Sergeant Preston of the Yukon was one of the greatest juvenile adventure radio series ever - part of a trinity of kids' shows that originated from Station WXYZ in Detroit. (The other two were The Green Hornet and most famously, The Lone Ranger.)

 For 16 years on the radio airwaves, Preston the Mountie and his dog Yukon King maintained  law and order in the wilds of the frozen Northwest, racking up hundreds of red-blooded audio dramas before he and his huskies trekked to television. Project Audion has located a MISSING episode's script that originally aired on May 25, 1955 -- just two weeks before show ended its run. What's more, we are delighted to feature 94-year-old Chuck Daugherty, who was actually heard in some of the original Preston series episodes during his time at WXYZ over 70 years ago. He's part of a terrifically talented coast-to-coast cast for this episode, recorded live via Zoom.

OUR CAST:

Vincent Caruso in New York

Chuck Daugherty in Detroit, Michigan

Hunter Adkins in Salisbury, Maryland

Kyle Bonn in the wilds of Oregon

Frank Guglielmelli in Philadelphia

Glenn Hascall in Dodge City, Kansas

Craig Wichman in New York

and Larry Groebe (woof!) in Dallas, Texas

GRAY AREA PRODUCTIONS Presents "The Yellow Wallpaper"

From Edward Champion, creator of The Gray Area audio drama series, comes this exciting modernization of the classic 1892 story, “The Yellow Wallpaper“, from Charlotte Perkins Gilman. When a woman is captivated by the patterns of the wallpaper in her home, a powerful testament in psychological terror is the result!

Bat-Supe! Episode 35: Is There Another Superman Part 9

abVoices presents: Bat-Supe! Old Time Radio’s “Adventures of Superman” featuring Superman and the Dynamic Duo! 

Superman believes he spotted his impostor flying high above Lordville! Flying off to confront him, he left Batman and Robin behind to wait and worry. Suddenly, they spotted their friend walking through town. Or was it? Fearing the imposter defeated Superman, the Dynamic Duo watches helplessly as another bank robbery unfolds before them! Plus, in today's Important Message, we'll have another visit from our old pal Superman himself!

Part 9 of “Is There Another Superman” was originally broadcast on February 8, 1946

MISFITS AUDIO: The Lone Ranger, ep. 11 "Smoke Over Missouri"

The Lone Ranger helps prevent the sabotage of a riverboat bound for St Louis that is carrying damning evidence against a crew of crooked fur traders.

Jon Specht as The Announcer
Bobbie Owens as Lola
Larry Phelen as Earl Medbury
Paul Lavelle as Jeff Strider
Pete Lutz as Skinner Fleet
Mike Hennessy as Pete Marvin
Pete Lutz as Indians 1 and 2
Glenn Hascall as Prince Totowaiku
Bill and James Smagata as the Dock Hands
Tom Chalker as the Sheriff
With
Capt. John Tadrzak as Tonto
And
Jim Patton as Lone Ranger

Commercial Written and Produced by John Bell

Art and Direction by Jim Smagata

It's a double-feature from Classic Radio Road Show, performed before a live audience. 

Gunsmoke represents the rarest of phenomena in the annals of radio and television. It not only ran for decades, but it also introduced to the public a cast of characters that gradually took on mythic proportions and forever became part of the popular consciousness. SuZanne and Gabor Barabas, the authors of the preeminent book on the history of both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke, were on hand at this live performance to talk afterward about the series and answer questions.

Frontier Gentleman was one of several "adult westerns," along with Gunsmoke and others, that appeared on radio and television in the early 1950s. The genre was described as "grittier, more realistic", and clearly intended for an older audience. 

 Cast of Gunsmoke: 

Elaine Steelman as Kitty

Marcia Finn as Edna

Michael Bürgi as Chester

Brian Hotaling as Mitt Dillon

Anthony Aversano as Doc

Duane Noch as Hans Gruber

Sheldon Fallon as Mr. Jonas

Cast of Frontier Gentleman: 

Michael Bürgi as Announcer and C.B.

Brian Hotaling as Kendall

Marcia Finn as Black

Anthony Aversano as Charlie

Duane Noch as Beljoy

Sheldon and Roberta Fallon as Mr. & Mrs. Willis

Laurie Noch as Mercy Day

Elaine Steelman as Mrs. Beljoy

Bat-Supe! Episode 34: Is There Another Superman Part 8

abVoices presents: Bat-Supe! Old Time Radio’s “Adventures of Superman” featuring Superman and the Dynamic Duo! 

