Monday Matinee

OLD-TIME RADIO ESSENTIALS Episode 47: The Whistler (our 2025 New Year's Special!) Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 47, the 10th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present Pete's pick , an episode of The Whistler, entitled "The First Year"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards! As you listen, perhaps you'll learn if we feel this entry meets the following criteria: 1. Is it truly representative of that series? (Can anyone point to it and say, "Yes, that is what [NAME OF SERIES] was all about.") 2. Is it an episode worthy of inclusion in any and every OTR aficionado's private collection? So with this in mind, we three bring you, as our forty-seventh number (but 10th official episode of S4), this episode of The Whistler, from 12-31-47. We'll introduce the show, play it in its entirety, then discuss it at length. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy it! Please show your support of the podcast by doing any of the following... To comment on how we might improve OTR-E, or give suggestions for future discussions, please write to us at f6point3@gmail.com . Put the word "Essentials" in the subject line. Your feedback means a lot to us! A review at iTunes or at your usual podcatcher would be appreciated. Next Time: It's Patte's pick again, and she'll bring us an episode of the exciting anthology series, On Stage! Join us then, won't you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week from "The Willamette Radio Workshop" we present the timeless classic: "The Fall of the City", was written for radio by Archibald McLeish and first broadcast on the Columbia Workshop Radio Series, April 11, 1937. The cast featured 22 year-old Orson Welles, along with a young Burgess Meredith. McLeish wrote the play in verse, inspired by two historical events – the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany and the conquest of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, without resistance, by Hernán Cortés in 1521. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week David and Jack get science fictiony with the atmospheric "Beyond the Dark" from author and musician Mark R. Healy. Each episode is a new world to explore. You might find yourself in the heart of a cyberpunk metropolis, a post-apocalyptic wasteland, or an alien world. Each story features its own original music score for a truly immersive experience. This week we have a double-feature with "The Machine" and "The Dark of the City" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Matinee with Sonic Society #735, The Fall of the City, and Old-Time Radio Essentials Ep. 47! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season continues with our annual Christmas Special, which is Paul's pick, an episode of "The Mel Blanc Show", a CBS Radio sitcom that aired in the 1946-47 season. Will co-hosts Patte and Pete love Mel's characterization? Or will they charge CBS with gross dereliction of Zookie? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week from "The Willamette Radio Workshop" we present: "Through the Turnstiles" by Carole Dane, inspired by 9/11 and set in a post-apocalyptic world in the not-too-distant future, as two strangers meet in an otherwise deserted subway station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we start our campfire series with the anthology series by playwright Jonathan Cook "Gather by the Ghostlight". Think of the Ghost Light as your campfire. Gather around and listen to stories from a variety of genres that have been produced in theatres around the world. Short play festivals have become wildly popular in recent years and they have given emerging playwrights a platform for their work. Our campfire ghost light begins with "Settle and Reach", "Memento Mori", and "Transferring Kyle". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the this Autumn week in the Matinee as Federal Stonecipher brings us Sonic Society #734, Through the Turnstiles from Willamette Radio and OTR Essentials Ep. 46! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season continues with our annual Thanksgiving Special, which is Patte's pick, an episode of "Fountain of Fun", a weekly comedy-variety series that ran on Cincinnati station W-L-W from 1942 to 1944. Will co-hosts Paul and Pete survive the onslaught of corny jokes? Will they swear off Milky Way bars forever? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is our immense pleasure and with infinite gratitude to Cindy McGean and Marc Rose, and in praise of the immortal Sam Mowry, we're proud to present for Monday Matinee "The Willamette Radio Workshop" beginning with "A Minotaur in the Whitehouse" by Jodi Lorimer. Tonight's opener is a short monologue, that speaks of “an agent of chaos, the bull in the China shop of democracy, on a smash-and-grab mission of destruction and self-enrichment”. And asks the question “Where are the deities to punish this monster?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the masters of audio re-imaginings, John Barber and Marc Rose and The Voices perform Archibald MacLeish's "The Fall of the City" with some samples from Jack J. Ward's "Great Day for a War" to provide present day context. "The Fall of the City" follows the collapse of a city under an unnamed dictator and the ambiguous relationship humans have with freedom. We want freedom but we also like order and structure. How much freedom and liberty are we willing to give up to enjoy order and structure? Because of this ambiguity, we both fear and welcome the conqueror. So in with the old and mixed with the new! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's middle of September! Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee this week for Sonic Society #733, A Minotaur in the White House and OTR Essentials Ep 45! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials returns with episode 44, the 7th installment of Season 4! Pete, Paul and Patte present Pete's pick, an episode of the syndicated series Hall of Fantasy, called "Black Figurine of Death"! Come for the old-time radio, stay for the scintillating (that's one way of putting it) discussion afterwards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the charming little world of Budley; a place so small that our town square is a triangle! Also while visiting, make sure you visit the ‘Leaning Statue of Susan Boyle' it's our most popular tourist attraction! Anyway, in today's episode we learn more about the seedy underground world of “Sticky Sheets” (mainly from Sarge), take a visit to the ‘Budley NHS', start building the ‘Titanic MK2' and go supermarket shopping for some very free 2for1 deals. Well, at least it's better than a “Take the High Road Omnibus”. This is the end of our long wonderful road with Cornucopia Radio. It has sadly now come to an end. Cornucopia's run lasted between 2007 & 2024 and featured a massive collection of audio pieces written and performed by a host of different peopleall produced by Peter Beeston in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Please if you can let him know how much you've appreciated his work. Peter is a grand audio dramatist! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Isenberg returns with our fourth installment in his Elizabeth Crowne series and not to be ignored Ed Cho returns with another taste of "Ignore City"! This time it's episode #6 with the entire series soon to be heard on Wednesday Wonders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sneak inside to the Matinee! Federal Stonecipher brings you Sonic Society #732- Crown Jewels, Welcome to Budley Episode 7 and OTR Essentials Ep. 44! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season opens September with Paul's pick, an episode of "Bold Venture", a weekly adventure series that starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and ran in syndication in the early 50s. Will co-hosts Pete and Patte come away from their discussion feeling refreshed from a Cuban vacation? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Budley; a local village so small we don't even have enough room to change our minds. We start with some unfortunate news this week; mainly that the local performance of “Wee Wee Jimmy Krankie: The Musical on Ice” has had to be cancelled because of the pending lawsuit by Barbara Windsor against her co-star. But in more positive news; the ‘Tom Daley' fountain has finally been repaired and the cherubs have had their heads successfully reattached. Now if only we could just do something about those gnomes… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Still reeling from the Battle of Ruritania, Sándor reluctantly travels to the remotest corner of Australia—to help with a daring rescue mission" and Robert Isenberg brings us a new hero or heroine in Elizabeth Crowne episodes 1-3! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens up the Fall with Sonic Society #731, Welcome to Budley: Episode 6, and Old-Time Radio Essentials Ep. 43, all on the Monday Matinee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season continues with Patte's pick, an episode of "The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show", a weekly comedy series that ran on NBC radio in the late 40s/early 50s. Will co-hosts Paul and Pete come away from the after-show discussion knowing every sordid detail about the lives of the cast-members? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've made the right decision to stay with us here in the devastated dwelling of Budley. A place so small; that last week during a local amateur boxing match, both men had to sit in the same corner! In this episode, we religiously follow the exciting football developments in the Nunndes league and we'll also tell you about the top noodle in Thailand, known only as ‘Chop Stick Chiwa'. We mourn the sad loss of Beryl (once the kids get out of the ball pool!) and young Marley is exited to discover the financial benefits of eBay. Lastly; “The Gnomeageddon Prevention Society” declares all out war! Will anybody make it out alive? Or at the very least; avoid a few small bites to the ankles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tension between the two combat veterans reaches a peak during an imaginary march into the killing fields of war. The veterans share traumatizing memories and together “climb from the trenches,” forming a bond. But seeds of conflict that will upend the lives of all at the soiree have been sown. A confrontation of great emotional intensity culminates in a fiery battle between decency and evil. It is a battle that foretells what is soon to come for Germany and the world." And our historical treatise of darker times from James Isaiah Gabbe (pronounced as GABE) continues this week on the Sonic Society! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last week of summer is bittersweet but the Matinee is just sweet as Federal Stonecipher brings Sonic Society #730, Welcome to Budley: Episode 5, and OTR Essentials Ep 42! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Old-Time Radio Essentials' fourth season returns to Monday Matinee finally! And this week we continue with Pete's pick, an episode of "The Henry Morgan Show", a weekly comedy series that ran on ABC radio in the late 40s. Will co-hosts Paul and Patte come away from their discussion with fresher breath and less-dingy skin? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're glad to see you return back to the vacuous village of Budley. A place so small that it doesn't matter if you don't know what you're doing, because somebody else surely does! In this episode we're going be outlining our plan to finally destroy the gnome menace and also introducing a new extreme exercise regime. We'll tell you about our awarding-losing education system, plus the unfortunate roadworks on the Simon-Cowell estate. Lastly, we'll give you a quick history lesson on legendary highway man ‘Dick Turnip' and where he might have buried his treasure, somewhere here in Budley! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Berlin, 1921. Democracy teeters. Zealots battle in the streets as the Bechsteins, Europe's famed piano makers, host an elegant soiree. A surprise guest arrives – a combat veteran – unknown and seemingly unremarkable. He unveils powers of seduction, manipulation and demagogy that will soon change the course of history." This week history takes the Sonic stage thanks to writer and director James Isaiah Gabbe (pronounced as GABE)! Part 2 next week continues! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens another Matinee in August with Sonic Society #729, Welcome to Budley: Episode 4, and OTR Essentials Ep. 41! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "Storytime With Count Boris"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the lovely little town of Budley. A place so small, a ‘night on the town' takes only 11 minutes. We're also proud to hold the record for the highest percentage of ‘village idiots' anywhere in the entire world. Infact, most of our villagers have to put their names on a waiting list and take turns! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David visit their friends at Re-Imagined Radio for their Women's History Month, women in radio, and specifically Lucille Fletcher, one of our favourite writers of all time and RR picks the cream of the crop reprising a double feature of "The Hitch-Hiker" and "Sorry, Wrong Number"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for another stellar week with Sonic Society #728, Welcome to Budley: Episode 3, and Roast Squib #106- Storytime with Count Boris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "What Scares a Polyglom?"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Budley; although due to our confusing one way system, we suspect you never actually left. We'd also like to sincerely apologise about the recent wave of gnome-based attacks. Rest assured, the town of Budley will not be seen as a ‘soft touch' when it comes to the recent increased number of gnomes on our streets. We will also continue our ‘zero tolerance' policy on Bill Oddie hiding in your bushes. He is a menace, and we will stop him… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David bring you Seven Lamb Productions and their new sci-fi apocalyptic series called "End of All Hope". Ava, Mark, and Jay have been friends and co-workers for years. On a routine trip to New York for a environmental convention, they soon find that things are about to go horribly wrong. Is this the beginning of the end? Episodes 1 and 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee in August with Sonic Society #727, Welcome to Budley: Episode 2, and Roast Squib #105- What Scares a Polyglom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "The Credit Bureau"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Budley. Although not visible on any map or satnav, this coastal “hamlet of no hope” is home to sporting champions, fitness innovators, educational institutions and ‘The Great Yamir' who is a ‘Psychic to the Stars'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jack and David present Y2K which is a completed story in 66 episodes over two seasons but we're only featuring the first four episodes. Olivia launches Y2K podcast, and plays the first two voice mails from Kat and Jess in the year 2000 by Karin Heimdahl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Stonecipher opens the Matinee for the last week of July with Sonic Society #726, Welcome to Budley: Episode 1, and Roast Squib #104- The Credit Bureau! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with the short sketch series from Dream Realm Enterprises. Sketches written by Jonithan Patrick Russell and this week it's "Forgetful Macbeth"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

‘Fishing' tells the story of a son's last ditch attempts at connection and reconciliation with his dying father Frank; who as the cancer takes over his body, is becoming increasingly bitter and frustrated at the prospect of losing control over what little time he has left. In the hospice, he dreams of one last “adventure” of his own, a return to one of his favorite fishing spots to ‘hit' a tench or two and sink a pint of Kington's at ‘The Royal'. Realising that time is of the essence, Phil ‘kidnaps' his Father from the clutches of ward sister “Eva Braun” and on a hired narrow-boat and borrowed time, the two men embark on a journey of discovery revolving around the only activity they ever shared, ‘fishing'. As they make their journey along the rivers and canals, the two men learn some painful home truths as long held secrets and opinions rise to the surface and with time running out, Phil is forced to reassess his commitment to the trip and ultimately his Father. Can he make it to the bitter end or will his selfish, middle class sensibilities betray them both? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices