October 10, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment DL033: You Died Last Night ~ Part 1 Crazy Narrator “You Died Last Night” is another one of those sci-fi stories that takes place here on planet Earth. In today’s episode, we meet Joe. He’s our narrator, the guy telling the story. You’ll have to decide for yourself whether Joe is a believable, trustworthy narrator or a crazy, unreliable narrator you can ignore. Joe […]
July 18, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment DL030: The Gambler ~ Guilty Remorse Gunsmoke – The Gambler (Aired on CBS Radio, Oct 7, 1956): Gunsmoke, best loved Western of all time: In this episode of Dramatic Listening, we’re starting a new story — and a new genre once again. It’s an episode from the best-loved Western of all time, ‘Gunsmoke’. Gunsmoke was aired on the radio for 10 years from 1952-1961 […]
May 9, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment DL025: The Rocket ~ Sick With Desire Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Rocket’, Scenes 1 and 2 [00:00 ~ 05:22] Sci-fi fan or not… Whether you are a science fiction fan or not, I think you will like this story. It’s a story that we can all relate to about yearning for our heart’s desire . It’s called, “The Rocket”. It’s a short story […]
February 14, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment DL019: Stanley Springs ~ A Bald Accusation Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Stanley Springs Matter, Scene 1 Johnny Dollar, Freelance Investigator Johnny is a freelance investigator. He was known for padding his expense account — writing down costs a little higher than they really were, or just spending more than was really necessary and enjoying the good life. When we listen […]
January 14, 2014 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment DL015: Hostage of Love — A cat for a matchmaker What is a Hostage of Love? “Hostage of Love” is a romance, a love story. Can love take you hostage? A hostage, after all, is someone who is taken captive and used by their captors to negotiate deals to get whatever it is that they want. The hostage’s freedom has been taken away from […]
October 15, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment DL008: Barrie Craig in “Blood Money”, Part 1 Barrie Craig Helps a Fellow Private Eye Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator is a hard-boiled detective radio play that aired from 1951-1955. This play is called “Blood Money” which is money gained at the expense of someone else. One man gets the money easily, but it costs another man, perhaps in terms of his human rights, […]
September 15, 2013 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment DL001: Sherlock Holmes: Norwood Builder ~ A New Client Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Scene1 Upon hearing the sound of loud footsteps racing up the stairs to their 221B Baker Street apartment in London, Sherlock Holmes and Watson begin practicing their deductive skills to determine who their visitor is. Starting with the facts they know — the sound of the […]