Clark Kent has made a deal with Inspector Henderson to keep him from releasing the evidence against Superman: he’ll produce the real bank robber in 24 hours, or he’ll make sure that Superman turns himself in! The pressure is on for Superman, Batman, and Robin to get to the bottom of the bank robberies! Plus, in today’s Important Message, thugs and criminals couldn’t take down Superman. Could Bat-Supe be the secret to your success?

Part 8 of “Is There Another Superman” was originally broadcast on February 7, 1946!

AUDIO GROOVE CATS present: X-Minus-One, The C-Chute

The Amigos and Audio Groove Cats present Isaac Asimov’s classic science fiction tale, The C-Chute. In their remake of a classic X-Minus One episode, the passengers on a spaceship are taken prisoner--will they go quietly, or will they garner the courage to set themselves free?

Cast 

NBC/Announcer: JOHN BELL

Stuart: LOTHAR TUPPAN

Voice   : JEFF BILLARD

LeBlanc: LARRY GROEBE

Colonel: DAVID AULT

A. Polyorketes: JOHN BELL

D. Polyorketes: PETE LUTZ

Mullen: JACK WARD

Kloro: JOHN BELL

A Twelve Chimes Chat - The Inspiration of “Lights Out”

Join us now for a discussion on the topic of Twelve Chimes’ main inspiration, the old-time radio show "Lights Out," with Twelve Chimes creator/director/producer Aimee Pavy and actor, filmmaker, and podcaster Brett Stillo.

TWELVE CHIMES IT'S MIDNIGHT Episode 2: The Darkness

Join us now for "The Darkness," play 2 of the new-old-time radio/audio drama, Twelve Chimes It's Midnight. Old houses often make strange noises. Sometimes it’s just the house settling … sometimes it’s a problem with the pipes … sometimes it’s something more sinister.

 CREDITS:
Writer/Producer/Director: Aimee Pavy
Narrator: Josh Horowitz
John: Aaron Seymour
Becky: Aimee Pavy
Cover Art: Jeff Heermann
Logo Design: Michael Dern

The Amigos and Audio Groove Cats present Ray Bradbury’s Mars is Heaven, a re-imagining of the classic X-Minus One episode where humans land on Mars for the first time and…well, you won’t believe what they find. (Originally released in 2020.)

CAST:

Captain Black: PETE LUTZ

Dr. Horst: LOTHAR TUPPAN

Hinkston: CHRISTIAN FERRIS

Lustig: TANJA MILOJEVIC

Masters: JEFFREY BILLARD

Old Woman: SARAH GOLDING

Grandma: LISA MICHAUD

Grandpa: JOE STOFKO

Mom: JANET DIDUR

Dad: BOB BOCK

Edward: JACK WARD

No Soap Radio - X Minus One: The Parade

Our 11th NO SOAP RADIO production created in April, 2025. This is a recreation of The X MINUS ONE radio episode..."THE PARADE". This episode introduces two new actors to the No Soap family: Andy Hartson-Bowyer, and Pete Lutz of the Narada Radio Co. The show was produced, directed and edited by Paul Kovit. 

CAST:
Andy Hartson-Bowyer as Sid Ryan
Paul Patterson as Luchar
Annette Bochenek as Ada Shackley
John Bell as Ken Dailey
Zach Eastman as Oliver
Victoria Gordon as The Telephone Operator and Parade Watcher
Larry Groebe as Adolph
Paul Kovit as Sammy Sorrell
Tony Semczuk as Commissioner Patrick and Sgt. Cassidy
Pete Lutz as Marty Sanford
Laura Mirsky as Gloria Montez
John Henderson as The Announcer
The Henderson Kids as Parade Watchers

Project Audion 69 - Suspense: Deadline

Project Audion kicks off its sixth season by once again returning to that all-time classic audio drama, Suspense.  We've again accessed a script from one of the very few lost episodes of the show, and are bringing back many of the actors from Audion's very first show in 2020 to recreate it.  This episode, titled "Deadline," was originally broadcast in June 1950 with Broderick Crawford. It is a powerhouse story of a newspaper editor whose fast-breaking stories on the Chicago underworld increase his paper's circulation beyond his wildest dreams... but which may also prove to be the stuff of his nightmares. It is indeed a classic tale "well-calculated to keep you in..." SUSPENSE!

Pete Lutz in Texas

Doug Fain in Kentucky

Richard Huitema in Florida

Scott McKinley in New Jersey

Patte Rosebank in Toronto Canada

Craig Wichman in New York

Production, direction, music and sound patterns by Larry Groebe

Project Audion 66 - The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Project Audion brings you "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," recreating an episode which has remained unheard for eighty years.

