Retro Static Radio

Dim the lights as RSR does their first adaptation of a Lights Out mystery. An author cannot find a way to end his murder-mystery, but help comes from a strange place: the murderer from his own story! 

CAST

A.J. Carey - Sam Chase
Zach Cassidy - Kerrigan/Stewart
Megan - Taylor

Jo Friday returns to the Retro Static Radio airways as she joins Auto Theft in just enough time to be on the trail of a black panther, escaped from a traveling carnival! 

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Not An Ad Shoutout - Small Town Dicks https://www.smalltowndicks.com (available to listen everywhere)

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Jo Friday
Zach Cassidy - Frank Smith
A.J. Carey - Clarence Havill/Sidney Norton/Lillian Havill

Due to high ratings last season - yes it was surprising for the crew as well - we go back to the Lone Ranger with his origins, the debut of Tonto and how Silver became the mythic horse of a mythic man in... The Origins of the Lone Ranger! 

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Not An Ad Shoutout - Legends of the Old West by https://blackbarrelmedia.com

CAST
A.J. Carey - Narrator/Lone Ranger/Dan Reid
Zach Cassidy - Tonto/Butch
Megan Klodnicki - Collins/Rando
Ray Cassidy - Little Danny  Reid

In our second episode, we tone down from the comedy of Duffy's to the thrilling mysteries of Agatha Christie, or at least the Suspense adaptation, with The ABC Murders! The major thing to take  away is that PTSD and Epilepsy are discussed and are plot relevant, but this show is 80 years old and there has been medical and psychological breakthroughs in that time. If you're interested in either of those that get brought up, check out more contemporary sources. Yes, even Wikipedia. 

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CAST

Zach Cassidy - Alexander Bonaparte Crowe/Olivia Asher
Megan Klodnicki - Lily Marbury/Mary Barnard/Lady Louise Clarke
A.J. Carey - Franklin Clarke/Bartender/Mackenzie/Random Anti-War Man

Season 2 of the Retro Static Radio remakes of classic old time radio begins with the funniest show ever to air... Duffy's Tavern! This time, Archie's young nephew, Morton, comes to visit and shows off how smart he is for his uncle and friends. If you enjoy the show, consider listening to the table read of this episode on Ko-Fi! 

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CAST

CAST A.J. Carey - Archie/Eddie
Megan Klodnicki - Miss Duffy/Morton
Zach Cassidy - Finnegan

And thus, the schedule for Season 2 is released unto the world! Will the card change? Maybe. Will there be surprise guests? Maybe not. Can you expect all sorts of fun? ABSOLUTELY! And hey, today's also the day to get the Table Read for Duffy's Tavern! So support the channel and hear the laughter!

https://ko-fi.com/post/TABLE-READ-Duffys-Tavern-Archies-Nephew-Comes-Z8Z2HIUJ6

Retro Static Radio returns after a somewhat long hiatus with a Christmas classic and a topical one at that! "It's A Wonderful Life" is a brilliant look at the life and times of George Bailey, as his life is told to his guardian angel, who's one mission is to stop the downtrodden George from committing suicide. Yes, it's Christmas-y alright!

Want more RSR? Visit our Ko-Fi for the live table read of this, and all future episodes! And please check out our social media accounts for even more fun on a bun! 

CAST

A.J. Carey - George Bailey/Joseph/Mr. Potter/Young George/Narrator/Additional

Megan Klodnicki - Mary Hatch/Ernie/Bridgekeeper/Campbell/Janie/Zuzu/Additional

Zach Cassidy - Clarence/Gower/Harry/Pop/Uncle Billy/Bert (Clancy cameo!?)/additional

Pour yourself a warm drink and get cozy for this quick and silly fun read of the timeless classic by Clement Clarke Moore.  

Voice acted and read by Megan Klodnicki.  Guest starring the Stuffed Animal Social Media Crew: Dawn the Squishmallow Fawn, Nigel the Black Cat, and Priscilla the Yarn Dragon.  

Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!

Happy Holidays from Retro Static Radio! 

