We really outdid ourselves with this one, a full show length musical episode!. This extravaganza is not to be missed featuring all original music and the story of Samuel Spruce the little wooden boy as he struggles with what it means to both be good and do what you’re told. This episode features the vocal talents of Kat Evans, Jared McDaris and Ans…

For many outlets, the end of the year is a time to be bedecked with holly, evergreen, and the scent of baking spices. At SRD, we prefer to buck tradition and go to the alternate extreme. We’ve forbidden our host, Burlington Showtime, from mentioning any holiday for the duration. That means President’s Day, International Kiss a Puppy Day, and the Fo…

It has been said the times are rarely precedented and this was just as true in the holiday season of 2021 as it is now. Was this bit originally aired in December. Yes. Is it still hilarious? Yes, again. Bet on it. Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Jared McDaris as Crumble Bumbletum, Ansel Burch as Simon Sillypants. Kat Evans as Twinkle Sprinkl…

Once upon a time, a little wooden boy ventured out into the snowy wood. As should be no surprise to anyone, this works out poorly in the short term but well in the long term. How will he survive? What sorts of dangers and people will he meet? There, my friends, lies a story. Written, Composed and Directed by Jared McDaris. Featuring the vocal talen…

This is our final short from Cassandra Rose for a while. * Gasp! * We know. Shocking, right? We’re so thrilled for her and the company that had the good judgement to hire her for an amazing, time-consuming job. That said, it’s appropriate to have a revelation to present for you to whet your appetite for this piece. Kat Evans as Detective Graveling,…

This episode is for all of you who have been craving a dose of gun smoke and dramatic lighting in your audio comedy. Isidore is the invisible detective, the only gumshoe in the city with the spirit to investigate a death from the afterlife. Written and directed by Ansel Burch. Featuring the vocal talents of: Jared McDaris as Isidore. Kat Evans as A…

It’s a very special day when you can buy a mattress or dining set from a founding father and, luckily for residents of the United States, that occasion comes around once each year. It’s no running of the bulls but as silly traditions go, this one fits. This throwback recording is from all the way back in season three before professor pianist transf…

Some stories are too good to be true but so good we’re willing to let go of verity in favor of our own happiness. These legends can take hold of the hearts of a nation, becoming part of the very fabric of its identity. Some of them are just bullshit though. We should probably do something about that. Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Featuring…

Back when it was the fashion, we leaned hard into the Halloween season. That meant featuring characters from some of history’s favorite Halloween costume traditions: poltergeists, cryptids butterflies and Basil Rathbones aplenty! Not only that but we sent our host to a collection of carefully curated hells. Written and directed by Jared McDaris, Ca…

If you ever have questions about the afterlife, you’re in the right place. We have the best luck with ghost hunters managing to actually touch the other side or at least having the other side touch them. Sometimes, even paranormal investigators should be careful wat they wish for. Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Featuring the vocal talents o…

What a time to be alive when thousands of people can ignore you all at once and forever. It’s all the rage for our age. Chances are good you’re not reading these words right now thanks to the void we shouted it into. If you’ve ever felt like throwing all of your work into a big black hole in hopes that one or two people will press a button to give …

Popular culture since 1891 just wouldn’t be quite as popular or as cultured without the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, specifically the one which are now in the public domain and fair for plebs like us to use with abandon. So, please enjoy this mixing of cultured, highbrow literature with time travel silliness and social commentary. Stay tuned fo…

It is a fact universally acknowledged that going to a ball leads to drama and just as society today can’t get enough of the Bachelor, it seems the drama between Lady Bucksley and Lord Grishenwald was just as gripping. Will they? Won’t they? Either way, the local set are sure to be watching keenly! Written by Cassandra Rose. Directed by Ansel Burch.…

Tammy Taters has been haunting the airwaves ever since she first used podcasting as the natural outlet for her vengeful poltergeist energies. Having not been freed from this plane yet, she returns as a guest of sorts on Phantom Smashers. I think we can all agree, she steals the show. Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Featuring the Vocal Talent…

Our dear host Burlington has been brought out to the edge of Chicago’s light pollution for another amazing show full of variety and laughs which were super seasonal back in October. This episode is full of demons and other scary things like aliens and fascist punks. Join us for this full replay of our October livestream and, if you’re so inclined, …

Shoot for the stars we said. Perhaps we never thought anyone would actually follow through on that as a literal life goal. Yet, the number of people with holiday snapshots from beyond the von Karman line is growing already. In this fantasy short about aliens, that is. What an awful signifier of the wealth equalities present in this fictional world …

We’ve all been there. The best thing for us is often right in front of our faces but we don’t have the sense to see it. Look at grilled cheese? When was the last time you had one of those? Opportunities missed, every one. Can Elizabeth help save Chloe from the curse of missing the satisfaction of an opportunity that’s right in front of her? Find ou…

