The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society Podcast
Welcome to The Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society, a podcast dedicated to suspense, crime and horror stories from the Golden Age of Radio. Every week, your hosts Eric, Tim, and Joshua introduce each episode with background information and nerdy trivia. Afterwards, they discuss the show’s merits with a blend of insight and humor to determine whether or not it stands the test of time.
The podcast began in 2016 and that same year, the MORLS also began bringing audio dramas to the stage, presenting a combination of classic old scripts, adaptations of iconic stories, and original works performed in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials and live sound effects.
Episode 368: Bathysphere
Arch Oboler takes us deep into the oceanic depths for this episode of Lights Out entitled “Bathysphere,” recommended to us by our Patreon supporter, Mark. Thanks, Mark! The story features an authoritarian leader attempting to dive down to a record-breaking depth beneath the ocean’s surface. Accompanied only by a doctor experienced in such dives, his excellency finds this life and death journey, “very amusing.” What mysteries await them in deep? How will this script compare to other propaganda works written by Oboler? Should someone be checking on us to make sure we’re okay? Listen for yourself and find out! Then…
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YOUR MYSTERIOUS OLD HOSTS
JOSHUA ENGLISH
SCRIMSHAW
Joshua is co-founder of the all-ages theater company Comedy Suitcase, as well as the dance and physical comedy troupe English Scrimshaw Theatrical Novelties. Joshua has been called “a clever and inventive voice in Twin Cities comedy theater” by The Star Tribune, and “a modern day Buster Keaton” by mnartists.org.
TIM
UREN
Tim has been an actor, director, and playwright in the Twin Cities for over twenty years. He’s the devious mind behind Ghoulish Delights, a theater company dedicated to staging tales of horror and suspense. Tim also writes and designs for board games and card games. He would probably love to share a game night with you.
ERIC
WEBSTER
Eric is an actor, producer and writer for stage, radio and television for 28 years and owner of Pickaline Productions; Creating original Theater Productions, Theater Education Programs and business communication solutions utilizing the discipline and tenets of improvisation. He is also a Director of Theater Programming for Centennial High School and Middle School in Circle Pines, Minnesota, and the creator/writer and performer for the original live radio theater adventure series Shades Brigade, which is in its 12th year and over 150 episodes.