What can I say? I love Chatterbox’s audio work because they keep putting out challenging, interesting, original stuff. I recently listened to their show “Homestead” and it was show arresting I knew I had to feature it on the show.

Meet three adult children as they return to their childhood home for the last time. Memories bubble up to the surface, and once all of them have been acknowledged, their relationship will be changed. Forever.

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 164

James Kicklighter sent me a link to a new video out with himself, Edith Ivey, Berry Stolch and Jonathan Pope live from the Macon Film Festival.

Hear about the background of the film, what it was like making it, and of course, some delicious tidbits about the golden age of radio!

Do check out James Kicklighter’s site for more information about Theater of the Mind and his projects, and recall our conversation with him a few months ago about turning memories of radio into film!

Audiofile Magazine does it again – a great free audiobook and behind-the-scenes audiobook narrator features, this time focusing on the delight of Alice in Wonderland!

Check out their Alice in Wonderland audio special page for:

• A free download of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland read by Michael York (courtesy of Blackstone Audio)
• Recorded conversations with narrators Michael York and Jim Dale and audio producer Gabrielle de Cuir
• Editors’ reviews of recommended Alice audiobooks and links to additional online resources for fans.
• Three different readings (Michael York, Jim Dale, and Christopher Plummer) of the Mad Tea Party passage together for a side-by-side comparison.

Fantastique!  It could be interesting to hear what a dramatized version of Alice would sound like, but Michael York does a tremendous job of voicing the different colorful characters of Carroll’s adventure.

Here’s the link again: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/event/0310_landingpage.html

Don’t be late!  The free audiobook is only available until March 16.

This week we return to and wrap up our series on ghosts – the spooky, rather than the malevolent type.

Our featured artist is Never Paid Radio, a group out of Prescott, Arizona that first introduces us to a painting of a train depot near the Grand Canyon… A place where a man had an extraordinary experience and lost someone, seemingly forever.

That’s “The Depot,” followed by “Can’t You See the Possibilities,” a story of invisibility and its potential – and downfall!

Finally, we round out this mega-episode with a moving portrait of World War I by the Wireless Theatre Company called Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori.

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 163

Phew, so, if you looked at The Wall Street Journal yesterday, you would’ve seen an article about FinalRune Productions and our newest project we’re announcing to the world: the serialization of the novel Open Season by Archer Mayor.

Today we feature this very exciting, on-location recorded audio drama. Yes, the snow you hear is snow!

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Radio Drama Revival – Episode 162

What can I say, I’m giddy beyond words.

My own audio drama group, FinalRune Productions, was featured in the Wall Street Journal on February 25, 2010.

The article, entitled “Return With Us to the Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear—Via the Internet,” heavily focused on FinalRune’s signature field recording style and director Fred Greenhalgh’s passion for reviving audio drama in an age of the iPod.

I’ll let the article speak for itself, and wait, there’s more… great video!!!