This spectacular monologue come to us from the Fluffy Foods Network which licensed this piece and this piece only out to ours. Why might they have done that? There’s no telling but we think you’ll agree that there are only a few things more precious in the mind of the average American than pineapple upside down cake and the Fourth of July. We think…

AAAAaaah! Aaaaaaah! Everything is doomed. The portals are open. Monsters are pouring into our world from beyond! Someone call the Slay Belles! They’re the heroes tasked to fight monsters from Samhain to Yule and they’ve been putting in overtime. Will they be able to get to the bottom of why there are more monsters and whose fault it is? Find out in…

We all have our demons. This sketch does too. They’re just pretty literal. You know, super literal. We figure that might actually be a little bit nice if you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the figurative stuff going on all over the place. Also, if you’re checking this out on release day, happy American Thanksgiving. It’s a complicated holiday but it…

It’s finally time for everyone to get access to the steamiest stream of the summer, which was actually mostly Halloween in June. Hey, it got steamy in spots and anyone whose mom squeezed their padded He-man muscle costume into a parka knows just how steamy Halloween can be. This episode features Witches Get Stitches, Samuel Spruce Vs. Dracula, Two …

We all love true crime these days and that trend goes way back. So far back that even these Charleston dancing, gin swilling aristocrats. Join Mazie Maradova in this… unrepeatable performance of exceptional dedication to the pursuit of truth! Written and directed by Jared McDaris. Featuring the vocal talents of Kim Fukawa as Mazie Maradova. Lisa Bu…

We’ve been getting romantic lately and this episode finds its way there too with an unlikely connection between two neighbors in the rain. Can Shelley come to terms with her nature and accept herself the way the people closest to her do? Find out in this heartfelt episode. Written and directed by Ansel Burch. Featuring the vocal talents of: Jared M…

Love comes for us all. That’s the saying right? In love no one can hear you scream? No. It mostly comes at night, mostly… Okay, Love may not be something we’re super experts at but we know it when we see it. For example, we love the work Cassandra Rose brought to us this month and were thrilled to bring it to life for you, dear listeners. Written b…

When one is a little wooden boy, trying to be good and do what you re told, the gig economy is perfect. You can be told what to do by people who have never met you. Heck, they don’t even need to really care that you exist, so long as you bring their burger lickety-split and don’t forget their dry cleaning on the way. Can Samuel Spruce make good as …

If you’ve been afflicted with an outbreak of fun, people living their own dang lives and a general sense that your worldview may be slowly being outmoded; then you may just have a problem with witches. Not to worry dear friend. Society has been kept from advancing faster than the locality would prefer for centuries by loyal Witchfinders like the on…

With summer came all of our most lightly dressed comedy. Even we weren’t sure what exactly would make it to air. So, make sure you’re there to find out alongside our long suffering ancient relic of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Burlington Showtime as he provides all the precious context your heart can handle for the shorts we’ve been releasing for the pa…

This one goes out to all the people out there who wear bustiers whether it makes your assets unreal or surreal Bustier Boulevard might just be the place to go for your next lifty squeezy garment for both business and pleasure. Written and directed by Kat Evans. Featuring the vocal talents of: Hanna Blazer as Hippolyta. Kat Evans as Dulcinea. Ansel …

If you could time travel, when would you go? Maybe go back to ancient Turkey to see the construction of Gobekli Tepe to really stick it to those archaeology nerds at work? Would you travel back to the 1830’s to see what the climate was like before mass industrialization? How about yesterday to see where you left your right earbud. Whatever choice y…

Stretch your mind out and find that while you can imagine a lot, you cannot actually touch anything that way. Figuratively then, touch the spirits of the people in your life with a lesson in metaphysics and transcendence from Sand Walker, well known low speaker and expert in comforting your chakras. In this episode she welcomes Dr. Singleton invent…

There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that dating is hard. It does keep getting harder too with… well, you know. Something that has remained almost reassuringly consistent though is the true height of romantic awkwardness, the unannounced date. The date that has not been named. The date that might have just been a nice night out. Will Sonya and Petrov …

Meet Bubu Underfoot, the Gormless Centrist and the committee of thoughtful leaders who will help guide his hand toward the decisions they think most right for him. What he does to save the world is up to him, of course. Written and Directed by Jared McDaris. Kat Evans as Gramshy Markenshield. Ansel Burch as Holofern, Son of Holograham. Jared McDari…

The Fellows family has lived in Uppington Parish for time out of mind and golly they are not letting anyone forget about it. Enjoy the stories of these well to do people who still have problems of their own, which they are not really doing much about. Also hear from the servants whose work they rely on and who also have problems which the Fellows f…

Spring is turning to summer and all of our cooped up-ness from the long pandemic winter is beginning to stretch back into the parks and promenades of the summer. As everything starts to look up, so to are we looking to up your comedy standards with new serials and shorts including fresh episodes of “Zootheosis” and “Meet the Frankensteins”. This ep…

