Hello everyone!  We’ve had a bit of a horror marathon happening the past few weeks, so it’s about time we switched gears and jumped into a different genre – science fiction!  Of course, that isn’t to say these stories won’t have a bit of mystery and suspense to them.  Tonight we’re featuring two stories from the same production group, Earbud Theater. Earbud has been creating tales of the strange since it’s beginnings in 2012, and has won several Audio Verse Awards for their stories in 2013-2015.  Earbud is headed up by a core group of Hollywood TV and film veterans, who wanted to show that storytelling could be effectiveRead More →

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  Hi folks!  If you’re just tuning in, you’ll probably notice this episode is another late post – like last episode, the events and shows mentioned here have already passed, but we want to list the info for you anyway for future reference.  (This is a great track record to be keeping as we arrive at our 200th Episode, we know – a lot of unexpected work obligations and deadlines popped up over the last few weeks.  Thank you for your patience!) HEAR Now Audio Fiction Festival:  As mentioned last week, this festival features audio fiction in all forms, especially audiobooks and radio plays, bringing together productionRead More →

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Welcome back everyone! It’s time for another evening of storytelling, and once again we have filled up the entire hour of our show with audio drama.  Rejoice! We’re having a sleepover at 19 Nocturne Boulevard, and you’re invited!  But these aren’t just any tales – tonight’s treats are two classic short stories with a modern twist.  The first is “Il Professoro’s Daughter“, inspired by a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne entitled “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and published in the 1844 collection Mosses from an Old Manse.  The second is called “The View from Within“, based on the story “The Outsider” by H. P. Lovecraft which was first published in Weird Tales, April 1926.  (Interestingly,Read More →

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Welcome back!  We’re down to Week 2 of our spooktacular month of October, and this show we have a horror-ful collection of audio goodies to treat you with.  Tonight we welcome back to the show Yap Audio Productions and Campfire Radio Theater – it’s been a while since they were last here, and both groups have been very busy! Listeners of MAT were first introduced to Yap Audio Productions with Season One of their “Aftermath” series, a postapocalyptic story of survival.  They have since released a Season Two as well, in addition to several short, stand-alone pieces and started a podcast.  Their show, the Audio DramaRead 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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Here we are in November!  If you were listening on the radio last week, you may have been wondering, “What happened to MAT this week?”, though we’re hoping it was more along the lines of “Oh, what cool show is this?”  Last week we handed over our Halloween time slot as we have in years past to our cohorts at Craft: The Show, who have been putting on a special Halloween storytelling episode every year starting well before MAT was around.  So once again, we happily handed over the reigns for the evening.  If you missed the show, you can find it by visiting crafttheshow.com andRead More →

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It’s another night of spooky tales tonight, with an extra-special thanks to you, our listeners!  WCBE managed to raise over $200,000 towards its overall goal at the time of this posting (Nov.11), which is a huge help in keeping our station – and Midnight Audio Theatre – going strong on the airwaves!  We’re still short about $59,000 still, however, so if you missed the chance to donate to our parent station, please do so over at their website, http://www.wcbe.org.  Thank you so much for your support! As for tonight’s program, we’re looking forward to sharing more stories from Campfire Radio Theater in preparation for HalloweenRead More →

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We’re taking a break from Campfire Radio Theater tonight to bring you some spooky stories of our own!  We’re revisiting our MAT Features selections, with “Nirvana White”, “The Ghost of Arch Oboler”, “The Hostage”, and some lighter fare with “The Flower Stand”.  All of these stories are winners of our Scriptwriting Competition of 2013 and 2014, and are recorded and performed by local Columbus talent. Right now our parent station, WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus, is in the midst of their annual Fall Fund Drive to raise money and support to keep the station and it’s programs on the air.  We couldn’t have made all of MATRead More →

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It’s October!  And you know what that means — Halloween is on the way, and what better way to celebrate than with a round of spectacularly spooky tales.  We’re revisited this month by our old friends at Campfire Radio Theater with several stories to put you on the edge of your seat.  Tonight’s selections are “The Hungry Hollow” and “The Dentist“.  Beware listeners, beware….    

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Tonight is a good night for ZBS Foundation fans!  We’re quickly coming to the end of our summer season, so we’re winding up with more of the Jack Flanders tale, “The Fourth Tower of Inverness“.  Not much else to say, just enjoy the ZBS goodness while it’s here!  We’ll be back to more new original audio dramas in two weeks!    

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