WELCOME TO THE PILOT EPISODE OF A VERY SPECIAL SERIES...

"Adventures of the Federated Tec"! A series of 8 initial episodes of 7 dramatized stories featuring Dashiell Hammett's nameless detective. We call him the Federated Tec ("Tec" being short for detective), but you probably know him as something else. We've chosen Hammett's first few stories that have moved into the public domain, and have done our best to stay true to the originals -- and why not? The originals are just fine, as far as we're concerned.

We proudly present episode one, "Arson Plus", Hammett's first published story, from 1923. We hope you enjoy it and will join us for future episodes. 

In his first adventure, the Tec is called out to Sacramento County to help the Sheriff's Dept. with a strange arson case -- one that involves the death of a man who made a deep impression on everyone he met -- but whom nobody seemed to truly know. An exciting first outing for our unnamed detective!

ADVENTURES OF THE FEDERATED TEC WAS CONCEIVED BY PETE LUTZ AND DEVELOPED BY PETE LUTZ AND MARK SLADE. "Arson Plus" was dramatized, directed and produced by Pete Lutz. Mixing and post-production was by Daniel French of Fishbonius Sound Design.

Our Cast consisted of the following players:

THE FEDERATED TEC, DEPUTIES McHALE and MACKLIN, the ESTATE AGENT, SERGEANT O'GAR, and the NIGHT CLERK: Pete Lutz

SHERIFF TARR: Paul Arbisi 

DEPUTY McCLUMP: Mark Kalita

MR. COONS: Joe Stofko 

MR. ALLIS, MR. PRINGLE, MR. LUCE and THE HOTEL MANAGER: John Bell 

HENDERSON and the BANK MANAGER: Jeff Moon

MRS. JABINE and the Voice of the TELEGRAM: Geri Elliff 

PHILO: Frank Guglielmelli

EVELYN TROWBRIDGE: Rhiannon McAfee

PHILO'S SON: Rudy Good

MR. JEFFERS and YOUR ANNOUNCER: Monte Bratten

Theme and Incidental music composed and performed by Dr. Ross Bernhardt

Join us again soon for Episode Two – THE GATEWOOD CAPER! AND BE SURE TO HEAR ALL EPISODES OF THIS SERIES, RIGHT HERE ON MOONLIGHT AUDIO!

Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina.  But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus. Appropriate for listeners of all ages.

IN THIS EPISODE:  Five cases and midway through the semester, Zina understandably feels a little overwhelmed from her unexpected case load of academic dishonesty investigations. However, what kind of dirt could Dean Tukeva have to make her jump back in detective mode? EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WILL ANDERSON

Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina.  But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus. Appropriate for listeners of all ages.

IN THIS EPISODE: A professor has suspicions that a star player for CPSU's football team might be getting a bit too much help with his schoolwork. Is she right to throw a flag on the play? And can you make the call before Zina weighs in the final judgment? EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WILL ANDERSON

Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina.  But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus. Appropriate for listeners of all ages.

IN THIS EPISODE: Zina gets called in to investigate some missing exams from a professor’s office, when she encounters her old nemesis Caitlyn. Surely, she couldn’t be at again, could she? Or can a leopard not change her spots? Keep your eyes open, as things are not always where they appear. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WILL ANDERSON

Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina.  But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus. Appropriate for listeners of all ages.

IN THIS EPISODE: Zina gets a letter from a student in financial trouble wondering if she should accept money from her parents when she knows there are strings attached. Meanwhile, Dean Tukeva has suspicions about an introductory statistics class where several sections have an overwhelming majority of the students getting an A. Can you break the curve and solve the case? EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WILL ANDERSON

Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina.  But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus. Appropriate for listeners of all ages.

IN THIS EPISODE: Jordan assigns Zina a letter for her Answergirl column about a roommate dispute over misinterpreted body language. Before Zina can take care of the question, she’s called in to meet with the new Dean of Students, Dean Tukeva, who asks her to follow up on a professor’s request to investigate cheating on her exams. Is there something going on, or is the prof just paranoid? The answers are all there for you to figure it out! EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WILL ANDERSON

Ask Answergirl is unique eleven-part collaborative audio drama experience created by Central Michigan University College of the Arts and Media faculty and students. Each episode contains a mini-mystery designed to invite listeners to use their ears – and their brains – to solve the case before Zina.  But don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees and miss the far bigger mystery bubbling beneath the surface of the bucolic CPSU campus. Appropriate for listeners of all ages.

IN THIS EPISODE: Meet Zina Roberts, a college sophomore who has an advice column in the college newspaper. She also moonlights as Compass Point State University’s secret weapon in bringing campus cheaters to justice. But she needs to keep that on the down low, because “snitches get stitches at CPSU.” In this, our pilot episode, Zina is called upon to figure out who is selling copies of a class exam. Can she do it given the time she has? Moreover, can you solve the case before she does? EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, WILL ANDERSON

ALL'S FAIR, EPISODE 6/F (SCI-FI)

A sci-fi series with 2 timelines to choose from: Joshua's Timeline, 1-6; or Elizabeth's Timeline, A-F. This episode stars Tanja Milojevic and Pete Lutz. Written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick, produced by/music by Tom Rory Parsons.

