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Monday Matinee

Jack Ward

Monday Matinee is a weekly series taken from the Mutual Audio Network Podcast Network. Every day Monday Matinee provides great stories of audio drama and audio fiction from the modern audio drama movement. Drama, Old Time Radio Recreations, Classic Adaptations of Literature and Stage, Live Performances, and Variety Shows. It's all part of the Monday Matinee!

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  • Avg 35 min
  • English
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  • S8 · E93
    Today · 58 min

    Re-Imagined Radio: D-Day Radio Stories

    Re-Imagined Radio combines multiple "eye witness" radio news reports for this part documentary, part sound collage of stories about D-Day, the invasion of Europe by Allied military forces to repel German invaders and end World War II, June 6, 1944. "D-Day Radio Stories" provides a different storyline for this World War II turning point, and we hope, a worthy tribute to the Allied invading forces and those correspondents who went with them to tell the rest of us what they saw and heard.

  • S8 · E92
    Today · 37 min

    Project Audion Episode 15: "The Life of Riley: The Rileys' First Date"

    Just in time for Valentine's Day, Project Audion's recreation of the classic radio (later TV) situation comedy "The Life of Riley" and the charming 1950 episode "The Rileys' First Date" - complete with recreated laugh track. Directed by Tom Wilkens, and starring a truly transcontinental cast: Bob Beaumont, California Duane Noch, Oregon Patte Rosebank, Toronto Jack Ward, Nova Scotia John Mauldin, Tennessee Fern & Barry Katz, Florida Ken Raney, Texas Tom Wilkens, Illinois Trevor Rines, Canada The laugh track was developed by Dick Huitema in Florida, and the production was under the supervision of Larry Groebe in Texas.

  • S8 · E91
    Today · 1 hr 4 min

    Sonic Society Season 19- 787- Sound Balance

    David is back and Jack is still AWOL as he tries to open a portal to find our co-host. This time with Counterbalance – A high fantasy audio drama Podcast! Kessir Riliniki brings us a tale of patching a hole in reality with a magical weave. We weave episodes 1-3 with Windshell, Broken Soul, and Ascending Identity!

  • S396 · E1
    Today · 2 min

    Monday Matinee- September 28th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee for the week with an incredible lineup with Sonic Society #787, Project Audion Episode 15: The Life of Riley, and Re-Imagined Radio: D-Day Radio Stories!

  • S8 · E90
    September 21 · 58 min

    Re-Imagined Radio: Frank Lovejoy Tribute

    Re-Imagined Radio offers a "Frank Lovejoy Tribute." Despite his reputation as a dependable voice actor, and his appearances on MANY radio programs in his career, Frank Lovejoy is not well know today. We sample from The Blue Beetle, This is Your FBI, Murder and Mr. Malone, and Night Beat for our "Frank Lovejoy Tribute." Thank you for listening.

  • S8 · E89
    September 21 · 29 min

    Project Audion Episode 14: "Quiet Please: Rain on New Year's Eve"

    Project Audion presents a recreation of the classic OTR Quiet Please episode titled "Rain on New Year's Eve." It's a small, spooky story about movies, monsters, and midnight, written by Wyllis Cooper, master of radio macabre which originally aired December 31, 1947. For this transcribed-live national recreation, Pete Lutz in Corpus Christi Texas directs and appears in the show, along with Dana Gonsalves, Jessica Mathews, and Marty Bufalini from WWJ radio in Detroit. Larry Groebe created the organ links and handled production elements.

  • S8 · E88
    September 21 · 1 hr 8 min

    Sonic Society Season 19- 786- Haunted Beauties

    David is back and Jack is still among the missing! This week we're back with the final part of "A Beautiful Spell" from the Secrets, Crimes and Audiotape Podcast and for our second feature: Abigail Corbin tracks down renowned paranormal investigator James Hunter to help her investigate a mysterious series of murders. It's HAUNTED; The Audio Drama! starting out spooky season!

  • S395 · E1
    September 21 · 2 min

    Monday Matinee- September 21st, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the matinee for another week with Sonic Society #786- Hauinted Beauties, Project Audion #14, and Re-Imagined Radio: Frank Lovejoy Tribute!

  • S8 · E87
    September 14 · 58 min

    Re-Imagined Radio: Waters and Ruins

    Re-Imagined Radio samples two stories by Martin J. Gallagher, an independent composer and sound designer based in Portland, Oregon. Both stories are framed by music. "And the Waters Were Music" tells of Gallagher's 1998 visit to China with his wife Rose. He remembers how water and music were a part of his experience. "And the Ruins Became a Prayer," tells of learning about the war in Ukraine. In the story, Gallagher honors Ukrainian classical composer Valentin Silvestrov by recording a premiere performance of a three-movement string quartet, "Ruins of Mariupol," by Vancouver, Washington composer Daniel Truschov. From our Guest Producer series. Thank you for listening.

  • S8 · E86
    September 14 · 36 min

    Project Audion Episode 13: "The Plot To Overthrow Christmas"

    "Did you hear about the plot to overthrow Christmas? Well, gather ye now from Maine to the Isthmus of Panama, and listen to the story of the utter inglory of some gory goings-on in hell. It happened down there that the fiends held a meeting for the purpose of defeating Christmas. With the aid of a fade, a fade on the radio, we'll take you there with a hi and hey-di-ho!" Project Audion has lovingly recreated Norman Corwin's charming 1938 radio fantasy using some of our best cross-country vocal talent performing live, augmented by a few visual effects. Our sterling cast cast includes Doug Fain, Dana Gonsalves, Les Marsden, Sally Martinez, Chris Messersmith, Duane Noch, Brad Oxnam, Patte Rosebank, and Lothar Tuppan, with Larry Groebe directing. Project Audion would be happy to make an audio copy of this show available at no charge to any radio station or podcast who would like to share this show with their listeners this holiday season. Please contact us!

