Airs Thursdays, 1-1:30PM EST on Portland, Maine's community radio station WMPG. Produced by Frederick Greenhalgh of FinalRune Productions.
‘Nuff said. I had the incredible honor and pleasure of talking to Tom Lopez of ZBS about his days of audio collecting and producing, his latest efforts with short-form audio and the future of the form. Plus a few nuggets of “2 Minute Film Noir” tossed in for flavor.
Enjoy.
For a guy who’s just had his show cut from XM’s weekend line-up, Joe Bevilacqua is a pretty upbeat guy. We get him on the phone this week to chat about his work, make funny voices, and opine on the sorry state of audio theater while still expressing hope for the future.
He also shares some insight on radio legends and what makes producing today different than the golden era. Then, in a special extension of the episode, we feature 1/2 of Comedy-O-Rama’s New Old Time Radio Hour finale/premiere (depending on how you look at it) with an invigorating new episode of “Duffy’s Tavern.”
Where’s Osama Bin Laden hiding? Canada, of course! Guffaw or scratch your head to the peculiar off-kilter comedic wonderment of fellow Portland, Maine audio producers, Dan Bernard and Michael Townsend, with It is to Laugh! in Toronto. Chosen to assault Toronto with their original blend of audio comedy, all of us back home can tune in thanks to the magical pixelated wonders of the internet. Enjoy!
This week’s guest is Jeffrey Adams, leading creative force behind the Icebox Radio Theater of International Falls, Minnesota. Jeff’s radio history is long and notable, and his passion clear: rather than bury his theater career when moving to the Borderland, as some might, Jeff started something where he was, culling fantastic tales out of the barren landscape of a town notable because of its apperances on the weather channel.
Whether it’s epic tales of the Borderland or twisty sci-fi/fantasy/horror genre tales, Jeff loves to craft tales of wonder and delight. Tune in for this opportunity to hear him speak on the art he loves.
Great Northern Audio Theater’s Brian Price is a producer and writer with a long list of audiography over more than ten years, from the Midwest Theatre Workshop and the Iowa Radio Project to the amazing comedies GNAT does for the Mark-Time Sci-fi awards at the CONvergence science-fiction convention. We chat with him this week about the work he does, and the amazing effect of sound.
I’ve grown a big fan of the Lit Between the Ears blog written by William Spear of Two Plus Plus Productions. He continually has a high level of discussion about audio work, both the ars poetica and the cultural/economic/political climate that affects how our work is received by the outside world. His “Three Questions” series has interviewed a huge range of voices of authority on radio drama, and I’m happy to say that I’ll be the next!
Make sure you take a look at the Three Questions Interview that’ll be up March 20.
Well, looks like I’m on a roll this evening. I had the great pleasure of chatting with Jack Hosley, AKA “The Wander Wolf” from WanderRadio this afternoon and learning all about how he got into the niche podcasting market and the emerging media writers and actors he works with. Time allowed for a special presentation of “High Moon” by Great Northern Audio Theatre. Enjoy!
