Podcast #209 – Audio Fiction’s very long history of innovation

From the “Classical Radio Era” to today’s hottest podcasts, we’re here for the love of radio drama and fictional sound-art. Our guest is Neil Verma, author of a book and teacher of classes on the subject, although as he tells us on today’s episode, the class became a lot more popular with students after he changed the name from “Radio Drama” to “Audio Drama.” Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of one of our favorites from this year. It originally aired 1/15/2019 as episode #178 Radio Survivor is a listener-supported podcast. We dedicate hours of time and effort for each weekly episode. Help us sustain and grow this show by contributing as little as $1 every month. With four episodes every month, that’s just 25 cents for each one. Make your monthly contribution at http://pateron.com/radiosurvivor. Show Notes: Theater of the Mind – Imagination, Aesthetics, and American Radio Drama Neil Verma essay on The Shadows Some audio drama recommendations from this episode The Classical Radio work of Norman Corwin J.G Ballard’s Radio Plays on the BBC The Shadows Wolverine: The Long Night The Truth Homecoming Classic Radio’s The Shadow Nightvale and affiliated programs Pacific Northwest Stories Ars Paradoxica Limetown Deathscribe Jennifer Waits’ article on Unshackled Matthew Lasar writes about and speaks on the podcast about Mae West