Find out more at the ALL'S FAIR Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/allsfairaudiodrama/

And at the ALL'S FAIR Twitter feed: @AllsFairaudio

ALL'S FAIR, EPISODE 5/D (SCI-FI)

A sci-fi series with 2 timelines to choose from: Joshua's Timeline, 1-6; or Elizabeth's Timeline, A-F. This episode stars Tanja Milojevic and Pete Lutz. Written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick, produced by/music by Tom Rory Parsons.

Find out more at the ALL'S FAIR Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/allsfairaudiodrama/

And at the ALL'S FAIR Twitter feed: @AllsFairaudio

ALL'S FAIR, EPISODE 4/B (SCI-FI)

A sci-fi series with 2 timelines to choose from: Joshua's Timeline, 1-6; or Elizabeth's Timeline, A-F. This episode stars Tanja Milojevic, Pete Lutz and Karim Kronfli. Written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick, produced by/music by Tom Rory Parsons.

Find out more at the ALL'S FAIR Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/allsfairaudiodrama/

And at the ALL'S FAIR Twitter feed: @AllsFairaudio

ALL'S FAIR, EPISODE 3/C (SCI-FI)

A sci-fi series with 2 timelines to choose from: Joshua's Timeline, 1-6; or Elizabeth's Timeline, A-F.  This episode stars Tanja Milojevic, Pete Lutz and Owen McCuen. Written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick, produced by/music by Tom Rory Parsons.

Find out more at the ALL'S FAIR Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/allsfairaudiodrama/

And at the ALL'S FAIR Twitter feed: @AllsFairaudio

ALL'S FAIR, EPISODE 2/A (SCI-FI)
A sci-fi series with 2 timelines to choose from: Joshua's Timeline, 1-6; or Elizabeth's Timeline, A-F. This episode stars Tanja Milojevic, Pete Lutz and Boyd Barrett. Written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick, produced by/music by Tom Rory Parsons.

Find out more at the ALL'S FAIR Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/allsfairaudiodrama/

And at the ALL'S FAIR Twitter feed: @AllsFairaudio

ALL'S FAIR, EPISODE 1/E (SCI-FI)

A sci-fi series with 2 timelines to choose from: Joshua's Timeline, 1-6; or Elizabeth's Timeline, A-F. This episode stars Tanja Milojevic as Elizabeth, Pete Lutz as Joshua, and David O Steele. Written by Lewis Blemings-Derrick, produced by/music by Tom Rory Parsons.

Find out more at the ALL'S FAIR Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/allsfairaudiodrama/

And at the ALL'S FAIR Twitter feed: @AllsFairaudio

THE MAN WITH NO FACE, originally released in April 2020 on the Mutual Audio Network, is an adaptation by Pete Lutz of a short story by G. M. Benson, originally published in the 1920s. This tale of psychic phenomenon has been brought into the present day, and has suffered not a bit, we believe, by its slight modernization. NARADA RADIO COMPANY

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

THE DOCTOR: Julia Eve

MRS SMITH: Angel Leigh McCoy

MR SMITH: Pete Lutz

MUSIC COMPOSED BY Dr. Ross Bernhardt

THE BIRD AND THE SNAKE, adapted by Pete Lutz from a story by Clem Hanlon. NARADA RADIO COMPANY

RATED R. The Series Finale of Pulp-Pourri Theatre, "The Bird and the Snake" comes from a 1959 issue of Adam Magazine, a slick "girlie-mag", so not technically a pulp story, yet Clem Hanlon's tale of a Polish-American cop in Chi-town really smacks of the pulp style. I'm proud of this final series episode, and feel that with it, we sent Pulp-Pourri Theatre out with a real bang, and not a whimper. I hope you feel the same after hearing it.

Our theme, and transitional music, was specially composed for this episode by Katharine Seaton. I absolutely love what she did here.

