Before UCC . . .
Before the internet . . .
Before the television there was . . .

RADIO DRAMA!

For most of the 20th century, radio was one of the most popular forms of entertainment. In addition to music, news, and talk shows there were also dramas and comedies and variety shows. It was a venue for serious works and the best known actors to show off their skills, be inventive, and connect with audiences at home. The popularity of these radio shows declined when television became popular and affordable, and the radio drama almost died.
Thanks to the internet and podcasting though, radio-style dramas are easy to make and put out there for anyone in the world to enjoy. They’re an excellent way to practice your English while enjoying fun programing. New theater companies are forming all the time and putting their work out for you to download, while others are working to preserve and resurrect classic shows.

Here’s a short set of links to get you started!

Classic Radio
Radio Lovers hosts all the best and most famous classic radio shows like, The Shadow, Gunsmoke, Buck Rogers, and Burns and Allen, as well as renowned adaptations of books like Les Miserables.

The Mercury Theater was the most famous radio theater group of the 1930’s. Led by Orson Wells, they made well-crafted dramas using the best talent of the day, including the infamous War of the Worlds.

Dramapod is one of the best resources to find contemporary audio theater programs. They have a very comprehensive listing of works produced by all sorts of companies all over the world.

Audio Theater not only lists American companies doing audio drama productions, but also has an introduction to using podcasting for making audio plays.

iPod갖고 계시면 무료 podcast의 기능을 안사용하고 계시면 너무…음…바보…

아니아니. ㅋㅋㅋ 사실 아직은 iTunes Store 한국에 아직 안들어왔으니까 어쩔 수 없이 많은 사람들이 그 기능을 무시하고 있죠. 미국 신용카드없이 애플통해서 뭐를 살 수 없기 때문이죠. 근데 그 store안에서 뮤료 podcast 옵션이 있어요. 그래서 iTunes store에 들어가서 무슨 “니 나라는 아직은 iTunes Music Store가 안생겼다. 메롱!”같은 경고 나오고 그래도 계속 들어가면 “USA”를 선택하세요. 그 다음에 밑에 MNCast에서 찾았던 비디오 좀 보시죠!

우리 podcast를 꼬오오오옥 가입하시죠! iTunes 위에 검색하거나 우리 사이트에 그 iPod를 듣고 있는 소녀에 클릭하면 되거든요. 이젠 기쁘죠?

우리 introduction에 나오는 말이 “We da bomb!” 막 나오잖아요. 근데 무슨 뜻있을까요?

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