Re-Imagined Radio

"All we want are the facts, ma'am." Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Dragnet, the real-life police procedural, and Jack Webb, as Detective Sgt. Joe Friday, who defined and was defined by this radio series. We sample from One Out of Seven, The Jack Webb Show, Pat Novak, For Hire, Johnny Madero, Pier 23, and Jeff Regan, Investigator, all pre-Dragnet radio shows where Webb honed his character and acting style. We end with "The City Hall Bombing," an early episode of Dragnet to showcase Webb as a great radio storyteller. Season 12, Episode 08 Written, produced, hosted by John F. Barber Sound design, music composition, post-production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sidney Nguyen

8/20/24 • 58:02

Re-Imagined Radio presents a radio episode and a radio series with the same name. "Nightfall." The radio episode, "Nightfall," is from Dimension X. The Canadian radio anthology series, Nightfall, offered primarily supernatural and/or horror stories. We sample "The Porch Light." Two stories of psychological terror and darkness. Written, produced, hosted by John Barber Sound design, music composition, post-production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design

7/15/24 • 58:00

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Johnny Dollar, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account, by sampling from "The McCormick Matter" episode starring Bob Bailey, considered the best of the eight Johnny Dollar actors during the series' fourteen-year run on CBS. "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar," and especially Bailey's portrayal, are considered one of the best detective series heard on radio. Season 12, Episode 06 Credits Written, Produced, Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music Composition, Post Production by Marc Rose

6/20/24 • 58:02

Re-Imagined Radio samples two episodes of Escape, "Present Tense" and "Three Skeleton Key," both starring Vincent Price, to celebrate radio's greatest series of high adventure storytelling and an unforgettable voice actor. Credits Written by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music Composition, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen

5/20/24 • 58:00

Re-Imagined Radio samples from Box 13 and The Damon Runyon Theater, both offered by Paramount movie star Alan Ladd's Mayfair Productions, as syndicated radio programs. Both are significant examples of compelling, immersive radio storytelling. Each episode of Box 13 stars Ladd as Dan Holiday, a newspaper reporter turned mystery/adventure novel writer who gets ideas for his writing by advertising in the newspaper. "Adventure wanted. Will go any place, do anything." We sample from the first episode, the one where Holiday (Ladd) responds to a letter from a woman needing help confronting her blackmailer of five years. The Damon Runyon Theater adapts American newspaper and short story writer Damon Runyon's stories to radio. Each episode is set along Broadway, the famous street in New York. We sample from the first episode, "Tobias the Terrible," the one about a meek little man who wants to meet some underworld characters and winds up as one of them! Season 12, Episode 04 Written, produced, hosted by John Barber Sound Design, Music Composition, Post-Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum File name: rir-syndication.mp3

4/16/24 • 58:01

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Women's History Month with a tribute to eight women that made significant and pioneering contributions to radio storytelling. We sample radio storytelling by Lucille Fletcher, Edith Meiser, Ruth Woodman, Mary MacBride, Jean King, Cathy Lewis, Margaret Lynch, and Gracie Allen. Season 12, Episode 3 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music, and Post Production by Marc Rose Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen 

3/18/24 • 58:00

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Gunsmoke, a defining radio drama in the Western genre, with a compilation of two episodes, "Billy The Kid" and "Young Man with a Gun." Two different young men aspire to be gunslingers. Both meet US Marshall Matt Dillon (William Conrad) in Dodge City, Kansas, late 1870s. One changes his dream. The other lives it, and dies by it as "Billy The Kid." Two gunslingers. Two classic stories. One new adventure. 19 February 2024 Season 12, Episode 02 Curated, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design and Music Composition by Marc Rose Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum with Sydney Nguyen  

2/19/24 • 58:00

Re-Imagined Radio shares two episodes of The Mysterious Traveler, "The Man the Insects Hated" and "Behind the Locked Door." A double feature. Double the fun. Double the action and suspense. Doubly strange and terrifying. So now we double down. Risk double indemnity. With our first double feature. Season 12, Episode 01 Premier broadcast: January 22, 2024 File specs: Audio, MP3, stereo, 48.1Hz, 256kbps Recording name: rir-mysterious-traveler.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/mysterious-traveler/index.html

1/22/24 • 57:59

For the past decade, Re-Imagined Radio has offered "A Radio Christmas Carol," either as live or radio performances, to celebrate the seasonal holidays. For 2023, or 10th Anniversary, we are pleased to welcome the Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, and The Holly Jolly Singers, directed by Bennett Bailey, for a live performance in Vancouver's historic Kiggins Theatre. A live holiday performance!  20 December 2023  Season 11, Episode 12L Graphics: Holly Slocum and Sydney Nguyen Producer: John F. Barber Sound design and production: Martin J. Gallagher Recording specs: Audio, MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps  Recording name: rir-radio-christmas-carol-2023.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/christmas/index.html#2023L

