Podcast Radio Drama Revival

How do you tell entertaining stories for kids about difficult topics? How do you do that by being kind to your audience and to yourself? We're talking about monsters and men, the wicked and the weasels, fables, fae, and fiends. And friends! It's a wide-ranging and wonderful conversation with the incomparable Fred Greenhalgh. Like what you hear? Us …

Monsters may not always have fangs and sometimes they eat children, but in the land of Faerie the courageous can fight back. Join Lizzie on her adventure down the rabbit hole with Of Fae & Fiends. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Of Fae & Fiends and Final Rune Productions on their website. Learn more about how to support Radio Drama Revi…

Why are we afraid of the novel, the new--and how do we handle that fear? What can we learn about Afrofuturism through a non-Western lens? Who are we as parents, and what does being a parent mean? Host Elena Fernandez Collins discusses these questions and more with Safiyah Cheatam & Adetola Abdulkadir of OBSIDIAN. Like what you hear? Us too. You can…

What kinds of futures sit at the intersections of Blackness, science, technology and storytelling? Explore and discover those imaginings with OBSIDIAN, a speculative fiction anthology based in Afrofuturism. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support OBSIDIAN on their website. Mentioned in the Episode: Safiyah Cheatam's article "Making a Case for W…

A beat cop stumbles across one dead body after another, and the common denominator is a most unlikely young woman… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Catherine Kamei, Daamen Krall, Dan Flood, Dana Perry-Hayes, and John C. Alsedek.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

As we come to the close of the first half of our season, here’s an episode that we’ve been champing at the bit to get to: a going deep episode, getting down to the nitty and gritty about digital privacy and responsibility with Serena Rahhal, one of the creators of Signed, Venus. Like what you hear? Us too. You can support Serena Rahhal and her podc…

With the surface of the earth destroyed by nuclear war, a lonely wife who yearns for beauty receives a most unexpected visitor at her window… Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Fritz Leiber, Jr., it stars Jane Casserly, Joe Ochman, and Darren Jacobs.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

When local busybodies catch their friend filling in a hole in her basement, they begin to wonder as to the whereabouts of her philandering husband… Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by John Collier, it stars Hadeel Sittu, Elizabeth Gracen, Adrienne Wilkinson, and John C. Alsedek.…

An alien visitor turns himself over to U.S. authorities, who call in their best interrogator. However, it soon becomes unclear as to who is questioning whom… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Jason E. Kelley, Todd Haberkorn, Talon Beeson, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Daamen Krall.…

When a starliner suffers a catastrophic accident, the two survivors find themselves running low on oxygen, drifting away from each other, and losing all hope of rescue… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Tori Ernst & Talon Beeson.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

Down on his luck and stranded in Las Vegas, a young gambler agrees to bet with a strange foreign man- with his left pinky finger as the stakes... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Roald Dahl, it stars Vic Mignogna, Jonathan Goldstein, Adrienne Wilkinson, Rocky Cerda, and Daamen Krall.…

Burlesque star/cat burglar Kitty Divine finds herself dealing with a challenger on both fronts- a challenger who knows her dual identity... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Adrienne Wilkinson, Ellen Dubin, Dana Perry-Hayes, Dan Flood, and Daniel Hackman.…

Scheming to do away with the husband of his beloved, a Borneo plantation owner concocts a hideous plot involving the tiniest of insects... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Oscar Cook, it stars David Collins, Camden Singer, Ron Bottitta, and Matt Frazier.…

While dueling with an older, more mature rival, a mad scientist finds that the two of them have much more in common than either of them realized... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Drake Bell, Jonathan Goldstein, Adrienne Wilkinson, Janet Von, Sean Hackman, and Steve Moulton.…

While caretaking a remote coastal Maine estate, a young couple finds that the abandoned home down the hill isn’t quite as abandoned as it should be… Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by August Derleth, it stars Graham Skipper, Mark Silverman, Catherine Kamei, Bill Oberst Jr., Joe Ochman, Talon Beeson, a…

When a radio whiz kid becomes absolutely unbearable, his assistant concocts a plot to make him think that his hearing has become hypersensitive... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Roby Wentz, it stars Richard Maritzer, Patrick Hercamp, Chantelle Albers, Graham Skipper, Steve Moulton, and John C. Als…

While visiting her aunt on the Jersey shore, a young girl finds herself inexplicably drawn to a thicket of lilacs- and what they're growing over... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Janet Von, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Darren Jacobs, and Talon Beeson.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

When his wealthy aunt dies after buying a painting that predicts the death of its owner, a man finds out that her death wasn't an accident... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Harold Lawlor, it stars Charles Rahi Chun, Susan Eisenberg, Catherine Kamei, and Rick Federman.…

A hired killer with a conscience finds herself being hunted by a rival- and then the two of them are forced to work together against a common enemy... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Chantelle Albers, Cortney Palm, Jonathan Goldstein, and Catherine Kamei.…

City after city is falling into chaos, and a group of occult researchers could be the key to stopping it- or making a bad situation catastrophic... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, it stars Ahmed Best, Jason E. Kelley, Adrienne Wilkinson, Graham Skipper, Jonathan Goldstein, and Joe O…

When you work on a large team, every person has their job to do... but what happens when you trust your audio editors and line producers with your audio files? Bloopers, of course! This audio was originally released for supporters of our Patreon account. If you'd like access to more bonus content like this and support the show, you can support Radi…

Boston mobsters learn of a series of tunnels underneath the city that they hope to use for running contraband- but an ancient Basque legend may stand in the way… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Scott Henry, Rocky Cerda, Sean Hackman, Daniel Hackman, Catherine Kamei, Daamen Krall, and Dana Perry-Hayes.…

