Puppet Hunt

It's not quite season 4, so Join Lane, Matt, and Chat GPT for an action packed (non - canonical)  pre season episode. Rock and Nix try to solve a heinous crime involving a gilded dummy, an Irish Chief Blonson, and Ray Grimes phone calls.

Best of Season 3     Slip into your trench coat and grab your trusty puppet partner. It's time to dive into the most action-packed moments from the latest season of Puppet Hunt. Matt and Lane have compiled their favorite scenes and tidbits. See if you agree with their choices. Feel free to send this episode to friends, share with family members across the nation, or listen along with a new lover. Help spread the word about the world's top-rated, most-downloaded puppet noir podcast.

The Left-Handed Quist, part 5, side B      Rock and Nix find themselves lost in a fog of confounding clues. Meanwhile, agricultural crimes detective Chase Perkins thwarts them both by arresting a suspect in the holdups and winning the heart of Dawson Dundy. Rock tries to convince her bank president father to pay up anyway, but Nix has uncovered a shocking secret that will upend everything. In an action-packed showdown, Nix and Rock team up to at long last reveal the true identity of The Left-Handed Quist. Cast: Kevin Beyers, Juan Gomez, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Dave Monderine, Darcy Staniforth

The Left-Handed Quist, part 5, side A After more than two years of delays due to pandemic restrictions, storage-unit entropy, and a salt-lamp dispute, the conclusion of the Left-Handed Quist is nearly at hand. Rock and Nix trace the stolen bank money first to a nun, then to a puppet that could lead back to the bank president himself. Agricultural crimes detective Chase Perkins arrests Aloyisus Risotto as the mastermind of the holdups. But Risotto insists he's been framed by the real bank robber, Chase Perkins. Cast: Juan Gomez, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Dave Monderine, Darcy Staniforth

With the disappearance of his trusty partner Nix, Rock handy is forced to work with his sworn enemy to find him before it's too late. Will magic and ventriloquism be enough to counteract the powers of the mysterious Mr. Love? Who is the shadowy woman in red!? Why is Buddy Boseman selling buttery peanuts and buttery fish at an unsanctioned venue beyond the city limits?!? Find out the answer to these quixotic questions in this fantastic final episode! Cast: Ingrid Garner, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Robert Poe, Darcy Staniforth

Rock confronts the mysterious Mr. Love and his enchanting assistant Carmen Carvino and finds that the enemy of his enemy is his ally. Will Nix solve the riddle of the woman in red or fall victim to her charms? Find out in this thrilling 2nd episode! Cast: Ingrid Garner, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Robert Poe

Rock helps an old flame find her missing Dummy but soon becomes embroiled in a bigger mystery. Will Nix and Rock discover the culprit before it's too late and who is the Mysterious Mr. Love? Our heroes quickly go from the frying pan and into the fire as they descend into the supernatural. Cast: Ingrid Garner, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Robert Poe, and Darcy Staniforth

    Rock and Nix face off with the supernatural for the colossal conclusion of the Haunting of Saxby Mansion. Will Rock survive a confrontation with a old nemesis? Will Nix escape his military corners? Will Buddy Boseman ever row his dingy again? Meanwhile, Matt and Lane "make up." Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key

     Himalayan salt lamps do smell according to Matt and Delaney. So smell the difference with Ethyl Gasolines, Puppet Hint! The gameshow where anyone can take a hint. LeRoy Scoon, (Shoon?) radios Rock Handy, makes his debut in this corn packed episode. Host Lyman Colvig and his loveable dummy Woodshed grill finalist contestant and Miss Corn shock, Helen Wartenburg on the finer points of hog farming. Can she navigate the maize of questions in order to win enough money for her mothers operation? Can Matt decide what storage facility is best? Will Lane see the error of his ways in his "no salt smell claims" or is this the end of Puppet Hunt?! 

