Monday Matinee

The latest performance by Chicago's Northside/Southside Radio Players is "Put the Kettle On," Episode Two -- The Furry Turtles." This zany original musical comedy features the return of Mrs. Ellen Thackeray, her brother Bertie, and their handyman, Merkle. Merkle's discovery of strange little creatures living under the garage precipitates a near-miracle, as penned by and featuring David Drazin, wit...

We're off and running with Season 19 as tonight's feature is Roi Gold Productions' "Fall of the House of Sunshine". The complete and crazy musical adventures that begins with the murder of kids' TV show host and spins out into a world of: angry puppets, a tooth worshipping cult, a fuzzy elder god, and so, so much more! It's Episodes 1- 3: Open Wide and Say Die, Down in the Dank Darkness Darts Dank...

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee when school's impending. Don't play hooky! Get your last free day with Sonic Society #783, Northside/Southside Radio Players: Put the Kettle on #2, and Project Audion #11!

Project Audion's 10th episode recreates one the best episodes from the award-winning 1950s science fiction series "X Minus One" using a cross-country Zoom conference and a cast of both Audion veterans and first-timers: Announcer: Trevor Rines in Canada Narrator: Kim Titus in Texas Guy Burkhardt: Lothar Tuppan in California Mary Burkhardt: Rachel Pulliam in Missouri Henry Swanson: Duane Noch in New...

The latest performance by Chicago's Northside/Southside Radio Players is "The Man From Lot Two": a zany musical comedy adapted for audio theater from a 1966 script originally penned by authors Bob Connelly and Raymon Bruce, who worked in Hollywood on the crews of hit TV shows. Our story features Douglas Bryan Bean as a "movie nut" with a chameleon like ability to change his appearance at will and...

To kick off this inaugural week of Season 19 of the Sonic Society, hosts Jack and David have a special feature of The Crossing Guard Tapes by Jim Waters with Tape 1 Side A and B and Side A of Tape two...  Hit play!

Federal Stonecipher returns this week for the last days of summer with Sonic Society #782, Northside/Southside Radio Players: The Man From Lot Two, and Project Audion #10!

Project Audion premieres our recreation of the classic supernatural radio show "Lights Out" - a 1943 episode entitled "Little Old Lady." It's a ghostly story written and directed by the master of spooky stories, Arch Oboler. It's a tale truly made for radio, where you close your eyes and let your imagination run wild. Except this time, keep your eyes open and watch the voice actors do their stuff....

Welcome back to our final episode of No Soap Radio- for now- on Monday Matinee! This week  Jack Benny returns with "Hello Louella"!

In our Season 18 finale, Jack and David think over the year and provide a double helping of MIDST! Three mischievous narrators spin a surreal, reality-bending, sci-fantasy space western about a crotchety outlaw, a struggling cultist, and a diabolical bastard making awful decisions in a world on the edge of disaster. This season finale "Unrise" and "Secrets"! Once more, it's Audio Drama Time!

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee in this August week with Sonic Society #781, No Soap Radio: Jack Benny- Hello Louella, and Project Audion #9- Lights Out!

Project Audion’s newest cross-country OTR recreation is an episode of the police drama "The Lineup" which hasn't been heard since it was originally broadcast in January 1952. The Lineup was added to the CBS radio schedule after Dragnet became a massive hit, and ran for four years on radio, plus six years on television and a 1958 movie. The lead cop role (which was portrayed in 1952 by Bill Johnsto...

Our 11th NO SOAP RADIO production created in April, 2025. This is a recreation of The X MINUS ONE radio episode..."THE PARADE". This episode introduces two new actors to the No Soap family…Andy Hartson-Bowyer and Pete Lutz (Narada Radio Group). The 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://nosoapradioplayer...

This week Jack and David take a long three episode ride with Paradise Cab: A Paranormal Mystery! We feature episodes 1-3 with "The Tourist", "Follow that Cab" and "Keep the Change"! Cab driver Joe is sent to pick up a new fare each week, by Angie, Paradise Cab’s dispatcher, who seems to know a little more about things than seems natural. It's Audio Drama Time!

Come in from the heat! Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee with Sonic Society #780, No Soap Radio: X-Minus One: The Parade, and Project Audion #8: "The Lineup"!

Project Audion presents our recreation of an episode of Screen Guild Theatre, AKA Hollywood Soundstage. "The Ox-Bow Incident" was a best-selling book in 1940, a blockbuster Western movie in 1943, and adapted for the Screen Guild Theatre radio show no less than three times. Our version is from 1952. It's a story of vengeance and violence -- a gritty look at a group of men who turned into a mob. The...

Our 3rd NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2022. This is a recreation of the 1938 episode of The Shadow entitled "The Silent Avenger” and was our first attempt at something besides comedy. 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 li...

This week Jack and David' are back with a packed double feature including the second episode of "Cry Havok- Ask Questions Later" with "A Special Relationship" and we return with a Mutual favourite, Courtney Holloway's amazing "Agonal Dreams Chapter 11- "Finding Ishq" The survivors work together to celebrate their first milestone since civilization ended. Jenny puts aside her zealousness to create...

Federal Stonecipher brings in August with the Matinee! This week we have Sonic Society #779, No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Silent Avenger and Project Audion Episode 7: "The Ox-Bow Incident"!

In this Project Audion broadcast, we recreate a lost 1953 episode of "On Stage" originally produced by and starring the husband and wife team of Cathy and Elliott Lewis. "On Stage" was an anthology with an emphasis on the relationships between men and women, allowing for everything from drama to comedy to romance. It may not be familiar to many people, but "On Stage" is well worth listening to. Th...

Our 9th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2024. This is a recreation of "The Shadow radio episode..."The Long Arm of Death". The original broadcast took place on November 7, 1954. There is no surviving recording of the original broadcast so this your chance to hear what it might have sounded like back in the day. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website:...

This week Jack and David's feature "Cry Havoc! Ask Questions Later" which takes place two years after Julius Caesar failed to beware the Ides of March and got stabbed to death by a band of well-wishers. Now the assassins have been rounded up and slaughtered in battle, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief. But who’s in charge now?  With things on the verge of absolute collapse, the cool and calcu...

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee for the last week in July with Sonic Society #778, No Soap Radio: The Shadow: The Long Arm of Death, and Project Audion #6 with "On Stage"!

Project Audion presents a recreation of the classic Lucille Ball sitcom "My Favorite Husband" with an episode from September 24, 1948. If you're not familiar with the show, it's the direct ancestor to "I Love Lucy," with many of the same situations and comedy - and when you're talking about Lucy, how much more do you need to say? "My Favorite Husband" was about "two people who live together and li...

Our 6th NO SOAP RADIO production created in September, 2023. This is a recreation of the 1955 Suspense program - "The Whole Town's Sleeping". In this production we combined a bit of the music from the original broadcast with recreations of the original music in GarageBand. It ended up working very well. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://nosoapradioplay...