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Repeat presentation of Double Indemnity

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
Fortunato had a major systems failure just before putting together today's Sampler. So tune in for an encore presentation of Double Indemnity, with Babara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in a radio adaptation of the famous Billy Widler directed film noir. And lots of grownup mu... Read more

8 - Class is in Session with C. Courtney Joyner

Airs at: Fri, 03/19/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, the gangs take back the school as Poxy and Ragan discuss Mark L. Lester's 1990 sci - fi thriller, CLASS OF 1999 with screenwriter, C. Courtney Joyner.         Read more

Pop goes The Sampler

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2021 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Monday Sampler
The Sampler returns to start a whole new week. Fortunato has lined up a lot of familiar pop artists, many in live performances of their hits. Sade, Simply Red, The Bee Gees, Chris Issak, Santana and many others. Also, cover vesions by Pomlamoose, Sarah Nemitz, and the Surfr... Read more

Black Death by Zora Neal Hurston and Lena Horne starring in an episode of Suspense

Airs at: Mon, 01/18/2021 at 11:00pm - Tue, 01/19/2021 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Gremlin Time
To top off Martin Luther King Day we present a short story by one of the stars of the Harlem Renaissance, writer and anthropologist Zora Neal Hurston. A woman seeks the help of a local "hoodoo man" to get retribution on the man who refuses to take responsibility for impregn... Read more

7 - My friend, John Waters. The Making of Polyester with Dave Insley

Airs at: Wed, 02/24/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, the stench is heavy as Poxy and Ragan discuss John Waters 1981 cult classic, Polyester. Poxy talks with Cinematographer Dave Insley about his work on Polyester and more!         Read more

Episode Six

Airs at: Fri, 01/08/2021 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy and Ragan discuss Walter Hill's 1975 directorial debut, Hard Times.        Read more

Mr. Jones's Neighborhood Christmas Day 2020

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
It’s Christmas morning here in the neighborhood, maybe in your neighborhood as well. And we’ve been in somewhat of a quandary as to how to honor and celebrate the day. I think the classic story for the day and the entire holiday season is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,... Read more

The Wiggle Room on 12/19/20

Airs at: Sat, 12/19/2020 at 3:00am - 6:00am
Produced for:  The Wiggle Room
  2020's Wiggle Room Holiday Special features Jimi Hendrix, Smegma, The Fallen Angel Choir (all 3 groups are depicted here). Also: Eartha Kitt, Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians, James Brown, Spike Jones, Hitting Birth, The Bobs, Dr. Demento, The Mad Daddy, Louis Armstrong,... Read more

Thom Bray previews his one-man show "A Christmas Carol: A Victorian Reading" streaming live this holiday season

Airs at: Wed, 12/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
The holidays are here and, along with it, our own holiday traditions. For many of us, the season isn’t complete without attending a performance of The Nutcracker, or Handel’s Messiah, or any of the many other Christmas-themed, in-person events. This season, many of those e... Read more

Episode Five

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 3:00am - 4:00am
Produced for:  The Ghost of Hollywood
  On this episode of The Ghost of Hollywood, Poxy and Ragan discuss the 1984 holiday slasher, Silent Night, Deadly Night,  and throw Christmas to the wind.       Read more