Happy Spring, everyone!  We are back tonight with a new episode…but first, a heads-up about the developments of our show. Over the next few months we are revamping our website and kicking off some new ideas for the programming and format of our show. So, we’ll keep you updated on our changes as they occur – you can find announcements on our facebook page and on our website, which will we will start revamping very soon. Also, we still have our programming survey open for a little while longer, so this is the time to give us your feedback! You can find it here. OnRead More →

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Welcome back, audio drama fans, and a special hello to our new listeners tonight! For this episode, we decided to bring out some new and old stories, to make everyone feel at home.  We start out with a lovely Victorian tale with a twist in 19 Nocturne Bouelvard‘s “Wit and Wizardry“.  After that, it’s a full tale from our old favorite ‘Two-Minute Danger Theater‘ with the Blast-Off Patrol Adventure, “The Killer Robots from Space“. And before you tune in, a follow-up announcement — our cast for the MAT 2015 Features has been decided!  Congratulations to everyone who was selected, and a big thank-you to everyone whoRead More →

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Hello MAT listeners, and any new visitors to our site this week.  Tonight’s show is a special episode to remember John S. Kuhn, Artistic Director of Actors Theatre of Columbus and a friend and supporter of MAT.  John passed away last Saturday from an apparent heart attack; he was 62. John was a leader in the Columbus theatre community; well-respected, creative and imaginative, and dedicated to the art of theatre and its various avenues of performance.  Beneath a strong sense of professionalism he was also kind-hearted, understanding and eager to help, encouraging others to pursue their talents and their dreams.  And as he encouraged others, heRead More →

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Hello folks!  If you’re reading this, you have found one our long-lost episodes!  This show was aired on Feb 27/28th of 2015, but disappeared soon after broadcast.  It was has been discovered almost a year later and was both reposted and reaired on January 8/9th, 2016. Within, you shall hear a reminder of a casting call gone past, a reminder of future events, and two dark tales from 19 Nocturne Boulevard: “The Big Dark” and “An Hour To Kill“.  Both are supernatural tales that deal with themes of society changes and dangers that lurk in plain sight.  And now, you have the chance to enjoy them!Read More →

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And another lovely yet chilly evening of audio drama to you, dear listeners! Tonight we have some stories from new and old friends on our show, but before we kick things off we have an audition announcement. Now that our winners for our scriptwriting competition have been selected, it’s time to pick a cast to bring these stories to life!  If you live in the Columbus, OH area and are interested in working out your voice acting chops, we will be holding auditions alongside Actors’ Theatre of Columbus on February 21-22, down at the German Village Meeting Haus on S.3rd Street, from 10am to 5pm.  Come in,Read More →

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THIS EPISODE HAS BEEN FOUND! Hi folks.  This episode for February 2015 had originally been postponed in posting due to a bunch of travelling and work commitments taking place around that time.  And after everyone was back in Ohio safe and sound, it never really made it online…until now! This episode came with both an announcement and some stories to share.  Our scriptwriting competition had just ended and winners finally chosen.  They were: Evan Waters – “Tara Flame on Patrol” Glenn Hascall – “Granny Gumshoe” Hilary Hirtle – “The Music Box” Jim McDoniel – “Last Transmission” In addition, we had a few more stories fromRead More →

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We’re back once again, and tonight is the night – rather, it’s the official close to submissions for our scriptwriting competition of 2015!  We’ve been welcoming submissions of original short audio dramas for a writing competition each year, with the winning submission to be produced and aired on WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus on Midnight Audio Theatre. Thank you to everyone who has submitted to the contest; our judges will be beginning their review process shortly and we should have winners announced by the end of the month. Good luck everybody! As for our selections tonight, tonight’s feature is more exciting tales from the escapades of the Red Panda andRead More →

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Isn’t that how the saying goes?  I forget.  ðŸ™‚ Either way, you’re in the clear – tonight is another night of stories from The Red Panda Adventures, with a pair of tales of daring-do  – “Rabbit Season” and “Golden Claw”.  This will be our last night of The Red Panda and Flying Squirrel before we break off for some December holiday tales, then we’ll be rejoining them for some new tales of adventure in 2015.  Thanks, Decoder Ring Theatre! Announcement, Announcement!  Tonight marks the beginning of our annual Scriptwriting Competition!  For those of you unfamiliar, this is your chance to create an audio or radio dramaRead More →

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Welcome back, dear listeners!  Tonight we dismiss the spooky for a while in favor of something more fun and adventurous!  If you didn’t know already, there is another side to Decoder Ring Theatre, beyond the ‘Black Jack Justice’ tales we frequently share with you.  It’s a crime-fighting duo, in the dark of night, patrolling the streets of 1930’s Toronto.  Superheroes Red Panda and Flying Squirrel are on the case!  Tonight we’re bringing you the first two episodes of The Red Panda Adventures as we wait for that December holiday to arrive – “Riddle of the Sphinx” and “Night Patrol”. And an announcement!  Our annual end-of-the-year scriptwriting competition willRead More →

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Hi MAT listeners.  Tonight’s episode is a special memorial show for a near and dear friend of the show who passed away recently. Wayne Self was Evening Announcer, Program and Traffic Director at our parent station, WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus, died of a heart attack sometime last Sunday at the age of 57.  Wayne was the one who made sure that MAT got on the air every Friday, even if I was out-of-town for months at a time.  He was with us from the very beginning of the show, from when putting audio dramas on the air was just an idea and we weren’t even sure ofRead More →

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