Monday Matinee

Our 4th NO SOAP RADIO production was created in February, 2023 and premiered at the 3rd annual Jack Benny Convention. This is a recreation of the 1955 Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny - "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday". We chose this particular program to spotlight one of our actor’s… Victoria Gordon. Victoria’s grandfather, Al Gordon, was one of the writers on this show. Al was part of...

This week the incredible "Two Dead Girls in Jubeliene" is a new audio drama brought to us by Ethan Wellin. Myra has spent a lifetime running from her past. But when her estranged father dies in a grisly "accident," she comes home to take up his secret obsession: the hunt for her baby sister's cold case killer. "TDGIJ" is a serialized fiction audio drama, available free on all podcast platforms. Ne...

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for the last week of May with Sonic Society #769, No Soap Radio: Jack Benny "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday", and Writing the West: Episode 29!

This episode includes the following stories: Confession: An old miner comes clean on his death bed... Mountain Fever: Disease plagues the Native Americans of the Northwest... Fate of the Tonquin: A culture clash leads to death and destruction... Outlaw Roots: How Western gunfighters came to be... ...and the poem "Roads" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems used by permission of the author. Theme...

No Soap Radio returns! Our 7th No Soap Radio production is based on an original script written by Craig Shemin (https://www.craigshemin.com/). This Jack Benny Radio Show takes place in 1969. Jack is invited to attend the launch of Apollo 11 which resulted in the first men walking on the moon. All of the usual cast of characters make appearances including Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, R...

It's well into March and Jack is feeling the sentimentality of Spring. Time to look backwards before we spring forwards to Sonic Summerstock 2023. This week we bring a double-feature of fun recreations. First a very faithful one from No Soap Radio with "No One Remembers Jack's Birthday" with thanks to Paul Kovit, and secondly we slip forward to Mindstream Player's "The Reasonably Amazing Adventure...

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee on this beautiful day with Sonic Society 18-768, No Soap Radio: Jack Benny "Visits the Apollo 11 Launch" and Writing the West: Episode 28!

This episode includes the following stories: The First Winter: A pioneer woman recalls the cold season in Oregon... Giant: A legend of a flesh-eating monster... Butch and Sundance: The true story of Robert Leroy Parker... Stink Bug: There's more than one way to catch a fish... ...and the poem " Edge of Land" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Th...

Welcome to No Soap Radio! Our 8th NO SOAP RADIO production created in July, 2024. This is a recreation of the 1941 Fibber McGee and Molly program - "The 6th Anniversary Show". As always we're presenting this show exactly as written in 1941 for historical accuracy. We don't condone every attitude expressed in the show. If you’d like to see a video version of this show checkout our website: https://...

Welcome back as Jack and David present another phenomenal feature from the fertile imaginations of John Barber, Marc Rose and Reimagined Radio with "A Mighty Span". Re-Imagined Radio explores early examples of dramatized news events and uses this inspiration to create its own dramatization of the opening of the Interstate Bridge linking Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, across the Colum...

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for another week in Mutual with Sonic Society #767, No Soap Radio: Fibber McGee and Molly, and Writing the West- Episode 27!

This episode includes the following stories:Annie: the fastest gunslinger on high heels... Indian Silver: A prospector tries to make a deal with an Arapaho band... The Crossing: Getting to the Oregon Trail was as dangerous as the trail itself... Narrow Escape: A young girl wanders away from a wagon train... ...and the poem "Starlight and Time" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber....

The incredible Pelican players are back with their first Sherlock Holmes adventure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the latest from the Leviathan Chronicles. Lisette and Cluracan arrive in Paris! The young pair move into a borrowed maisonette in the 9th arrondissement to launch their fledgling cybersecurity firm. Together, with his computer skills and her abilities as a trained cat burglar, they are excited to start a new, and hopefully profitable, venture on their own terms. Learn more about yo...

It's the beginning of the Mutual week! Join Federal Stonecipher with Sonic Society #766, Pelican Players #10- Sherlock Holmes, and Writing the West: Episode 26! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode includes the following stories: The Goose Hunt: A hermit finds an innovative way to get dinner... Goodnight-Loving: The story of a famous trail's founder... Wind River Raving: Is there a gold vein that the miners missed? Measles: How to overcome a 19th century pandemic...and the poem "Edge of Land " by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author...

Henry Drake, a successful businessman is plagued by a terrifying "urge to kill" that he cannot control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aftershock is a fast-paced thriller about a massive earthquake that destroys the West Coast, causing a mysterious island to rise up from the Pacific - with Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), David Harbour (Stranger Things), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), and Tati Gabrielle (The 100). This week our immense double-feature is Chapter 1: “This has nothing to do with McKayla?” and Chapter...

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for the last of April with Sonic Society #765, Pelican Players #9- The Whistler, and Writing the West: Episode 25! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode includes the following stories: Putrified: A mountain man regales a young lady about his exploits... Gentleman Jim: A boxer in the fight of his life... Grubstake: An old miner learns a lesson... Bee-Lieve It: Grandpa's sweet tooth lands him in trouble... ...and the poem "Speed of Horse" by Rick Steber. All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music...

This episode (dated 10/10/1943) was never produced. The actress who auditioned (and got) the part of Nancy, saved the script and got to play the part 83 years later. You walk by a small shop and in the window you see dolls with such incredible detail, you stop in to get more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From an alternate universe the cassette recordings of "Within the Wires" written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Our double-feature with Season 1:, Cassette #1: Stress, Shoulders and Cassette #2: Anxiety, Stomach. It's Audio Drama time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee on Earth Day! This week we have Sonic Society #764, Pelican Players #8- The Shadow Dance of Death and Writing the West: Episode 24! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode includes the following stories: Boiled Buffalo Hide: A river rafting trip goes awry... Davy Crockett: The true story of the King of the Wild Frontier After the War: A correspondent visits the Modoc tribe... Modern Logger: How the cutting of trees has changed... ...and the poem "Speed of Horse" by Rick Steber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lavinia and Florence, decide to take in a movie in the downtown area near where they live. There is a shortcut across a ravine that will take them there, but there is a problem, there's been a serial strangler in the area known as "The Lonely One". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices