Mojave Beach Productions

GHOST OF THE ANCIENT PANTHER!  This story, set in a mountain village known as Cumberland, is based on the legend of a ghostly panther known for terrorizing everyone over the centuries. The return of the creature brings out old fears in a schoolteacher who must risk his life to save his daughter. The program’s positive message is presented as goosebump-raising entertainment that is sure to capture the imagination of children of all ages. Produced by Mojave Beach Productions, it was written and is told by Esther Luttrell. The music was created and performed by David Fesliyan of Fesliyan Studios. Announcers are Jack Diamond and Patrick McGranahan. Running time: 18:27.

UFO ENCOUNTERS. True, documented story told by Esther Luttrell in this unscripted Mojave Beach audio production. “I may not be a nuclear physicist, but I know a solid metallic object hovering just twenty feet over my head from a malfunctioning weather balloon,” Luttrell says in this straightforward account of her personal experiences. “We have got to stop treating the subject as if aliens are comic book characters. They’re real and they’re here.” Quotations at the end of the program, delivered by Patrick McGranahan and Carter Lord, are taken directly from official, declassified, reports by astronauts, military intelligence, a foreign leader, and a U.S. president. The score was composed and performed by David Fesliyan and Steve Oxen of Fesliyan Studios. Jeff Evans is the announcer. Running Time: 39:45.

TRUE GHOST STORIES. Mojave Beach Productions’ writer-producer, Esther Luttrell, and co-host Dianne Lawson, recount their personal other-worldly experiences in this audio podcast from the Podcast Excursions series. Dianne’s encounter with ghosts in her house and in her son’s renovated farm mansion mix well with Esther’s tales of the ghost who delivered her mail, the favorite grandfather who died years before she was born, and the husband who handed her a copy of his wife’s book four years after his death. Chilling enough to entertain. Believable enough to make you think. A fast-paced 50:26. Jeff Evans and Jack Diamond are the announcers. David Fesliyan, of Fesliyan Studios, provided the eerie background music. The theme was written and performed by Toni Beaulieu.

Esther finds herself in a rundown Mojave Desert cabin, surrounded by sand, scorpions, and coyotes. During her year of virtual homelessness, she writes her first novel (Murder in the Movies), a screenwriting textbook (Tools of the ScreenWriting Trade; the only textbook on the subject endorsed by the Writer’s Guild of America) and learns to appreciate the beauty of cactus blossoms. Publication of the novel makes it possible for her to move to Kansas, near daughter Brooke. Once again, Esther becomes ill. This time it is the touch of Jesus’ robe that sets things right. Enroute to a screenwriting workshop in North Carolina, Dean sees to it his mom’s seatmate gets to share the story of his father’s passing. Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach audio production from its Voice of Halona Theater, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. 

Episode 7. Divorced and left without funds to move back to California, a back injury calls for surgery. Once again, a miracle changes the course of events. In her darkest moment, Esther pleads with God to tell her what to do, which direction to take. That’s when she hears a voice, clearly and distinctly: “Live your life for me and I will answer your prayers, but I will not think for you.” A sobering statement to say the least. Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach audio production from its Voice of Halona Theater, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. Running time: 33:37.

Episode 6. Nearly midnight in a Florida supermarket. A tiny woman with a face etched in sorrow, asks Esther to hear her story. Because of what Dean had shown his mother since his passing, Esther is able to offer comfort, even enlightenment, to a grieving widow. The experiences continue from all directions, all sources. A student in Esther’s Providence, RI screenwriting workshop is one of many who sees Dean manifest onstage while she is lecturing. Is Dean in evidence or is God in evidence when Esther is given 12 hours advance notice of her mother’s unexpected passing? Is the healing of a family pet more evidence of God? Esther understands that her job isn’t to keep what she’s learning to herself. The message is clear: “Go out and tell them, Mom. Life and love are eternal.” Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach audio production from its Voice of Halona Theater, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. Running time: 30:56.

Episode 5. Who is the mysterious “Dean” calling collect from Rome, Italy? Esther is talking to a friend in another state when he asks her to wait while he gets rid of an incoming call. Returning to the line, he seems angry that someone the operator identified as “Dean” wanted him to accept a collect call. Esther knows that deceased loved ones often communicate through electronic means. Further investigation through the phone company reveals that no collect calls, no international calls, in fact, no calls at all had been placed to her friend’s number that entire evening. Esther had learned something new from her son almost every day since his passing the previous April. Now she was to learn that dogs have souls and that a unicorn with green horns can be an effective means of communication, too. Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach audio production from its Voice of Halona Theater, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. Running time: 30:14.

Episode 4.  Events leading to a workshop Esther was to give in Concord, MA were no more strange than events had been since Dean’s passing more than seven months before - the sister of a young man electrocuted in a storm-related accident phones Esther after a bolt of electricity goes through her body when she sees Esther’s name in a NY newspaper. She has to know why. The unexpected has become the expected by now. Another cosmic curve is thrown Esther’s way when she’s confronted by a ghost in a century-old Concord, MA farmhouse. Reflecting on the incident, she remembers whispering into the darkness that night, “Thank you, Dean, for showing me that paranormal is perfectly normal.” Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach audio production from its Voice of Halona Theater, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. Running time: 27:10.

Episode 3. Dean had been gone for nearly five months. It seemed like only days to Esther. The pain was still raw though the faith was strong. Mom and son had established that both believed in life after death. What Esther wasn’t prepared for was such dramatic proof. Dean, solid as any human on earth, appeared outside her office window with a young man who had committed suicide a few weeks earlier. By “coincidence” the young man’s mother was on the phone with Esther, trying to determine why she felt compelled to call someone she didn’t even know. Dean’s message was clear: “Tell her what you and I already know, Mom. Tell her that life and love never die. Tell her that her boy is fine.” In this episode, Dean also takes Esther to an eerily silent planet where he continues working on his spirituality and, later, puts her in touch with a grieving Texas mother. Dear Dean… Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach Production, produced through The Voice of Halona Theater and made possible by the Forgiveness Foundation Int’l. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Esther Luttrell narrates from her book by the same title. Running time: 35:17. (cover photo by Klemen Vrankar on Upsplash)

Audio podcast, episode 2. When Dean, his stepdad, and Esther visit Esther’s mother-in-law, a child mysteriously appears in the guest room where Dean’s sleeping…a child who had died more than 40 years ago. Later, Esther would wonder if the reason Dean was able to communicate with her from the other side was because, on that visit, they were both receptive to the concept of life eternal. Esther Luttrell narrates this true story of life-after-death from her book of the same name. Dear Dean…Love, Mom is a Mojave Beach Production, produced through its Voice of Halona theater of inspiration. It was recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Post-production consultant, Patrtick McGranahan. Running time 24:59.

Esther Luttrell was with her son when she whispered, “Run along to your real Father, sweetheart., You were never mine. You were only on loan. Soar, precious. I’ll be along soon enough.” And so began Dean’s journey to the Other Side and an incredible 13 years to follow as he brought his mother other parents who had lost loved ones. His message to his mom: “Life and love are eternal. The bond cannot be broken. I’ve proven it to you, Mom, now go tell them.” From MBP’s Voice of Halona, Mojave’s theater of inspiration, sponsored by the Forgiveness Foundation International. Recorded in Dean Fairweather Studios. Announcers were Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Music provided by Fesliyan Studios. Postproduction consultant, Patrtick McGranahan. 8 episodes. Episode 1 running time 32:46.

