Pulp-pourri Theatre Audio Drama

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

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 Ki

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 Hadr

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  

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!

  "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: Derek 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

“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: A

  “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: Dian

"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