HERE'S OUR CAST:

SOPHY SIENKIEWICZ: Geri Elliff

JERCZY “Sink” SIENKIEWICZ: Pete Lutz

JANI "Johnny Yank" YANKOWSKI: Nick Wommack

LENA MARKOWA: Rachel Craig of Evil Kitten Productions

POLICE LIEUTENANT: Kevin Schuster

DOORMAN: R.C. Lutz

HOODS: Christian Ferris, R.C. Lutz

MAN: George Hatfield

WANDA MARKOWA: Ebony Rose

ALICE YANKOWSKI: Jessica Matthews

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

INTRO BY: RHIANNON MCAFEE of "Rex Rivetter, Private Eye" audio drama series

NIGHT TERRORS – A CALL ON CHRISTMAS - PART 2 of 2 (HORROR) A group of friends decides to throw a party that does away with all the traditions of the holidays. No traditional meal, no holiday films, and no gifts. The only flaw in this seemingly perfect party is a series of phone calls that continue to harass the party. As Christmas Eve unfolds, the group discovers their “no traditions” party may have caught the attention of a mysterious and unwelcome guest. Night Terrors’ homage to the master of holiday tales, Bob Clark. TALL TALE THEATRE

 Featuring the voice talents of Miranda DiPietro, Kyle Kimmerly, Fay Lynn, Alley Biniarz, Dane Fader, Michael J. Krym, Eric Branget, and Julius Cho. Written by - Eric Branget, Re-mastered by - Mitchell Branget. Original opening theme composed by - Nicholas Burque. Directed by - Eric Branget

NIGHT TERRORS – A CALL ON CHRISTMAS - PART 1 (HORROR) A group of friends decides to throw a party that does away with all the traditions of the holidays. No traditional meal, no holiday films, and no gifts. The only flaw in this seemingly perfect party is a series of phone calls that continue to harass the party. As Christmas Eve unfolds, the group discovers their “no traditions” party may have caught the attention of a mysterious and unwelcome guest. Night Terrors’ homage to the master of holiday tales, Bob Clark. TALL TALE THEATRE

 Featuring the voice talents of Miranda DiPietro, Kyle Kimmerly, Fay Lynn, Alley Biniarz, Dane Fader, Michael J. Krym, Eric Branget, and Julius Cho. Written by - Eric Branget, Re-mastered by - Mitchell Branget. Original opening theme composed by - Nicholas Burque. Directed by - Eric Branget

THE CHRONICLES OF A TIME LORD - THE FINAL GAME – Part 6 of 6 (SCI-FI) While the Brigadier searches for Jo Jones and the Metebelis III Crystal on Earth and Sarah Jane seeks the Thals to defeat the Daleks on Skaro, the Doctor discovers the horrific truth of the Master's ultimate conquest of the cosmos and the terrible price he must pay to defeat his greatest enemy. Studio Severn and Black Glove Studios

THE CHRONICLES OF A TIME LORD - THE FINAL GAME – Part 5 (SCI-FI) With his power over the Daleks revealed, the Master finally unveils his ultimate objective and his pathway to absolute power. Meanwhile, the Doctor embarks on a dangerous quest across Skaro to topple the Master’s supremacy, but the journey may be his last. Studio Severn and Black Glove Studios

THE CHRONICLES OF A TIME LORD - THE FINAL GAME – Part 4 (SCI-FI)  In this Doctor Who fan-fiction adventure, at long last, we present the frightening fourth part of The Final Game! Torn across time, the Doctor and his friends return to Earth, but all is already lost. Monsters lurk in the darkness and Humanity has fallen to the Daleks. And there is nowhere to hide from the Master. Studio Severn and Black Glove Studios

THE CHRONICLES OF A TIME LORD - THE FINAL GAME – Part 3 (SCI-FI)  In this Doctor Who fan-fiction adventure, the Doctor and The Master venture on to the lone Dalek ship to find out their exact plans. Together they must find a way to stop the rest of the Dalek fleet from breaking through the energy field surrounding the earth. Will their plan work or does The Master have other plans. Studio Severn and Black Glove Studios

THE CHRONICLES OF A TIME LORD - THE FINAL GAME – Part 2 (SCI-FI) In this Doctor Who fan-fiction adventure, the Doctor and the Master must put aside their differences as an unknown force on the outer limits of the Universe is weaponizing the CMB Radiation to destroy the planet. Who is this enemy? And will The Doctor, The Master, The Brigadier, and all their friends be enough to stop them? Find out in Episode Two of 'The Final Game'. Studio Severn and Black Glove Studios

THE CHRONICLES OF A TIME LORD - THE FINAL GAME – Part 1 (SCI-FI) In this Doctor Who fan-fiction adventure, it is the mid-1970's and the U.N.I.T annual Christmas party is in full swing. Corporals Maisie Hawk and Carol Bell are coming to the end of their shift when an unidentified craft appears on their radar. The Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, and the Brigadier all rush to the crash site where the Doctor's worst fears are met when he realizes that the unidentified craft is, in fact, a TARDIS escape pod containing The Master. Studio Severn and Black Glove Studios

INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD (HORROR) On the run from a bad relationship, Ellen is pursued into a moonlit wilderness by a freakish pale brute-forcing her to utilize dormant survival skills in a bloody game of cat and mouse. Based on the short story by Joe R. Lansdale. Adapted, produced, and directed by John Ballentine. CAMPFIRE RADIO THEATER

Read by Pete Lutz, this classic poem by Rudyard Kipling was first published in 1890. Music is "Bluehill Fife and Drum" by the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. NARADA RADIO COMPANY