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The Narada Radio Company, produced and directed by Pete Lutz, presents audio dramas from nearly every genre, plus a regular OTR discussion podcast called "Old-Time Radio Essentials". Enjoy horror, comedy, adventure, mystery, film/stage adaptations and more. Celebrating 10 years in 2023!
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Aug 14, 2016

Orig. rel. 5/23/14, "Tame Me This Beast" is based on a Jungle-Fiction short story of the same name by Robert Moore Williams, currently in the public domain.  This is Season 1, Episode 8 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre", a continuing anthology series, each based on a different pulp fiction genre, and created in the style of Old-Time Radio. Adapted, Directed and Produced by Pete Lutz.  All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain. SPECIAL NOTE: All characters in this audio play are portrayed by two actors alone, Dana Gonsalves and Philboyd Studge.  See if you can guess who plays whom!

Includes the first two Philboyd Studge interviews: the one with a crack-filler on Mount Rushmore, and the one with the man who has the single most difficult name to pronounce in the world. Also includes a spot for Crazy Crambone's Discount Warehouse in Sandusky Ohio.

Philboyd Studge: Himself; ZVBXRPL Fingerman: R. C. Lutz

Aug 7, 2016

S3 Finale! Two James Thurber stories, fully dramatized in the Pulp-Pourri Theatre style by the Narada Radio Company. First off is Thurber's 1942 classic, "The Catbird Seat", telling of the troubles of Mr. Martin, an office worker, who must defend himself against the machinations of a so-called efficiency expert. How Martin deals with her is something you don't want to miss. After that comes "The Topaz Cufflinks Mystery" from 1932, a vignette about a man, a woman, a cop, and a very strange experiment. Together these stories are comedy gold! 

Includes the special feature "To Look for America" plus commercials from Toddler Tech Support, Arrowhawk Real Trail Mix and other sponsors. 

CAST OF "THE CATBIRD SEAT":

Dana Gonsalves as the NARRATOR and JOEY HART

Pete Lutz as MR. MARTIN

Lisa Ayala as MRS. BARROWS

Nicole Sanchez as MISS PAIRD and

Skeeter Ullman as MR. FITWEILER 

With additional voices by: Alan Clower, Kevin Schuster and Pete Lutz

CAST OF "THE TOPAZ CUFFLINKS MYSTERY":

Andres Elizondo II as THE COP

Kristy Glick as THE WOMAN and

John Valadez as THE MAN

Your Announcer was Darren Rockhold

SPECIAL FEATURES CAST:

TODDLER TECH SUPPORT: Emily Carpenter, Christin Sanchez, Adriana Fontanez, Sarah Golding

BROUGHT-TO-YOU-BY: Merilee Robinson

ARROWHAWK REAL TRAIL MIX: Ashley Carroll

TO LOOK FOR AMERICA:

ANNOUNCER: Kristy Glick

MILBURN CURTIS: Carl Yowell

NATHONIA O'ROURKE: Michele Cotter

JASPER: Pete Lutz

All spots and special features are written by Pete Lutz. Toddler Tech Support came from an idea suggested by Jennie Lucio.

Musical selections in the Catbird Seat include the following historical recordings of “bird” songs:

LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD performed by The Dukes of Dixieland

WHEN THE RED, RED ROBIN COMES BOB, BOB, BOBBIN’ ALONG performed by The Ben Selvin Orchestra

BYE, BYE BLACKBIRD performed by Gene Austin

THE WOODPECKER SONG and MISTER MEADOWLARK performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra

A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE sung by Vera Lynn

TICO TICO NO FUBÁ performed by Carmen Miranda

Two versions of SKYLARK, one performed by Paul Desmond and the other by Dinah Shore

LITTLE WHITE DUCK sung by Danny Kaye

BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS sung by Jimmy Durante

And PARK AVENUE BEAT by Fred Steiner

Stings by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech dot com.

The theme for The Topaz Cufflinks Mystery was, fittingly, MYSTERY by Paul Biese’s Orchestra.

In the case of both the stories in our episode and the musical selections, they are for entertainment purposes only and no infringement is intended.

The Pulp-Pourri Theatre Theme was composed and performed by Rich Wentworth

Opening announcements by Gene Lutz and Rich Wentworth

Episodes six thru ten of this season were dedicated to the loving memory of my pop, Gene Lutz.

If you found us on iTunes, we hope you’re a subscriber, and if you are, please take a few moments to leave a review of the series. Reviews keep us relevant and draw more listeners to the show, and we hope you’ll do your part. Thank you from all of us in the Narada Radio Company.