Two strangers in a bar get into a conversation regarding the secret true rulers of Earth- the Martians... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Henry Kuttner, it stars Daamen Krall, Catherine Kamei, and Rocky Cerda.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

Famous cat burglar Kitty Divine steals a cursed painting, and the only way to break the curse is to get someone to steal it from her... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Adrienne Wilkinson, Talon Beeson, Daamen Krall, Dana Perry-Hayes, Crissy Guerrero, Dan Flood, and Christopher Duva.…

After his father murders his philandering stepmother, a young man is determined to make sure he pins the death on her boyfriend... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Cornell Woolrich, it stars Matt Frazier, Jonathan Goldstein, Camden Singer, Vic Mignogna, Rick Federman, Steve Moulton, Daamen Krall, Ad…

When a shady character goes missing, two detectives take up the search- only to learn that sometimes, the best place to hide is in plain sight... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Kin Shriner, Susan Eisenberg, David Collins, Adrienne Wilkinson, Azucena Duran, and Steve Moulton.…

During an oppressive heat wave, two strangers have a premonition involving one another- and possibly a case of murder... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by W.F. Harvey, it stars Talon Beeson, Daamen Krall, and Susan Eisenberg.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

A man is able to see twenty-four hours into the future, but soon learns that even the best of intentions can lead to the direst of consequences... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Graham Skipper, Cheryl Texiera, Susan Eisenberg, Dan Flood, Daamen Krall, Steve Moulton, and Matt Frazier.…

When an exploration vessel finds itself marooned on an alien world, the crew finds itself at odds over what to do in order to survive... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Vic Mignogna, Charles Rahi Chun, Darren Jacobs, Michael Teh, Jonathan Goldstein, and Dana Perry-Hayes.…

While looking into the death of a colleague, a researcher finds himself cursed by the head of a demonic cult... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by M.R. James, it stars David Blue, Hayden Black, Adrienne Wilkinson, Sean Hackman, and Dan Flood.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

Abraham Van Helsing and Jonathan Harker return to Transylvania in order to deal with one final menace- the last of Dracula's wives... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Ellen Dubin, Bill Oberst, Jr., Darren Jacobs, Dana Perry-Hayes, and John C. Alsedek.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

An experiment using hypnotic suggestion to test the limits of human life goes horribly awry- and the worst is yet to come... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Fritz Leiber, Jr., it stars Tony Dow, Peter Jessop, Camden Singer, and Rick Federman.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

A prostitute is given the choice of either kill or be killed- a choice that becomes all the more difficult when she learns that her intended victim is her father... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Cortney Palm, Mark Silverman, and Darren Jacobs.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

This week's interview is chock full of content, and we wouldn't have it any other way! Join Ely and our guest Cole Burkhardt, creator of Null/Void, as they talk about the evil of legalese and corporations, supporting indie creators, data privacy, and making Explicitly Black Queer Art Like what you hear? Us too. You can learn more about Null/Void on…

Newlyweds rent a house in the hills above Hollywood, only to find that it has a closet that cannot be opened- at least, not from the outside... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the radio play by Robert L. Richards, it stars Ron Bottitta, Elizabeth Gracen, Rocky Cerda, Daniel Hackman, Brett Thompson, and Daamen Krall.…

A priceless pair of emeralds are the key to warming U.S./Hungarian relations during the Cold War, but a cunning lady cat burglar has them in her sights... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Adrienne Wilkinson, David Collins, Ron Bottitta, Talon Beeson, Susan Eisenberg, Dana Perry-Hayes, and Steve Moulton…

Two brothers dare to spend the night in an abandoned Southern mansion that lays under a hideous curse... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Robert E. Howard, it stars Scott Henry, Daniel Hackman, Sean Hackman, and Daamen Krall.Bởi SUSPENSE Radio Drama

When a nebbish volunteers to test a fully computerized home, he soon finds that it is willing to assist with every facet of his life- though sometimes just a bit too literally... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Brett Thompson, Adrienne Wilkinson, Dana Perry-Hayes, and Daamen Krall.…

The subway tunnels beneath New York City are home to a special police squad- and the cosmic horror it protects humanity from... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Robert Barbour Johnson, it stars Daamen Krall, Catherine Kamei, Steve Moulton, Sean Hackman, and John Lauver.…

An aging guitar legend, dying and wracked with guilt over the suicide of his devoted wife, challenges Satan to cut heads- with his own soul as the stakes... Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars Christopher Duva, Adrienne Wilkinson, Daniel Hackman, Steve Moulton, Dana Perry-Hayes, and Daamen Krall. Special …

An insurance investigator dealing with a rash of fires in Manhattan begins to suspect that the pyromaniac is his own wife... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by Cornell Woolrich, it stars David Collins, Susan Eisenberg, Adrienne Wilkinson, Christopher Duva, and Steve Moulton.…

Young honeymooners take refuge from a storm in a decaying Southern mansion. But the inhabitants, behind their congeniality, appear to be harboring a dark secret… Written especially for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes, it stars John Lauver, Elizabeth Gracen, Daamen Krall, Dana Perry-Hayes, Sean Hackman, and Steve Moulton.…

An Antarctic research expedition finds something frozen deep in the ice cap- something that is still alive... Adapted for SUSPENSE by John C. Alsedek & Dana Perry-Hayes from the short story by John W. Campbell, it stars Steve Moulton, Sean Hackman, Daamen Krall, Daniel Hackman, Christopher Duva, Jeff Kirshner, and John C. Alsedek.…