Mojave Beach Productions’ founder-producer Esther Luttrell shares an uplifting, thought-provoking, 44 minutes with WREN radio personality Jack Diamond, exploring the power and the purpose of their own personal spiritual encounters. Was there a connection between the healing Kahuna Stones of Hawaii and the legendary St-Germaine? Were either, or both, responsible for Jack’s  miraculous recovery? Is there substance to Esther’s claim that her deceased son came to give her a message: “Life and love are eternal. Go out and tell them, Mom”?  The suicide of Diamond’s 15-year-old son opens the door to a candid and in-depth discussion of after-life communication. From The Voice of Halona, MBP’s theater of inspiration. Theme created and performed by David Fesliyan of Fesliyan Studios.

You’ve got a terrific idea for a podcast, but no clue how to get started. Mojave Beach Productions producers, Esther Luttrell and Patrick McGranahan, introduce  entrepreneurs Eric and Amber Beel, of Different Mix, an online company designed to answer questions like “What recording equipment do I need? What kind of headset and microphone should I get? I want to just hit RECORD and talk. I don’t want to learn the technical aspects of podcasting. Can I do that through your company? Who will distribute my podcasts? How often do I need to release a new podcast?” The best investment an aspiring podcaster might make is the 44 minutes it takes to listen to Eric and Amber’s advice given in layman’s language. From MBP’s Podcast Excursion theater, theme written and performed by Toni Beaulieu, made available to MBP through the courtesy of Jack Allen. Running Time: 44:15.

Tools of the ScreenWriting Trade. From the top! Pilot program, audio podcast series for screenwriters. Donald Gold, writer-director-producer of classic TV including Miami Vice, Diagnosis Murder, CHiPs, Rockford Files, and scores of feature films (“You don’t create characters around a plot. Characters create the plot.”); Jack Allen, former Vice President of Development (films & TV); screenwriter, Steve Young, who turned his back on Hollywood (and tells why), plus actor Jeff Evans sharing his view of what an actor needs from a screenplay, engage in a lively exchange of advice, warnings and valuable tips. Esther Luttrell (credits include CBS, MGM, screenwriter Te Ata, co-writer & producer Lithium Springs) plays host to these wise-but-irreverent professionals along with co-host, Mojave Beach Productions writer-producer, Patrick McGranahan. Their special guest, novelist Kyra Robinov, represents moviegoers-at-large. Podcast theme was created and performed by David Fesliyan of Fesliyan Studios.  A Mojave Beach Production from its Writers Write Right theater. Running time: 1:39. Note: Luttrell’s Tools of the ScreenWriting Trade is the only book on the subject endorsed by the Writer’s Guild of America.

MOJAVE BEACH PRODUCTIONS. Is our dream state a continuation of our waking state with the soul’s silver cord holding the two together? How do loved ones appear in another person’s sleeping state the moment they pass over? Mojave Beach producer, Esther Luttrell, and co-host Dianne Lawson explore DREAMS: THEIR POWER & THEIR PURPOSE with guest Joanne Young. Podcast Excursions, a conversation theater. Theme by Toni Beaulieu through the courtesy of Jack Allen. Announcers Jack Diamond and Jeff Evans. Running time: 41:04.

Who or what are angels? What is their purpose? Can they take on the form of humans when help is needed? Is life eternal or does it end with this earthly experience?  Mojave Beach Productions and The Voice of Halona present "Angels in Evidence", made possible by their sponsor, The Forgiveness Foundation International. MBP producer Esther Luttrell and guest host Jack Diamond, of Internet radio station WREN, share amazingly candid, personal, angelic experiences and observations. The Voice of Halona theme was composed and performed by David Fesliyan of Fesliyan Studios. Patrick McGranahan served as post-production executive and shares announcer’s credit with Jeff Evans. Running time: 49:32.

Mojave Beach Productions. The flames of the Civil War deeply scarred society, economy, and politics. Civilians, once only spectators, became unwilling participants and victims. No one tells the tale with more passion and insight than nationally acclaimed speaker, TV personality, author, and historian, Deb Goodrich, in “Stories from Civil War Tombstones”. The fifth non-scripted, conversational episode from Mojave Beach Productions’ new audio series, Podcast Excursions. Host Esther Luttrell. Theme composed and performed by Toni Beaulieu, through the courtesy of Jack Allen. Running time: 29:20.

