folly—with affection and bite.Tune in for vintage weirdness, contemporary satire, and the occasional emotional sucker punch. You never quite know what you’ll get—but it’ll be lovingly crafted and unexpectedly sharp.

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  1. Don’t Trust the Mannequins | Escape - “Evening Primrose” (1947)

    A classic psychological horror tale from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Escape – “Evening Primrose” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with Escape, the legendary anthology series devoted to danger, paranoia, adventure, and the strange corners...

  2. Lucille Ball in Handcuffs | My Favorite Husband - “Liz and George Are Handcuffed” (1949)

    A classic domestic sitcom from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. My Favorite Husband – “Liz and George Are Handcuffed” (1949) Step back into the golden age of radio with My Favorite Husband, the beloved Lucille Ball comedy series that helped lay the...

  3. The Trouble with Hepplewhite | Richard Diamond, Private Detective - “The Leland Gibson Murder” (1949)

    A classic noir detective mystery from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Richard Diamond, Private Detective – “The Leland Gibson Murder” (1949) Step back into the golden age of radio with Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the witty postwar detective…

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  4. Wine, Pride, and Premeditated Murder | The Hall of Fantasy - “The Cask of Amontillado” (1953)

    A classic gothic horror tale from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Hall of Fantasy – “The Cask of Amontillado” (1953) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Hall of Fantasy, the atmospheric supernatural anthology series dedicated to tales of...

  5. Help I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Bat-Shit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour | 4: “The Long Way”

    A nostalgic American road trip audio memoir — where family chaos meets Route 66 Americana. Help, I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Batshit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour – Episode 4: “The Long Way” After surviving the drive to St. Louis, Corie, Jackie, Jamie, and Bobbie find themselves standing…

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  6. Danger in Evening Clothes | The Saint - “Cupid and the Corpse” (1950)

    A classic noir adventure from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Saint – “Cupid and the Corpse” (1950) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Saint, the stylish crime-adventure series starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar — the suave…

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  7. Everyone Knew Him ... Except Himself | Nightfall - “How Did You Get My Name?” (1980)

    A classic psychological horror thriller from Canada— plus bonus commentary after the show. Nightfall – “How Did You Get My Name?” (1980) Step back into the darker side of radio drama with Nightfall, the acclaimed Canadian horror anthology that brought psychological paranoia, urban dread, and…

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  8. The Day Salem Lost Its Mind | You Are There - “Witchcraft Trials at Salem” (1947)

    A classic historical courtroom drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. You Are There – “Witchcraft Trials at Salem” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with You Are There, the groundbreaking documentary drama series that placed CBS reporters directly...

  9. When the Creepy-Crawlies Laid Siege | The Mysterious Traveler - “The Man the Insects Hated” (1947)

    A classic swamp horror thriller from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. The Mysterious Traveler – “The Man the Insects Hated” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Mysterious Traveler, the eerie anthology series that invited listeners each week into...

  10. Help I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Bat-Shit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour | 3: “Snapshots”

    A nostalgic American road trip audio memoir — where family chaos meets Route 66 Americana. Help, I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Batshit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour – Episode 3: “Snapshots” Welcome back to the original Porcupine Presents series inspired by a real 2003 cross-country family...

  11. Murder on Page 189 | The Adventures of Nero Wolfe - “The Final Page” (1951)

    A classic literary detective mystery from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. The Adventures of Nero Wolfe – “The Final Page” (1951) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Adventures of Nero Wolfe, the sophisticated mystery series starring Sydney Greenstreet…

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  12. The Hammer and the Silo | AppleTV and the Trifecta of Dystopian Visions (Severance, Silo, Pluribus)

    What happens when technology stops trying to change the world — and starts trying to change us? “The Hammer and the Silo” | Apple TV and the Trifecta of Dystopian Visions (Severance, Silo, Pluribus) This audio essay examines Severance, Silo, and Pluribus — three very different Apple TV...

  13. The Long March Home | Dimension X - “Martian Death March” (1951)

    A classic sci-fi drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia. Dimension X – “Martian Death March” (1951) Step back into the golden age of radio with Dimension X, the groundbreaking science fiction anthology that used alien worlds and futuristic adventures to explore...

  14. What If Tomorrow Never Comes? | The Shadow - “The Man Who Murdered Time” (1939)

    A classic pulp sci-fi adventure from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. The Shadow – “The Man Who Murdered Time” (1939) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Shadow, the legendary pulp adventure series starring the mysterious Lamont Cranston and his…

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  15. The Strangest Weapon of All: Darkness | Night Beat - “Night Is a Weapon” (1950)

    A classic psychological noir drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. Night Beat – “The Night Is a Weapon” (1950) Step back into the golden age of radio with Night Beat, the atmospheric late-night series starring Frank Lovejoy as Chicago reporter Randy Stone, a...

  16. Help I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Bat-Shit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour | 2: “Beginnings”

    A nostalgic American road trip audio memoir — where family chaos meets Route 66 Americana. Help, I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Batshit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour – Episode 2: “Beginnings” Before the Ford Contour ever leaves Pennsylvania, we need to understand the people inside it. In...