In 1898, H.G. Wells released the novel. In 1938, the Mercury Theater aired their radio adaptation, directed and starring Orson Welles. And now, in 2020, a couple days after the 81st anniversary of the broadcast, on an Election Day that many people fear, Retro Static Radio recreates the infamous broadcast! 

Beware to not fall for the spider's cunning and clever ways! The web of lies is waiting for its next victim...

Join our Ghost Hostess, Megan,  as she reads the tragic poem of "The Spider and the Fly" written by Mary Howitt.

We appreciate any kind of support, so please share us around! We hope you enjoy this spooky tale as part of our Halloween episodes.  

Thank you!

Halloween is coming up soon and to sate the appetite of listeners until next week's three special episodes, A.J. Carey reads a cornerstone of haunting poetry with The Raven. But to liven it up a little, it's actually done in the style of Mark Hamill's Joker, with a bit of Kevin Michael Richardson thrown in.

With our Ghost Hostess, Megan Klodnicki!

In the first Retro Static Radio Theater production, we proudly bring to life one of the true classic pulp novels and one of the greatest noir films. Private eye Sam Spade is drawn into the wild web of scoundrels as they all aim to claim the priceless Maltese Falcon. 

Adapted from the Lux Radio Theater production based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett. 

Don't forget to check out all the shows we gave glorious shoutouts!

Film on the Rocks: www.stitcher.com/podcast/film-on-the-rocks

3 AM Podcast: www.the3ampodcast.com/

On Second Watch: www.stitcher.com/podcast/on-second-watch

ODDentity: www.stitcher.com/podcast/haunt-heads-podcast

Mysterious Chicago: www.facebook.com/mysteriouschicago/ (Tell them that Thor is best cat!) 

Season 1 may be done, but we return once again to Duffy's Tavern at the behest of our gracious followers - well, follower. And what better way to show our true gratitude for our very first fan-commissioned episode, it's time for Archie the Manager to fudge the books - I mean balance the books!

The season officially wraps the way it started, with a masterpiece by Lucille Fletcher. Is Amanda Peabody's new beau a widower, a murderer or are the ghosts of his past resonating in the organ pipes of his home? Find out in this last episode of the season. 

Based on the original radio play by Lucille Fletcher. Adapted by Arthur Carey.

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Amanda/Mrs. Chumley/Daphne
A.J. Carey - Theodore/David

*Ezra Carey was slated to play the role of DAVID. However, he currently is having a bout of allergies that is kicking his six-year-old butt* 

Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men? THE SHADOW KNOWS! When an innocent man is framed for a bank robbery and murder, the law sentences him to death. Can The Shadow clear his name before it is too late?

Adapted from The Shadow radio serial by Arthur Carey. 

CAST
A.J. Carey - Paul Gordon/Lamont Cranston/The Shadow/Additional
Megan Klodnicki - Margot Lane/Additional

It's summertime for our English teacher and she gets to spend a weekend with both her would-be boyfriend and her boss. Hilarious.

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Miss Brooks/Mrs. Davis/Mrs. Conklin/Harriet
A.J. Carey - Boynton/Conklin/Walter

There is always something creepy about life-like dolls. Doubly so when it can walk and talk by itself. What's the mystery of this strange doll and how can such a thing destroy so many lives? 

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Alma/Cindy/Toto
A.J. Carey - Henry/Snowy

The crime-solving couple Pam and Jerry North have a new mystery when someone from Pam's college years reappears with a new name. Is he just a doppleganger or is he truly her old friend? 

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Mrs. North/Additional
A.J. Carey - Mr. North/Additional

We come again to past futurism with a Ray Bradbury penned episode, set in the futuristic year of 1990 about the downfalls of humanoid robots and artificial emotions. 

A man finds his wife looks like a 17th century poisoner. Another man's uncle is murdered. The locked room mystery takes front and center on this SUSPENSE. 

Based off the story by John Dickson Carr, this Suspense has the air of a locked room mystery surrounded by the supernatural.