 

 

 

Aug 1, 2016
Originally released 8-9-15, "2-B-R-0-2-B" is adapted from the story of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, sourced from the public domain. This is Episode 8 of Season 2 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre", an anthology series created in the style of Old-Time Radio. Adapted, Directed and Produced by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company. Certain music passages by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com. All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain or other sources, were used for entertainment purposes only, with no infringement intended. Special features between the acts and commercials for fictitious products were written and produced by Pete Lutz.
 
 
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
 
ANNOUNCER: Lisa Marie Ayala

VONNEGUT: Christian Ferris 

EDWARD K. WEHLING, JR: John Valadez 

DR. BENJAMIN HITZ: Jason D. Johnson 

LEORA DUNCAN: Wendy Sauer

COP: Derek E. Lutz

PAINTER: Pete Lutz 

NURSE: Darrin Ruiz

HOSPITAL ORDERLY: Dana Gonsalves

ETHICAL SUICIDE HOSTESS: Leanne King

SPECIAL FEATURES CAST:
Chip Lutz, Andy Schmillen, Ken Schmillen, Chris Hawkins, Stephanie Jordan, McKenna DeYoung, Maggie Strain, Cheyenne Gibbs
Jul 10, 2016

Orig. rel. 9/26/15, "Defense Mech", adapted from a short story by Ray Bradbury, was Episode 10, the Season 2 finale of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre". Adapted, Directed and Produced by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company. Music in this production was sourced from the public domain, except where indicated. All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain. Includes commercials for such fictitious products and services as the Central Tool Rental Center, Crazy Crambone's Discount Warehouse, and the Turnbuckle Television Cartel; also includes a new Philboyd Studge interview with another person with a very strange, yet real, occupation; all written and produced by Pete Lutz. 

DEFENSE MECH was named an Official Selection for the 2016 HEAR Now Audio Festival!
DEFENSE MECH was also named a Semi-Finalist in the 2016 Parsec Awards!
 
CAST:

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

HERB HALLOWAY: Austin Hanna 

CAPTAIN: Andy Moore 

PSYCHIATRIST: Rich Wentworth (of "The Hadron Gospel
Hour") 

GUS BARTZ: Bill Hollweg (of "Brokensea Audio") 

BERMAN: Merilee Robinson 

CREW MEMBER 1: Griffin Taylor Greene 

CREW MEMBER 2: Lisa Espinoza 

SPECIAL FEATURES CAST:

Melody Gaines, Pete Lutz, Derek Rhein, Kristy Glick, John Washington, Ross Bernhardt. Music for "The Brotha from M.U.T.H.A." sketch specially composed and performed by Ross Bernhardt. 

Jul 1, 2016

An all-new production from 63audio, “Tiger Cat” is a strange tale of revenge and murder. Adapted from a pulp-fiction story by David H. Keller, first published in a 1937 issue of "Weird Tales" magazine. Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz.

Cast: Lisa Ayala, Austin Hanna, Derek Rhein, Jackie Ayers, Pete Lutz, Tamara Merson Wren, Dana Gonsalves, Nick Wommack, Jason D. Johnson, Alan Clower

Includes original comedy sketches, written and produced by Pete Lutz:

A Bunch of Texas Lawyer Guys (fict. commercial)

Cast: Pete Lutz, Drew Profit, Jeremy Hennessy, Joseph Ruiz

Doctor Mister Science Wizard (fict. TV show)

Cast: Pete Lutz, Darrin Ruiz, Eliot Ruiz

The Brutha From M.U.T.H.A. #2 (fict. TV promo)

Cast: Pete Lutz, Jason D. Johnson, Alex Moore, Kristy Glick, John Washington

Emergency Apothecary #3 (fict. TV promo)

Cast: Pete Lutz, Andres Elizondo II, Micah Blain

 

Jul 1, 2016

Originally released 02/03/16, “The Time-Cutter” is an original story by our producer-director, Pete Lutz. Originally written and produced as a live “radio” drama on the stage at Harbor Playhouse in 2001, Pete revised the script for Pulp-Pourri Theatre in 2014. This production is sponsored by Ō-Sha-Lene Motor Fuel and stars the Narada Radio Company.

John Dark lives in the year 2050 but believes he somehow got unstuck in time and originally comes from another era, one in the past. He makes a living in Celestial City as a time-traveling private detective, calling himself “The Time-Cutter”.  This episode of Pulp-Pourri Theatre outlines John Dark’s latest case, which could, on a very personal level, be called his strangest. Listen and enjoy!

Jul 1, 2016

 

Originally released 10/30/15, this is the Season Three Premiere of Pulp-Pourri Theatre! "The Trunk" is an original play by Pete Lutz, the series creator/director/producer, which was named the First Prize winner of the 2015 Marion Thauer Brown Audio Drama Scriptwriting Award. It is a story of the supernatural that centers around, of course, a trunk. Music by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech dot com. Starring the Narada Radio Company. Special features between-the-acts also written by Pete Lutz. 