12/28/23 • 75:24

Re-Imagined Radio samples from "Christmas Dragnet," a comedy record by Stan Freberg, and three radio programs, "The Stockings Were Hung," from The Shadow, December 24, 1939; "Christmas Gift," from The Whistler, December 23, 1951; and "Christmas Story," from Gunsmoke, December 20, 1952, to welcome the holidays and share some cheer. Season 11, Episode 12R Premier broadcast: 18 November 2023 Audio file: MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps File name: rir-radio-christmas-sampler-vol-III.mp3 Website:   https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/christmas/index.html#2023Sampler3  

12/17/23 • 58:00

Stories in time and space . . . told in future tense Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Dimension X, a pioneering radio science fiction series heard on NBC from April 1950 through September 1951. Neither the earliest nor the most famous of the many science fiction series heard on radio from the 1930s to the 1950s, the legacy of Dimension X looms large. Re-Imagined Radio explores that legacy. First by reviewing radio science fiction programs leading up to Dimension X, and second by listening to "The Outer Limit," the first episode of Dimension X, and perhaps the most often broadcast radio science fiction story. Premier broadcast: 20 November 2023 File name: rir-dimension-x.mp3 Audio file: MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 320kbps Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/dimension-x/index.html    

11/20/23 • 58:00

Willamette Radio Performs Live October 20, 2023 Season 11, Episode 11L Re-Imagined Radio celebrates the 85th anniversary of the most (in)famous radio drama broadcast ever, AND World Audio Drama Day, with a live performance of The War of the Worlds, by Willamette Radio Workshop. Directed by Sam A. Mowry. Following closely the script Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre on the Air used, October 30, 1938, they destroy the world before your ears. File name: rir-wow-live-2023.mp3 Audio file: stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps Website:  https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wow/index.html#2323  

11/2/23 • 62:57

The demon is loose. The legend is real. 16 October, 2023 Season 11, Episode 10 For Halloween, Re-Imagined Radio presents "Asezhia," by Marc Rose and Jerrel McQuen. An ancient jewel, stolen from a planet of great beauty and dark history, transforms into a hellish denizen with an insatiable hunger for death and blood. Even Emile Song, the telepathic Special Detective from Quaymet, the capitol of a galactic civilization, may be out of his reckoning as he goes up against a skeletal fiend that can vanish in a ruby mist. File name: rir-asezhia.mp3 Audio file: stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/asezhia/index.html  

10/16/23 • 58:59

9/11 Radio Stories Stories behind the images Re-Imagined Radio remembers September 11, 2001, when four passenger airplanes were hijacked and turned into weapons. Behind televised images of New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, airline officials, air traffic controllers, and federal agents talked, frantically trying to learn what was happening, and determine how to stop it. Their telephone and radio communications were recorded. We sample them to share stories behind the images of 9/11. Season 11, Episode 09 Premier broadcast: 18 September 2023 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Sound Design, Music, and Post Production by Marc Rose, Fuse Audio Design Promotional Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-9-11-radio-stories.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/9-11/index.html  

9/18/23 • 58:58

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates the anniversary of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and considers some stories behind its origins, context, delivery, and reception. Dr. King delivered this speech August 28, 1963, at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King called for equality. For civil and economic rights for all people. And, for an end to racism in the United States. Season 11, Episode 08 Premier broadcast: 21 August 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-i-have-a-dream.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/dream/index.html    

8/21/23 • 58:59

Re-Imagined Radio presents a retrospective listen to Willamette Radio Workshop (WRW). Sam A. Mowry and Marc Rose share some stories about this radio theater/audio drama group based in Portland, Oregon. Mowry founded WRW in 2001 and continues to direct its efforts. Rose has contributed extraordinary sound designs to many WRW performances and productions. From origins to podcasts, with early performances, writing, music, sound design, sound effects, guitars, drama, comedy, experiments, collaborations, and more in between, Sam and Marc reflect on two decades of WRW radio storytelling. See our website for more information. Season 11, Episode 07 Premier broadcast: 17 July 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-wrw-retrospective.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wrw-retro/index.html  

7/17/23 • 58:59

Re-Imagined Radio presents four short science fiction radio stories by writer, producer, director, actor Jack J. Ward, of Nova Scotia, Canada. “Galaxy Master vs. The Varn,” “Reservations,” “Alien Invasion Cancelled,” and “Trans-Humanity.” The title, "Coast to Coast," refers to the fact that Ward, makes his home on the eastern coast of Canada. We're broadcasting and streaming from Vancouver, Washington, on the western coast of the United States. Wherever you are listening, coast to coast, we hope you enjoy this episode. Season 11, Episode 06 Premier broadcast: 19 June 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-coast-to-coast.mp3 Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/coast/index.html  

6/19/23 • 57:59

Re-Imagined Radio considers the 1954 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the 1951 SciFi movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, both starring Michael Rennie. A space alien arrives in Washington, DC, and delivers a warning . . . an ultimatum. Live peacefully or be destroyed by robots of unimaginable power. Beyond science fiction literature themes like space aliens, flying saucers, and robots, this radio story overlays Cold War fear of rockets and nuclear war. The result is powerful, insightful, thought provoking, a fine example of radio storytelling. Season 11, Episode 05 Premier Broadcast: 15 May 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design File name: rir-earth-stood-still.mp3 aNJPV4flK7Tktc3mOtlGaNJPV4flK7Tktc3mOtlG aNJPV4flK7Tktc3mOtlG Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/earth-still/index.html  

5/15/23 • 57:59

Re-Imagined Radio considers Edward R. Murrow’s radio reporting of "The Blitz," fifty-seven consecutive days of German air force bombing of London during World War II. His keen observation, vivid verbal descriptions, and attention to sounds provided a sense of what was happening. What could be observed. Radio historian Jeff Porter calls the unmatched immediacy Murrow provided listeners, "the proximity effect" (Porter Lost Sound 90) and says it prompted a new form of radio storytelling. We sample several examples of Murrow's radio storytelling, and its "proximity effect," in this episode. Season 11, Episode 04 Premier Broadcast: 17 Apr. 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/proximity/index.html    

4/14/23 • 58:01

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates Women's History Month and the work of Judy Garland with this little known radio adaptation of the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz (1939). Garland, 28, the only original cast member, recreates her starring movie role as Dorothy Gale along with a fine cast. Season 11, Episode 03 Premier Broadcast: 20 Mar. 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wizard/index.html    

3/20/23 • 59:00

Re-Imagined Radio celebrates the opening the Interstate Bridge linking Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, across the Columbia River, 106 years ago, February 14, 1917, with a dramatized radio broadcast based on historical newspaper accounts. Season 11, Episode 02 Premier broadcast: 20 Feb. 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/mighty-span/index.html  

2/20/23 • 58:02

Re-Imagined Radio presents "Short Sound Stories," an anthology of eighteen short stories. Soundscapes, dreamscapes, deep questions, audio drama, radio drama, radio historical highlights, memories, emotional states, loss and redemption, scary stories, uplifting stories, collages, sound poems, and more. Each a unique experience told with vocals, sound effects, field recordings, and music. All created by local, emerging artists. Season 11, Episode 01 Premier Broadcast: 30 Jan. 2023 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/short-stories/index.html  

1/30/23 • 58:00

Our first live performance since 2020!  Re-Imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop, Portland, OR, performing their radio adaptation of the classic story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Re-Imagined Radio first offered "A Radio Christmas Carol" in 2013. Every year since we've offered some iteration of this classic story. We like to think it has become a community tradition, bringing joy and festivities to the seasonal holidays. This year, we were pleased to welcome back The Willamette Radio Workshop, directed by Sam A. Mowry, and The Holly Jolly Singers, directed by Bennett Bailey, for a live performance in Vancouver's historic Kiggins Theatre. Yes, the holiday magic returns. Season 10, Episode 12 Premier broadcast: 21 Dec. 2022 Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design, Post Production by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/christmas/index.html#2022L    

12/21/22 • 72:33

Re-Imagined Radio samples radio holiday programs, including "Red Ryder Nails The Cleveland Kid" from the Jean Shepherd Show, 24 Dec. 1970, "Back for Christmas" from Suspense, 23 Dec. 1943, starring Peter Lorre and "Britt Ponset's Christmas Story" from The Six Shooter, 20 Dec. 1953, starring Jimmy Stewart. The latter is a fine retelling of the classic story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Season 10, Episode 11 Premier broadcast: 19 Dec. 2022 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Music, Sound Design by Marc Rose Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/christmas/index.html#2022Sampler2  

12/19/22 • 58:58

Re-Imagined Radio partners with the Clark County Historical Museum and samples from their Oral History Collection to share stories about living and working in Southwest Washington. Museum director Bradley Richardson says, "This collection is deep and rich with stories, each told in the voices of those who lived the experiences their stories describe. They are true stories. The dialogue is unscripted, unpolished, and absolutely compelling." We present three stories. The first, "Living with Chief Joseph," is told by Erskin Wood. In 1893, at the age of 13, he lived with Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce people in the Nespelem Valley, just north of present day Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. Wood recounts his interesting connection to Chief Joseph, everyday life in his teepee, and his job wrangling the Chief's herd of horses. He tells about the games the young people played, and about the community singing and dancing in which he participated. The second, "Working the SPS Railroad," is an account by Harry W. Hendricks of his experiences working for the Seattle-Portland-Spokane Railroad, 1950s-1994, during the transition from steam to diesel technologies. Hendricks, a retired conductor, recounts working on the railroad for more than fourty years. He talks about the pleasure of traveling through the Columbia River Gorge several times a week. From his enthusiastic storytelling it's obvious that Hendricks enjoyed every minute of his career with the SPS railroad. In our third story, "The Russians Arrive," Leverett Richards, a reporter for the Clark County Sun newspaper recalls the surprise landing of a single-engine airplane at Vancouver's Pearson Airfield piloted by three Russian airmen, 20 June 1937. Two days earlier, June 18, the plane took off from an airport outside Moscow, Russia, headed for Oakland, California. The Soviet airplane and its crew, Valery Chkalov, pilot, Georgi Baidukov, relief pilot, and Alexander Belyakov, navigator and radio operator flew non-stop from Moscow, over the North Pole. After 63 hours of flying, and nearly 6,000 miles, low fuel forced them to land in Vancouver, Washington. Their landing marked the first non-stop flight from Moscow, Russia, to the United States by a single engine plane over the North Pole. Season 10, Episode 10 Premier broadcast: 21 Nov. 2022 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John Barber Post Production, Sound Design, Music by Marc Rose Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management Graphics by Kathy Klaus Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/hearing-voices/index.html  

11/21/22 • 57:59

For the 84th anniversary of the most (in)famous radio story ever Re-Imagined Radio explores earlier experiments with "break in" news announcements as possible influences on Orson Welles's radio adaptation of the 1898 novel by H. G. Wells. Interviews with Welles provide additional insight. Our documentary radio performance style combines art production and scholarship to celebrate The War of the Worlds radio broadcast. Season 10, Episode 09 Premier broadcast: 17 Oct. 2022 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John Barber Post Production, Music, Sound Design by Marc Rose Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management Graphics by Kathy Klaus Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/wow/index.html#2022    

10/17/22 • 58:01

Re-Imagined Radio presents twenty short radio stories written and voiced by folks living in America's Pacific Northwest. Each story features an "epiphany," a sudden, unexpected revelation or insight. Especially with regard to four questions we often ask ourselves: "Who Am I?", "Where Am I Going?", "So What?", and "Why?" The responses are entertaining and insightful. Sometimes uncomfortable. "Twisted" from expectations. Each is an excellent, thought-provoking story about human experience. Season 10, Episode 08 Premier broadcast: 19 Sep. 2022 Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber Post Production, Music, Sound Design by Marc Rose Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management Graphics by Kathy Klaus Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/epiphanies/index.html  

9/19/22 • 58:00

Re-Imagined Radio pays tribute to Joe Frank, a radio storyteller noted for his husky, insomniac voice and sincere delivery of ideas and stories that were often surrealistic, even absurd. From 1978 to 2018, Frank entertained thousands of listeners with his combinations of monologue, radio drama, and talk radio to tell stories about the human experience. He is credited with 250. We sample from "Jewish Blues" (1978), "Memories" (1990), "Green Cadillac" (1993), "Reality Check" (2013), and "A Life Well Lived" (2013) to showcase his work, early to near the end of his career.   Season 10, Episode 07 Premier broadcast: 15 Aug. 2022 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Post Production, Sound Design, Music by Mark Rose Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management Graphics by Kathy Klaus Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/joe-frank/index.html  

8/15/22 • 58:02

Re-Imagined Radio pays tribute to three uniquely connected radio drama series, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon. Produced by George Trendle, owner of WXYZ radio, and written by Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon are each examples of pioneering radio storytelling. Through voices, music, and sound effects we are there as the The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and Sergeant Preston keep the criminals in check. Each character stands for something, and never backs away from their guiding principles. The larger than life characters, the adventurous plots, even the classical music themes have all contributed to making The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and The Challenge of the Yukon among the best of all Old Time Radio programs. This Re-Imagined Radio "Lone-Green-Challenge Tribute" honors that legacy. Season 10, Episode 06 Premier broadcast: 18 July 2022 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Post Production, Music, Sound Design by Marc Rose Social Media by Regina Carol Social Media Management Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/lone-green-challenge/index.html    

7/18/22 • 58:03

Re-Imagined Radio pays tribute to William Conrad's iconic radio voice which was heard in thousands of supporting roles and literally defined two radio drama series, Escape and Gunsmoke. We sample "The Abominable Snowman" from Escape and "Bloody Hands" from Gunsmoke. Season 10, Episode 05 Premier broadcast: 20 June 2022 Written, Produced, Hosted by John Barber Post Production, Music, Sound Design by Marc Rose Social Media by Reginal Carol Social Media Management Graphics by Holly Slocum Design Website: https://www.reimaginedradio.fm/episodes/william-conrad/index.html#2022    

6/20/22 • 58:00