The Ugly Radio

DISCALIMER: Tonight's stories contain depictions of animal slander, experimentation and violence. On tonight's episode, we're delivering one of our most intense episodes yet. We're exploring animal slander, experimentation and exploitation. Three new stories, all centered on animals and their human oppressors. In the first segment, two sharks don't take kindly to a beach-goer's choice of prose in 'A Well-Governed Shark' by John Weagly. In the second segment, Maddy Nibble's 'Winging the ...

We're going down down down. Into the dark. Into the deep. Whether it's the vast ocean of gases surrounding celestial bodies or the haunted bodies of water that threaten to swallow us whole. Tonight's protagonists find themselves with water firmly above their heads. First up, we have two debuts to The Ugly Radio as Maggie McMuffin spins a ghostly tale about a lake that kills all who enters it's waters, and the betrothed woman (played by Helen Roundhill) who yearns for a way out in "Much Like D...

Our 50th Episode takes us behind the scenes for our season premiere. We sit down with "Colors" writer, Anooj Bhandari and chat about breaking theatre form norms, how LOST ended, and 90s YA television. We also chat with writer Ally Lardner about her segment, "(ruby) Tuesday Night", the power of spite, and building community through the pandemic & DIY zines. Series Creator, Andrew Shanks, takes us through the viral history behind "The Darwin Detail" and, if that weren't enough, we've got an...

Hello Void! We're coming out of hibernation to drop a special episode of The Ugly Radio. Introducing ONE-SHOTS (OS) - stories we received from the multiverse that, for one reason or another, didn't make there way into our normal season. Stories so good they needed a little spotlight of their own. Tonight, our first One-Shot is "BELOW", written and produced by T.R. Crain. Performed by Ash Winter, this haunting audio log details the findings and subsequent fate of college student, Timoth...

It’s our SEASON FINALE! 'PLAN 9...' features three stories based on the Ed Wood camp classic, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. Void mainstays Marcus Gorman, Kelleen Blanchard, and Maggie Lee take us to the "Valley" where a restaurant patrons, detectives, and three friends on a road trip run a foul of aliens, zombies, and well-dwelling ghosts. Closing us out is music guest is gothic-synth trio, GHOST FETISH. Listen to their album, ALMOST TOUCHING, now streaming on all platforms. In sadder news, we...

Welcome Back to the Synthetic Dystopia! We wrap up this two parter with THREE all new stories, new ensemble members, and more delicious dark-synth from ManWoMan. We welcome Jaime Alejandro Cruz to the void with his story, 'Aiden', a synthetic health care assistant who longs for better clientele. We also have the returns of Anthony Bain and Darien Torbert. Bain delivers more surveillance state blues with 'The Archivist', and Torbert takes us to the digital afterlife in "Run Ferryman.Exe...

Some frequencies shouldn't be explored... but hey, here we are! After a little hiatus, we're back with possibly our most intense episode yet. THREE NEW SONIC HORROR TALES, two of which written by new denizens of the void, Dana Hall and John Busser - as well as the return of Maggie Lee! Plus we welcome Amanda Rae to the ensemble! PLUS! We're taking classes from our music guest, Erica Rose & The Ragged School! These three stories are going to make your skin quite literally crawl so, hide ...

What's the biggest risk you've ever taken? What was your endgame? Did you do it to test yourself or maybe you were put in an unfortunate series of events? It takes a certain amount of reckless abandon to take risks and we here in the Void positively can relate.... even though the void doesn't have a sun. It's just infinite nothingness. But it's also room temperature so that's a win. Tonight's episode is about risks. Stories about unifying in the face of death, mending family ties over ...

This episode is all about the youth! The games they play, the ways the grieve, and the trauma they carry. FUN! We've got four brand new stories from returning favorites, Kelleen Conway Blanchard and Aaron J Shay - plus - two brand new writers to the void, Emma Goldman-Sherman and Amy Bennett-Zendzian. We've got a murderer's row of ensemble members for the cast tonight and Seattle premiere late-night rock outfit LINDA FROM WORK stops by as our special music guest! Segments featured toni...

We're back from break! As a special treat, we're releasing our first ever LIVE show, recorded back in September 2023 at 18th and Union in Seattle, Washington. Featuring six new segments, an all-star ensemble, and more! Plus: Andrew Shanks, creator of The Ugly Radio, gives us some updates! We'll be releasing Part II next week as well as a BRAND NEW episode the week after. We're getting back into the swing of things here in the void, so join us won't you? The Ugly Radio The Ugly Radio i...

Season Four Premiere! We're back, y'all and we here in the void missed you so much! On tonight's SUPER-SIZED premiere, we're detailing the final hours of The Eternal, a class B civilian freighter vessel stranded somewhere in the outer reach. Through a series of funny, poignant, ominous, and heart-breaking scenes, we follow several crew members as they make sense and find comfort in an un-winnable situation. Written by Maddy Nibble and Andrew Shanks (with additional material by MM Jordahl and...

The credits are rolling and Season Three is at an end. We're giving y'all a mixtape of bands we've featured this season and producer Andrew Shanks gives a state of the podcast address - including news about our first ever LIVE shows! thank you all for enjoying the podcast and tuning in. Artists featured: Beverly Crusher, Himiko Clouds, Kate Dinsmore, CLaudio, DATURA, Bodhi Beats, JR Tenderpaws, LEMON BOY, Aaron J Shay, Kadabra and Sleepy Eyes of Death. Find there music on Apple ...