The Ugly Radio
A lo-fi, sci-fi audio theatre anthology series made for late nights and strong drinks. Welcome to the Ugly Radio, a phantom frequency broadcasting a pirate signal across time and space. Scenes, songs and frequencies from the void. A monthly audio theatre podcast featuring a rotating list of voice actors, writers, storytellers and musicians. Welcome to the Void.
Episodes
48 episodes
Below (An Ugly Radio B-Side)
Hello Void! We're coming out of hibernation to drop a special episode of The Ugly Radio. We're hard at work on Season 5 - which debuts early 2025. From now until then though, we're dropping the occasional B-Side Special - stories we received fr...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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49:08
Gratuitous Post-Credit Scene III
It's the FINAL final episode of season four and we've got a mixtape full of bands we've featured all season long. Andrew Shanks, creator/producer of The Ugly Radio spins some tunes, gives a state-of-the-pod address and what's coming next in Sea...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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51:42
Plan 9... (In The Valley)
It’s our SEASON FINALE! 'PLAN 9...' features three stories based on the Ed Wood camp classic, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. Void mainstays Marcus Gorman, Kelleen Blanchard, and Maggie Lee take us to the "Valley" where a restaurant patrons, detective...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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44:30
Be Kind Rewind
Pro-Wrestling! Action Movies! Prison Ships! Flesh-Shunting! This episodes got it all, plus a few more added surprises. In our pen-ultimate episode of the season, 'Be Kind Rewind' is going full-tilt boogie with the video rental store vibes. Whet...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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55:43
Select All Delete (Part Two)
Welcome Back to the Synthetic Dystopia! We wrap up this two parter with THREE all new stories, new ensemble members, and more delicious dark-synth from ManWoMan. We welcome Jaime Alejandro Cruz to the void with his story, 'Aiden', ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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51:02
Select All Delete (Part One)
An episode so big we split it in two! Select All Delete begins the final run of episodes in our marathon Season Four! We're looking at all things synthetic; Cybernetic health assistants, digital afterlives, surveillance states in a fascist dyst...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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30:39
An Awful Sound
Some frequencies shouldn't be explored... but hey, here we are! After a little hiatus, we're back with possibly our most intense episode yet. THREE NEW SONIC HORROR TALES, two of which written by new denizens of the void, Dana Hall and John Bus...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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49:06
Live. Die. Repeat.
PRODUCTION NOTE: Originally, this episode was marketed as/titled "Doing The Cockroach", based on one of the segments we had intended to include. Production has pulled that segment to be used in a future episode. The name has been changed, but t...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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51:54
Staring At The Sun
What's the biggest risk you've ever taken? What was your endgame? Did you do it to test yourself or maybe you were put in an unfortunate series of events? It takes a certain amount of reckless abandon to take risks and we here in the Void...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:05:17
A Space Between
Let's get Liminal. February was about getting back on path. March is all about the secret trails the path may lead you : the spaces between worlds. Liminal spaces can be empty, unnerving, reflective and alien. The strangers you meet along the w...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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40:56
The Kids Are Alright
This episode is all about the youth! The games they play, the ways the grieve, and the trauma they carry. FUN! We've got four brand new stories from returning favorites, Kelleen Conway Blanchard and Aaron J Shay - plus - two brand new writers t...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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56:56
We're (a)Live: Part II
As promised, here's part two of our first ever live show! Featuring new stories from Darien Torbert and Maggie Lee, as well as our amazing ensemble. Enjoy! We'll be back next week with brand new stories and more.The Ugly Radio The Ugly ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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43:50
We're (a)Live: Part I
We're back from break! As a special treat, we're releasing our first ever LIVE show, recorded back in September 2023 at 18th and Union in Seattle, Washington. Featuring six new segments, an all-star ensemble, and more! Plus: Andrew Shanks, crea...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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49:53
Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me)
Happy Halloween! We've got three new ghostly stories for you to unwind to. Up first, Monty Rozema joins the void to bring us "PostMortem," a tale depicting the final days of a romance long past its expiration date. Next, two siblings pay ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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56:07
The Last Flight of The Eternal
Season Four Premiere! We're back, y'all and we here in the void missed you so much! On tonight's SUPER-SIZED premiere, we're detailing the final hours of The Eternal, a class B civilian freighter vessel stranded somewhere in the outer reach. Th...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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59:45
Season Four Primer!
We're on the eve of Season Four's Premiere! Creator and Lead Producer, Andrew Shanks, drops some exciting updates about the Season, life updates, and A VERY COOL BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Season Four Premiere TOMORROW, 10/6 @ 5pm.
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Season 4
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Episode 0
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12:31
Gratuitous Post-Credit Scene 2
The credits are rolling and Season Three is at an end. We're giving y'all a mixtape of bands we've featured this season and producer Andrew Shanks gives a state of the podcast address - including news about our first ever LIVE shows! thank you ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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50:16
Our Pathetic Age
It's the end of Season Three and we're chippin' in like good lil' electric sheep. In 'Requiem for The Body Mod Industry' written by UnknownCitizen, a ripperdoc in Devil's Town has a fateful encounter with a new customer. The cyber dystopia cont...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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38:45
At The Party
We're nearly done with SEASON THREE and we're throwing a party to die for. Two new stories hit our frequencies that'll give you a killer buzz. Bret Fetzer returns to The Ugly Radio with 'Room 672', where a hotel guest happens across the wrong p...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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52:37
I'm Coming Home
We've got a little post-holidaze blues here in the void, so we're presenting a pair of tales about "home." In 'Rats and Roaches' by Kelleen Blanchard, a trio of orphans express their grief on a cold wet Christmas Eve. That is until a certain Re...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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41:29
The Banality of Eldritch Horror
A terrifying creature has arrived in a simple township causing numerous fatalities, property damage and a never ending sense of dread among the townsfolk. What is the city council to do??? In tonight's episode, we bring a scathing satire of mun...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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36:02
Sometimes They Come Back
It's our favorite time of the year in the Void! (Well, it would be if we had concepts like years) It's our Halloween Episode! 'Sometimes They Come Back' offers three new tales for our brave travelers. Witness the existential dread of "BRAINS! B...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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47:14
Scream Machines
On this episode, there's something sinister on the airwaves. Something clawing out from the frequencies, infecting all who here it. Beware listeners, the stories on this episode demand to be heard... and paid in blood. Also, CHESS! Tonight's st...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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55:36
The Tunnel Through The Stars
On this episode of The Ugly Radio, Maggie Lee returns to the frequencies with a brand new interstellar tale 'The Tunnel Through The Stars.' In 'Stars', a couple on holiday face a bevy of troubles, not the least of which is the hyperspace train ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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29:09
Bring Me The Head Of The Disco King
We get biblical in this one. Join us as Season Three continues with Butch Alice making their Ugly Radio debut! They've written a deliciously blasphemous industrial video to share with the class, so we brought ensemble favorites, Mandy Rose Nich...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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38:06