We're back! At long last, the 4th installment of NADI is here and ready to enjoy!

1st & 3rd features: Rated G for General Audiences

2nd feature: Rated PG for Parental Guidance due to mild adult language

1. TURNBUCKLE TELEVISION CARTEL PRESENTS: "IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST"

Your all-new prescription for laughter!

Starring: Darren Rockhold, George Hatfield, Omar Lopez, Nancy Gaugler, Derek Rhein and Angela Young

2. JAKE DIMES, RANGE DETECTIVE Chapter Four: "Arrested!"

Jake gets taken in by the Sheriff of Prickly Pear; we learn what happens to Briar Buck.

Starring: Glenn Higbee, Darren Rockhold, Glenn Hascall, Evy Elizondo, Debby Leal-Ramirez, Joe Stofko, Jeff Niles, Dana Gonsalves, Mark Bruzee, Kristen DiMercurio and Nancy Bueler

3. PULP-POURRI THEATRE S4 E4: "ARSON PLUS" by Dashiell Hammett

Hammett's first story featuring The Continental Op, from 1923! A rollicking jaunt through arson, murder and some other crimes!

Starring: Cannonball Kelly, special guest Ed Champion, Pete Lutz, Alan Clower, Austin Hanna, Skeeter Ullman, Ross Bernhardt, Owen McCuen, Lisa Espinoza, Jason D. Johnson, Gene Giggy, Teddi Giggy, Micah R. Blain, Kevin Schuster, Diana DeHoyos, Katie Loftin, Maurice Curran, Nick Wommack, George Hatfield and Peter D. Howard

I'm happy to report that progress has been made on the latest Narada Audio Drive-In episode, and I'll be able (if my luck holds out) to launch it NEXT SUNDAY!

Meantime, please enjoy this offering of our funny bits from Season 2 (the second helping)!

As I continue working on the many projects I've foolishly gotten involved in (but wouldn't miss for the world), I want to keep up my practice of releasing something every Sunday, because I hope you've all come to expect it and depend on it.

This week's offering is part 1 of S2's line-up of fictitious commercials and special features, and I hope you will enjoy them as much as, if not more than, S1's offerings in this same vein. We've got more of your favorite features, like the Philboyd Studge Interviews, Emergency Apothecary, the Bix Bixby Book Review, and very special trailers from your friends at Repellent Pictures and the Turnbuckle Television Cartel!

Part 2 next week! Meantime, enjoy!

As I am still working on several projects at once, one of which is the newest episode of Narada Audio Drive-In, I almost forgot to load something for your podcast feed, dear friends! Here is part 2 of our S1 compilation of the special features and fictitious commercials from Pulp-Pourri Theatre! 

One of the other projects is an all-new serial planned for release in S5, called "Lola, Queen of the Circus". I am currently working on the edits for Chapter 4, and so far things are looking very exciting! I'm writing now because February is NADSWRIM, the National Audio Drama Script Writing Month. It was during this month two years ago that I wrote "Jake Dimes, Range Detective" (most of it, anyway), and I hope to get quite a bit of this new serial written during February, while still living up to my commitment of bringing you Episode 4 of NADI.

Meantime, enjoy this offering from the past, and look for part 1 of S2's compilation next week!

Everybody loves to hear the words, "We'll be back with more Pulp-Pourri Theatre, after this important message," because that means it's comedy time! Yes, here are the commercials for fictitious products and special features from the very first season of PPT. We had kind of a rocky start with these, but once we got to S1 E4, we really hit our stride. Please enjoy these comedy treats and tidbits, and watch for Part 2, coming next week! 

Originally released 3/27/15, "This Guy Walks Into a Bar" is an original play written by guest playwright Mike Murphy. This is Episode 6 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, and by the Water Tower Bucket Boys. All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain. Commercials for fictitious products were written and produced by Pete Lutz.

CONGRATULATIONS to Playwright Mike Murphy and the cast of this episode, for their mutual wins in the 2015 Audio Verse Awards! Mike won for Best Writing in an Original, Long-Form, Stand-Alone Production, and the Episode itself won for Best Original, Long-Form, Stand-Alone Drama!