There's no more famous detective, real or imagined, than Holmes. His creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, pretty much defined the mystery-detective story, and 138 years later Holmes and Watson are still part of popular culture. In 1945, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed them weekly on the Mutual Radio network. Our selected script (which aired only once, on January 15, 1945) "The Curse of Doctor Anselmo," carries its own mystery - the secret identity of the man who co-wrote it pseudonymously. Will you discover whodunnit? Will Holmes fall under Anselmo's curse? Will the Petri family take the time to bring you good wine? All will be revealed in this delightful half hour audio drama, faithful to the original series' sound and spirit.

Adventures of the Federated Tec, Season 2, Episode 10: Who Killed Bob Teal?

In this exciting second-season finale, our hero gets an assignment that hits too close to home: Find the person who murdered another Federated operative, young Bob Teal. The Tec, along with San Francisco Police Detective George Dean, soon starts sniffing out the trail of the most obvious suspect...but our nameless protagonist eventually begins to wonder if maybe they're after the wrong guy. 

Adapted by Pete Lutz from the story of the same name, originally published in the November, 1924 issue of True Detective magazine. Produced and directed by Pete Lutz. Mixing and mastering by 63audio, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Our cast consisted of the following Narada Radio Company players:

Darren Rockhold as THE ANNOUNCER

Pete Lutz as THE TEC

Joe Stofko as THE OLD MAN

Frank Guglielmelli as OGBURN

Ian Federgreen as BOB TEAL

John Bell as DETECTIVE DEAN

Rhiannon McAfee as MAE LANDIS

Geri Elliff as THE LANDLADY 

Jeff Moon as WHITACRE

The theme, and some incidental music, were composed and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt. 

FEDERATED TEC FANS! We're happy to report that a third season is in the works. Scripts have been written for 11 episodes so far, with a likely four more to go. Each season gets longer than the previous one, because Hammett's stories, for the most part, kept getting longer, better, and more detailed, as his writing skills improved. As a huge fan of Hammett for more than 40 years, I have no desire to condense these longer tales, preferring instead to split them, as you saw in S2, into multi-episode dramas -- S2 alone had three longer stories split into two-parters, for example. Well, S3 will have both two- and three-part story arcs, full of the Hammett hard-boiled style, full of intrigue, and full of the unusual characters he was famous for. You won't wanna miss it!

Here's the line-up for Season Three -- and just for simplicity's sake, we'll be shortening our series title to The Federated Tec:

1. Mike, Alec, or Rufus?

2-3. The Whosis Kid

4-5. The Scorched Face

6-8. Corkscrew

9-11. The Daiwan of Chinatown (orig. title Dead Yellow Women)

12-14. The Gutting of Couffignal

15. The Creeping Siamese

COMING SOON FROM 63AUDIO!

THE CELLAR MS4 EP4: RETURN TO THE SABBATH

RATED PG

For adult language and depictions of violence. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.

Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the fourth of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better. 

Episode 4, Return to the Sabbath, is set in 1930s Hollywood. A film studio public relations man relates his negative experience with hiring a horror actor. Adapted from a short story by Robert Bloch, and directed/produced by Pete Lutz.

CAST:

CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young

ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines

MILO MAYO: Andy Hartson-Bowyer

LESLIE KINCAID: Rhiannon McAfee 

EDWARD RELCH: David Ian

THE STUDIO BOSS: Nick Wommack 

BLESKIND: Austin Beach 

VITO: George Hatfield 

KARL JORLA: Tom Konkle 

THE REPORTER: Dana Gonsalves 

SYLVIA CHANNING: Carole Krohn

The Cellar theme by Tom Rory Parsons

Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt 

THE CELLAR MS4 EP1: INCIDENT IN THE LIGHTHOUSE

WARNING: RATED NC-17

For adult language, sexual situations, violence. LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED.

Welcome to the fourth miniseries of The Cellar! This is the first of five planned episodes of this long-running series, and in our humble opinion, the plays keep getting better and better. 

Episode 1, Incident in the Lighthouse, is set in early 20th-century France, in a coastal town. Lighthouse-keeper Remy is a shy young man, very pious, whose older brother Remy, a sailor, is 180° different -- fun-loving, irreverent, and impulsive. When they get together, Remy brings along two women of questionable morals. When the brothers learn that their mother is in danger, will Remy deal with the stress in a positive way? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT!

