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, foreseein...

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...

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 bo...

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...

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 Thea...

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 Ca...

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...

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 L...

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 Daz...

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 checko...

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 ov...

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 autho...

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...

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...

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 per...

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 it would 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, Frank...

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 tru...

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 au...