CAST:

SEAN FITZGERALD: Bo Kratz

MATT WILSON: Christian Ferris

MEBLA: Nancy Bueler

MR. MARKS: Jack Ward

OFFICER MacGILLICUDDY: Nick Wommack

ANNOUNCER: Pete Lutz

SPECIAL FEATURES CAST:

Aileen Corpos, Nick Wommack, Micah Blain, Andres Elizondo II, Nancy Gaugler, Pete Lutz

Here it is, the fourth and final round of the fake commercials and special features from Season 3 of Pulp-Pourri Theatre! The little gems of comedy from the twisted mind of show creator Pete Lutz are presented here in no particular order, guaranteed to entertain the way they did the first time you heard 'em! It's about 18 minutes of sheer ridiculosity!

All commercials and special features are conceived and written by Pete Lutz, with the exception of "Happy Endig's Massage & Spa" in this mini-sode, which was conceived and written by Mark Hacala (and performed by my son, Derek Lutz).

Here it is, the third round of the fake commercials and special features from Season 3 of Pulp-Pourri Theatre! The little gems of comedy from the twisted mind of show creator Pete Lutz are presented here in no particular order, guaranteed to entertain the way they did the first time you heard 'em! Parts 3 is at 30 min. or so, so I'm not identifying it as a "mini-sode", but Part 4 will run at about 17 min, so I will be.

Starring various members of the Narada Radio Company. We hope your New Year's month is going swimmingly! Part 4 will be coming your way next week.

Here it is, the second round of the fake commercials and special features from Season 3 of Pulp-Pourri Theatre! The little gems of comedy from the twisted mind of show creator Pete Lutz are presented here in no particular order, guaranteed to entertain the way they did the first time you heard 'em! Parts 2 and 3 are at 30 min. or so each so I'm not identifying them as "mini-sodes".

Starring various members of the Narada Radio Company. We hope your New Year is going swimmingly! Part 3 will be coming your way next week.

Here it is, the first round of the fake commercials and special features from Season 3 of Pulp-Pourri Theatre! The little gems of comedy from the twisted mind of show creator Pete Lutz are presented here in no particular order, guaranteed to entertain the way they did the first time you heard 'em!

Starring various members of the Narada Radio Company. Happy New Year! Part 2 will be coming your way in January 2017.

Happy Holidays! For your Seasonal entertainment, here's a nice mix of the old-and-new: Some original material and a few old-time radio remakes in the ol' Christmas spirit! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it for you.

HERE'S OUR LINEUP:

BIX BIXBY BOOK REVIEW (Dickens's "A Christmas Carol") CAST:

CARMEN MYLANTA: Melody Gaines

BIX BIXBY: Nick Wommack

CAVALRY CORPORAL: Austin Hanna

CAVALRY COLONEL: Pete Lutz

JAKE DIMES CHAP. 3 CAST:

ANNOUNCER: Glenn Higbee

JAKE: Dana Gonsalves

BRIAR BUCK: Austin Beach

SHERIFF CONROY: Jeff Niles

CHRIS GREENSLATE: Kristin DiMercurio

HICKAM: Tommy Gragg

MOLLY: Nancy Bueler

CHICK: Gene Giggy

COOK: Paul J. Patterson

BRAX: Bill Hollweg

JOE: Mark Kalita

COWBOY 1: Dayn Leonardson

COWBOY 2: Owen McCuen

ADDITIONAL VOICES: Skeeter Ullman, Pete Lutz

PULP-POURRI THEATRE S4 E3: A CHRISTMAS CORNUCOPIA CAST:

1. SCROOGE & MARLEY'S REUNION:

Pete Lutz, Micah Blain, Jason D. Johnson, Ross Bernhardt, Julio Herrera

2. Robert Frost's STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING:

Lisa Michaud

3. THE MARCH SISTERS' CHRISTMAS:

Pete Lutz, Victoria Fancki, Jessica Matthews, Paige Walker, Debby Leal-Ramirez, Wendy Sauer, Merilee Robinson, Richard Robinson

4. George Wither's A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1622)

Austin Hanna, Geri Elliff, George Hatfield, Kristy Glick

5. THE BICKERSONS' CHRISTMAS EVE:

Dana Gonsalves, Victoria Fancki, Pete Lutz

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Narada Audio Drive-In, the Pulp-Pourri Theatre Season Four Extra! In this special new format, we will present a triple-feature with every installment! So park your car, prop the speaker in the window, sit back, and enjoy the show! We've included some historic recordings from drive-in movies for your entertainment.

