Happy 2017, everyone!  Welcome to another new year as we drift through the audio cosmos.  As we prepare for the coming months and our newest MAT Features, we decided to revisit the Decoder Ring Theatre Showcase series.  Back in 2014, Decoder Ring teamed up with Great Northern Audio Theatre to produce “Mark Time Show Time” – a collection of stories that were originally written for live performance at the awards ceremony of the annual Mark Time Awards.  These scripts have been collected and produced with the Decoder Ring cast, and available for your listening enjoyment on their website.  This show we decided to take a listen toRead More →

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Happy Holidays, everyone!  This week we have some new and old friends visiting our show lineup.  Kicking things off is Earbud Theater with a spoof off of a well-loved NPR program in the story, “This Monsterous Life“.   We’re excited to have Earbud Theater back for another story after having them on our show in May and June.  And speaking of old friends, we also have Decoder Ring Theatre.  It’s an evening holiday story with everyone’s favorite flat-foot, Black Jack Justice in Episode 58: Home for the Holidays.  Don’t forget to support both groups through iTunes and their Facebook pages!  And don’t forget about our scriptwriting competition, goingRead More →

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Happy December, everyone!  With this month comes a collection of holiday stories – some traditional, some not – as we close in on the end of another year.  This show, we’re tuning in for the holiday works of Icebox Radio Theater. Founded in 2004 and based in International Falls, Minnesota, the IBRT focuses on new audio theater and have won several awards for their production and storytelling work over the years.  Icebox Radio Theater shares with us Mike Murphy’s, I’m Dreaming of a Tropical Christmas, followed by “Yens and Dougie’s Christmas on Main Street”. Before you tune in, a quick note!  Our annual scriptwriting competition is now openRead More →

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Hi folks!  This show is a bit short on the introduction side, as we bring you Voice in the Wind Audio Theatre and their newest release, Snow White.  It’s a charming take on the classic fairy tale that, while not typically considered a holiday story, showcases that kind of innocence and wonder we had as children, something we think of more often during the holidays.  Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre have many more full-length stories at their website, including some especially for Christmas, so be sure to check them out! Also, a quick note – last week we announced the start of our annualRead More →

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Welcome back everyone!  If you’re in the U.S. and reading this, you must have survived Black Friday.  Congratulations!  As your reward, we have two audio dramas this show that echo that now-past theme of family and togetherness for Thanksgiving, with enough of a dark twist to remind you that even the best intentions can be wicked.  It’s all in the two episodes we’re playing from Uncanny County this evening – “The Eleventh Hour” and “Mother Loves You”. Also, a happy announcement for all you scriptwriters and storytellers! It’s that time of year again, as this show marks the official kick-off of MAT’s annual Scriptwriting Competition.Read More →

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Holiday time is coming up quick!  We’ve already seen Halloween through, now winter is nearly here – the perfect time to curl up with a good audio drama.  We’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving in the U.S. next week, so for this show and next we’ve picked some strange and supernatural tales that also relate to community and relationships.  One of the production groups you’ll recognize in It’s All Been Done Radio Hour, a local radio play troupe we’ve had on MAT several times.  In addition, we’re happy to introduce your ears to the fantastic works of Uncanny County. If you’ve not heard Uncanny County yet, you’re inRead More →

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Hey folks!  Thanks for joining us for more “lost in an unknown world” stories, featuring the second installments of two shows we featured last week: Second Shift and The Orphans.  Last time we took a closer look at Second Shift and had every intention and focusing on The Orphans this show, but we grossly underestimated how much time was left in the show.  We’ll talk about them next show with a look at Episode 3 of their series; in the meantime, enjoy a full 59-minutes’ worth on non-stop audio drama excitement with “Above the Trees” and “Everything to Everyone, Part 2“.   Don’t Forget to Check Out: –Read More →

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Ready to get lost in the unknown?  This week and next, we have an interesting theme –  situations where a group of people are thrown into some bewildering circumstances in unknown lands.  We’re excited to share with you the first episodes of ‘Second Shift‘ from Blue Sky Red Productions and ‘The Orphans‘ by Blacktail Productions.  This episode we take a closer look at ‘Second Shift’ and it’s beginnings before jumping into both stories (with more info on ‘The Orphans’ to follow next week). ‘Second Shift’ is a story you’ve probably heard before – a group of kids from our world are transported to another place entirely…where magic is real, evil threatens, and they’re caught inRead More →

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Hello again, everyone!  We had a bit of rerun-run the last two weeks – some last-minute mishaps cut our ‘Fantastic Summer’ a little short.  We hope you enjoyed some old favorites in the meantime – this week’s show promises to be a mix of both old and new! We decided to start things out with another visit from It’s All Been Done Radio Hour.  If you’re a Central Ohio listener, you know that IABDRH does a monthly live performance of original radio play serials.  As we tip our hats to them in their most recent performance, we turn this show into an hour of comedic sci-fi –Read More →

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Are you feeling fantastic yet?  We are! Our weeks of this ‘Fantastic Summer’ continue on this show, with tales of fantasy, the unusual and the amazing. If you’ve been tuning in recently, you will have heard two series on our show – The Bright Sessions and The Once and Future Nerd.  Both shows are back to share one more of their tales with us, as we meet a new patient and face down the royal court of Iorden. ‘The Bright Sessions‘ is written and produced by Lauren Shippen and performed with a cast of actors and friends from across LA.  Joined by sound engineer Mischa Stanton (of Ars ParadoxicaRead More →

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