Here at SRD we love tradition. Mostly because there are few things sillier than sticking to a decision that a dead person made in different circumstances when it’s not doing you any favors. The counterpoint, of course, is maypole dancing, fine old tradition that everyone enjoys unironically for the good of the community’s future. Have you ever danc…

Being a person is hard. It’s even harder when you’re not totally sure you are one. Will Theo and Shelley be able to overcome their insecurities and engage in modern society? Can they find what gives them drive and a place to belong? Or are they doomed to just exist without a greater purpose. Oh, they’re undead monsters. That’s why it’s funny. Writt…

On the eve of the release of our most recent writing work, we give you a plea from the inner minds of writers like ours. Specifically ours. Please validate our work they cry, well, we cry. Anyway… enough about us. How are you doing? Written and Directed by Ansel Burch Kim Fukawa as Marta. Kat Evans as Kelley. Jared McDaris as Dad. Ansel Burch as Fr…

Not for the last time we’re asking why death should get in the way of love at first sight. Dive into the dreamy work of the monarch butterfly and prepare to fall in love too. We are thrilled to be featuring the work of a new writer in this episode. Cassandra Rose is a truly incredible wordsmith and this episode is just the first of what we see bein…

Interstellar wars are all the rage today and we here at Starlight Radio Dreams are not to be left behind. Thrill to the tale of a group of space pilots stranded on an alien world much like Earth in our Middle Ages as they fight to get back in the air. What will they be forced to compromise in the process and how sassy with they be at each other in …

We don’t know how to describe this one besides to say, “imagine if Downton Abbey was absurdist and super aware of the owner class.” This show come to us from the fringe part of the BBC where they make things that can’t be shown within 300 miles of the Queen. It’s a weird thing to use their TV tax money on but not the weirdest by a long shot. Writte…

In this episode we learn a great deal about the traditions of the Showtime family and the respect Burlington doesn’t really have for traditions that have worn out their usefulness. We certainly can’t claim that Mr. Showtime is superstitious but he did manage to accept a lot of cryptids and talking animals in this episode which features over an hour…

The Showtime Podcast Network has, at best, a tenuous relationship with reality and this month’s cavalcade of cryptids is a testament to our ability to get the best content available even from hosts and presenters who would otherwise be hesitant to release their content outside of blurry podcatchers and the overactive imaginations of people who did …

In the midst of one of history’s most well known and closely studied pieces of epic literature, Mr. Toad and the Ghost of Christmas Past must find someone who does not belong in an ancient Greek city and solve whatever problems they may have caused. Meanwhile, Jane Eyre must stop Beowulf from accidentally killing someone who is essential to the con…

Eugene, Beulah and Glade are still living in the basement of the Station Inn and fortunately, they were able to update us on their current status via song. Granted, they do most things via song but we are no less pleased to have gotten such a treat. Written and performed by: Sam Locke as Eugene and Glade Boozler. Kat Evans as Beulah Boozler. Audio …

There comes a time in the life of every little wooden boy when he must leave the confines of his fathers house and go into the world to make something of himself. We’ve been over that with Samuel Spruce. Sadly, making something of himself is a little more complex than it once was and becoming a real boy is seeming farther and farther away. This isn…

Lesser to none brings you the viewpoints of some one the mascots of childhood delusion and this month is no different as the Easter Bunny welcomes the Tooth Fairy into the magical studio where they can finally let it all out and really say how things are in the magical realms these days. It’s insightful, it’s challenging and it might just make your…

Burlington Showtime is once again bringing you all of the material put out by the Starlight Radio Dreams team. from across our galaxy of misfit podcasts, you can now enjoy special episodes and promotional clips from Talkin’ 'Bout ‘Taters, Senate Hearing XXXIII, Baking with Missy O’Danagher and New Age Astrology as well as updates from two of our ch…

Theo and Shelley may be the product of Dr. Frankenstein’s disdain for nature and mortality but they’re also people, just like us. Can they overcome their own self doubt and fear to find a place where they can belong? The only way to find out is to listen in. Written and Directed by Ansel Burch. Kat Evans as Shelley Jared McDaris as Theo Alex B. Rey…

If you’re an astute watcher of the sky, maybe you think you already know what the stars say about your love life and choices but allow us to disabuse you because you’re in the house of slightly curved line now and there’s nothing you can do about it. Subscribe to Starlight Radio Dreams on your favorite podcatcher to get new episodes every Thursday!…

Our favorite royalty free heroes from across the Western canon have come to Wonderland for the best possible reason, a wedding! Not to worry, they’re still going to find a way to save the date. Alex B Reynolds as Announcer, Harold, Four and March Hare. Kat Evans as Jane Eyre and Dormouse. Jared McDaris as Mr.Toad, Two and Jabberwocky. Ansel Burch a…