THIS EPISODE'S FEATURES:

1. (G) The Consumer Review: Just in time for Christmas, our consumer reviewer, Armhurst Suyderhoud, brings to our attention a child’s plaything with potential hazards.

2. (PG-L) Jake Dimes, Range Detective - Chapter 2: "Taming the Man-Killer"

Jake attempts to impress his boss and win over the opinions of his fellow ranch hands, by performing a dangerous task.

Music by Pete Lutz and Ross Bernhardt.

3. (PG-LV) Pulp-Pourri Theatre: "Black Roses", a study in terror. Written by Mark Slade.

A group of friends and thieves steal a valuable object and unleash an ancient creature, who is rather hungry.

Music by Tom Parsons. PPT Theme by Rich Wentworth.

Orig. rel. 12/18/14, "Karpen" was adapted from the Pulp Fiction story by Robert Neal Leath. This was Episode 3 of Season 2 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre", an anthology series created in the style of Old-Time Radio. This is a contemporary retelling of the 16th-century "Wandering Jew" legend, set during Christmastime, 1938. Adapted, Directed and Produced by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company. All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain. Commercials for fictitious products were written and produced by Pete Lutz.

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

JOHN ALBERTSON/KARPEN/STURMER: Pete Lutz

JACK MURPHY: Christian Ferris

SILVERSTEIN: Jack Ward

BRENDA KARPEN: Tanja Milojevic

ELEVATOR BOY/COP: Kyle Bauer

BAHKMETEFF/CALLIERI: Dana Gonsalves

TAGUCHI: Skeeter Ullman

TELEPHONE VOICE #1: Nancy Gaugler

TELEPHONE VOICE #2: Bubba Jones

Orig. rel. 9/11/15, "The Shadow's Legacy" is an original play by Pete Lutz, as an homage to the original Shadow radio series, based on characters appearing in those programs. This was Episode 9 of Season 2 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre". 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. Commercials for fictitious products were written and produced by Pete Lutz. 

Orig. rel. 10-27-13, this is the very first episode of Pulp-Pourri Theatre, adapted from a short story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. which first appeared in the 01/54 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine. In the not-too-distant future, science has eliminated old age and death, but nobody thought ahead to the most important result: where are you going to put all these people who are now living forever?

Re-released as a tribute to the memory of Father Eduardo "Eddie" Garcia, who appears in the role of the Turnkey. Eddie passed away the week of November 14, 2016. Since he was a founding member of the Narada Radio Company, and since this was the only role I could nail such a busy, beloved man down for, we present this program, with all its faults. 

CAST:

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

EDDIE FORD: Philboyd Studge

GRAMPS FORD: Gene Giggy

COMMENTATOR 1: Michele Cotter

COMMENTATOR 2: Kevin Schuster

EMERALD FORD: Debby Leal-Ramirez

LOU FORD: Larry Hutchison

WILLY FORD: Andres Elizondo II

MORTY FORD: Jordan Bruster-Campo

TV ANNOUNCER 1: Micah Blain

TV ANNOUNCER 2: Wendy Sauer

TURNKEY: Eddie Garcia

Adapted, produced and directed by Pete Lutz. All music and SFX obtained thru a Creative Commons license and/or the public domain.

Like the title says, this live show was performed and recorded in 1989, staged as a mock radio broadcast to entertain the ladies of "WAVES National", an organization whose members had served or were still serving in the U.S. Navy. This show marks the second time I created an audio performance, and it would be roughly a dozen years before I did it again.

The performers are 26-year-old me and my good friend at the time, John Bayer, who was about the same age, probably. He shared my love of old-time radio and we had a lot of fun putting on this show, playing all of the characters the way radio comedy pioneers Bob & Ray would. 

