Orson Welles was probably one of radio dramas greatest geniuses. He got his start at a young age and continued growing creatively. The Mercury Theater on the Air founded by him and John Houseman was one of the shining moments in radio history. This week you'll hear the first radio play from that series - Bram Stoker's Dracula.

An all new podcast!  This week's podcast looks at the career of the dean of radio comedy/satire - Fred Allen. Allen's career was virtually all radio once he left the comedy stage behind. Not only was radio Allen's medium, it was that medium that held onto him so fiercely that he could never move into television as did his counterparts like Jack Benny.

This podcast will look at his Linit Bath Club Revue, Hour of Smiles, Town Hall Tonight and his final series on radio, The Fred Allen Show.

Repeat episode from August 2005.

"That was the shot that killed Harry Lime. He died in a sewer beneath Vienna...Yes that was the end of Harry Lime, but it was not the beginning. Harry Lime had many lives." Radio Adventures looks at "The Lives of Harry Lime" on this week's podcast. Episode: Ticket to Tangier"

Repeat performance (September 2005) while I take some time off.

One of the best well written but darker radio series was Night Beat starring Frank Lovejoy. The story revolved around reporter Randy Stone and the seamier night side of Chicago as he looked for his nightly story. Here is one of the best written gritty, solid, of the streets drama.