Sat, 18 June 2022
We start off tonight with another episode of “Gunsmoke.” Here, a mysterious couple shoot four other strangers in town, sending Marshall Dillon and Chester after them all around the West. Then, on “The Kraft Music Hall,” Bing Crosby is joined by actor Keenan Wynn for lots of World War II-era laughs and songs. Episodes Gunsmoke The Kraft Music Hall
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Mon, 30 May 2022
“My Man Godfrey” is a classic screwball comedy from 1936. Filmed and set during the Great Depression, it stars William Powell as Godfrey, a “forgotten man”: one of the millions of unemployed and down-and-out at the time. Carol Lombard co-stars as the daughter of wealthy family who soon employ Godfrey as their butler. Both Powell and Lombard reprised their roles for this episode of “The Lux Radio Theater.” The Lux Radio Theater
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Sat, 14 May 2022
We begin this evening with “The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe.” This is a particularly clever and twisty plot involving a high-stakes card game. Then on “The Jack Benny Program,” Jack is a little concerned that his contract for next season hasn’t been renewed yet. Is he going to be replaced by his competition?
Episodes The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe The Jack Benny Program
Direct download: Presenting_the_Transcription_Feature_-_NERO_WOLFE__JACK_BENNY.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00pm EDT |
Fri, 29 April 2022
Tonight, we start off with a couple episodes of “The Goldbergs.” Not the TV series set in the 1980s, but the long-running radio series from the 1930s and 40s. The show tells the story of the daily life of the Goldbergs, a Jewish family living in New York and, later, Connecticut. The program was created by and starred Gertrude Berg. When the program moved to television in the 1950s, she was the first recipient of the Emmy Award for “Lead Comedy Actress.” “The Goldbergs” was a daily, 15-minute dramedy. The family was explicitly Jewish and explicitly trying to assimilate -- a true media rarity at the time. Like the best of the Golden Age of Radio, the episodes produced during World War II are a real window into home front America. “The Goldbergs” in particular concentrated on themes of everyone working together. How good a writer was Gertrude Berg? Listen to Molly’s speech to another mother at the end of the first episode. In 2013, that episode was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry for works that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." Then on “Information Please,” are you up on famous chapter titles, political defeats, and the origins of idiomatic phrases? Get ready to stump the experts.
Episodes The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Information Please
Direct download: Presenting_the_Transcription_Feature_-_THE_GOLDBERGS_and_INFORMATION_PLEASE.mp3
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Wed, 13 April 2022
We start off tonight with everyone’s favorite medical drama, “The Story of Dr. Kildare.” Here Drs. Kildare and Gillespie help an aging Western movie star with psychological difficulties. Then we drop by 79 Wistful Vista for a visit with “Fibber McGee and Molly.” Tonight, Fibber is very busy with big business as he takes huge orders for the mysterious AJB Company. Episodes The Story of Dr. Kildare Fibber McGee and Molly
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Sat, 26 March 2022
We start off with a tale well-calculated to keep you in … “Suspense.” In this twisty episode, tough guy actor Edward G. Robinson stars as both himself and as a humble little nothing of a man who has big ideas. Robinson made his mark playing gangsters in movies like “Little Caesar” and “Key Largo,” not to mention the corrupt overseer Dathan in “The Ten Commandments.” This episode is so clever and audacious. Until the very end, the listener wonders what they are going to do with this. How are they going to pull it off? It’s a classic. Then we return to “The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show.” Usually, it’s Phil who gets caught up in the ridiculous shenanigans. This time it’s Alice, and she has some fantastic lines. This episode directly follows the previous week’s wherein the character of Frankie Remley was forced to change his name to the actor’s actual name of Eliot Lewis.
Episodes Suspense The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show
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Sat, 12 March 2022
The school bell is ringing, so let’s check in with a handful of very bright youngsters on “The Quiz Kids.” I hope you know your baseball scoring rules, animals associated with each of the 48 (!) states, and that favorite topic of 8th graders everywhere: opera. Then on “The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show,” the couple returns from vacation to find that Phil’s pal Frankie Remley has turned the Harris’ house into a hotel – and that’s not all he’s changed.