  17. How to Start a Faculty Crisis Without Really Trying | The Halls of Ivy - “Poetry Reading” (1950)

    A classic radio comedy from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Halls of Ivy – “Poetry Reading” (1950) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Halls of Ivy, the warm and witty campus comedy starring Ronald Colman and Benita Hume as William and...

  18. A Secret Carried for 21 Years | Broadway Is My Beat - “Spring Death Is Round the Corner” (1953)

    A classic noir detective drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Broadway Is My Beat – “Spring Death Is Round the Corner” (1953) Step back into the golden age of radio with Broadway Is My Beat, the rain-soaked noir drama where jazz, loneliness, and...

  19. Nothing to Fear? | Quiet, Please - “Nothing Behind the Door” (1947)

    A classic cosmic horror thriller — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Quiet, Please – “Nothing Behind the Door” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with Quiet, Please, the eerie and philosophically unsettling suspense series created by Wyllis Cooper. In this 1947 classic,...

  20. Step Right Up to Murder … with Vincent Price | ”The Saint - “The Carnival Murder” (1951)

    A classic radio mystery with Vincent Price — plus bonus commentary after the show. The Saint – “The Carnival Murder” (1951) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Saint, the stylish adventure series starring the suave and ever-unflappable Simon Templar. In this 1951 classic, “The…

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  21. Help, I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Bat-Shit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour | 1 : “The Kidnappers”

    A nostalgic American road trip audio memoir — where family chaos meets Route 66 Americana. Help I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Bat-Shit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour | 1 : “The Kidnappers” Welcome to Season 2 of The Porcupine Presents and the premiere of an all-new original series inspired…

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  22. When Radio Refused to Die | The General Mills Radio Adventure - “The Adventures of Oliver” (1977)

    A classic literary adaptation from the twilight years of radio drama — plus bonus commentary after the show. The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater - “The Adventures of Oliver” (1977) Step back into a curious moment in broadcast history with The Adventures of Oliver, produced as part of The...

  23. A Mystery Without an Ending | Suspense - “The Mystery of Edwin Dood” (1953)

    A classic literary suspense from radio’s golden age — plus bonus commentary and trivia. Suspense – “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” (1953) Step back into the golden age of radio with Suspense, the definitive anthology of psychological and literary drama. In this 1953 adaptation of Charles Dickens’s...

  24. Ambition, Guilt, and Moral Reckoning | NBC University Theater - “Great Expectations” (1950)

    A classic literary drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. NBC University Theater – “Great Expectations” (1950) Step back into the golden age of radio with NBC University Theater, a series created to bring major works of literature to a wide American audience…

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  25. Kindness, Comedy, and Social Folly | Mercury Theatre on the Air - “The Pickwick Papers” (1938)

    A classic literary comedy from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. Mercury Theatre on the Air – “The Pickwick Papers” (1938) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Orson Welles’s innovative 1938 series that brought classic…

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  26. A Far, Far Better Thing | Mercury Theatre on the Air - “Tale of Two Cities” (1938)

    A classic literary drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. Mercury Theatre on the Air – “A Tale of Two Cities” (1938) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Orson Welles’s groundbreaking series that transformed classic...

  27. The Power of Genre: A Special 100th Episode Presentation

    “The Power and Peril of Genre” Episode 100. A milestone—but also a meditation. Over the past year, The Porcupine Presents has explored classic radio drama, noir, suspense, science fiction, and the strange emotional contracts these genres make with their audiences. In this 100th episode, we step...

  28. Journey Into Space - “Operation Luna” (1953) episodes 9-13

    The completion of the episode arc from the previous podcast.

  29. Journey Into Space - “Operation Luna” (1953) episodes 4-8

    A continuation of the previous podcast.

  30. Before the Space Race Began | Journey Into Space - “Operation Luna” (1953) episodes 1-3

    A classic science-fiction drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Journey Into Space – “Operation Luna” (1953) Episodes 1 through 3 Step back into the golden age of radio with Journey Into Space, the BBC’s groundbreaking science-fiction serial that...

  31. Why Sherlock Holmes Endures | Mercury Theatre on the Air - “The Immortal Sherlock Holmes” (1938)

    A classic mystery from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Mercury Theatre on the Air – “The Immortal Sherlock Holmes” (1938) Step back into the golden age of radio with Mercury Theatre on the Air, the legendary anthology series that transformed classic...

  32. Holmes Returns to Radio | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - “The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes” (1946)

    A classic Sherlock Holmes radio drama — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – “The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes” (1946) Step back into the golden age of radio with The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the definitive American radio incarnation of...

  33. When the Game Finally Ends | Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis, Episode 15 – “Resolution”

    A modern Sherlock Holmes audio drama — where the analysis comes to rest. Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis – Episode 15 Chapters 29, 30 & 31 — “Resolution” In the final chapter of The Last Analysis, the case concludes not through revelation alone, but through reckoning. What began as an inquiry...

