WCBE 90.5 FM Columbus

Welcome to the fund drive! That’s right, it’s that time of year again when we ask you lovely audio drama listeners to support our parent station that helps us bring audio drama back to the radio airwaves. With the 2018 Federal budget plan calling for the complete elimination of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, WCBE is in critical need of listener support. We would never have gotten to where we are today without WCBE, and we’re asking to you to help keep audio storytelling to the airwaves by going to wcbe.org and clicking on the “Donate” button at the top of the page. And give aRead More →

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Who’s ready for space adventures with Ray Gunn and Starburst?  This week we’re going for a more light-hearted show as we jet across the universe with our reluctant hero Raymond Gunn and his friend-on-the-run, Starburst.  Along with a cranky A.I. and a quarrelsome narrator, our heroes must stop the evil Castelan Lar, head of the Darkley’s Empire, who is determined to taking over the galaxy with pastries in hand. What started out as a six-episode adventure funded via Kickstarter campaign in 2015 has turned into an ongoing series with Season 2, which is wrapping up production and will be available soon through iTunes, Stitcher, and their website raygunnandstarburst.wordpress.com .Read 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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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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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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The title says it all!  Last week we left you with Part 1 of The Intergalactic Nemesis: Robot Planet Rising.  Now with the end of the fund drive passed and as a thank-you for all your support, we released Part 2 on our show for the first time on MAT.  But not only that – it’s a night of tales about these Mechanical Monoliths as we’re revisited by a tale from the ‘Blast-Off Patrol’ of Two-Minute Danger Theater, entitled “The Killer Robots from Space”.  Enjoy!!

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Good evening, and welcome back for our last night of MAT Features! To start off the evening, we have our last (but not least) MAT Feature, “The Ghost of Arch Oboler”, written by Bret Jones.  In addition to that, we’re revisted by our old friend and vigilante “The Voice” from Two Minute Danger Theater, and for the second half of the program we’ll be listening to “Every Now and Then”, a suspense story from ‘Voices in the Wind Audio Theater’.   It’s an engaging listen with great actors and well-done production work, so be sure to tune in!   And did you hear?  This may beRead More →

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I’m trying, guys, I’m trying!  I know these late-posting episodes are a bit annoying; going to see what can be done to fix this over the next few weeks.  Thank you all for your patience. Moving onwards!  Another new episode. When listening in, you’ll hear mention about auditioning for some audio drama work.  Sadly, at the time of this posting the auditions for MAT’s upcoming productions have closed; to all of you who came out and/or sent in your submissions, thank you!  We had an overwhelming amount of talent turn out, and you guys definitely aren’t making the decisions easy.  However, we are endeavoring toRead More →

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  Yes, MAT exists!  Yes, I’m late again with posting the episode.  Yes, I have a perfectly reasonable explanation, a great one that doesn’t sound at all like I forgot and got overwhelmed with work.  Why would I do that?  Nope, not me.  Not at all.   Un-uh. …. So!  Sorry about that everyone.  Promises to get that sorted.  In the meantime, we’re back with some tastes of the new and old.  First is Black Jack Justice with ‘Sabien’s Pet’, followed by Byron Chronicles in ‘The Coming Storm’.  Then after that, we’ve got a little extra time (though sadly not enough for an episode ofRead More →

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Hey everyone!  We’ve been having some issues with our internet connection for the MAT website; here’s last week’s episode.  Black Jack Justice and Byron are back, along with a short story of an old favorite before the evening is out…   Updates will get more timely, and episode titles will get better, I promise…  –CR

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