This episode title seems so innocent, doesn’t it?  When in fact, this set of holiday stories revolves around the theme of the unexpected – some good and others not so much.  What may come as a surprise to you right at the start is the premiere of our newest MAT Feature!  We’ve been in high-gear working on getting this story mixed and finished for the holiday season.  “The Angel of Casimir” is written by Jim McDoniel, one of our winners from our last MAT Scriptwriting Competition (which has come around again – go check it out here).  McDoniel takes us to December 1914, spinning aRead More →

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Time to jump into some holiday detective stories!  Are you prepared for some holiday whodunits?And we bet you can guess one of the stories on our list – yep, Black Jack Justice is here again.  But first, an introduction to a new flatfoot in town!   It’s time to hear a story from John Henry Holiday: Christmas Crimes Detective. The story is produced by Boojum Radio Theater, which began in the mountains of Western North Carolina, and is now making original comedy from Chicago, Illinois. “Christmas Crimes Detective” is Boojum Radio’s first full production, which they production group hopes to turn into an annual series. Things areRead More →

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The obnoxious songs on repeat.  The overly-cheery decorations.  The glitz and glamour of an overdone holiday season.  Is this what goes through your mind during December?  Does everything you see make you want to mutter, “Bah!  Humbug”?  Then never fear – this show is for you! For this episode, we’ve found a handful of grinchy stories from new and old characters alike. Starting things off we welcome the folks at Public Domain Universe with their story, “GhostCo“. The PDU podcast series focuses on Candide, Tom Sawyer, and Cinderella and their misadventures – but for the Christmas holiday, they’ve pulled out an exclusive behind-the-scenes look atRead More →

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Hello there, audio drama fans – since the winter holiday is getting underway, what better way to ring things in than with Part 2 of last show’s romantic comedy feature, “Deck The Halls (with Matrimony)!”  This fun story from Sasquatch Radio left us last time with Emma and Jackie recovering from a rafter of rogue turkeys at a Thanksgiving wedding – and some unexpected assistance from one helpful groomsman.  This show showcases the rest of the story as romance blooms, drama unfolds and Christmas weddings become maddening. Written and directed by Ashley Quash and produced by Ashley Quash and Paula Deming, “Deck the Halls” is a wonderfullyRead More →

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Happy Holidays, listeners! Thanksgiving has just past us by, but we still have a smorgasbord of stories to serve up in our transition into the December holidays.  We’re starting things off with our feature story for tonight, Deck the Halls with Matrimony. The story has been split into two parts for our broadcast – this show, we have the shorter Part 1, where we are introduced to a pair of wedding planners as they tackle the challenges of Thanksgiving nuptuals. If you don’t want to wait until next show to hear the rest, or want to know more about this romantic comedy, the full story and itsRead More →

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For this week, we decided to skim through our holiday archives and bring out some of our favorite stories from Thanksgiving Specials past.  We hope you enjoy this compilation of November holiday tales!  And that hint about a certain competition coming up?  Well it still rings true…     Don’t Forget to Check Out: – Atlanta Radio Theatre Company – Uncanny County – MAT Scriptwriting Competition

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We’re back for more relationship drama of sorts, as we find ourselves approaching Thanksgiving here in the states.  It’s the time of year to celebrate the bonds of family and friends, or getting to know a stranger as your fellow man – while both appreciating and recognizing the loss we feel when we lose others. This show, it’s a little bit of everything as we listen to an interview story about one woman’s people-watching habit leads to some unexplained events in a story from The Big Loop Podcast. The Big Loop is a more intimate look at personal stories and experiences of all kinds of people, compared toRead More →

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Happy post-Halloween — and happy episode posting day!  A big apology to everyone waiting on our archive updates.  It’s been one of our weak points in keeping up MAT week-to-week.  We know it’s a pain, and it’s definitely on our list of New Year resolutions for 2019.  Thanks so much for hanging in there! Two holidays have just past us by – we hope you had a wonderful World Audio Drama Day on October 30th, and an equally awesome Halloween on October 31st.  If you missed our Halloween broadcast, we bowed out for the night and gave our friends at Craft center-stage.  Their Halloween storytellingRead More →

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Welcome back, audio drama aficionados!  We’re still working our way towards Halloween, and there’s no better way to do so this show than wrap up last week’s story with it’s chilling conclusion.  We’re talking about the story of the dark and mysterious Enfield Manor on one late Halloween night in “Shade of Night” from ‘The Night Keep’.  The Night Keep and its productions was started by writer/composer Daniel Edenfield, who was looking for an outlet to practice his craft.  Now, it has become a hub of spooky storytelling, created by a group of friends eager to develop audio drama horror stories.   If you like what you hear fromRead More →

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The mystery, suspense and supernatural continue to grow as we get closer to Halloween night this month, and what better way to enjoy it than within two spooky houses on the hill.  This show, we start with one more installment of Mabel, where we overhear more about the unusual events happening at Sally’s house as Anna spots a person who shouldn’t be there, and won’t go away.  After that, we have a new story to the show, entitled “Shade of Night” from The Night Keep.  It’s a haunted house story that mixes points of view – recordings, a radio show and reporting live from theRead More →

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