We’re often asked: when are you going to start charging for downloads?! Well, my philosophy is simple. I want more people to hear this work, not to earn a few extra dollars per month. Combine that attitude with the freeconomics of digital distribution and you start to come to the unusual economic path that is [...]

There are a couple of different camps in the audio drama community when it comes to studio vs. location recording, and I fall devoutly in the latter, both of out necessity and artistic aesthetic. By the end of reading this, I hope you’ll be on the same page with me, but before we get there, [...]

The following post is derived from a lively discussion on the Radio Drama Listserv. If you’re an enthusiast of audio theater and aren’t on the list, make sure to join up so you can keep up with the discussion! …I’d like to bring up something I’ve been pondering for some time — what is the [...]

Our stories are the fictional counterpart of the non-fiction documentary, essays, and features you’ll hear on National Public Radio. Just like in the publishing world you’ll find memoir and biographies as distinct categories from novels and short story writing, audio fiction uses similar conventions but very different subject matter for its exploration of humanity and [...]

Is there a way to make radio drama economically successful in the modern day? If so, what form will the messenger take? By Frederick Greenhalgh What do Britain, Canada, and Ireland have in common? No, it’s not universal health coverage — it’s public radio companies that commission original radio drama for broadcast. They actually think [...]

What can a seemingly archaic medium say to a modern audience? Even for those who didn’t grow up during radio’s golden era, mention radio drama to most Americans and it culls up the image of a family huddled around the radio anxiously on a Saturday night waiting for a program to come on. Most are [...]