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June 6, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL027: The Rocket ~ Reality Doesn’t Measure Up

Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi, The Rocket, scenes 5 and 6: In today’s episode, Fiorello Bodoni tries to get back to just living. He’s trying to forget about rockets and Mars so that he won’t have to face disappointment again. His reality is the small world of his junkyard, his broken down machinery, and a family that […]

May 23, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL026: The Rocket ~ The Best-Laid Plans

A Friend Opposes His Best-Laid Plans Fiorello Bodoni has to decide who gets to go on the rocket trip to Mars. His friend, Bramante, warns him that no one could truly be happy for the one who gets to go. If Fiorello goes, his children would always think of the rocket and become sick […]

May 9, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL025: The Rocket ~ Sick With Desire

Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Rocket’, Scenes 1 and 2 [00:00 ~ 05:22] Sci-fi fan or not… Whether you are a science fiction fan or not, I think you will like this story. It’s a story that we can all relate to about yearning for our heart’s desire . It’s called, “The Rocket”. It’s a short story […]

April 25, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL024: Stanley Springs ~ Extreme Measures

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, The Stanley Springs Matter, Scenes 11 & 12 ~ The Persuasive Power of a Gun: Photo by Bigstock Photo: ElnurJOHNNY DOLLAR: I want to know where Anne Salazar is.NORMAN STEGER: I didn’t know you were acquainted. JOHNNY DOLLAR: Yes, you did. Tell me what you did with her.Woman in violence and discrimination […]

April 11, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL023: Stanley Springs ~ Confronted with the truth

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Scenes 9 & 10 When Confronted with the Truth, Bluff Steger shows interest in Johnny’s assessment of the Stanley Springs company. He wants to know what he thinks of Philips committing suicide. Johnny’s answer will let Steger know if Johnny is a threat to his secret operations or not. Johnny […]