Today we're presenting a special episode recapping the entire weekend of Adventures in Odyssey's One Grand Party in early August 2024. ATC contributors, Austin Peachey and Michael Schroeder joined J.D. to record daily recaps of the event. In addition to the daily recording, J.D. invited six members of the AIO fan community to share some of their favorite moments from the weekend. We hope that if you could attend, you can relive the amazing experience again with us, and if you weren't there, we hope you can get a little taste of things through this episode.   Full show notes at http://www ..read more

Today's main event is a conversation with author and audiobook narrator John R. Erickson. John published his first book and audiobook of the Hank the Cowdog character in 1983 and has been going strong ever since. J.D. talks with him about the series' origins, his work on a cattle ranch, the part that the oral storytelling tradition played in his approach to writing, how the Hank the Cowdog audio drama podcast came about, and much more. In addition to the interview, J.D. shares a whole passel of audio drama updates, addresses feedback from Jeremy and Blake, and gives a monologue about audio dra ..read more

It's the review many have been waiting for! Today J.D. and Austin do a deep dive into Adventures in Odyssey #75: The Best Is Yet To Come, discussing the plots, performances, and production values of these six episodes. In addition to this discussion, J.D. responds to feedback from Nato, Bethany, Rose, and David. But before all of that, he shares a bunch of audio drama updates to kick off the episode.   Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/201   What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think ..read more

For this milestone episode, we are thrilled to present some short conversations with several of the top creatives in the family-friendly audio drama industry; writers, composers, actors, directors, and sound designers. J.D. chats with each of them about why they love working in audio drama and then asks some fun questions to get to know these talented folks. In addition to this industry guest spectacular, J.D. is also joined on the show by nearly all of the current team of ATC contributors; Austin Peachey, Michael Schroeder, Robert Thacker, and Christopher Green to talk about how they first fo ..read more

Today, J.D. dives into the world of medieval England with a review of the first season of Robin Hood: Rising to Honor from LRT Media and Eternal Future Productions. In addition to talking about this audio drama about the legendary characters of Robin, Prince John, Marian, and Friar Tuck, J.D. also gives a monologue segment with some of his thoughts on the idea of micro audio drama. But before all that, he also shares some audio drama updates including a first airing of a teaser for an upcoming show! Join the fun!  Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/199   ..read more

Today, JD is joined by ATC contributor Austin Peachey to review album 74 of Adventures in Odyssey, titled Buckle Up! They go deep into the characters, plots, performances, and production values of these six episodes. Also in the episode, JD shares a handful of audio drama updates, including the first trailer for the next Sargent Family Productions project. He also responds to feedback from Mark and shares some updates and BTS info on the Seneca Awards and why the ATC reviews have been so late recently. It's a packed episode so join the fun!   Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecent ..read more

Easter is this month and Witnesses recently just wrapped up the final episode of their mini-series, The Lamb, so we thought it was the perfect time to review these episodes. ATC contributor and audio drama producer Christopher Green joins J.D. for a deep dive into these 8 episodes which tell the story of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection in a new way. In addition to the review, J.D. shares a bunch of exciting audio drama updates as well. Happy Easter! Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/197 What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your ..read more

Ok, it's really true that we've got a packed episode this month! We've got a bunch of audio drama updates, JD shares some potentially controversial opinions about younger writers and actors in his monologue, and he also responds to feedback from Bethany, Blake, Jeremy, and Michael. In addition to all that, JD is joined in the interview segment by Kristie Jardot, Lead Program Coordinator and Austin Peachey, Audio Content Producer with Oklahoma-based nonprofit, HeartMatters, Inc. to talk about their brand new audio drama efforts. Then after the conversation, JD reviews all 6 of the new episodes ..read more

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JD kicks off the year with a new episode dedicated to looking at what is coming down the road this year in the world of family-friendly audio drama. There are lots of productions on the horizon that we're really excited about and we thought it was worth discussing. JD also shares some audio dram updates and addresses some feedback from Christian and an Apple Podcasts review. Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/195 What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at feedback@audiotheatrecentr ..read more