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November 27, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL053: Intimidated Jury 2-The Informant

Mr. District Attorney: Intimidated Jury, (Scene 2) It’s not your fault: Harrington saw that the morning paper had an article about the Stanley trial. The paper supports the D.A. The article criticized the jury for reaching such a ridiculous verdict. Well, it’s good to know you have the public’s support, but it doesn’t change the situation. The Informant: […]

November 20, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL052: Intimidated Jury 1- Reasonable Doubt

Mr District Attorney — Intimidated Jury, Scene 1: A Reasonable Doubt The Jury is Still Out As our story opens, we find a crime has already been committed. We are in a courtroom waiting for the jury to return with their verdict. Will they find Mr Stanley guilty or not guilty of murder? The District […]

November 13, 2015 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL051: MrDA — Intimidated Jury (Intro)

The Old Time Radio Legal Thriller: Mr. District Attorney was a popular radio program on NBC and ABC radio stations from 1939 to 1952. Each episode is a legal story that centers on the court trial. Meet the Jury: When a serious crime has been committed, such as murder, the American legal system chooses a group […]

October 30, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL050: Archie – Bankrupt 6 — Put out the fire

What have I done! Archie is shocked when he realizes what he’s done. There’s his dad telling him he’s not broke, yet Archie had heard him worrying over how to make money — he’d heard him with his own ears! Archie’s mom pulls the two strands of the story together and finally everyone realizes […]

October 16, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL049: Archie – Bankrupt 5 — Things fall apart

At a Time Like This Fred arrives back home with the party food. Of course, he has quite a story to tell his wife… and she has a new turn of events to tell him about, too. From this point on, a series of events take place that tell Fred and Mary something is wrong. […]

October 2, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL048: Archie – Bankrupt 4: Connections

The Unwitting Charity Case When Fred hurries down to the corner store for party snacks, he experiences what it is like to be a charity case (「仁愛案件」，貧寒人家) – someone you do a favor for out of pity. But he doesn’t really know what’s going on. Mr. Pringle, the shop owner offers him credit at his store, something […]

September 18, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL047: Archie – Bankrupt 3: Don’t Tell

Rumor has it… Bankrupt Rumor, Part 3: Don’t tell another soul! BETTY: Now, don’t tell another soul! Photo: © Bigstock Photo | Anetlanda Rumor of the Andrews’ bankruptcy ignites and spreads like wildfire （大肆流傳；沸沸揚揚）. It seems to take on a life of its own…there’s no stopping it! When scandalous news （醜聞） is leaked […]

September 4, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL046: Archie, Bankrupt 2 – Eavesdropping

Talkin’ ’bout money, money Eavesdropping: In today’s episode, Archie and Jughead want to see a movie. Archie comes home to ask his dad for money, but he and Jughead overhear Archie’s parents discussing a serious situation. They’re talking about money…and they don’t seem to have any! Archie can’t believe what he’s hearing. They eavesdrop for a […]

August 21, 2015 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL045: Archie, Bankrupt 1 – Scrabble

Bankrupt Rumor: Archie Comics: Archie Andrews is an old time radio show that ran from 1943-1953. It was based on the popular Archie comic strip by Bob Montana, which was published in newspapers from 1941-1975. The comic strip was based on Montana’s hometown, his own high school life, and the friends he’d made there. Jughead […]

December 19, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL038: Second Chance

~ You died last night — Part 6 || A Heroic Move: We are going to wrap up this story, You Died Last Night, in this episode. We’ll find out what Joe did exactly to save the day, or more literally, to save planet Earth — and all of us. Perhaps you can make a pretty […]

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