I lost touch with John Bayer after leaving Atlanta, but I hope he finds out about this and gets a chance to listen to it. Likewise, I hope you enjoy the younger version of myself, who was serving in the Navy at the time.

WAVES, by the way, stands for Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service, which goes back to World War I. Nowadays all women serving in the Navy are full-fledged Sailors, serving on combat-ready ships and on submarines.

The comedy sketches in this program were written by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, with filler written by me. 

Orig. rel. 5/6/14,  "The Better Man" is adapted from an Untamed Frontier-Fiction short story of the same name by Harold DePolo, currently in the public domain.  This is Season 1, Episode 7 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre", which is 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. 

CAST:

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

THE OLD-TIMER: Gene Giggy

CHET RAND: Matthew Willoughby

GEORGES "BULLY" LAFITTE: R. C. Lutz

SALLY DONOVAN "SQUARE DEAL" O'BRIEN: Geri Elliff

ROUX REGRETTE: Katherine Crawford

PROSPECTOR: Juan Perez

HALF-BREED JEAN: Dana Gonsalves

JIM THE TRAPPER: Micah Blain

ADDITIONAL VOICES: Teddi Giggy, Michele Cotter, Skeeter Ullman, Philboyd Studge

SPECIAL FEATURES CAST:

R. C. Lutz, Darren Rockhold, Katherine Crawford, Philboyd Studge, Keane Lutz

A special presentation of 11th Audio Productions Southwest, for World Audio Drama Day 2016. Adapted by Pete Lutz from a 1932 Weird Tales story by R. C. Sandison. Greek legend tells of the vrykolakas, a vampiric creature somewhat different from the Slavic bloodsuckers we know. And in a Southwestern U.S. city, when a Greek gangster comes back to life to hunt down his murderer, bullets and blood drops fly!

One of five 11th Hour Audio Productions in 2016. Seek out the others at 11thhouraudio.com

Directed by Pete Lutz

Mixing and post-production by Sibby Wieland

CAST:

ANNOUNCER: Shannon Bladow

KIP HOLLISTER: Diana DeHoyos

EDITOR: Peter M. Howard

JINX SANTELLI: Pete Lutz

SPIKE ROMERO: Jason D. Johnson

DINK MALONE: Nick Wommack

KYRIE: Peter M. Howard

THE GIRL: Evy Elizondo

FATHER MITROS: Nick Wommack

ANGELOS SPIRIDON: Jason D. Johnson

RITZY: Dana Gonsalves

THE GANGSTER: Bill Hollweg (of Brokensea Audio)

MICK: John Valadez

PEPITA: Evy Elizondo

MRS. DAGO JOE: Shannon Bladow

DAGO JOE: John Valadez

THE DRIVER: George Hatfield

COPY BOYS: Katie Loftin, Alex Moore

KELSEY: Pete Lutz

MRS. KYRIE & MRS. SPIRIDON: Alex Moore

ADDITIONAL VOICES: Various members of the cast

Orig. rel. 12-08-14 by 63audio, "The Pin-Up Murder Mystery" is an original play written in the Pulp Fiction style by Pete Lutz.  This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode of Season 2 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre", an anthology series inspired by or adapted from vintage pulp fiction. Written, Directed and Produced by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company. All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain. Commercials for fictitious products were written, performed and produced by Pete Lutz. 

RATED PG FOR LANGUAGE, ADULT SITUATIONS AND DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE.

This play was selected as Finalist in the 2015 Mark Time Awards' "Nick Danger Prize" for best mystery audio drama!

CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance):

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala
NEWSIES: Keane Lutz, Juan Perez
DIRK JONAS: Jason D. Johnson
PEG KELLEY: Darrin Ruiz
APRIL NAIAD: Kendra Womack
HOTEL CLERK: Jack Ward
LT ANDY ELIZONDO: Pete Lutz
PATROLMAN McGILL: Carl Yowell
SHAY SURREY: Brontë Smith
DESK COP: Larry Hutchison
LEEDS BERRY: Dana Gonsalves
ELEVATOR BOY: Juan Perez
RECEPTIONIST: Geri Elliff
LAMONT HAMPTON: Skeeter Ullman
BIBI LIBERTY: Debby Leal
BARTENDER: Carl Yowell