Episodes The Quiz Kids The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show
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Sat, 15 January 2022
Episodes Mr. and Mrs. North January 4, 1951 “Die Hard” 1:57
A Day in the Life of Dennis Day December 17, 1947 “Dennis Helps Mrs. Anderson Become President of the Ladies Club” 28:29
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Sun, 11 July 2021
![]() "The Girl Who Was Death" UK Airing: January 18, 1968US Airing: September 7, 1968The Prisoner appears to have returned to London and is sent on a mission to find Professor Schnipps' rocket that is set to destroy London. But he must contend with a lovely female assassin first. John and writer Jim Beard discuss this episode that both agree is fluff, but one finds it charming while the other just can't wait to get it over with. They also talk about McGoohan's pervious series, Danger Man, some of the better elements of this episode. Comment on this podcast by writing us at thechronicrift@gmail.com or by leaving your thoughts right here on the page. |
Fri, 10 March 2017
![]() On an all-new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, Logan sliced into the box office and eliminated the competition, using his cinematic swan song to make his mark on the record books. This week, the Wolverine goes toe to toe with a giant ape as Kong: Skull Island takes audiences on a forbidden journey. Which mutant will win?
In home entertainment, Disney takes us to the islands as Moana makes her debut alongside Jackie, Scamander, and the Passengers. The Americans sneak into the TV list, and two classics make their way onto high-definition. After that, Denise wraps things up with a new slate of news in the Quick Flicks, putting the finishing touches on this first March edition of the Weekly Podioplex, brought to you on The Chronic Rift Network.
Weekly Podioplex Notes for March 7th, 2017
Introduction Opening Clip: Kong: Skull Island
Top Ten #1 – Logan – [New Release] #7 – Hidden Figures – [Even]
Tops From the Past 2012 – The Lorax Box Office Premieres for the week of March 10th, 2017 Wide Kong: Skull Island – [PG-13]
Limited Raw – [R] Personal Shopper – [R] The Sense of an Ending – [PG-13] My Scientology Movie – [NR] The Other Half – [NR]
Home Entertainment for the week of March 7th, 2017 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray
Moana – [PG] Jackie – [R] Incarnate – [PG-13]
New Releases on Digital Video
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – [PG-13] Passengers – [PG-13]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
The Americans: Season Four (2016) Blu-Rays From the Past
Compulsion (1959) – [NR] Fahrenheit 451 (1966) – [NR]
Podcast Promos
The Melting Potcast The Melting Potcast: A Little of Everything, from Everyone, Everywhere. It's also your source for really bad food and writing puns. Our crew gives you never-before heard fiction in a variety show setting, featuring different types of segments. This is a melting pot, after all!
Quick Flicks
Van Helsing re-write
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Sun, 6 November 2016
![]() On an all-new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, November debuts with a repeat winner as Boo! A Madea Halloween fends off a tepid performance by Inferno. Robert Langdon's disappointing debut will likely result in a rapid decline as Marvel returns to the stage with Doctor Strange. Following on the doctor's heels are an animated comedy about Trolls and a war drama called Hacksaw Ridge.
In home entertainment, we boldy go with Star Trek Beyond, Bad Moms, and the Return of the Caped Crusaders. It's a Sausage Party on digital, and a smorgasbord of home entertainment including Librarirans, IT professionals, and time travelers. Wrap things up with Denise and the Quick Flicks, and you have a shiny new installment of The Weekly Podioplex, brought to you on The Chronic Rift Network.
Weekly Podioplex Notes for November 1st, 2016
Introduction Opening Clip: Doctor Strange
Box Office Report
Top Ten #1 – Boo! A Madea Halloween – [Second Week] #7 – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – [-1]
Tops From the Past 2011 – Puss in Boots Box Office Premieres for the week of November 4th, 2016 Wide Doctor Strange – [PG-13] Trolls – [PG] Hacksaw Ridge – [R]
Limited Loving – [PG-13]
Home Entertainment for the week of November 1st, 2016 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray
Star Trek Beyond – [PG-13] The Night Before – [R] Bad Moms – [R] Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders – [PG]
New Releases on Digital Video
Sausage Party – [R]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
Hell on Wheels: Season Five, Part Two (2016) Blu-Rays From the Past
Neighbors (1981) – [R]
Podcast Promos
The Batcave Podcast The Batcave Podcast is an Internet show that takes a look at each and every episode of the 60s Batman television series. Host John S. Drew celebrates the great and looks to see where the show went wrong as it slid into oblivion in its third and final season with a different guest host each week. In the end, John is attempting to justify his love for this series, not to the listener, but to himself. Join him on this long, strange trip.
Quick Flicks
Captain America without Steve Rogers
Links
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Fri, 5 August 2016
![]() On an all-new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, Jason Bourne took down the Enterprise as Matt Damon ends his nine year hiatus from the role with a bang. Kirk and crew held off the Bad Moms and the nerve-wracking stunts of Nerve, but this week's good guys may have a tough time against next week's bad guys as the Suicide Squad explodes into theaters.
On the home entertainment front, a handful of big name comedies join The Killing Joke on disc, and The Huntsman brings the Winter's War to digital. TV on DVD is spy drama with Blindspot and The Blacklist, and the sinking of the most famous unsinkable ship comes forward on Blu-Ray. This and more on a new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, only on The Chronic Rift Network.
Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 2, 2016
Introduction Opening Clip: Suicide Squad
Box Office Report
Top Ten #1 – Jason Bourne – [New Release] #7 – Ghostbusters – [-2]
Tops From the Past 2011 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes Box Office Premieres for the week of August 5th, 2016 Wide Suicide Squad – [PG-13] Nine Lives – [PG]
Limited Little Men – [PG] Front Cover – [NR]
Home Entertainment for the week of August 2nd, 2016 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray
Meet the Blacks – [R] Confirmation – [NR] Batman: The Killing Joke – [R] Keanu – [R] Mother’s Day – [PG-13] Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues – [NR]
New Releases on Digital Video
Chosen – [R] The Huntsman: Winter’s War – [PG-13]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
Blindspot: Season One (2015) Blu-Rays From the Past
The Titanic (1996) – [NR]
Podcast Promos
Remake This Movie RIGHT! “Remake This Movie RIGHT!” is a bi-weekly podcast where we take a classic film that is actively being remade by Hollywood studio execs, and craft our own version of how a modern retelling should go. Does the story need updating? Should characters or motives be tweaked? Do we need more muppets? We take all factors into account, concoct our film, and then offer a Final Pitch to you in movie trailer form. By the end of each episode, we will Remake This Movie RIGHT!
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Fri, 1 April 2016
Weekly Podioplex Notes for March 29, 2016
Introduction Opening Clip: God's Not Dead 2
Box Office Report
Top Ten #1 – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice #7 – Deadpool [-2]
(New Release) [Change]
Tops From the Past 2011 – Hop Box Office Premieres for the week of April 1st, 2016 Wide God’s Not Dead 2 – [PG] Meet the Blacks – [R]
Limited Everybody Wants Some!! – [R] The Dark Horse – [R] Kill Your Friends – [NR] Home Entertainment for the week of March 29th, 2016 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray
The Hateful Eight – [R] Concussion – [PG-13] Point Break – [PG-13] Forsaken – [R] Exposed – [R]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXXV (1988-1999) Archer: Season Six (2015) Humans: Season One (2015)
Blu-Rays From the Past
The Hidden Fortress (1958) [Criterion Collection] – [NR]
Podcast Promos
My Star wars Story Anomaly?
