Category: Old Time Radio

  • “Cold Equations” by X-Minus 1 and STOWAWAY by Netflix – SA365

    “Cold Equations” by X-Minus 1 and STOWAWAY by Netflix – SA365

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode is why we created Strangers and Aliens! In this episode we: Explore a classic sci-fi story (“The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin)! Review a new sci-fi movie (STOWAWAY, on Netflix now – don’t worry, we’re spoiler free about the movie . . . although the movie’s…

  • EARTH ABIDES by Escape! (OTR) – SA345

    EARTH ABIDES by Escape! (OTR) – SA345

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSStrangers and Aliens returns to old time radio with this presentation of Earth Abides, a classic novel turned into a classic episode of the radio series Escape. This episode features an Old Time Radio show that adapts a classic novel, Earth Abides. And then, Ben and Steve talk…

  • Narcoleptic Monster Dodos Invade the Neptune Colony Part 3 (OTR?) — SA121

    Narcoleptic Monster Dodos Invade the Neptune Colony Part 3 (OTR?) — SA121

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn possibly the strangest Strangers and Aliens episode ever, Ben and Steve take up a challenge from Dr. Jayce. The challenge? Create a podcast episode with this title: “Narcoleptic Monster Dodo’s Invade the Neptune Colony part 3” The result? Ben and Steve role-play? Or story-game? Or something .…

  • A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Campbell’s Playhouse (OTR) — SA106

    A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Campbell’s Playhouse (OTR) — SA106

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe have a special treat for you! An OTR Christmas extravaganza! First, Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore in Campbell Playhouse’s performance of A Christmas Carol! Then, Orson Welles, in a different performance of Campbell’s Playhouse’s Christmas Carol, gives a reading to remind us of the REAL story of…

  • Ray Bradbury’s THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (OTR) — Ep. 98

    Ray Bradbury’s THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (OTR) — Ep. 98

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode: a special presentation of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, as told to us through various Old Time Radio sources! Ray Bradbury is one of the giants of sci-fi and fantasy, with his thoughtful and thought provoking, character driven stories. The Martian Chronicles is one of his…

  • THE DREAM by Lights Out (OTR) — Ep 93

    THE DREAM by Lights Out (OTR) — Ep 93

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn our first Old Time Radio episode, Ben and Steve listen to and talk about an episode from the classic horror series Lights Out. Lights Out is a series created by Willis Cooper. When Cooper left the series, Arch Oboler took over. The Dream is an episode written…

  • UNIVERSE by Robert Heinlein (OTR) (The Lost Episode) — Ep. 88

    UNIVERSE by Robert Heinlein (OTR) (The Lost Episode) — Ep. 88

    Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSOver a year ago, Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce recorded an episode that they never released, mainly due to the audio quality of the recording. But it was a good episode. A good conversation. So it’s being released here and now. This was an experimental episode, in that…