KWUR Theater of the Air

SC Episode Nine: In this final installment of the chilling adventures of Simon Colt, Simon kicks dirt over the fire, having told his share of stories; now an old man, Simon must battle the most powerful monster of all: longing.  Will he heed the call of history, or will he succumb to the easy charm […]

SC Episode Eight: In St. Louis, Simon embarks on a rescue mission for a beautiful young woman by the name of Mary O’Neil, a lady of the evening with a voice like an angels’ choir. Her brother Dan is lost in himself, drifting in a stupor and courting Death to get a glimpse of his […]

SC Episode Seven: Drunk in the desert with a witch in his head, Simon feverishly accepts a mission from C.P. Hopkins, a company man from Central Rail, to take out some dangerous “local fauna” at Wakinyan Pass. There’s a fear in the workers’ camp, a fear that only the legendary Simon Colt can eradicate. But […]

SC Episode Six: Simon Colt and the quick-talking Josiah Calvert team up to serve as bodyguards to Ovid Waller, a crotchety Civil War deserter on the run from a bounty hunter. As they make their way across a storm-wracked floodplain, Simon begins to perceive monstrous beasts. What are these beasts? How do they relate to […]

SC Episode Five: Simon comes to a small Colorado town to stake his claim and retire to a quiet life of gold-prospecting at the foot of the mountains, weary from a career of fighting men.  But there are worse things in those mountains than men.  Vicious things.  Wicked things.  Hungry things. Familiar things.

SC Episode Four: The curse of Mangrove Bend begins its steady sweep across the West as Simon makes his way to Havila, an embattled town with rich veins of gold. But there lurks a deep horror: Men go into the mines with a hunger for riches. They come out with a hunger for flesh.

SC Episode Three: A chance meeting with a peddler named Loeb brings Simon to a town called Mangrove Bend. Loeb is secretive, but the secret of Mangrove Bend is far darker, an evil rooted in generations of cruelty.

HC Episode Four: Bubblegum pop sensation Amanda Wyoming has just released her new hit single – and it’s spreading throughout Harmonicus City like a virus! A short while later, innocent citizens begin turning into mindless zombies. Coincidence? Not in The Human Chord’s book, sucka! Our hero sets out to stop the sinister song before the […]

SP! Episode Ten: This is it! It’s rocket versus rocket as Gulliver Nash and his crew of swashbucklers race against Fritz Shicklgruber and his band of Nazis. Their destination? Baron von Grupp and Lady Magdelena’s secret moon fortress! Get ready for action! Get ready for romance! Get ready for more Nazis fighting robots fighting pirates […]

HC Episode Three: Miss Dawson’s 1st grade class takes a field trip to the Museum of Musical History. Then, supervillains show up. Can The Human Chord and Soundtrack rescue the kids, protect the museum’s treasures, and defeat their arch-nemesis, Black Panzer? Credits This episode written by David Brunell-Brutman and David Rheistrom and directed by David […]

SP! Episode Nine: Guided by their former foe Bladebot, Gulliver Nash and his crew hack through a Caribbean jungle in search of von Grupp’s secret moon rocket launchpad! Can our heroes swashbuckle their way through ancient jungle traps and infiltrate von Grupp’s base? Meanwhile, Baron von Grupp and Lady Magdelena do a jigsaw puzzle. No, […]

SP! Episode Eight: Our heroes – having captured the merciless killing machine Bladebot – engage in some enhanced interrogation techniques. Meanwhile, Baron von Grupp and Lady Magdelena blast off for the moon! What unspeakable deeds do they have planned!?

Episode 48: Yes, that’s right, listeners. This is the final broadcast of the KWUR Theater of the Air. It’s be a bittersweet show – we premiere a new episode of Sky Pirates! and play an episode each of The Human Chord and Simon Colt. Then we reminisce of days gone by, when a dollar was […]

SP! Episode Seven: Captain Gulliver Nash remains chained in the tower of Schloss Schwarzstahl. But below, with Lady Magdelena’s party in full swing, his heroic crew carefully plot a rescue. Things are about to get interesting…

SP! Episode Six: The evil Lady Magdalena has finally captured our hero, Gulliver Nash. Chaining him in her castle, the Austrian vixen plans her most fiendish scheme yet … a dinner party! Will the crew of the Feathered Beagle brave her soiree to rescue their captain, or is Nash doomed to suffer Magdelena’s horrible tortures […]

Episode 47: This evening, for your enjoyment, the KWUR Theater of the Air is having a little on-air soirée. We have no less than two completely new episodes of Sky Pirates! , which follow our heroes as they take on their greatest pirating challenge to date – a dinner party! Tune in for fancy food, […]

Episode 46: This week, all of our content on the KWUR Theater of the Air is “For Kids!” We’ve got the broadcast premiere of a new Simon Colt episode and the ToA originals “Mr. Jefferies’ Nearby Residents” and “Peasant School” … For Kids!