CAST:

CADAVERA QUIVRY (Host): Angela Young

ANNOUNCER: Trevor Rines

FLEUR: Carole Krohn

LISETTE: Aileen Corpos

THE PRIEST: Chuck Wilson

ACHILLE: Mark Kalita

REMY: Ian Federgreen

PADRIG: Les Marsden 

Theme composed & performed by Tom Rory Parsons

Additional music by Dr. Ross Bernhardt

In terms of sheer fun and laughter during radio's classic mid-century era, it's hard to beat the Phil Harris/Alice Faye show. A spinoff from Jack Benny, bandleader Phil Harris and his family found themselves in classic sitcom predicaments week after week. Now, Robert L. Mills, former writer for Bob Hope, has created another fresh script that brings all those characters -- including Frankie Remley, Julius, brother Willie, your friendly Rexall druggist and others -- back to life.

Project Audion's talented voice actors came together live with a virtual studio audience to create a delightful - and delightfully accurate - recreation of a radio comedy classic:

PETE LUTZ in Texas (Phil)

ANGELA YOUNG in Florida (Alice and Nurse Syringe)

DUANE NOCH in New Jersey (Remley)

JULIE HOVERSON in Washington (Julius)

BOB BEAUMONT in California (Willie/Doctor)

MEL ROSE in Pennsylvania (Phyllis/Little Alice/Store Patron)

HARRY MIDDLEBROOKS in California (Admiral)

RANDY KERDOON in Washington (Announcer)

ROBERT L. MILLS, in California, who also scripted the show (Druggist)

Production was handled in Texas by Larry Groebe

S2 E8 - The Golden Horseshoe, part 1

In this two-part adventure, the Tec is sent by a worried wife down to Tijuana, Mexico, to find her husband. Our hero has a swell time south of the border, but when he returns, he finds a house full of murder! Story by Dashiell Hammett, adapted and dramatized by Pete Lutz.

CAST:

Pete Lutz as THE TEC

Noah Diamond as VANCE RICHMOND

Amanda Sisk as MRS. ASHCRAFT

Carole Krohn as the LANDLADY

Jeff Moon as ED BOHANNON

Paul Arbisi as LUSK and JAMOCHA

John Bell as THE POLICE CAPTAIN, THE BARTENDER and PEDRO

Frank Guglielmelli as THE NEIGHBOR and THE COP

Angela Young as CORA and the STENOGRAPHER

Rhiannon McAfee as KEWPIE

Joe Stofko as the OLD MAN and

Jason D. Johnson as O'GAR

With Darren Rockhold as THE ANNOUNCER GUY

Music by Ross Bernhardt. Post-production and mixing by Fishbonius Sound Design.

PROJECT AUDION EPISODE 56 - The Jack Benny Program w/guest star James Stewart (orig. rel. 6/14/24)

Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully, it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter! 

 JOHN BELL (as Jack) In Alabama

SCOTT MCKINLEY (as James Stewart) in New Jersey

ANGELA YOUNG (as Mary) in Florida

PAUL PATTERSON (as Rochester) in Georgia

PETE LUTZ (as Mel Blanc/Phil Harris) in Texas 

BOB BEAUMONT (as Dennis Day/Frank Nelson) in California 

RACHEL PULLIAM (as child) in Missouri 

KEN JEFFRIES (as Don Wilson) in California

LARRY GROEBE produced and directed from Texas

SUSPENSE, Episode 55

Premiered May 10, 2024

Suspense is one of classic radio's most highly-regarded dramas -- with good reason. It sustained a remarkably high quality level of dramatic tension for 20 years, as the many surviving recordings attest. But a handful of episodes are lost - and Project Audion now recreates one of them. "The Life of Nellie James" was intended as Suspense's premiere, but circumstances pushed it back to the third episode. It was performed once, live, on July 1, 1942, but never heard again. Until now -- as Project Audion, kicking off its fifth season, brings together a transcontinental cast in a live transcription of "The Life of Nellie James" from the original 1942 script. A dreadful murder takes place in the Simon James home, and justice is done ...or is it? It's a tale well-calculated to keep you in ...Suspense!

Featured in our cast are –

Patte Rosebank in Canada

Tim Burns in Kansas

Andy Hartson-Bowyer in Virginia

Richard Huitema in Florida

Mel Rose in Pennsylvania

Pete Lutz in Texas

Art Brown in California

Denny Thompson in Colorado

Frank Guglielmelli in Pennsylvania

Sharon Grunwald in New Jersey

Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas

THE MAN CALLED "X", Episode 54

Premiered Apr 12, 2024

A spy caper always makes for a good show. Start with a suave man of mystery, sprinkle in some far-off exotic locales, and stir in some evil enemies of democracy and beautiful women. The result: James Bond? No, "The Man Called X" -- which broadcast several hundred episodes on network radio from 1944 through 1952. Unflappable British actor Herbert Marshall originally played American agent Ken Thurston, AKA the man called X. Project Audion now recreates the very first episode of "The Man Called X," from a script which has not been heard since its premiere in July 1944! The action of "The Cage of Europe" is set in wartime Lisbon (you know, where Ilsa flew off to in "Casablanca." Audion's recreation features voice actors performing live on both sides of the Atlantic for this half hour of what was described as in 1944 as a "comedy-mystery," and which eighty years later is still highly entertaining!

