PREMIERES NOVEMBER 1st! The PINK Beetle fights for justice! Madison takes a special assignment to look into reports of a sea serpent terrorizing bathers in the tourist town of Breaker City. The beachfront hotels are losing business and the owners fear bankruptcy, but no one seems to be able to catch the mythical monster.  Even the oceanic specialist, Professor Meredith, comes up empty. It will take a lady reporter, a rattlesnake catcher and a visit from the PINK Beetle to crack the case! Find us on the web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

Madison's Mad Facts are now PATREON EXCLUSIVES. These bonus features for our episodes premiere the 10th of every month. This Mad Facts is from our adaptation of Inner Sanctum's "A Tell-Tale Heart" released October 2024. Madison talks about Hollywood's "Lost Years of Horror" in the 1930s and again in the late 1940s, and how we almost lost the horror genre in films! CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje   PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota  

Once again "Madison on the Air's" Halloween episode was hosted by our favorite voice of horror, Edward October. Please enjoy his Halloween treat: "The Spirit Doll" Join Edward October and special guest star Nicole Engelbrecht (True Crime South Africa) as Octoberpod AM presents THE SPIRIT DOLL -- a dark fantasy Halloween fantasia of magic, mystery, and twisted nostalgia. This Halloween season Octoberpod is filling your trick-or-treat sack with ghost pirates, werewolves, vampire bats, dark fairies, an evil clown, a bathtub full of blood, and scary tales told round the fire in the Castle of the Pumpkin Queen!Featuring original tales by MJ McAddam, Kiki, Radar DeBord, John Eiger, & Jane Nightshade with the voice talents of Nicole Engelbrecht (True Crime South Africa), NJ Hourquebie (A Crime Most Queer), Edward October (Octoberpod), Aileen Clark (Uy Que Horror!), JT Hosack (Brew Crime, The 13th Juror podcast & livestream), YouTube's Lady Vengeance, and Nikki Young (Serial Napper podcast) as The Candy Corn Fairy. THE SPIRIT DOLL ... a Halloween spooktacular like none other!

Nearly 10 years before Hitchcock brought this thriller to the silver screen, the radio anthology series, “Escape,” adapted Daphne du Maurier’s short story, “The Birds.” This adaptation is closer to the original story (Hitchcock took the concept and completely reworked it). Set in the rural seaside of Southern England, Deborah Hawkins and her two young children, along with hired governess, Madison, (okay, we reworked it, too) try to adapt to life away from London’s high society. Deborah’s husband makes few visits anymore, pushing Deborah into a fragile mental state. Oh, yeah, then outta no where, birds start attacking. Narrated by our favorite voice of horror, Edward October, join us for this chilling thriller classic! TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: https://www.madisonontheair.com/thebirds60_transcript/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota PLEASE CHECK OUT OCTOBERPOD AM: https://www.octoberpodvhs.com/   CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Narrator: Edward October Deborah Hawkins: Sharon Grünwald Jill Hawkins: Mel Rose Mrs. Trigg: Sarah Golding Mr. Trigg: Karim Kronfli Johnnie Hawkins: Jeremy Saje BBC Announcer: Scott R. McKinley  Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/  

PREMIERES OCTOBER 1st!  Nearly 10 years before Hitchcock brought this thriller to the silver screen, the radio anthology series, “Escape,” adapted Daphne du Maurier’s short story, “The Birds.” This adaptation is closer to the original story (Hitchcock took the concept and completely reworked it). Set in the rural seaside of Southern England, Deborah Hawkins and her two young children, along with hired governess, Madison, (okay, we reworked it, too) try to adapt to life away from London’s high society. Deborah’s husband makes few visits anymore, pushing Deborah into a fragile mental state. Oh, yeah, then outta no where, birds start attacking. Narrated by our favorite voice of horror, Edward October, join us for this chilling thriller classic! Find us on the web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

Madison's Mad Facts are now PATREON EXCLUSIVES. These bonus features for our episodes premiere the 10th of every month. This Mad Facts is from "The Adventures of Maisie" released September 2024. For our episode of "The Adventures of Maisie" Madison discusses the Women's Army Corp (WAC). The struggle to include women as active army soldiers, the slander campaign against them, and the woman who stood up to General Dwight D. Eisenhower when he wanted to eliminate all lesbians from the ranks. Check out our episode of "The Adventures of Maisie" - The ACME Surplus Truck Driver (ep. 47) which inspired this little history dive!   CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje   PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota

Madison finally travels to “Ricky Ricardo’s” Cuba! It’s Havana circa 1951. There she joins up with hotel owner Slate Shannon. Shannon agrees to pilot a boat from Havana to Batabanó for a young couple to make some cash and so Madison can play tourist. But when they arrive in Batabanó, they find themselves the perfect patsies for a murder rap! Can Madison and Shannon get to the truth while the Batabanó Policía are closing in? It’s some Hot Cuban Nights with a high-stakes heist, betrayal and murder! TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: https://www.madisonontheair.com/boldventure59_transcript/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota PROMO SWAP: Canary P.I. https://rpcanarypi.carrd.co/   CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Slate Shannon: Jerry Kokich Alice Drew: Chelsea Greer Marty: AJ Cruz King Moses: James C. Taylor Jimmy Drew: AJ Fidalgo Emilio López: Jeremy Saje Batabanó Cop: Karim Kronfli Old Woman/Cuban Girl Waving: Sharon Grünwald Announcer: Jonathan Winstead   Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/  

PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 1st! Madison finally travels to "Ricky Ricardo's" Cuba! It's Havana circa 1951. There she joins up with hotel owner Slate Shannon. Shannon agrees to pilot a boat from Havana to Batabanó for a young couple to make some cash and so Madison can play tourist. But when they arrive in Batabanó, they find themselves the perfect patsies for a murder rap! Can Madison and Shannon get to the truth while the Batabanó Policía are closing in? It's some Hot Cuban Nights with a high-stakes heist, betrayal and murder! Find us on the web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

Madison takes the train from Chicago to New York to fill in for Nikki Porter, the assistant to Ellery Queen. On the trip, a bank robber corners her in her compartment, demanding that she be a mule for his heist money. But when that robber ends up shot dead, Madison will be on the hook by the police for the murder. And to make things worse, the other robbers from the bank job think she has the missing dough! Can Ellery Queen figure out the truth? Can you? Just as in the original series, we will have a break in the action before the murderer is revealed to have fellow audio drama folks, Shannon Perry, Drew Frohmann and Sarah Golding make their guesses as the “armchair detectives.” TRANSCRIPT ON OUR WEBSITE:https://www.madisonontheair.com/elleryqueen58_transcript/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota   CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Ellery Queen: David Pinion Rita: Sharon Grünwald Frank: Paul Arbisi Jupe: Jerry Kokich Inspector Queen: Tom O'Connor Ernie Buffle: James C. Taylor Rookie Officer: Brian Cunningham ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES: Sarah Golding Shannon Perry Drew Frohmann Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/

 PREMIERES AUGUST 1st! Madison takes the train from Chicago to New York to fill in for Nikki Porter, the assistant to Ellery Queen. On the trip, a bank robber corners her in her compartment, demanding that she be a mule for his heist money. But when that robber ends up shot dead, Madison will be on the hook by the police for the murder. And to make things worse, the other robbers from the bank job think she has the missing dough! Can Ellery Queen figure out the truth? Can you? Just as in the original series, we will have a break in the action before the murderer is revealed to have fellow audio drama folks, Shannon Perry, Drew Frohmann and Sarah Golding make their guesses as the “armchair detectives.” Find us on the Web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

Madison and the entire town of Elk Point are in lockdown. The notorious bank robber, Stacy Gault, has been reported heading their way. Madison has been holding up at Ma Benson’s rooming house when Britt Ponset, the easy going nomad of the West known for his justice and quick draw, stops by.  Ma thinks he’s the answer to the town’s problems. Madison thinks he’s hogging the potatoes. But when a handsome stranger comes knocking looking for a room, panic breaks out. What will Britt do? What will Madison do? The guy is totes hot. Join us for the Sex Shooter!  I mean… the Six Shooter. TRANSCRIPT ON OUR WEBSITE:https://www.madisonontheair.com/sixshooter57_transcript/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota   CREDITS: Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn Saje Original Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy Saje Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Britt Ponset: Scott R. McKinley Ma Benson: Julie Hoverson Seth Tooley: Paul Arbisi The Stranger: Jerry Kokich Ed Scott: S. Scott Barry Opening Announcer: Bran Peacock Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/

PREMIERES JULY 1st!  Madison and the entire town of Elk Point are in lockdown. The notorious bank robber, Stacy Gault, has been reported heading their way. Madison has been holding up at Ma Benson’s rooming house when Britt Ponset, the easy going nomad of the West known for his justice and quick draw, stops by.  Ma thinks he’s the answer to the town’s problems. Madison thinks he’s hogging the potatoes. But when a handsome stranger comes knocking looking for a room, panic breaks out. What will Britt do? What will Madison do? The guy is totes hot. Join us for the Sex Shooter!  I mean… the Six Shooter. Find us on the web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

Buck Rogers, a coal miner from 1919, finds himself in the future and quickly adapts to what the 1930s thought the 25th Century might be like. But neither century was expecting Madison. When a test rocket carrying new Martian technology mistakenly launches with Madison (and the evil criminal, Killer Kane!) aboard, will Buck Rogers be able to stop the villain from using a mad scientist’s mind control ray on the population? And can he also stop Killer Kane? Tune in to the first ever science fiction old time radio show… Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! TRANSCRIPT ON OUR WEBSITE:https://www.madisonontheair.com/buckrogers56_transcript/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/mota   CREDITS:Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn SajeOriginal Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy SajeMadison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Buck Rogeres: Adam P. Donnelly Killer Kane: Karim Kronfli Barney: Joe Slepski Wilma: Chelsea Greer Dr. Huer: Scott R. McKinley Ardala: Bonnie Brantley Willie: Jeremy Saje Announcer: James C. Taylor Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/ **If you like to listen to the original series, this episode was adapted from 12 different serial episodes aired in April 1939 starting with "Gyro Cosmic Relativator." Find the episodes on the web here: https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/sci-fi/buck-rogers **  

PREMIERES JUNE 1st! Buck Rogers, a coal miner from 1919, finds himself in the future and quickly adapts to what the 1930s thought the 25th Century might be like. But neither century was expecting Madison. When a test rocket carrying new Martian technology mistakenly launches with Madison (and the evil criminal, Killer Kane!) aboard, will Buck Rogers be able to stop the villain from using a mad scientist’s mind control ray on the population? And can he also stop Killer Kane? Tune in to the first ever science fiction old time radio show… Buck Rogers in the 25th Century! Find us on the web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

PREMIERES MAY 1st! Madison returns for her fifth adventure with Sherlock Holmes. Unfortunately when she arrives, the door is locked! She quickly realizes she and Harry (who was fired last year as the Sponsor-Dude) have both been written out of the sequel to “The Scandal in Bohemia” from Year One. Refusing to take it lying down, Madison drags Harry to 1909 where Sherlock has retired to the country as a beekeeper. When Dr. Watson arrives for a visit with a mystery in hand, Madison will be sure to insert herself (and Harry) into the new Sherlock Holmes adventure. Find us on the web: MadisonOnTheAir.com

Madison wakes up from an all-night bender only to realize she’s promised to cover for Miss Connie Brooks as a substitute high school English teacher! Madison’s day starts out in pouring rain and gets worse when student Walter Denton’s homework, an SCR shortwave radio receiver, announces a warning about an approaching hurricane. Left in charge of the entire school when the principal, Mr. Conklin, is waylaid, Madison will have to figure out how to protect the students from this horrific weather threat. Which will be the bigger natural disaster? The hurricane, or Our Miss Standish? Transcript available on our website: https://www.madisonontheair.com/ourmissbrooks54_transcript/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/mota CREDITS:Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn SajeOriginal Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy SajeMadison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Mr Conklin: Scott R. McKinley Mr. Boynton: David Pinion Walter Denton: Jeremy Saje Harriet Conkliln: Marnie Warner Radio Announcer: Jonathan Winstead Mrs. Davis: Julie Hoverson Announcer: Pete Lutz Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/  

PREMIERES APRIL 1st! Madison wakes up from an all-night bender only to realize she’s promised to cover for Miss Connie Brooks as a substitute high school English teacher! Madison’s day starts out in pouring rain and gets worse when student Walter Denton’s homework, an SCR shortwave radio receiver, announces a warning about an approaching hurricane. Left in charge of the entire school when the principal, Mr. Conklin, is waylaid, Madison will have to figure out how to protect the students from this horrific weather threat. Which will be the bigger natural disaster? The hurricane, or Our Miss Standish? Find us on the web: https://www.madisonontheair.com/

Madison’s latest boyfriend comes home from his job with a surprise. He’s stolen a quarter of a million dollars worth of jewels from his work! There’s no turning back, so Madison takes charge as the two prepare to leave the country with the loot. But when her boyfriend’s new manager stops by their apartment, panic will lead to some really bad decisions. Then things go from bad to worse when Mike Waring the private investigator – better know as the Falcon – is hired to work the case. Has Madison pushed the boundaries of OTR too far? Will she be able to zap herself out of this mess? TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: https://www.madisonontheair.com/thefalcon_transcript/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/mota   CREDITS:Written/Produced/Edited: Chrisi Talyn SajeOriginal Music/Audio Engineering: Jeremy SajeMadison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Tom Lacey: Steve Jun Mike Waring, The Falcon: Tom O'Connor James Carraway: Scott R. McKinley Ev Forrest: AJ Fidalgo Miss Pierce: Sharon Grünwald Mrs. Davis: Julie Hoverson Announcer: Pete Lutz   Find links to our actors: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/