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Conclusions

Duration: 18:40, Size: 8.7M

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Everything must come to an end.  And so it goes with the serial we’ve been bringing you for the last three weeks, “The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: The Crimson and the Red” by Thomas E. Fuller [EDIT 4-21: Whoops!  This episode was written by William Alan Ritch!].  This is the third and final installment in this particular saga, but there’s plenty more where that came from.  We currently have almost twenty adventures of the Crimson Hawk, so if you like them be sure to let us know!

Also this week we bring you an ARTC favorite, “Bumpers Crossroads: Hide, A Cow’s Outside” by Daniel Taylor.  The last word on the end of a lot of bad jokes.  This was recorded live at the Gwinnett History Center back in 1999.

And lest you forget that we have more recent work available, there’s also a short sample from our studio release of Robert A. Heinlein’s “The Menace From Earth”.

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Continuity

Duration: 18:03  Size: 8.5M

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Hello again, and welcome to another ARTC podcast.  This week I’ve chosen to call the episode “Continuity” for a couple of reasons.  First, we’ll be continuing the episode of “The Crimson Hawk” that we began last week by playing part two of “The Crimson and the Red” by Thomas E. Fuller [EDIT 4-21: Whoops!  This episode was written by William Alan Ritch!].

Next we’ll bring you “Unresolved Mysteries, Solved While U Wait: A Very Special Creation” by Ron N. Butler, which, without giving too much away, deals with the continuity of the universe.

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Heroes and Villains in the Big City

Length: 18:52 Size: 9M

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Welcome again!  This week we bring you tales of Heroes and Villains in the Big City.  We begin with Thomas E. Fuller’s “The Adventures of the Crimson Hawk: The Crimson and the Red” episode one  [EDIT 4-21: Whoops!  This episode was written by William Alan Ritch!].  This is a three part serial, so be sure to tell us how you like it at podcast@artc.org.  This was performed live at the coffeehouse in Little Five Points in Atlanta.  This is one of our older recordings, and we’re not exactly sure what year, but it was pre-1996.

Next up is Jonathan Strickland’s “Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment: Subterranean Subterfuge” recorded live at Sci Fi Summer in 2005.

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Plato’s Cave

Size: 7M – Duration: 15:16

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Myths and legends are our subject this week.  Hope you enjoy them.

Unresolved Mysteries, Solves While U Wait: Loch Ness
Plato’s Cave: Down and Out in the Elysian Fields
both by Ron N. Butler

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An Assortment of Shorts

Time: 29:39, Size: 13.5 MB

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What free bits do we have for you this week? Hmm… Let’s see….

Bumper’s Crossroads: Mow Better Blues. Chief Burnley’s Cake Sale. Nikki’s Place: The Big Homicide. And Bumper’s Croassroads: The Early Days.

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A Bridge to the Past

Duration: 18:46 Size 8.59 MB

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In the words of William Brown, “Due to technical problems beyond our control, we now join our regularly scheduled program.”

This week’s show is entitled “A Bridge into the Past.” Why? Because I needed a name and that’s what I came up with on short notice.

Bridge: Actually, one of the things you don’t usually get to hear in our podcasts, Dear Listener, is the “bridging material.” The short, often one-use scripts that ARTC producers insert into the live shows as buffers in between our more known stories. There is a small but healthy sampling included.

Past: This week’s features are a little older than our normal fare. And like the bridging material, they are also things we don’t usually podcast. ARTC has had many varied venues in its past. And veteran ARTC performers may (or may not) wax nostalgic about places such as “Eddie’s Attic,” or tip a mug of Collins Best Coffee in a remembrance of ARTC’s Coffee House Days. Or of Guerilla Radio Theater at Manuel’s Tavern.

Included: “The Adventures of Hercule Perot.” (Last name not a typo, any similarities to any Texas businessman are coincidental.) “UnResolved Mysteries Solved While You Wait: Phrenotherapy.” And “A Girl and Her Griffin.”

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The Crimson Hawk: The Widow’s Web

(Time 31:45, Size 14.5 MB)

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* Bumper’s Crossroads: Whole Lotto Shakin’ Going’ On by Daniel Taylor.

* Nikki’s Place: In a Bit of a Jam by Ron N. Butler.

* The Crimson Hawk: The Widow’s Web by Ron N. Butler (based on characters originated by Thomas E. Fuller.)

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Saturday Morning Kids Shows

28 minutes, 12.8 MB

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No voice intro for this show. Despite miscommunication and general behind the scenes random mayhem, this week’s podcast is NOT canceled.

There *was* a voice intro recorded. It was meant to sound off the cuff and laid back and funny, but it ended up sounding half-planned and disorganized. (It was.) Anyway, the show lineup has changed several times in the last few hours.

In no particular order:

We have 2 episodes of “Rory Rammer, Space Marshall:” written by Ron N. Butler. One is “The Island of Dr. Marceau” and the other is only ever talked about in hushed, furtive whispers: “The Lost Episode.”

And, an episode of “Mildly Exciting Tales of Astonishment,” by Jonathan Strickland: Ps and Q’s.

Also included are a pair of Public Service Announcements from the “Brotherhood of Damn Sassy Mutants,” by Sketch Quinn.

No time for credits. If you want to know, you’ll just have to ask nicely.

 

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An Atlanta Christmas episode 2

Time: 27:05 Size: 12.7M

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An Atlanta Christmas Episode 02

The Elves Strike Back.

<<Cue Music (Something ominous from John Williams that ARTC can’t possibly afford the rights to) – and then Under the Narrator>>

In addition to the plays of Thomas Fuller’s Atlanta Christmas, the writers of ARTC have produced a number of shorts which provide a comic counterpoint. Think of this as the lighter side of Christmas.

All of these pieces are surreal (as if the entire concept of Santa Claus and the Northpole Workshop isn’t). Some (all?) may be in questionable taste. One of these pieces will be performed in this years Christmas show program. There can be only one.

<<Cut Williams Theme; Cue Kazoos and Seal Horns for two bars of Holiday Music with Whoopee cushion finale and out for>>

You have been warned. <<Rory Rammer Echo effect>>

<< Cue ARTC theme – Something NPR-ish with strings and horns – and under for >>

This podcast includes the following pieces from our live performances at Stone Mountain and Parkview High School.

“Roger, the Jolly Little Christmas Elf” by Gerald W Page (2000)
“The Legend of the Poinsettia” by Brad Strickland (2004)
“Unresolved Mysteries Solved While U Wait – the Grinch” by Ron N. Butler (2000)
“Zen Santa Claus” by Tracy V Wilson (2005)

<<ARTC Theme Music Up and Out>>

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Rory Rammer: The Lance of Justice/Time for Station Identification

Size: 15.05 MB Duration: 32:54

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Recorded at Camp Will-A-Way inside Ft Yargo State Park. This was one of my favorite shows, because the audience was especially appreciative, and I think that adds to a performance as much as anything else. Also, we performed outside and it didn’t rain, which is always a plus.

We also got a nice introduction from Annie Maxwell, which I have included.

This week’s shows:

Rory Rammer, Space Marshall in “The Lance of Justice.”

and

Time for Station Identification.