The Haunting of Saxby Mansion, part 1 Matt and Lane have stopped speaking, yet the podcast must go on.  Guest host Chad Scoon joins Lane in presenting the only known Halloween episode of Puppet Hunt. A reclusive inventor with a dark past hires the detectives to spend the night investigating a phantom puppet. Nix takes note of the various omens, but is no match for a rare orchid. Meanwhile, an appearance from the ghost of Jerry Blatz only puts Rock in grave danger.   Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Jonathan Stone    

With their vintage radio recordings still under voluntary lockdown, Matt and Lane present an exclusive puppet-related interview. Prepare to get up close and personal with another grandson of LeRoy Scoon, one of the actors who voiced detective Rock Handy in the 1940s. After the guest reveals a tantalizing opportunity, however, the stressors of 2020 conspire to drive a wedge between Matt and Lane, leaving the future of the podcast in peril.

Skype Show, part 1 Though confined at home, Matt and Lane continue in the spirit of their favorite detectives, Rock Handy and Nix Salmon. With all the Puppet Hunt reel-to-reel tapes and vintage vinyl in the quarantine area of his garage, Matt scours the internet and scores a rare interview with a special mystery guest.  Lane wrestles with the harsh reality that for the near future, episodes cannot be evergreen, but rescues hope in a new vision of the show’s website. Cast Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Jonathan Stone

Rock and Nix are hired to find the wayward husband of a beautiful client before his bad luck catches up with him. Can they weave their way through Large Neck's underbelly of Barbers in time to save him or will they cut it too close. Cast: Lane Kenny, Matt Key, Dave Monderine, Darcy Stanforth

Season Two Finale   Looks like you may have voted for a cliffhanger ending to the second season, listeners! A slight plurality of people apparently wanted part five of The Left Handed Quist to begin season three. Since, however, Matt and Lane are contractually bound to produce at least nine episodes per season, here’s your finale: a modern-day odyssey of Puppet Hunt materials hunting, complete with the mysteries, surprises, and dangers found within one of Matt’s storage units.  

The Left Handed Quist, part four Rock Handy hurtles back into action after dodging a spray of machine gun bullets from the puppet of the Left Handed Quist. As predicted, the case goes regional hot. Chase Perkins spearheads the new investigation with his puppet declaring they will collar the criminal in the next five days. Rock goes undercover while Nix searches for the bank president’s missing daughter, Dawson Dundy. The trail of stolen bills, however, leads the detectives to an unexpected twist. Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Jaccques Kilchoer, Alexandra Kraus, Dave Monderine, Darcy Stanforth

The Left Handed Quist, part 3      Nix and Rock connect more dots linking a puppet-hating cop with a string of recent bank heists. The detectives face competition in cracking the case from Chase Perkins, a charming agricultural crimes inspector. Perkins and his French-speaking puppet both have an eye for the bank president’s daughter. Dawson Dundy falls fast until Pierre oversteps his bounds. All the while, the region awaits the next thick fog that conceals the identity and crimes of the Left Handed Quist. Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Jacques Kilchoer, Dave Monderine, Darcy Staniforth

Will Nix regain his voice in time to testify against the crooked developer, Franklin Haddock? Will justice be done? How is this puppet related? Find out in the exciting conclusion of Double Talk!   Cast: Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Alexandra Kraus, Robert Poe, Darcy Stanforth

     Defying the Large Neck police, Rock Handy continues his pursuit of a bank-robbing ventriloquist. Nix Salmon uncovers fresh clues thanks to the industrious street orphan Buddy Boseman. The detectives get hired by a bank president who believes the Left Handed Quist may be targeting more than his branches. Newly arrived agricultural crimes inspector Chase Perkins becomes a prime suspect until the bank president’s daughter presents Nix with an arresting piece of evidence. Cast: Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Dave Monderine, Robert Poe, Darcy Staniforth

     Every time a thick fog fills the streets of Large Neck, a masked ventriloquist and puppet rob a bank at gunpoint. Rock Handy bets the police chief he can solve the case before the cops do. His partner Nix Salmon uncovers a series of curious clues while Rock suspects newly arrived Agricultural Crimes Inspector Chase Perkins and his French-speaking puppet Pierre. But before he can catch the Left Handed Quist in action, Rock gets in hot water with the law.   Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Alexandra Kraus, Jacques Kilchoer, Dave Monderine, Robert Poe, Darcy Staniforth