Orig. rel. 11-28-14 by 63audio, "The Pin-Up Murder Mystery" is an original play written in the Pulp Fiction style by Pete Lutz.  This is Part 1 of a 2-part episode of Season 2 of "Pulp-Pourri Theatre", an anthology series inspired by or adapted from vintage pulp fiction. Written, Directed and Produced by Pete Lutz, and starring the Narada Radio Company. All materials such as sound effects and incidental music in this production were sourced from the public domain. Commercials for fictitious products were written, performed and produced by Pete Lutz. CATCH PART 2 NEXT WEEK!

RATED PG FOR LANGUAGE, ADULT SITUATIONS AND DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE.

This play was selected as Finalist in the 2015 Mark Time Awards' "Nick Danger Prize" for best mystery audio drama!

CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance):

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala
NEWSIES: Keane Lutz, Juan Perez
DIRK JONAS: Jason D. Johnson
PEG KELLEY: Darrin Ruiz
APRIL NAIAD: Kendra Womack
HOTEL CLERK: Jack Ward
LT ANDY ELIZONDO: Pete Lutz
PATROLMAN McGILL: Carl Yowell
SHAY SURREY: Brontë Smith
DESK COP: Larry Hutchison
LEEDS BERRY: Dana Gonsalves
ELEVATOR BOY: Juan Perez
RECEPTIONIST: Geri Elliff
LAMONT HAMPTON: Skeeter Ullman
BIBI LIBERTY: Debby Leal
BARTENDER: Carl Yowell

RATED G (pts. 1 & 2) and R (pt. 3)

Welcome to the Narada Audio Drive-In! As a special new format for PPT Season 4, we will present a triple-feature with every installment! So park your car, prop the speaker in the window, sit back, and enjoy the show! We've included some historic recordings from drive-in movies for your entertainment.

TONIGHT'S FEATURES:

1. (G) Insomnia Theatre: "Heroes' Haven", a spoof of Japanese anime

    Featuring the voices of more than a dozen actors who normally appear in many other podcasts!

2. (G) Jake Dimes, Range Detective - Chapter 1: "Meet Jake Dimes"

    This is the winner of the 2016 Marion Thauer Brown Audio Drama Scriptwriting Award.

3. (R) Pulp-Pourri Theatre: "Fingers", a study in horror.

(contains adult language, discussion of violent criminal activity, depictions of violence)

Orig. rel. 1/23/14, 'By Order of Buck Brady' was adapted for audio by Pete Lutz from a Western story by W. C. Tuttle, originally published in the July, 1928 issue of Adventure Magazine. Starring the Narada Radio Company. Directed and produced by Pete Lutz.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

BEN DOLAN: Andres Elizondo II

BUCK BRADY: Dana Gonsalves

BUD HICKMAN: Austin Hanna

PETE ASHER: Matthew Willoughby

COWBOY 1: Keane Lutz

COWBOY 2: Larry Hutchison

COWBOY 3: John Valadez

COWBOY 4: Micah Blain

Special message from Pete Lutz with info about our new season, coming later this month! Groovy stuff is happening and you don't wanna miss it.

Orig. rel. 3/6/14, "Lights" is a tale of the supernatural adapted by Pete Lutz from the pulp-fiction story by Philip Fisher. Starring the Narada Radio Company. Music by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech dot com. Set in China in the 1920s, it involves the crew of a U.S. Navy destroyer and the court-martial of two of her officers. One of the officers claims he saw something...everybody else says whatever it was he saw wasn't there. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

ANNOUNCER: Lisa Ayala

COURT PRESIDENT: Darren Rockhold

JUDGE ADVOCATE: Matthew Willoughby

CAPT. KENNART: Andres Elizondo II

LT. WARREN CAREY: Jordan Bruster-Campo

LCDR. RICHARD FELDHAUS, MD: Philboyd Studge 

YEOMAN BENSON: Skeeter Ullman

LOOKOUT: Dana Gonsalves

HELMSMAN: Austin Hanna

QUARTERMASTER: Juan Perez

BOATSWAIN: Larry Hutchison