Sunday Showcase

Old-Time Radio Essentials continues its fifth season with episode 55, their annual Holiday Special. Co-hosts, Pete, Paul, and Patte present Paul's pick, a Christmas Eve broadcast of "The Great Gildersleeve" from 1944. as usual, they'll play the selection in full, then discuss it afterwards to determine if it truly is "essential". Happy Holidays from OTR Essentials! Learn more about your ad choices...

John Bell brings out the Christmas glory for another fantastic special this 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Northside/Southside Radio Players of Chicago are back and they ppresent "Murder& Mistletoe" just in time for Christmas! "Murder & Mistletoe" was written by Juliet Youngren and features the following cast members: Monica: Sherri Berger; Frank: Dennis Newport; Libby: Kate LeVan; Jenkins the butler: Michael Hagedorn; Percival the Pekingese: Carol Seymour. Directed by Carol Seymour. Sound effe...

This week Jack and David enjoy Christmas with Jason Markiewitz as Markiewitz Audioworks proudly presents "Theodora's Locket," a heartfelt tale of hope, love, and family, where one girl's selfless act brings forth an unexpected miracle. Inspired by L.M. Montgomery's "Christmas at Red Butte," this full-cast, family-friendly, faith-based, audio drama combines incredible voice actors, immersive sounds...

It's here! The incredible six-pack of Festive features with Sonic Society #883 "Theodora's Christmas Show", "Murder & Mistletoe", The Big Little Jesus Man", "Generic Non-Batfry Christmas Special", OTR Essentials #55, and Ward Father Christmas Letters 2004! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Ward continues from his latest book collection of the Ward Father Christmas Letters with a huge collection! Find your own copy of the book under your tree from Amazon https://a.co/d/ebijJdG with illustrations from Madelyn Knight (his niece). Jack believes this collection of letters inspired by the same Father Christmas that graced Tolkien's nephews represent the most in-depth look at the Nort...

Project Audion is back with Bob Hope who was one of the 20th century's greatest entertainers: in vaudeville and movies, and especially his radio (and later TV) comedies, so often performed in front of appreciative US servicemen, kept America smiling for better than six decades. He became an icon of American humor, and it is a special task to bring the Hope style back to life. But now Project Audio...

Northside/Southside Radio Players of Chicago present "The Flopsy Mopsy Cottontail Caper," an episode of the classic radio series "Sam Spade, Detective." Originally performed for a live audience at Something Wicked mystery bookstore in Evanston, Illinois, this version was recorded at Evanston Community Media studio. Sam Spade investigates a theft with the unwanted help of Fritz Crockett at the home...

This week Jack and David a break at Christmas Diner with "Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason, Episode 2: Toasted Ravioli" and Meet Cute "Ship Happens, Season 1 - Part 2"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to an enormous holiday Sunday Showcase! Host Jack brings four shows with Sonic Society #882, Northside/Southside Radio Players #9, Project Audion #77, and Ward Father Christmas Letters 2003! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicago re-creation of the "Suspense" radio series play "Sorry, Wrong Number," written for the stage by Louise Fletcher. Engineered by Steve Yates Studio, Morton Grove, IL. Directed by Dr. James G. Severns, former theater department chairman at Truman State U., Kirksville, MO, and starring his wife, professional actress Pat Vern-Harris, whose many stage and screen credits included comedy, drama, a...

The secret is out! Jack Ward continues from his latest book collection of the Ward Father Christmas Letters a day after his own children find a copy for Early Ward Christmas. Find your own copy of the book under your tree from Amazon https://a.co/d/ebijJdG with illustrations from Madelyn Knight (his niece). Jack believes this collection of letters inspired by the same Father Christmas that graced...

This week Jack and David a break at Christmas Diner with "Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason, Episode 1: Shadowbanned" and Meet Cute "Ship Happens, Season 1 - Part 1"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the early Christmas edition of Sunday Showcase! This week David brings us Sonic Society #881, Ward Father Christmas Letters 2002, and the Northside/Southside Radio Players with "Sorry, Wrong Number"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Ward continues from his latest book collection of the Ward Father Christmas Letters. Find your own copy of the book available at Amazon https://a.co/d/ebijJdG with illustrations from Madelyn Knight (his niece). Jack believes this collection of letters inspired by the same Father Christmas that graced Tolkien's nephews represent the most in-depth look at the North and has sub-tiled this tome "...

This week as they grapple on to the glorious golden galaxy of homespun audio drama, they find themselves Traversing Tuesdays, which is a cozy, character-driven storytelling podcast for creative minds, spoonie hearts, and fans of whimsical audio fiction. This week we explore episodes 1-4! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Sunday Showcase for American Thanksgiving Weekend! This week we have Sonic Society #880, and the third letter from the Ward Father Christmas Letters dated 2001! Happy holidays everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Ward opens up his latest book to share with the world two decades of Father Christmas Letters sent to his three sons, first Aedan, then Colm, and finally Rory from 1999 to 2018. These letters are lovingly compiled by Jack this Christmas and placed in a book available at Amazon https://a.co/d/ebijJdG for your perusal with illustrations from Madelyn Knight (his niece). Jack believes this collec...

Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 54, for season 5 with Pete, Paul and Patte- Everyone's favourite P-P-People with a great classic from the BBC "I'm Sorry I'll Read that Again!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding themselves in a huge gulf between the October Horror month and December's Christmas month, Jack and David take some "Imaginary Advice" and listen to experiments in audio fiction, an Anthology series by Ross Sutherland including, "Six Houses Parties", "Episode One" and "Nice My Selector". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's American Thanksgiving Sunday with Sonic Society #879- Imaginary Sounds, OTR Essentials Episode 54, and The Ward Family Christmas Letters 1999-2000! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Friday, for our 75th episode, I thought we'd gather some folks together to talk ABOUT the medium. Especially because right now Artificial Intelligence is on so many people's minds - and it promises to impact audio storytelling like it's impacting so many other things.  We brought together eight very opinionated folks, plus one AI chatbot, so that you can "Meet The Creators." It's a panel disc...

Where there's dark there's light there's hope. Jack, David, and the captive Zug make their way out of the Dark Nebula of Halloween in the Audioverse to explore "Half Hour Audio Hour" which is a monthly anthology of 10-30 minute audio drama scripts from a different playwright each month. This week we feautre: "Blag" by Victoria Morris and with a special chat about the show with "Behind the Blag" Le...

Welcome to the Sunday Showcase! MONA brings Sonic Society #878- Halfway to the Light, and Project Audio brings a special episode talking about the state of Audio Drama with "Meet the Creators"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices