Re-Imagined Radio Podcast

Re-Imagined Radio

John F. Barber
A program about radio storytelling. Re-Imagined Radio adapts and shares stories via the radio medium that engage your ears. Play out for your mind's eye. And spark your imagination. Our radio storytelling draws from dramas, comedies, oral and aural histories, documentaries, fictions, soundscapes and sonic journeys, radio and sound art. Each story utilizes the fundamental components of radio storytelling: dialogue, sounds for context and/or effect, and music.
The Mysterious Traveler
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
Jan 22, 2024
57 min
A Radio Christmas Carol 2023
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
Dec 28, 2023
1 hr 15 min
A Radio Christmas Sampler Vol. III
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  
Dec 17, 2023
58 min
Dimension X
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    
Nov 20, 2023
58 min
The War of the Worlds (Live) 2023
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  
Nov 2, 2023
1 hr 2 min
Asezhia
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  
Oct 16, 2023
58 min
9/11 Radio Stories
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  
Sep 18, 2023
58 min
I Have a Dream: Stories About the Famous Speech
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    
Aug 21, 2023
58 min
WRW Retrospective: Two Decades of Radio Storytelling
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  
Jul 17, 2023
58 min
Coast to Coast
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  
Jun 19, 2023
57 min
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