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Previously from Electric Vicuna Productions,. collected in this podcast are two decades of audio drama productions and creations from Jack J. Ward including original works, series, fan-fiction, and remakes and reimaginings of audio drama. Jack J. Ward is one of the stalwarts of the modern audio drama movement as he created and co-hosts The Sonic Society (the longest-running showcase of the medium), and is CEO of the Mutual Audio Network (the world's largest curated collection of modern audio drama and audio fiction in podcast form).

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    SCP Podcast #113- Retro Rockets Presents: Nullapath

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 27:05


    Retro Rockets returns with an original tale of the execution of a man whose only crime is he can't fit in with the rest of the town, and the woman who loved him until the end! Starring Mel Rose, Pete Lutz and Lothar Tuppan. Produced by John Bell and written and directed by Jack J. Ward!

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    SCP Podcast #112- Darker Musings Anthology: The Water is Always Bluer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 30:20


    Darker Musings is an anthology series of fantastical mystery and terror. Inspired by Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, Darker Musings always includes an air of another world that may be an alternate universe, or a terrifying nightmare, one in which the characters can not wake up. Darker Musings may not always be horror, but it should always leave you thinking! In this Darker Musings episode, four women have their monthly book club meeting and their world will never be the same. Written and directed by Jack J. Ward. Produced by Austin Beach and starring Jessica Kinney, Mel Rose, Angela Young, Jeffrey Billard, Joe Stofko and introducing Jennifer Tissot.

    SCP Podcast #111- Reimagined Radio's Chaste Kiss & Chrysalis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 59:55


    And we're back with our final salute, for now, to John Barber's Reimagined Radio as he took my two shows "A Chaste Kiss Good-Bye" and "Chrysalis" and put them together for his Valentine's Day spectacular. Let's have a listen shall we?

    SCP Podcast #110- Reimagined Radio's The Fall of the City

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 59:13


    We're back with another episode this month from SCP! This week we continue our trilogy from John Barber's Reimagined Radio with a combination of my script "Great Day for a War" with "Fall of the City". Let's see how it turns out, shall we?

    SCP Podcast #109- Reimagined Radio's Coast to Coast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 60:22


    Happy New Year and welcome back to SCP. This week we begin the first of three episodes from John Barber and Reimagined Radio featuring our work. The first will be some favourites with "Coast to Coast".

    SCP Podcast #108- Bring Up Baby- Act 2 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 72:01


    The 15th season of Sonic Summerstock Playhouse saw a season finale in two parts as Jack Ward adapted the classic "Bringing Up Baby" movie originally starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn both for Mutual Stage and the Playhouse! This week it's the conclusion!

    SCP Podcast #107- Bring Up Baby- Act 1 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 62:38


    The 15th season of Sonic Summerstock Playhouse saw a season finale in two parts as Jack Ward adapted the classic "Bringing Up Baby" movie originally starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn both for Mutual Stage and the Playhouse!

    SCP Podcast #106- Chrysalis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 49:34


    Retro Rockets revisits the classic War of the Worlds from two Welles/Wells and brings its very own Jack J. Ward twist. The Martian invasion starts today!

    SCP Podcast #105- A Chaste Kiss Good-Bye

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 20:16


    Retro Rockets moves to the twilight of humanity as Cassie lives the last moments of her existence with her life-long partner, Paris. Her husband Paris is a robot, and he's part of the quiet removal of humankind.

    SCP Podcast #104- Summer Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 10:16


    Retro Rockets fires lifts off with "Summer Break". It's Summer time and the children are let out for summer break. But all aren't as they appear.

    SCP Podcast #103- Split-Second

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 13:44


    Split-Second- Two men in a tube discussing the fate of humanity while precious time ticks away.

    SCP Podcast #102- Love is Stranger Than Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 42:29


    Summerstock Playhouse is a seasonal series in which fans of old time radio produce new presentations of OTR scripts. From Sonic Cinema Productions and the incredible screwball comedy from FIRST NIGHTER- "Love is Stranger Than Fiction" starring John Bell, Patte Rosebank, Angela Young, Larry Groebe, Joe Stofko, and introducing Paul Arbisi and Trevor Rines!

    SCP Podcast #101- The Long Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 32:49


    Summerstock Playhouse is a seasonal series in which fans of old time radio produce new presentations of OTR scripts. This week The Amigos and Sonic Cinema Productions close the Playhouse for another year as your host David Ault introduces from the classic series Suspense- The Long Night! Hold on to your seat belts! 

    SCP Podcast #100- Retro Rockets Presents "Spirit Drive"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 19:50


    From the far-flung silver age of science fiction, comes a new anthology. Retro Rockets fires off with "Spirit Drive". A space ranger take the final report of a scientist on the death of his colleague on a far-distant moon. But, was it an accident?

    SCP Podcast #99- Reservations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 16:59


    The Wave Front Shorts Series is a science fiction collection with each episode 20 minutes or less. Reservations- Jack Ward takes a comedic look at the Afterlife and Time Travel conundrums. Produced by Austin Beach, this episode stars David Ault, John Bell, Angela Young, Jeffrey Billard, Lothar Tuppan and Jan Didur.

    SCP Podcast #98- Plague Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 8:39


    Darker Musings is an anthology series of fantastical mystery and terror.  Inspired by Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, Darker Musings always includes an air of another world that may be an alternate universe, or a terrifying nightmare, one in which the characters can not wake up.  During a pandemic, all sorts of people have ideas as to who they occur. Things were no different for Mrs. Bitters and Mrs. Sours in the Black Plague. Written and pFrom the Creator of the Sonic Society and the CEO of Mutual Audio Network, Jack J. Ward, writer and executive producer of Sonic Cinema Productions shares his workserformed by Jack J. Ward and John Bell.

    SCP Podcast #97- Barney

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 13:26


    Darker Musings is an anthology series of fantastical mystery and terror.  Inspired by Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, Darker Musings always includes an air of another world that may be an alternate universe, or a terrifying nightmare, one in which the characters can not wake up.  Darker Musings may not always be horror, but it should always leave you thinking! In this Darker Musings episode from the original short story by Will Stanton, John Bell and Karim C. Kronfli bring you the tail of a very mischievious rat.

    SCP Podcast #96- Market Crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 33:41


    The Wave Front Anthology series is a science fiction collection that explores futuristic societies, distopic nightmares, technological travesties and bleak tomorrows and this month in a near future, jobs are scarce and robotic cars are everywhere. As the world falls apart, Jerry and Brooklyn race against time to save the world.. Written by Jack J. Ward. Produced by Richard Frohlich with rough editing by Austin Beach!

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    SCP Podcast #95- Gift of the Magi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2023 30:05


    The Christmas Wreath Anthology are stories both classic and new about the holiday season and in this O. Henry classic remake by Jack J. Ward , John Bell produces with Tanja Milojevic, Erika Sanderson, David Ault, Jeff Billard and Joe Stofko performing for a Christmas tale!

    SCP Podcast #94- Trans-Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 19:04


    At the twilight of humanity, a robot comes to the cabin door of an old woman to have her join the rest of the human species in the Singularity. Jack provides a short from the Wave Front series with "Trans-Humanity" starring Rissa M, Jeff Billard, and Lothar Tuppan!

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    SCP Podcast #93- The Monkey's Paw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 24:52


    It's horror month in the world of Audio Drama, and this month on SCP we have a classic tale adapted by Jack for your chills! It's of course "The Monkey's Paw" starring Joe Stofko, Jeff Billard, Sharon Grunwald, Lothar Tuppan and David Ault!

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    SCP Podcast #92- Alien Invasion Cancelled

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 20:08


    It's a new season as we eclipse many of the old shows and begin with many of the new ones more recently put together. In this Wave Front Short, Jack asks, "What if Aliens came and really saw who we are?" Starring Tanja Milojevic and introducing Duane Noch! Note: SCP will move to a monthly release at the begnning of each month as Jack gets used to country living and a new job!

    SCP Podcast #91- Our Miss Brooks and Another 5 Minute Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 36:03


    In the Summer of 2019, Jack J. Ward and the Shadowlands troop put together a full length audio comedy of the classic pilot of "Our Miss Brooks" and "Another 5 Minute Mystery". With Summer behind us, let's add one more tale to our memories of the season!