Sean Klodnicki stars as Ted Stevens, with special guest Shari Ambord as Gaudin Cross and Megan Klodnicki as Marie D'Aubrey.


CAST
Shari Ambord - Gaudin Cross
Sean Klodnicki - Ted Stevens
Megan Klodnicki  - Marie D'Aubrey
A.J. Carey - Additional

Finally! The second part of Season 1 begins with what felt like an episode that took a lot longer to get finished than what will ever be admitted.

Archie writes an opera for television, and has the esteemed Deems Taylor read and perform it with the gang!

CAST -
A.J. Carey - Archie/Eddie/Deems Taylor
Megan Klodnicki - Miss Duffy
Zach Cassidy - Finnegan

After the month-long hiatus, Retro Static Radio is back with the second part of Season One! Packed with classic and what are sure to be classics, Part 2 of Season 1 is sure to be dynamite! 

We interrupt the previously scheduled Duffy's Tavern episode with an episode of Our Miss Brooks! Just in time for the week after April Fool's Day, Walter and Harriet are helping Miss Brooks woo Mister Boynton with a special new talent.

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Miss Brooks/Mrs. Davis/Harriet/Additional
A.J. Carey - Boynton/Conklin/Walter/Additional

The iconic radio play of lines being crossed and an impending murder comes back to the airwaves with Megan Klodnicki as Mrs. Stevenson.

The ensemble cast of RSR returns to that fan-favorite dive, Duffy's Tavern! This time, Archie writes a literary lecture for the Lord Byron Ladies' Literary Society. It does not go that well for "special guest", Clifton Fadiman!

CAST
A.J. Carey - Archie/Eddie/Clifton Fadiman
Megan Klodnicki - Miss Duffy/Mrs. Piddleton
Zach Cassidy - Finnegan/Crackpot O'Toole

A madman is loose in the city, attacking and robbing women nightly. It is up to Jo Friday and her partner to catch the woman-beating menace that the papers have dubbed The Werewolf.

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Jo Friday
A.J. Carey - Romero/Backstrand/Additional

The harsh laws of space are not man-made but we have to obey them or else the ultimate penalty is paid. A stowaway is about to learn the true coldness of space and science. 

Based on the short story, "The Cold Equations", by Tom Godwin. Adapted from the radio play by Arthur Carey.

CAST
Zach Cassidy - Barton/Additional
Megan Klodnicki - Marilyn
A.J. Carey - Commander/Additional

It's our Valentine's Day episode as we go to Madison High School with Our Miss Brooks as she navigates her way through a bad case of Puppy Love. Eva Arden brought the character to life decades ago, and now Megan Klodnicki takes up the reins in the titular role! 

We also would like to thank teachers all over the world.

CAST
Megan Klodnicki - Miss Brooks/Mrs. Davis/Harriet
A.J. Carey - Mr. Boynton/Mr. Conklin/Walter

Hi ho, Silver! The Lone Ranger rides into view as Retro Static Radio proudly presents the return of the masked righter of wrongs. When a kind man is falsely accused, it's up to the Lone Ranger to save his new friend!

Based on the radio show created by Fran Striker (or George Trendle). Adapted by Arthur Carey.

CAST
A.J. Carey - The Lone Ranger/Sheriff/Additional
Zach Cassidy - Jeb/Cal/Additional

Ronald Adams is driving cross-country for a job interview, but a strange hitchhiker begins to appear again and again. Is it just his mind playing tricks with the long hours on the road and no company, or is it much more macabre than that? 

The Hitch-Hiker, written by the wondrous Lucille Fletcher, originally aired on the 17th of November, 1941, starring the unparalleled Orson Welles. Today, A.J. Carey steps into the lead role of Ronald Adams, a man haunted by a mysterious hitch-hiker.

CAST:
A.J. Carey - Ronald Adams/Additional
Megan Klodnicki - Hitch-Hiker Girl/Mrs. Adams/Mrs. Whinney/Operator

Based on the original screenplay by Lucille Fletcher for SUSPENSE. Adapted by A.J. Carey.