Featuring –

David Ault in England

Jack Ward in Canada

Laura Mirsky in New Jersey

George Taylor in Tennessee

Jane Beverley in New Jersey

Jeff Billard in Massachusetts

Caleb Fisher in Virginia

Joe Mendell in England

Robert Stevenson in Indiana

Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas

DAMON RUNYON THEATRE, Episode 53

Premiered Mar 8, 2024

"The Damon Runyon Theatre", a syndicated radio series from 1949 relating stories of New York's "guys and dolls" -- mobsters and dames, gamblers and frails, saints and sinners -- which newspaperman and sportswriter Damon Runyon colorfully brought to life in decades of short stories. They may have been gangsters, but they often had hearts of gold underneath - plus a unique present-tense way of speaking which has come to be known as "Runyonesque." The Damon Runyon Theatre recorded 52 charming half-hour versions of his stories, and those got writer Casey Keller (Beakman's World, The Love Boat) wanting more. So he's written a new episode, and Project Audion brings you the world premiere of his Runyonesque tale, "Ringside Rosie." Our transcontinental cast is captured live in performance, just like they did in 1949, for a delightful story about a doll who loved boxing, and the guy who loved her.

Our cast includes:

Duane Noch in New Jersey

Don Paul in California

Andy Hartson-Bowyer in Virginia

Jacob Palka in Illinois

Stanley Dyrector in California

Paul Arbisi in Illinois

Reg Platt in Texas

Susan Platt in Texas

Casey Keller in California

with the production under the supervision of Larry Groebe in Texas

CRIME CLASSICS, Episode 52

Premiered Feb 9, 2024

The first woman executed for murder in the United States was hanged in 1778. In 1953 her shocking tale of love, hate, conspiracy, and murder was brought to life in the audition script for a new CBS radio drama series - "Crime Classics." Crime Classics was a sort of mid-century predecessor to today's true-crime podcasts. The audition episode, titled "The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner," featured some of radio's finest actors, writers, directors, and musicians. Unfortunately, this thoughtful adult true crime series only lasted a year before succumbing to the inexorable advance of television. Now, Project Audion premieres a recreation of the show using the original, uncut audition script, including material that never aired seventy years ago. In addition, we visit with Andrew Noone, author of a recent book on the 1778 murder, trial, and execution of Spooner. Join us and listen to the modern passions that inflamed Revolutionary America, as our transcontinental cast gathers via Zoom to perform a true "Crime Classic."

The cast includes –

David Phillips in Virginia

Patte Rosebank in Toronto Canada

Kyle Bonn in Oregon

Scott McKinley in New Jersey

Mick Wheaton in Washington

Pete Fernbaugh in West Virginia

Tom Konkle in California

Donna Patton in Tennessee

while Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas

Western hero Jake Dimes, Range Detective, is back for another very special holiday tale, "Santa Claus of Bitter Creek". Jake and his sidekick Briar Buck spin a Christmas yarn for their wives and in-laws when they all gather for the holidays: A cowboy who has lost his faith in Christmas gets it back in spades when he helps a youngster buy presents for his mother. It's a heart-warming tale that's perfect for Christmas! Written and directed by Pete Lutz – adapted from a short story by A. C. Abbott, and starring the Narada Radio Company.

With the voice talents of:

Cannonball Kelly as YOUR ANNOUNCER

Dana Gonsalves as JAKE DIMES

Victoria Fancki as CHRIS GREENSLATE DIMES 

Austin Beach as BRIAR BUCK 

Nancy Bueler as MOLLY SUTCLIFFE BUCK 

Joe Stofko as FRED GREENSLATE 

Glenn Hascall as SLIM SUTCLIFFE and

Debby Gonzales Ramirez as LUPE; with

Philboyd Studge as JEFF MITCHELL 

Isla Braly as BUD

Pete Lutz as MIKE GABBY 

Paul Patterson as JIM BAILEY and

Lisa Michaud as BUD'S MOTHER 

The Jake Dimes Theme was composed by Pete Lutz, arranged and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt.