April 19, 2026
Syndrome Johnny
The year is 2090 and there are signs that another pandemic is coming. But this time we might just know what - or who - is causing these plagues. And maybe we can stop it.
Original story from Galaxy magazine in 1951. It says it’s written by Charles Dye, but it might actually be by his wife, Katherine MacLean, who was a better writer.
Production by Project Audion, from a script written for the Tales of Tomorrow radio show of the early 1950s. No recording exists of the original show. This recreation was done live via the Internet. You can watch the production being made, including actors and sound effects, as it happens on the Project Audion website.
Alien Invasion Cancelled
The invading horde begins talking to the people living on the target planet and start to wonder if they really want to be involved with creatures like this.
Written by Jack Ward for the Wavefront Anthology at Electric Vicuña Productions in Halifax.
April 26, 2026
Hunting Season
A future authoritarian state that holds hunts of its citizens for entertainment. One man publicly questions the hunts, and is sentenced to become the quarry at a time in the past – the 20th century.
Story by Frank M. Robinson (Astounding 1951). Adapted, directed and produced by Yuri Rasovsky for the 2000X radio series on NPR.
Available on YouTube, on RadioEchoes, and Archive.org. May 3, 2026
Nick Danger, Third Eye
It’s a redo of the original Nick Danger story by the Firesign Theatre on the How Can You Be In Two Places At Once album (1967). Performed live on the Back From The Shadows tour (1994), and included the Box of Danger boxed set (Shout Factory 2008).
The Three Faces of Al
Lt. Bradshaw goes after private eye Nick, harking back to the old Anselmo Pederazzi case, only mentioned in the later case called Head ‘Em Off At the Past.
The Firesign Theatre, without David Ossman who was working on productions at NPR, released the new album in 1984. It is probably the first comedy album ever released on CD (though I personally have it on vinyl). It became a collector’s item until it was included in the 2008 collection, a Box of Danger (Shout! Factory 2008).
Both of the above available on BandCamp as part of the Nick Danger Case File.
May 10, 2026
Adventures in the classic radio style.
Guy Faulkrand, Gentleman Adventurer
Episode: The Call. Supernatural demons, damsels in distress, heroic saving of the world. That’s what you get from Guy (Pronounced like ‘Key’) Faulkrand.
A Centuries Old Production, it says, but the credits indicate it was made at a radio station in Alberta, CA. Written by Randy Berzowski.
The Incredible Quest of The League of Stranger Companions
Episode: The Tournament To Win. Wizards, ravens, goblins, henchmen, and castles. A Grand Quest and Princess Yoni. It’s full of wonder and confusion, and way less serious than the other one up there. A What You Say Production.
May 17, 2026
Red Shift
A PolySci-Fi Religio-Comic Fantasy in Five Acts. The next Dalai Lama has a story for you. It may or may not be this one.
A Seem Real Theater Production. Winner of a 2002 Mark Time Award. Written by Cat Simril. Production and sound design by Thomas O’Neill. Featuring members of the Firesign Theatre and at least three people who have had programs on KFAI.
A Little Kindness
Sometimes we need to learn to treat our real friends better when they are not feeling well, even if they aren’t our human friends.
From ZPPR Productions’ Little Chills series for NPR. May 24 2026
Pre-Empted
KFAI’s resident metalheads take over the broadcast for the 8th Annual Metal Meltdown, a 24-hour celebration of the genre in memory of original Root of All Evil host Earl Root. Tune in for live performances, curated recorded selections, and conversation on all things metal. 12 AM Sunday morning to 12 AM Sunday night.
May 31, 2026
Next Year’s Girl
A small town that is required to make a yearly sacrifice of young girls to a beast, until one daring girl dares to discover there is humanity hidden within it..
Winner of a Gold Ogle Award in 2004 for the best Horror Audio. Written by Heather Breeden. Produced by Sam A. Mowry & Cynthia McGean, for the Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland, OR. Also available on an episode of Radio Drama Revival #63.
Tales From the Museum 4 - Beneath the Foundation
It’s the Second Annual Haunted Museum Mystery Tour at the the Regional Museum in Tennessee. The usual psychics and fans of the paranormal are there for an all-night program of the occult. It’s all fun and games until the ghosts show up.
The first of four episodes of the series from Darker Projects. Written by Charles Russell. There are 13 in all. We’ll have the final three episodes of the series over the next three weeks. June 7, 2026
Location Scout
It’s a hard job, trying to find just the right place to film a movie scene. Especially when you have no budget to secure any place, and no permission to use them.
Written by Jeffrey Adams and produced by the Icebox Radio Theater, in International Falls, MN.
Tales From the Museum 11 - Bloody Haven
Keith Nash is on vacation in the Tennessee woodlands when he gets a call from the Regional Museum that a colleague has disappeared in those same woods. Others have met a similar fate there lately, so Nash can’t help but wonder … are the fish biting today?
Another episode from the 13-part series by Charles Russell for Darker Projects. June 14, 2026
Changeling Boulevard
It’s a street like any other in a city; kind of dirty and catering to a certain kind of people. Except these inhabitants aren’t exactly human. But if we get to know them we find out why this is called “The Boulevard of Broken Wings.”
Written by Eric Del Carlo and produced for Earbud Theater by Casey Wolfe.
Tales From the Museum 12 - Beyond the Veil
the new head of marketing is driving everyone crazy at the Johnson City Regional Museum, and the levels of Supernatural activity are rising to critical levels in the theater annex. Let’s hope it doesn’t get this boring at your office.
The penultimate episode in the series from Darker Projects, written by Charles Russell, and starring Perry Whittle as Keith Nash. June 21, 2026
Nathan’s Hands
A mild-mannered bank clerk suddenly finds that his hands are in the control of a bank robber … a dead bank robber. And his mind might be next.
Starring Richard Sanders (WKRP in Cincinnati). Produced for Act One Audio by Jim French Productions (Harry Nile & Imagnation Theater)
Tales From the Museum 13 - The Battle for the Museum
It’s the museum’s annual Big Halloween Party, but the staff is unable to enjoy it because of the appearance of new ghosts and several other sinister characters. It becomes clear that a turf war is in progress and the war for the museum has already begun.
Final episode of the series by Charles Russell for Darker Projects.
There is also a short series, Tales From the Museum: The Beginning, available at the Darker Projects site.