When crooked developer, Franklin Haddock mussels his way into Large Neck politics, the result is murder. Nix is a witness but how can he testify if he can't even talk?! Find out what happens when Rock has to do all the talking in this episode of Puppet Hunt! Cast: Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Alexandra Kraus, Robert Poe, Darcy Stanforth

    After his puppet perishes in the cannery fire, Rock Handy must track down the scoundrel responsible. But the loss of Jerry induces mood swings and memory loss. Will the newly arrived provisional secretary and aspiring detective Nicolio Salmon be able to fill Jerry’s shoes?  Each step they take reveals a new twist in the labyrinth of Large Neck. The clues all seem to lead back to the beautiful and mysterious ear, nose, and throat specialist, Dr. Gladys Casings.

The thrilling 1st episode, Large Neck Virgin, which appeared on The Cavalcade of Crime syndicated radio program on February 13th, 1947. Starring Le'Roy Scoon as Rock Handy and Carl Frawltie as Nicolio Salmon. Who is killing the ventriloquists in the town of Large Neck and why? Will Rock Handy's new male secretary help crack the case or just make things more confusing? Find out in this heart stopping episode. Cast: Ingrid Garner, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Alexandra Kraus, Robert Poe, Darcy Stanforth

  Matt and Lane catch up on what they've been up to over the summer and what listeners can look forward to coming up soon.

Rock’s appetite for trouble leads him and the orphan Buddy Boseman straight into the clutches of a sinister industrialist.  Meanwhile, Nix must contend with the sudden emergence of Sourpuss and her ventriloquist, both out to avenge her baldness.  Bullets fly in this exhilarating finale to the Sourpuss triad.   Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Darcy Staniforth

The hair loss of Sourpuss has suddenly become an epidemic, threatening all the puppets who perform at the summer resorts.  While Rock pursues Roddy Drake III and his trained squirrel, Nix discovers the ventriloquists have no shortage of enemies in the Fingerlings.  But which one of them is poisoning the water of the Flowage and plotting to silence the puppets of Large Neck? Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Darcy Staniforth

A sultry and starry-eyed hatcheck girl hires the detectives to investigate the poisoning of her boyfriend’s puppet, Sourpuss.  Nix falls hard for Aurora Lusk, even more so when she remembers his name.  Meanwhile, Rock zeroes in on his arch rival Roddy Drake III as the culprit.  But the magician now has a partner of his own to match wits with Rock.  Part one of three for a reason!   Cast: Kevin Beyers, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Darcy Staniforth

Our heroes confront issues of class and privilege as they struggle to solve a baffling murder. The case becomes more complicated as Nix falls for the beautiful widow heiress with a scandalous secret. Whom can you trust when the servents become the masters and the puppets the puppeteers?   Cast: Julian Draven, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Alexandra Kraus, Robert Poe, Adrianna Roze

Rock and Nix don't see eye to eye when a young woman and her trained ape come to them for help. Who is behind the mysterious note threatening her life and why does she seem so familiar to Rock? What is the difference between a monkey and a puppet? Nix teams up with City Functionary, Tina Plotkin to solve the mystery, while Rock confronts his past. Cast: Ingrid Garner, Lane Kenney, Elliot Key, Hilary Key, Matt Key, Judy Mina-Ballard

The thrilling 1st episode, Large Neck Virgin, which appeared on The Cavalcade of Crime syndicated radio program on February 13th, 1947. Starring Le'Roy Scoon as Rock Handy and Carl Frawltie as Nicolio Salmon. Who is killing the ventriloquists in the town of Large Neck and why? Will Rock Handy's new male secretary help crack the case or just make things more confusing? Find out in this heart stopping episode. Cast: Ingrid Garner, Lane Kenney, Matt Key, Alexandra Kraus, Robert Poe, Darcy Stanforth