One combat veteran, Brandonn Mixon, and his five buddies, are changing the lives of homeless ex-servicemen and woman across the country.

Mojave Beach Productions’ Fourth of July Podcast Excursion with veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Brandonn Mixon, and host Esther Luttrell. When Mixon’s hopes of becoming a career military man were shattered by a medical discharge at age 22, the 2-year battle with severe depression and thoughts of suicide gave way to a determination to see that homeless vets are treated with the honor and respect they so richly deserve. This is the story of how Mixon and five of his veteran buddies are changing the lives of former servicemen and woman, living in parks and under bridges, by building beautiful tiny house communities across the nation. In creating the privately funded Veterans Community Project, these young men have become heroes in every sense of the word. Esther Luttrell produced. Patrick McGranahan was post-production supervisor. Running Time: 46:25. The U.S. Marine Band’s March 2009 performance of “The Stars and Stripes Forever”, performed in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at Marine Barracks, Washington, DC, brings the program to a stirring close.

Pets come into our lives, sometimes planned, sometimes unexpectedly.  But regardless, they will always leave us with something special.  Running time: 8:56

Life consists of various stages of aging.  It goes from our Youth, through Middle Age, culminating in the final group known as the Elderly.  This story may not seem to begin that way, but Jeff hopes you will listen to the end, not for his sake, but for Willie’s. Running time: 7:45

The office environment is filled with the everyday grind.  But part of the office experience is also sharing small portions of our personal lives via the proverbial “water cooler” gathering.  This is one Jeff had to share with his fellow employees. Running time: 4:46

There have been many books written, and movies made, about the differences between men and women, but it’s really not Rocket Science. In fact it’s pretty basic. Running time: 6:20

Jeff has covered almost all modes of transportation in his writing.  But he learned that Trains can hold a very special place in our country’s history as well as his heart. Running time: 11:52

There are two kinds of relatives; those who irritate you, and those who fascinate you. This story is about the latter of the two. Running time: 8:22.

Jeff has spent a lot of time on the road, whether it be for family outings or business.  He’s traveled by car, motorcycle, train, boat and plane. But the Art of Flying just isn’t quite what it used to be. Running time: 8:45

Bagpipes for an Unknown Soldier. The Brotherhood of the Military is a difficult thing to explain. It doesn’t matter in what branch you served, there is a common bond that has no borders.” When a call is put out to honor a Marine, Jeff Evans responds in a way that’s very special. From Mojave Beach Productions’ Jeff’s World. Running Time: 9:33

SPIRIT, STARS and the SUPERNATURAL. Podcast Excursions guest, Cheryl Schroeder, remembers choosing to be born to a Native American couple never realizing the father would be an alcoholic, the mother a dysfunctional and indifferent parent, and her grandfather a cruel and physically abusive child molester. Despite abject poverty and mistreatment, Cheryl tells of her deep connection to a God she knows as pure Love. Not the death of her grandchild nor the murder of her beloved younger sister has caused that faith to waiver. Co-hosts, Mojave Beach Productions producer, Esther Luttrell, and astrologer-author Dianne Lawson, join Cheryl in a discussion on the ways in which Spirit ties into planets, stars and the supernatural. Patrick McGranahan was co-producer. Podcast Excursions’ theme, composed and performed by Toni Beaulieu, was made available to Mojave Beach Productions through the courtesy of Jack Allen. Running time: 44:41

“Courage and the Caregiver”. Peter Rosenberger. Mojave Beach Productions producers Esther Luttrell and Patrick McGranahan host the Nation’s #1 Christian radio host, author and speaker, Peter Rosenberger, in a candid conversation based on Peter’s 30 plus years of being his wife’s caregiver. Patience, impatience, trust, frustration, pain, confusion and joy, Peter has experienced it all yet never lost faith in God or his sense of humor. More than a recitation of his own journey, Peter has solid advice for the planet’s other 65 million caregivers. Running time: 40:31