  • S8 · E85
    September 14 · 58 min

    Sonic Society Season 19- 785- Audio Secrets and Crimes

    David rides alone this week as Jack is lost in the wilds of Nova Scotia. Franny (Jenna Elfman) and Jim (Bodhi Elfman) have been happily married for 12 years. Until one night Franny wakes up with a very unsettling thought. What's her secret? The dark comedy, “A Beautiful Spell” is the beginning of Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape. This week it's parts one and two!

  • S394 · E1
    September 14 · 2 min

    Monday Matinee- September 14th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for another powerful week! This week it's Sonic Society #785, Project Audion Episode 13, and Re-Imagined Radio: Water and Ruins!

  • S8 · E84
    September 7 · 58 min

    Re-Imagined Radio: Retribution - Restitution

    We're thrilled to re-welcome Re-Imagined Radio back to the Monday Matinee stage as they present two radio stories, "Retribution" and "Restitution," both written by Cindy Brown, an actor, director, producer, playwright, and disabilities advocate based in Portland, Oregon. Both of Brown's stories are crime fictions for radio. Our tribute to Women's History Month. Part of our Guest Writer series.

  • S8 · E83
    September 7 · 56 min

    Project Audion Episode 12: "We Know A Poe Story"

    Scary days, these. To suite the times, Project Audion episode offers three stories you know, from an old radio series that you don't. Edgar Allan Poe stories "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Purloined Letter", and "The Fall of the House of Usher" were adapted into taut, streamlined 15-minute editions for a lost mid-century syndicated radio series: "We Know a Poe Story." Project Audion's live-transcribed Zoom-based recreation of "We Know a Poe Story" draws on voices from across the country...this time including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, and Florida. Our cast includes Arrianna Abraham, Paul Arbisi, Dan Keenan, Duane Noch, Jacob Palka, Ken Raney, Kim Titus, Tom Wilkens, Lec Zorn, and Larry Groebe.

  • S8 · E82
    September 7 · 58 min

    Sonic Society Season 19- 784- Audio Confessional

    This week Jack and David look into "Confessions of a New Grad". When Brooklyn Winters graduates from university, she thinks that her adult life will “just kind of figure itself out.” Spoiler alert: this doesn’t happen. Six weeks after graduation, she has no job, no money, and is frantically calling her best friend to come and rescue her from the basement suite she has unwisely moved into with her dud of a boyfriend... Created by Greta Craig today's feature Canadian Podcast Awards nominee double-feature begins with chapters 1 and 2- Graduation and The Basement! It's Audio Drama Time!

  • S393 · E1
    September 7 · 2 min

    Monday Matinee- September 7th, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee early as a refuge from the storm. Come in and enjoy Sonic Society #784, Project Audion #12, and Re-Imagined Radio: Retribution-Restitution!

  • S8 · E81
    August 31 · 1 hr 4 min

    Project Audion Episode 11: "Mercury Theatre on the Air: Around the World in 80 Days"

    Project Audion's live-transcribed cross-continental Zoom-based production for October is an episode from Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air from 1938. No, not the "War of the Worlds" which everyone knows, but "Around the World in 80 Days" which aired the week before. Welles, John Houseman, and Howard Koch condensed Jules Verne's 1872 novel into a fast-paced 60 minutes, and fewer than 20 characters (which we handle by doubling each actor's part.) Phileas Fogg's journey started October 2, 1872 at about 9 PM: Project Audion's recreation premieres exactly 148 years later! In our sterling cast: Paul Arbisi / Illinois John Bell / Alabama Norman Cline / Kentucky Aileen Corpos / Texas Dana Gonsalves / Texas Larry Groebe / Texas Pete Lutz / Texas Les Marsden / California Pete Lutz directed, and Larry Groebe produced.

  • S8 · E80
    August 31 · 24 min

    Northside/Southside Radio Players: "Put The Kettle On Episode 2 The Furry Turtles"

    The latest performance by Chicago's Northside/Southside Radio Players is "Put the Kettle On," Episode Two -- The Furry Turtles." This zany original musical comedy features the return of Mrs. Ellen Thackeray, her brother Bertie, and their handyman, Merkle. Merkle's discovery of strange little creatures living under the garage precipitates a near-miracle, as penned by and featuring David Drazin, with Carol Seymour, Nick Palumbo, Joe Urbancik, Douglas Bryan Bean, and Tom Gollagly. Sound engineering by Mickey Cushing of Chicago's Mystery Street Recording Studio.

  • S8 · E79
    August 31 · 54 min

    Sonic Society Season 18- 783- Soundshine Sketches

    We're off and running with Season 19 as tonight's feature is Roi Gold Productions' "Fall of the House of Sunshine". The complete and crazy musical adventures that begins with the murder of kids' TV show host and spins out into a world of: angry puppets, a tooth worshipping cult, a fuzzy elder god, and so, so much more! It's Episodes 1- 3: Open Wide and Say Die, Down in the Dank Darkness Darts Dankent and In the Mouths of Mouthness! It's Audio Drama Time!

  • S392 · E1
    August 31 · 2 min

    Monday Matinee- August 31st, 2026

    Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee when school's impending. Don't play hooky! Get your last free day with Sonic Society #783, Northside/Southside Radio Players: Put the Kettle on #2, and Project Audion #11!

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