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

OLD MAN: Gene Giggy

OLD WOMAN: Lori Bryant

NEPHEW: Sean Morillo

VOICES: Katie Loftin, McKenna DeYoung

AUCTIONEER: George Hatfield

 

Jun 11, 2016
 
Originally launched 2/17/16, "The Medici Boots" is adapted from a story of the same name by Pearl Norton Swet, which appeared in an issue of the long-running Weird Tales pulp-fiction magazine. Adapted, directed and produced by Pete Lutz. Set in the year 1935, it's the story of John Delameter, his wife Suzanne, and his brother Eric -- it's also the story of a pair of beautifully styled boots, made in the 15th century and cursed in the same era. Weird things start happening to the Delameters once they inherit these boots from their historian uncle...
 
Contains explicit sexual content.
 
CAST OF "THE MEDICI BOOTS":
ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala
NEWSCASTER: Riley Lutz
UNCLE SILAS DICKERSON: Pete Lutz
JOHN DELAMETER: Peter M. Howard
SUZANNNE DELAMETER: Aileen Corpos
ERIC DELAMETER: Pete Lutz
ERSKINE: Gene Giggy
MARIA MODENA and SERVANT: Alex Moore
 
SPECIAL FEATURES CAST:
Kristy Glick, Pete Lutz, Nick Wommack, Austin Hanna, Kevin Schuster, Melody Gaines
 
SPECIAL 15th-CENTURY MUSIC (various composers) performed by Ernest Stoltz and Paul O'Dette
 
MUSIC FROM 1935 (and before) by the following:
"Alone" by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, sung by Kitty Carlisle
"Easy To Remember" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, sung by Bing Crosby
"Isn't It A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain)" by Irving Berlin, sung by Fred Astaire
"Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin
"Violin Concerto No. 2 - II Andante Assai" by Prokofiev
 
Additional Music by:
Kevin MacLeod of incompetech dot com
"Paperback Writer" by the Beatles, performed by Andrew Kesler
"Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)" from Dr. Zhivago by Andre Rieu
 
Pulp-Pourri Theatre Theme composed and performed by Rich Wentworth
 
Opening announcers: Gene Lutz, Rich Wentworth

 

Jun 9, 2016

“The D.N.A. Pit” is an original story by our producer-director, Pete Lutz. Originally written and produced as a live “radio” drama on the stage at Harbor Playhouse in 2001, Pete revised the script for Pulp-Pourri Theatre in 2014. This production is sponsored by Dromedary Cigarettes and stars the Narada Radio Company. SPECIAL NOTE: This production goes hand-in-hand with S3E4, "The Time-Cutter", available at https://archive.org/details/PPTS3E4TimeCutter or here on Libsyn and iTunes.

Dr. Philip Schaefer is a geneticist in Celestial City who has invented what's being called an Earth-shattering device: The D.N.A. Pit, which is capable of altering any living creature's DNA. Dr. Schaefer wants to use his device for the good of mankind, but forces beyond his control may try to subvert his miraculous device to their own twisted ends! Listen and enjoy!

 

CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of appearance):

VENESSA SANTOS: Aileen Corpos
DR. PHILIP SCHAEFER: Dana Gonsalves*
DR. DARREN McCORMICK: Austin Hanna
COMPUTER VOICE: Angela Elgueda Young*
STERLING STEELE: Mark Hacala
HOMELESS MAN/HENCHMAN: Juan Perez

FEDERAL AGENT #1: Austin Beach (of Audioblivious Productions)
FEDERAL AGENT #2: Julio Herrera
GEN. THANH NGUYEN: Pete Lutz
KATIE McCORMICK: Cheyenne Gibbs
ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala


* Original 2001 Cast Member

DROMEDARY CIGARETTES Commercial Voices:


Kristy Glick
Pete Lutz
Kendra Womack
Angela Elgueda Young
Lisa Michaud
PIANO: Ross Bernhardt
 
OPENING ANNOUNCERS: Gene Lutz, Rich Wentworth

PULP-POURRI THEATRE THEME composed and performed by Rich Wentworth
 
EPISODE THEME: "Second Coming" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech dot com.
 
GET MORE EPISODES OF PULP-POURRI THEATRE FREE AT:   https://archive.org/details/PPTpodcast 
Jun 9, 2016
 

SPECIAL NOTE: This play is featured in my book, Get Me Out of Here and Other Plays, available at amazon.com and from the publisher, at these links:

https://www.amazon.com/Get-Out-Here-Other-Plays/dp/B0BV49MHJC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

https://gnashingteethpublishing.com/product/buy-get-me-out-of-here-pete-lutz/

OR...if you'd like an autographed copy, please contact me at f6point3@gmail.com, and I'll tell you how to get one. Thanks!

