Monday Matinee

In the long lineup of fictional hard-boiled detectives, Philip Marlowe stands out as one of the earliest and best. Raymond Chandler's creation first reached print in the early 1930s, then went on to memorable adaptations in film, television, and of course radio. "The Adventures of Philip Marlowe" had a solid four-year run of well over 100 episodes on CBS. Still, a handful of recordings are lost to...

Sophie cannot finish her dinner, she says she’s eaten enough. Sophie’s trying to make herself thinner. Says she’s eating too much and her brother says, “You’re joking,” and her mother’s heart is broken. Sophie has a hard time coping and besides; Sophie’s hoping… She can be like all the other girls… Bones is a new play written by Renate Reynolds and tells the story of a young girl suffering through...

Are you ready for Christmas? Jack and David are preparing as they take a trip into "Tinsel Town" with episodes one and two. After making a wish on the Christmas Star, Holly finds herself popping in and out of Tinsel Town, a magical place where it’s Christmas every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee in preparation of Easter week with Sonic Society #711, Bones, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay #15.5! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorna Rogers wants a mink coat and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants in this somewhat comedic episode of "The Unexpected." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I suppose it was inevitable, me ending up here in this police cell. You might even say it was my destiny. You see ever since I was small, I’ve loved stories of heroes and magicians who’ve escaped from impossible places and incredible situations. Now here I am, inside such a place. It’s a bit ironic I guess. However; sometimes what you see isn’t necessarily what you see… ‘Thanks to Harry’ is a new...

Our holidays in December are just beginning as this week Jack and David present Benjamin Peel's "Wicked Cinderella" and Mercury Theatre Podcast's "War for December" from John S. Badger! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Federal Stonecipher opens the matinee for Sonic Society #710, Thanks to Harry and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.4- The Mink Coat! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're thrilled to welcome back The Narada Radio Company as they return for their ninth year of Sonic Summerstock Old-Time Radio re-creations! This time, it's remake of another "Quiet Please" episode, entitled "How Are You, Pal?" It's not a lost episode, but the only existing copy of the original is so badly damaged that it is barely audible. Director Pete Lutz hopes this remake comes clo...

After vandalising a local bowling green; Michael, a young troubled teen is forced to help repair the damage he’s done. As he learns the implications of his actions, he finds himself taken under the wing of Ted; who wants to help Michael get his life back on track. But life; like the game of bowls, isn’t as simple as it first seems… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's nearly Christmas and what would that be without a look back at Sassquatch Radio's incredible "Deck the Halls" series. This time it's last year's Quarantine Special: The Midnight Society. Emma and Jackie are bored with Netflix (or rather, Stu's version of Red Box), so the gang embarks upon a round of "Lie Detector". After which we have a series from Christmasful called "Millennial Santa"! KELF...

Federal Stonecipher open the Matinee early to keep out the April Foolers tomorrow with Sonic Society #709, Green, and Sonic Summerstock Replay 15.3- Quiet Please! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our second performance, John Bell from Bell's in the Batfry brings an original OTR science fiction sure to become a classic in the manner of X-Minus One. Blast off for "Seeker"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all knew the commander wanted medals. But us? All we wanted was to be in our homes, in front of the telly. We knew he wanted recognition, but was it really worth another pointless Argentine death on your hands? Back home, if one teenager is killed it’ll probably make the headlines. Over here; for us? It’s just another day at the office. How much blood has to be spilled before this thing ends? T...

In our final week of November sometimes after 17 years you'd think "It's All Been Done Radio Hour" but we've never played them before! It's All is a live comedy show in the style of old radio serials Performed once a month, This week we present their first shows- Universe Journey: The Conundrum With C'mons and The Topnotch Tanger: Signs of the Sexist. It's Audio Drama time! Learn more about your a...

Federal Stonecipher opens Matinee to another week with Sonic Society #708, The Bluff Cove Disaster, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay #15.2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Ault opens the Sonic Summerstock Playhouse for its 15th season with the incredible production of The Amigos and Audio Groove Cats starring Lothar Tuppan, Jack Ward, David Ault, Pete Lutz, Larry Groebe, Jeff Billard and John Bell in X-Minus One's classic "The C-Chute" by Isaac Asimov! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday night is ‘Gamblers Anonymous’; taking place within a community centre in an old forgotten pit village. Paul, an ex-miner runs the group along with Glenn, a tall man with a short temper. Clive has found himself amongst them on the advice of his solicitor, and Adam? Well, Adam isn’t sure if he wants to be there at all… However, tonight their meeting is disrupted by a new member and before th...

Today in the Sonic Society we feature Rusty Quill Productions- Stellar Firma is a weekly Science Fiction, Comedy podcast following the misadventures of Stellar Firma Ltd.'s highest born but lowest-achieving planetary designer Trexel Geistman and his bewildered clone assistant David 7. Join them each episode as they attempt to take listener submissions and craft them into the galaxy's most luxuriou...

This week a guest host brings the luck of the Irish as the Matinee opens up on St. Paddy's Day! This week we have Sonic Society #707, Stop a Winner and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 15.1 "C-Chute"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Ault sweeps away the spotlights from the Summerstock Playhouse with our final act and feature season finale from Sonic Cinema Productions and the incredible screwball comedy from FIRST NIGHTER- "Love is Stranger Than Fiction" starring John Bell, Patte Rosebank, Angela Young, Larry Groebe, Joe Stofko, and introducing Paul Arbisi and Trevor Rines! Thanks for another incredible season! Learn mo...

How simple is it to leave behind a place that you know so well? A place that you built with your own two hands? Even if everyone else had already given up & moved on; could you still allow yourself to walk away & forget it was ever there? Could you start again from scratch somewhere new? Of course, you know that if you stayed you’d be alone. But at the same time, if you left; who would kno...

This week we have five features starting off with three short plays from Vivian C. Lermond- Double Edged Sword - Alice-in-Wonderland - Blackcurrant Jam! This is followed by two features from the exciting anthology series Station Arcadia including episodes 1- By the Wayside and 2- What The War Left Behind! It's five shows for one and Audio Drama time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Federal Stonecipher continues with Season 7 in the Matinee beginning with Sonic Society #706, The Last Person in this Place, and Sonic Summerstock Playhouse Replay 14.11-Love is Stranger than Fiction! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Ault closes the Summerstock Playhouse with the first act of our two feature finale from Sonic Cinema Productions and the Amigos Collective beginning with the taut thriller from SUSPENSE- "The Long Night" starring Lothar Tuppan, Jeffrey Billard, Pete Lutz, Rachel Pulliam, Richard Summers, Austin Beach, introducing Jason Fella and produced by John Bell of Bell's in the Batfry! Learn more about...