Daybreak: Why Are Millions Still Listening to Old Radio Plays?
Why are decades-old radio dramas attracting millions of listens today?
This morning from The Little Station on Commercial Street, we begin with Chesterton Radio’s newly published 30 Most-Listened-To Saturday Night Theatre Plays and the remarkable continuing appetite for long-form audio drama. What can these forgotten productions tell us about imagination, storytelling—and why the podcast age may also be a new age for radio drama?
Then we mark the 75th anniversary of I Love Lucy and trace its roots back to radio, before turning to G.K. Chesterton’s wonderfully perceptive What I Saw in America…
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