“Miami Impulse” is an original story by our producer-director, Pete Lutz, written for the series in August 2015. Set in 1959 Chicago and Miami, just before the Cuban Revolution, "Miami Impulse" is a tale of one man's adventure, involving the theft of both another man's identity and $150,000 in drug money. Intrigue and encounters with a beautiful Cubaña lead our man down unfamiliar paths. Will he survive? Listen and find out!
 
Our episode is sponsored by:
RANCHERS INSURANCE
BLACK HOUND OF HADES LAGER
NEUVINAST
* "HAPPY" ENDIG'S MASSAGE & SPA
 
And introduces the Special Feature:
THE HOBBY HOUSE
 
All commercials and special features are written by Pete Lutz, except (*), written by Mark Hacala.
 
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
 
ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala
LEW DRAKE: Dana Gonsalves
BRETT STONE: Kevin Schuster
ERICA DRAKE: Jessica Mathews
HOTEL CLERK 1: George Hatfield
FIREFIGHTER: Skeeter Ullman
RAILROAD PORTER: Pete Lutz
TRAIN WAITER: Teddi Giggy
RESTAURANT WAITER: John Valadez
ISELA LOPEZ: Diana DeHoyos
CUBAN THUG: Juan Perez
HOTEL MANAGER: Micah Blain
HOTEL CLERK 2: Jordan Bruster-Campo
AIRLINE EMPLOYEE: Lisa Espinoza
POLICE OFFICER: Andres Elizondo II
 
ADDITIONAL CAST:
 
Pete Lutz, Kendra Womack (Ranchers)
Omar Lopez (Black Hound of Hades)
Katie Loftin, Derek Lutz (Neuvinast)
Derek Lutz (Happy Endig's)
Ross Bernhardt as Tommy, Peter D. Howard as Grover, Jim Baldridge-Garst as Norma June (Hobby House)


Our Episode Theme Was “The Cage”, Composed And Performed By Dayn Russell Leonardson, Used By Permission.

Special Period Music Included:

“Chicago, That Toddlin’ Town” By Fred Fisher
“Show Me The Way To Go Home” By Frank Crumit
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” By Dina Washington
“Tea For Two Cha-Cha” By The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
“Tambah” And “Maria Belen Chacon” By Ernesto Lecuona Y Su Orquestra Cubana
“Dream Lover” By Bobby Darin
“Return To Me” By Dean Martin
“Searchin” By The Coasters
“Similau” And “El Cumbanchero” By Desi Arnaz
“Money” By Barrett Strong And
“There Goes My Baby” By The Drifters

Additional Music By Kevin Macleod Of Incompetech Dot Com.
Pulp-Pourri Theatre Theme Composed And Performed By Rich Wentworth
Opening Announcements By Gene Lutz And Rich Wentworth
Special Thanks To Mischa Stanton Of The Ars Paradoxica Audio Drama For His Technical Assistance.
 
GET MORE EPISODES OF PULP-POURRI THEATRE FREE AT:   https://archive.org/details/PPTpodcast 
Jun 9, 2016

Originally released 4/28/16, "The Noose" is an original play by guest playwright Alan Stolzer, produced and directed by Pete Lutz and starring The Narada Radio Company. Set in the Deep South of the United States, this is a story of vengeance and the struggle to maintain family loyalties in this fast-paced modern era. An old woman who witnessed a brutal act as a young girl attempts to make her jet-setting granddaughter understand her need to even the score before she passes on. Listen and enjoy!

 
Contains a special short sketch written by Pete Lutz: "What the Nose Knows", Everybody's Favorite Radio Quiz Show.
 
Cast of THE NOOSE:
ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala
GRANDMOTHER: Geri Elliff
GRANDDAUGHTER: McKenna DeYoung
CEDRIC: Omar Lopez
VICTIM: Sean Morillo
 
Episode theme: "Kentucky Mule" by Tate Petersen, obtained thru a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License
 
Cast of WHAT THE NOSE KNOWS:
ANNOUNCER: Kyle Bauer
NOSEY BARKER: Christian Ferris
TOMMY: Ross Bernhardt
THE REDHEADS: Melody Gaines
 
Pulp-Pourri Theatre Theme composed and performed by Rich Wentworth
 
Opening Announcers: Gene Lutz, Rich Wentworth
 
GET MORE EPISODES OF PULP-POURRI THEATRE FREE AT:   https://archive.org/details/PPTpodcast 
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