Little Girl Lost. April 29, 2001 six-year-old Haley Zega made headlines when she vanished into the Ozark National Forest, a disappearance that sparked the largest search effort in Arkansas history. After 51 hours without food or water, she was found alive and well. Could the fact she survived in an area teeming with poisonous snakes, mountain lions and bears have anything to do with the 6-year-old child who mysteriously appeared and remained Haley’s companion until her miraculous rescue? The subject of a one-hour Dateline episode, and central figure in an authorized book written by Tim Ernst, 26-year-old Haley, and her mother, Kelly, share their harrowing experience with host Esther Luttrell. On the twentieth anniversary of Haley’s rescue, Mojave Beach Productions launched its newest series, Podcast Excursions, with this candid and intelligently told story. Patrick McGranahan and Luttrell co-produced.  Jeff Evans was the announcer.  Podcast Excursions theme was composed and performed by Toni Beaulieu. Running Time: 65 minutes.

AUDIOBOOK: Bob Powell portrays a psychic investigator in this Frank Batelle podcast mystery from Mojave Beach Productions’ Dark Moon Library. Tainted baby food has everyone in Colorado Springs desperate to find the monster responsible for such a wave of evil. Having exhausted every lead, the police turn to Batelle who races the clock to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Marvin Stottlemire is the Narrator who keeps the story moving. Jeff Evans plays Police Detective Alan Nelson. Featured Mojave Beach Players Diane Wurzer, Mike Mathewson, Darlene Smith-Ash and Chuck Mosley round out the cast. Larry Irion and Internet radio personality Jack Diamond are opening and closing announcers. The score was composed and performed by Fesliyan Studios, sound effects by Zapsplat. Director Esther Luttrell adapted the Dennis Smirl short story for audio and co-produced with executive-in-charge-of-post-production, Patrick McGranahan. Running time: 34:11

“Whispering Rain” (2:30). An uplifting composition that conveys rain in a dramatic way remarkable for a solo piano performance.

“Nocturne to the Clouds” (3:46). A selection from Toni's "Celestial Suite".  A study of clouds leading that has a deeply spiritual message.

“Grasshopper Rag” (2:56)  is a frisky throwback in time. Toni’s piano is accompanied by an organist. Would be would be fun in a film the way Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" Rag was used in THE STING.… if you’re old enough to remember the Newman / Redford film. If you’re old enough to remember Newman and Redford.

“New Horizons” (3:43). A spirited classical composition. As visual as it is audio.

“Lamento Del Matador” (3:27). This sad Latin instrumental conjures up images of a bullring on a bright summer day, the cheering crowd and the danger that awaits the bull and the matador. Toni on piano.

Patrick McGranahan and Esther Luttrell chat with Toni’s grandson, Hollywood producer Jack Allen. An inside look at what it was like to be a brilliant composer at a time women musicians weren’t allowed in ASCAP.

“Mystic Night” (3:25). A perfect piece for a major Hollywood drama, this semi-classical instrumental is driven by a melodic line. Toni’s piano performance is nothing short of magnificent.

“What Would You Wish For?” (2:02). Erudessa accompanies herself on a harp. Thoroughly engaging because of the singer’s unique voice and phrasing.

“Green Leaves”, (3:40). Soothing yet emotionally stirring. Jason’s brilliant work was made available to Mojave Beach Productions through the generosity of Audioautix. The song is a major part of the score used in MBP Saratoga Playhouse production, “King of the Mountain”.

“Feel the Love” (1:11), composed and performed by Erudessa. Guitar and voice. Plaintive and sweet. Heard in MBP’s Saratoga Playhouse production, “King of the Mountain”.