    SCP Podcast #90- Here Comes Mr. Jordan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 71:26


    From the Sonic Summerstock OTR Recreations of 2022, Jack and company produce through Zoom a delightful tale of life, death, life, death, and life again! All with a sour noted saxophone in "Here Comes Mr. Jordan!" introducing Tom Konkle.

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    SCP Podcast #89- Murder on Mike

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 33:22


    This week The Amigos and Sonic Cinema Productions arrive at the Playhouse as your host David Ault introduces the feature recreation from the classic series Suspense with Murder on Mike! Revenge is a dish best served on radio!

    SCP Podcast #88- X-Minus One: Junkyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 37:05


    The Amigos and Sonic Cinema Productions presents X-Minus One's Junkyard for this year's recreation.

    SCP Podcast #87- Stagecoach

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 30:01


    From the Screen Director's Guild Assignment and NBC Theater, Sonic Cinema Productions and the Shadowlands Players bring you an adaptation of the famous John Ford classic “Stagecoach!”. Western skies from Jack J. Ward and SCP!

    SCP Podcast #86- Jack Ward Benny and Who's on First?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 43:25


    We begin with a Christmas special from 2013 where Jack finds himself trapped in the Jack Benny show as Mr. Benny himself and ends with the short Who's on First? In the Summer of 2016, Jack J. Ward and Keith Morrison took a stab at the classic comedy sketch by the incredible and timeless Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

    SCP Podcast #85- The Tell-Tale Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 15:51


    The Tell-Tale Heart- In the Summer of 2015, David Ault and Jack Ward brought this classic Edgar Allan Poe short to the Summerstock Playhouse. and co-starring Jack Ward, and special guest stars from The No Sleep Podcast, and showcasing the heart-stopping terror-filled music of Sharon Bee.

    SCP Podcast #84- My Friend Irma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 29:56


     In the Summer of 2016, Jack J. Ward and the Shadowlands troop put together a full length audio comedy of the classic pilot of My Friend Irma"

    SCP Podcast #83- Gunsmoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 20:53


    Gunsmoke- In the Summer of 2016, Jack J. Ward and the Shadowlands troop put together a full length audio western of the classic episode "Sins of the Father" from Gunsmoke.

    SCP Podcast #82- Candy Matson- The Black Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 31:54


    Candy Matson- The Black Cat- In the Summer of 2016, Jack J. Ward and the Shadowlands troop put together a full length audio detective show of the episode "The Black Cat" from Candy Matson

    SCP Podcast #81- Right Number, Wrong Party- 20th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 41:58


    Right Number, Wrong Party- After 20 years of writing this script, Jack Ward and Lothar Tuppan reproduce this original noir once inspired from "Sorry, Wrong Number" from Suspense!

    SCP Podcast #80- John

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 10:56


    From The Dead Line Anthology Shorts series- John- An intimate encounter proves the final meeting of a long lonely road.

    SCP Podcast #79- Duel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 11:43


    From The Deadline Shorts Anthology! Duel- Two men of wealth and influence from two different social spectrums meet to solve a problem- permanently.

    SCP Podcast #78- Sherry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 7:33


    From The Dead Line Anthology Shorts! Sherry- A terror-filled nightmare.

    SCP Podcast #77- Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 8:29


    From the Dead Line Anthology Series- A cold bar, a visitor, and an unwanted anniversary.

    SCP Podcast #76- Bravery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 13:11


    From the Darker Musings Anthology series."Bravery" is a tale of fear about when a simple childhood prank crosses an urban legend. By Jack Ward and starring all three of his boys.

    SCP Podcast #75- Gate #10- Revelations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 28:59


    Gate- The Gate Between Worlds concludes this week with episode #10- Revelations!

    SCP Podcast #74- Gate #9- Grandfathering Clause

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 27:22


    The Grandfather Demon finally makes his move as part of the conclusio of Gate begins with episode #9- Grandfathering Clause!

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    SCP Podcast #73- Gate #8- Runners High

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 26:00


    Charles T. Conrad guest stars as episode #8 brings us "Runners High"!

    SCP Podcast #72- Gate #7- Mirror Image

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 28:57


    Mac is in the hospital. Gate faces the El Toro demon. All this and this episode specially produced by Bill Hollweg!

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