SC Episode Two: “I lost a finger to the Tombstone Witch. The left pinkie down to the second knuckle. Could only count to nine and a half after that.” Grizzled gunslinger Simon Colt tells the story of a lost boy, a mine, and an embittered medicine woman.

Episode 45: From the KWUR Theater of the Air with love – a spy episode! We’ve got a show filled with tales of international intrigue. Join us for Elaine May and Mike Nichols, The Avengers, and a special spy-themed reading.

Episode 44: This week! The KWUR Theater of the Air tangles with G-men! The FBI, the CIA, the NSA, and all manner of government agents working for organizations with 3-letter abbreviations. We’ve got the final chilling installment of The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and an episode of Decoder Ring Theater’s immortal detective show ‘Black Jack Justice’.

Episode 43: This time on the KWUR Theater of the Air – Great Escapes! We’ve got the 3rd installment of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth, in which our hero must flee the creepy town of Innsmouth, Mass. And you won’t want to miss some original KWUR Theater of the Air getaways, including the greatest […]

Episode 42: This week, the KWUR Theater of the Air is back… and it smells a little fishy. We’ve got a tackle box full of radio theater for you, including part two of H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’ and some fishy original content.

Episode 41: Have you ever felt the need to descend into an ancient world of mystery? Perhaps you’d like to uncover forbidden knowledge, lost to the sands of time? Now’s your chance! This week, the KWUR Theater of the Air brings you the first installment of The Shadow Over Innsmouth – an H.P. Lovecraft radio […]

Episode 40: Tonight the KWUR Theater of the Air takes a trip to the zoo! We’ve got an animal-themed episode featuring critters of all shapes and sizes. Tune in for another adventure with Canada’s greatest superhero, The Red Panda, plus cowboy cryptozoologists and some original animal-themed commercials.

SP! Episode Five: The Death’s Head has chased the Feathered Beagle all the way to Spain. Closing in on Gulliver Nash at last, Baron von Grupp and Lady Magdelena prepare for an all-out attack on the Beagle. Can Nash and his heroic crew overcome Grupp’s robot soldiers? And what of Magdelena’s new, conflicted feelings on […]

Episode 39: This week, the KWUR Theater of the Air expresses its love for you, the listener. We’ve got a veritable bouquet of original sketches for you, dealing with emotions ranging from squishy to violent, plus the rip-roaring 5th Episode of Sky Pirates!

SP! Episode Four: Determined to put as much distance between themselves and Baron von Grupp’s Death’s Head, Gulliver Nash and the crew of the Feathered Beagle flee to the snowy Himalayas. Seemingly safe, they befriend a yak herder with a mysterious past, and George continues repairing her captured robot. Aboard the Death’s Head, Lady Magdelena […]

Episode 38: Is it a little cold in here? Or is it just the KWUR Theater of the Air!? The answer is yes, it’s the KWUR Theater of the air. For your listening enjoyment, David and David bring you a winter-themed show. You won’t want to miss the frigid world-premiere of Sky Pirates! Episode 4 […]

Episode 37: Swooping down from the rooftops, the Theater of the Air kicks off it’s first broadcast of 2010 with a superhero-themed episode. From our friends up north, we have Canda’s greatest superhero, The Red Panda. And from the musical city of Harmonicus, we’ve got that funky defender of justice, The Human Chord.

HC Episode Two: When southern-fried belle Millie Monroe spurns a young man’s romantic advances, he sells his soul to the devil for the ability to impress her. And when he turns his newfound demonic powers to crime, the Human Chord is on the case. Credits This episode written by David Brunell-Brutman and David Rheinstrom and […]

Episode 36: It’s the last episode of KWUR Theater of the Air’s third mind-bending season. In honor of the occasion, we’re busting out the world premiere of the second episode of “The Human Chord”. You won’t want to miss this groovy tale of crime, demons, and chicken – along with some thematically appropriate content from […]

Episode 35: This week, The KWUR Theater of the Air has a lot to be thankful for. And you should be too. We’ve got a full lineup of original sketches, hand-picked just for you!

MSC Episode Seven: With Simeon Ralfovich’s help, Brian and the journalists take to the air, setting their course for the Russian wizard’s robot-infested former castle. Can they secure the compound and finally find the mysterious woman who’s been following their every move? Credits The Monsoon Season Chronicles were written, directed, acted, and edited by David […]

Episode 34: This week on the KWUR Theater of the Air – Robots! We’ve got the excitingly robot-heavy final installment of The Monsoon Season Chronicles. And don’t miss the classic documentary “Minions”, featuring such robots as: Robot Piranhas, Robot Crocodiles, and Robot Bears.