  34. The Tyranny of Normal | Author’s Playhouse - “Country of the Blind” (1944)

    A classic psychological drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Author’s Playhouse – “The Tyranny of Normal” (1944) Step back into the golden age of radio with Author’s Playhouse, a short-lived but intellectually ambitious series that adapted classic...

  35. When the Mind Turns on Itself | Murder at Midnight - “Nightmare” (1946)

    A classic psychological thriller from the golden age of radio — plus commentary and trivia after the show. Murder at Midnight – “Nightmare” (1946) Step back into the darker corners of the golden age of radio with Murder at Midnight, a short-lived but daring suspense series that traded heroes and...

  36. Bonus Summer Episode: When the Heat Breaks … Murder Follows | The Whistler – "Summer Thunder" (1945)

    A classic summer mystery from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Whistler – "Summer Thunder" (1945) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Whistler, the suspense series where an unseen narrator guides ordinary people toward extraordinary—and...

  37. When Evidence Lies | Casey, Crime Photographer - “Photo of the Dead” (1947)

    A classic noir crime drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and context after the show. Casey, Crime Photographer – “Photo of the Dead” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with Casey, Crime Photographer, a series that blends journalism, police work, and moral...

  38. When Happiness Becomes Mandatory | Exploring Tomorrow - “The Happiness Effect” (1958)

    A classic sci-fi drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and context after the show. Exploring Tomorrow – “The Happiness Effect” (1958) Step back into the golden age of radio with Exploring Tomorrow, a late-1950s science fiction anthology that imagined futures shaped less by...

  39. Mutually Assured Destruction | Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis, Episode 14 – “Leverage”

    A modern Sherlock Holmes audio drama — where emotion becomes leverage. Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis – Episode 14 Chapters 27 & 28 — “Leverage” As the case nears its conclusion, Sherlock Holmes discovers that the solution was never hidden in data or deduction alone. What once appeared as…

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  40. Captain Midnight - “Mysterious Voice” (1940), the finale, episodes 27-33

    The last five episodes of Captain Midnight - “The Mysterious Voice,” continued from the previous podcast episode.

  41. Captain Midnight - “Mysterious Voice” (1940), continued, episodes 20-26

    Continued from the previous podcast episode

  42. Captain Midnight - “Mysterious Voice” (1940), continued, episodes 13-19

    Continued from previous podcast episode.

  43. Captain Midnight - “Mysterious Voice” (1940), continued, episodes 6-12

    Continued from previous podcast.

  44. A Pre-War Heroic Radio Serial Begins | Captain Midnight - “Mysterious Voice” (1940) episodes 1-5

    A classic radio adventure serial — plus bonus commentary and context after the opening arc. Captain Midnight – “The Mysterious Voice” (Episodes 1–5, 1940) Step back into the golden age of radio with Captain Midnight, one of the most influential juvenile adventure series of the prewar era. In this...

  45. Nothing, No One, Nobody, Null | Night Beat - “Zero” (1950)

    A classic noir drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Night Beat – “Zero” (1950) Step back into the golden age of radio with Night Beat, the short-lived but deeply influential series that followed curiosity rather than crime. In this 1950 episode,...

  46. When Losing Your Job Is the Joke | My Friend Irma - “Jane & Irma Lose Their Jobs” (1947)

    A classic radio comedy — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. My Friend Irma – “Jane & Irma Lose Their Jobs” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with My Friend Irma, the beloved postwar comedy that paired everyday anxieties with unstoppable optimism. In this 1947 episode,...

  47. The Case No One Wants | 21st Precinct - “Policeman Shot - Suicide or Murder?” (1953)

    A classic police procedural from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. 21st Precinct – “Policeman Shot: Suicide or Murder?” (1953) Step back into the golden age of radio with 21st Precinct, the landmark series that helped define the modern police procedural...

  48. When Control Is No Longer Possible | Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis, Episode 13 – “Surrender”

    A modern Sherlock Holmes audio drama — where control gives way to commitment. Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis – Episode 13 Chapters 25 & 26 — “Surrender” As pressure closes in and time runs out, Sherlock Holmes reaches the limits of strategy. Calculation no longer offers protection. Distance…

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  49. The Sound of Certainty | The Weird Circle - “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1944)

    A classic horror tale from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Weird Circle - “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1944) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Weird Circle, a literary horror anthology devoted to classic tales of psychological dread. In this...

  50. Character, Duty, and the American Ideal | Cavalcade of America - “Abraham Lincoln” (1936)

    A classic historical drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Cavalcade of America – “Abraham Lincoln” (1936) Step back into the golden age of radio with Cavalcade of America, the long-running anthology series devoted to dramatizing episodes from...

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The Porcupine Presents... is a curated audio cabinet of wonders: absurdist original comedy like The World’s Worst Docent series, classic golden-age radio dramas, and smart, salty commentary from your spiky host. Whether it’s a baffling museum tour or a suspenseful tale from 1947, each episode pokes at the strange edges of history, storytelling, and human folly—with affection and bite.Tune in for vintage weirdness, contemporary satire, and the occasional emotional sucker punch. You never quite know what you’ll get—but it’ll be lovingly crafted and unexpectedly sharp.

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