Site: http://rosiesummers.podbean.com Promos: http://rosiesummers.podbean.com/mf/web/cnuyd7/KnightBusAdvert2.mp3 (90 sec) http://rosiesummers.podbean.com/2013/07/03/aboard-the-knight-bus-advert/ SFD
Pop Mockers Pop Mockers is a clean pop culture comedy podcast from the Breakroom Studios Podcast Network that makes fun of all things pop culture and social media. Chris Cowan, Chris Quandt, and Nate Henderson provide witty and hilarious commentary as they get together each week to discuss all the things that are wrong with modern society..
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Wed, 16 March 2016
![]() Weekly Podioplex Notes for March 8, 2016
Introduction Opening Clip: 10 Cloverfield Lane
Box Office Report
Top Ten #1 – Zootopia #7 – Kung Fu Panda 3 [-4]
(New Release) [Change]
Tops From the Past 2011 – Battle: Los Angeles
Box Office Premieres for the weeks of March 11th and March 18th, 2016 Wide March 11th 10 Cloverfield Lane – [PG-13] The Perfect Match – [R] The Brothers Grimsby – [R] The Young Messiah – [PG-13]
March 18th The Divergent Series: Allegiant – [PG-13] Miracles from Heaven – [PG]
Limited March 8th Creative Control – [R] Hello, My Name is Doris – [R] Marguerite – [R] Backgammon – [NR] March 15th The Bounce Back – [PG-13] Midnight Special – [PG-13] The Bronze – [R] The Program – [R] The Little Prince – [PG] Krishna – [R] My Golden Days – [R]
Home Entertainment for the weeks of March 8th and March 15th, 2016 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray
March 8th The Peanuts Movie – [G] Victor Frankenstein – [PG-13] Macbeth – [R]
March 15th The Big Short – [R] Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip – [PG] Brooklyn – [PG-13] Sisters – [R]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
March 8th Manhattan: Season Two (2015)
March 15th Game of Thrones: Season Five (2015)
Blu-Rays From the Past
March 8th Howard the Duck (1986) – [PG]
March 15th The Manchurian Candidate (1962) – [Approved]
Podcast Promos
The Batcave Podcast The Batcave Podcast is an Internet show that takes a look at each and every episode of the 60s Batman television series. Host John S. Drew celebrates the great and looks to see where the show went wrong as it slid into oblivion in its third and final season with a different guest host each week. In the end, John is attempting to justify his love for this series, not to the listener, but to himself. Join him on this long, strange trip.
The Anomaly Podcast Welcome to Anomaly Geek Girl Podcasts and Blog. Articles and episodes feature topics such as: Sci Fi and Fantasy books, games, movies & television shows, costuming & cosplay, conventions, theatre & general geek culture. There’s a little something here for the geek in everyone.
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Thu, 19 November 2015
![]() Weekly Podioplex Notes for November 17, 2015
Introduction Opening Clip: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Box Office Report Top Ten #1 – Spectre [Second Week] #7 – Bridge of Spies [-2]
(New Release) [Change]
Tops From the Past 2010 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Box Office Premieres for the week of November 20th, 2015 Wide The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 – [PG-13] The Night Before – [R] Secret in Their Eyes – [PG-13]
Limited Legend – [R] Carol – [R] #Horror – [NR] Mediterranea – [NR]
Home Entertainment for the week of November 17th, 2015 New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition – [R] The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – [PG-13]
TV on DVD and Blu-Ray
McHale’s Navy: The Complete Series (1962-1966) Cristela: Season One (2014)
Blu-Rays From the Past
In Cold Blood (1967) – [R]
Podcast Promos
Techno Retro Dads TechnoRetro Dads share the fandom and fun of their youth with their families as they build a bridge from the past to the future through the time spent with their kids in the present. Join JediShua and shazbazzar as they reminisce about the past while exploring the future of some of their favorite science fiction and fantasy properties of their youth. Listen in to discussions about the movies, music, games, and comics of the 70s and 80s as they share the days of their youth with their own kids in a positive, family-friendly atmosphere. If you’re a TechnoRetro Dad, the child of one, or just fondly remember the sci-fi/fantasy properties of the 70s and 80s, then this podcast is for you!
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