MSC Episode Six: Brian and the journalists escape the Fisklanders and Mooselander’s concert barge, only to fall victim to a giant squid attack. They are rescued by a peculiar Russian wizard, who brings the four of them back to his island tower. Credits The Monsoon Season Chronicles were written, directed, acted, and edited by David […]

Episode 33: That’s right, listeners – this week is Hustle Week, KWUR 90.3 FM’s annual pledge drive. And the KWUR Theater of the Air has no less than 4 good reasons why you should send in a contribution to our parent station: 1) An all-new, original Improv Theater of the Air sketch about draft-dodging pigs, […]

MSC Episode Five: Rolf and his family take the journalists to see the opera star Hildegarde the Valkyrie. Strangely, even in a hall full of heavily armed, bearded warriors, our trio are not safe. Credits The Monsoon Season Chronicles were written, directed, acted, and edited by David Brunell-Brutman, David Rheinstrom, and Alex Jensen.

MSC Episode Four: After a stormy night at sea, the journalists arrive at a new island – this one inhabited by a race of enormous seafaring warriors. But can they trust these helmed and bearded strangers? Credits The Monsoon Season Chronicles were written, directed, acted, and edited by David Brunell-Brutman, David Rheinstrom, and Alex Jensen.

Episode 32: Do you like longboats? How about beards and violence? Then the KWUR Theater of the Air has a show for you! David and David play two installments of The Monsoon Season Chronicles and a brand-new Viking-themed Improv Theater of the Air sketch. Also, the Word of the Day is “Knarr”.

MSC Episode Three: The journalists emerge from the network of caves into a vast desert. But they aren’t alone. The trio quickly find themselves enslaved by a tribe of strange, animal-headed people. Credits The Monsoon Season Chronicles were written, directed, acted, and edited by David Brunell-Brutman, David Rheinstrom, and Alex Jensen.

Episode 31: By the whiskers of Bast, it’s an Egypt-themed episode! We play the third installment of the mysterious Monsoon Season Chronicles, the recovered audio documentary given to us by Professor Bill Farber of Sea Grove, New Jersey. Then David and David dish out a full platter of other Egyptological radio theater, including an all-new […]

MSC Episode Two: After crashing their plane through the surface of island Q-8, the journalists discover a mysterious network of caves leading to other islands. They begin to explore the underground tunnels, hoping to find a way back home. Credits The Monsoon Season Chronicles were written, directed, acted, and edited by David Brunell-Brutman, David Rheinstrom, […]

MSC Episode One: December 2006. Three young journalists – Dave, David, and Alex – are shipwrecked on assignment. They awake on the shores of a haunted isle, deep in the Caribbean. March 2008. Two steel crates of tapes wash ashore in Sea Grove, New Jersey. The recordings describe the journalists’ attempt to escape the ghost-infested […]

Episode 30: This week on the KWUR Theater of the Air, David and David present a curiosity – the first of a series of mysterious tapes describing the adventures of a trio of shipwrecked journalists. These tapes – never before released to the public – were discovered by Dr. Bill Farber, who has dubbed them […]

Episode 29: Look – up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… The KWUR Theater of the Air! And this week, David and David are bringing you sketches that take place in the air. We’ve got zeppelins in Montana Morris and Sky Pirates! Episode 3, followed by some scarier airborne phenomena, like […]

Episode 28: BOOM. Look out listeners – here comes another Theater of the Air! This week’s theme? EXPLOSIONS. David and David play the incendiary second episode of Sky Pirates! And don’t miss the canned-food themed bombs in Spider Bat or the mind-blowing awesomeness of Extreme Banking.

Episode 27: Gather ’round, me hearties, fer a piratical installment of the Theater of the Air. This week, we be playin’ Episode 1 of Sky Pirates, along with a full broadside o’ piratey content. Ye won’t be wantin’ to miss the classic original sketch “Ship of Science” or any of the seaworthy music in the […]

Episode 26: Get ready to be spooked out of your socks, or possibly even your pants. This week’s horror-themed broadcast showcases the first episode of Simon Colt – “Simon Colt and the Monster of Horse-Killed Canyon”. Then we’ve got a creepy H.P. Lovecraft story. Also, there are zombies and wolfmen.

Episode 25: We are back, ladies and gentlemen! David and David have reduced the show to one hour to compensate for the loss of our third limb, Alex, but that doesn’t mean we’ll stop bringing you the world’s best classic and original radio theater. We kick off the Theater of the Air’s third season with […]

HC Episode One: Heads up, listeners! Prepare yourself for the funky-fresh adventures of… The Human Chord! A superhero imbued with the power of funk music, the Human Chord and his sidekick Soundtrack fight musical injustice in the city of Harmonicus. In this episode, the Human Chord faces off against Maestro Monticelli, who has created a […]

Episode 24: Sad news, Theater of the Air devotees – this week is Alex Jensen’s final broadcast. EVER. David and David see her off in appropriately somber tones – by playing a mystery about clown murders, a hilarious episode of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and reading The Eye of Argon until we are simultaneously crying tears […]