About this episode

The episode features a humorous space-opera adventure involving galactic tyrants and absurd character names.

The Master Constipator discovers another galaxy ripe for conquest and sets out to bring it under his rule, placing him on a collision course with Lord Primasludge. The story is a deliberately ridiculous space-opera adventure built around galactic tyrants, extravagant threats, absurd character names, and broad science-fiction parody. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Pretend Person” (March 27, 1978) ***WD 00:46:23.028 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Duel” (September 18, 1967) ***WD 01:15:59.465 = Chet Chetters, “Conquest of the Master Constipator” (1993) 01:46:42.173 = The Clock, “The Bank Vault” (December 27, 1955) 02:12:13.607 = The Crime Club, “Sun Is a Witness” (April 03, 1947) 02:42:07.075 = Crime Classics, “Shrapnelled Body Charles Drew Sr.” (July 06, 1953) 03:11:50.167 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Murder of Cora Rogers” (September 01, 1946) ***WD 03:36:00.066 = Calling All Detectives, “Mr. Frobish…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• space opera
• parody
• tyranny
• science fiction
• adventure

Keywords

• Master Constipator
• Lord Primasludge
• galactic conquest
• science fiction parody
• space adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Pretend Person, The Duel, Conquest of the Master Constipator, The Bank Vault, Sun Is a Witness, Shrapnelled Body Charles Drew Sr., Murder of Cora Rogers, Mr. Frobish Pays to Have Himself Killed, Official Killer, Marvin Thomas Entry

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