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The Porcupine Presents... is a curated audio cabinet of wonders: absurdist original comedy like The World’s Worst Docent series, classic golden-age radio dramas, and smart, salty commentary from your spiky host. Whether it’s a baffling museum tour or a suspenseful tale from 1947, each episode pokes at the strange edges of history, storytelling, and human folly—with affection and bite. Tune in for vintage weirdness, contemporary satire, and the occasional emotional sucker punch. You never quite know what you’ll get—but it’ll be lovingly crafted and unexpectedly sharp.

  1. 2d ago

    Lucille Ball in Handcuffs | My Favorite Husband - “Liz and George Are Handcuffed” (1949)

    A classic domestic sitcom from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. My Favorite Husband – “Liz and George Are Handcuffed” (1949) Step back into the golden age of radio with My Favorite Husband, the beloved Lucille Ball comedy series that helped lay the groundwork for I Love Lucy. In this 1949 episode, “Liz and George Are Handcuffed,” an innocent game of cops-and-robbers with a neighborhood child spirals into total chaos after Liz and George accidentally find themselves literally handcuffed together just as George faces the most important business meeting of his career. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how My Favorite Husband became the direct predecessor to I Love Lucy, why Lucille Ball possessed one of comedy’s greatest instincts for escalation and embarrassment, and how postwar sitcoms turned middle-class respectability into comic catastrophe. Originally aired: December 30, 1949Approx. runtime: 33 minutesWebsite: theporcupinepresents.com

  2. 6d ago

    The Trouble with Hepplewhite | Richard Diamond, Private Detective - “The Leland Gibson Murder” (1949)

    A classic noir detective mystery from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Richard Diamond, Private Detective – “The Leland Gibson Murder” (1949) Step back into the golden age of radio with Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the witty postwar detective series starring Dick Powell as wisecracking ex-cop Richard Diamond. In this 1949 episode, “The Leland Gibson Murder,” Diamond investigates a bizarre locked-room mystery after a nervous schoolteacher discovers a corpse sitting in her apartment — launching a fast-moving case involving blackmail, hidden identities, romantic deception, and murder concealed behind the respectable surface of New York apartment life. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how Richard Diamond blended noir with comedy and romance, why Dick Powell became one of the defining voices of postwar detective fiction, and how the series transformed murder investigations into stylish urban entertainment without losing noir’s darker undercurrents. Originally aired: October 8, 1949Approx. runtime: 38 minutesWebsite: theporcupinepresents.com

  3. Oct 5

    Wine, Pride, and Premeditated Murder | The Hall of Fantasy - “The Cask of Amontillado” (1953)

    A classic gothic horror tale from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Hall of Fantasy – “The Cask of Amontillado” (1953) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Hall of Fantasy, the atmospheric supernatural anthology series dedicated to tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unknown. In this 1953 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” a wounded nobleman’s resentment gradually hardens into murderous obsession after repeated public humiliations at the hands of the arrogant and drunken Fortunato — leading both men deep beneath Venice into the cold catacombs below the city. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how The Hall of Fantasy reflected the final years of radio horror, why Poe’s stories remain so perfectly suited to audio drama, and how humiliation, pride, and social performance drive one of literature’s most chilling revenge stories. Originally aired: January 19, 1953Approx. runtime: 32 minutesWebsite: theporcupinepresents.com

  4. Oct 1

    Help I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Bat-Shit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour | 4: “The Long Way”

    A nostalgic American road trip audio memoir — where family chaos meets Route 66 Americana. Help, I’ve Been Kidnapped by Three Batshit Crazy Women in a Crappy Ford Contour – Episode 4: “The Long Way” After surviving the drive to St. Louis, Corie, Jackie, Jamie, and Bobbie find themselves standing at the threshold of a different kind of journey. In Episode Four — “The Long Way” — our travelers explore the Gateway Arch, reflect on the explorers, immigrants, and dreamers who passed through St. Louis before them, and make their first true pilgrimage along Route 66 with a stop at the legendary Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. Along the way, Corie considers America's long fascination with shortcuts, discovers that some journeys are worth taking slowly, and learns that Aunt Jamie can remember a hotel phone number even while temporarily forgetting whether she knows her own name. Meanwhile, Bobbie remains deeply suspicious of any frozen dessert establishment that offers only one flavor. Blending history, humor, memoir, family storytelling, and roadside Americana, this episode explores why people leave home, why certain places become sacred to travelers, and why the most memorable journeys are rarely the most efficient ones. Released twice monthly on “The Porcupine Presents.” Originally aired: October 2026 Approx. runtime: 22 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com

  5. Sep 28

    Danger in Evening Clothes | The Saint - “Cupid and the Corpse” (1950)

    A classic noir adventure from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Saint – “Cupid and the Corpse” (1950) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Saint, the stylish crime-adventure series starring Vincent Price as Simon Templar — the suave gentleman rogue who somehow manages to treat murder investigations like social occasions. In this 1950 episode, “Cupid and the Corpse,” an innocent afternoon involving football tickets and flirtation spirals into murder, counterfeit bonds, kidnappings, floating gambling ships, and enough double-crosses to keep even Simon Templar slightly occupied. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how The Saint transformed noir into glamorous escapism, why Vincent Price was uniquely perfect as Simon Templar, and how postwar radio blended crime, romance, comedy, and sophistication into one of old-time radio’s most entertaining fantasy worlds. Originally aired: August 27, 1950Approx. runtime: 37 minutesWebsite: theporcupinepresents.com

  6. Sep 24

    Everyone Knew Him ... Except Himself | Nightfall - “How Did You Get My Name?” (1980)

    A classic psychological horror thriller from Canada— plus bonus commentary after the show. Nightfall – “How Did You Get My Name?” (1980) Step back into the darker side of radio drama with Nightfall, the acclaimed Canadian horror anthology that brought psychological paranoia, urban dread, and modern existential horror to late twentieth-century radio. In this 1980 episode, “How Did You Get My Name?,” a man returns to Canada after years in a European psychiatric hospital only to discover that strangers know his identity, mysterious callers possess deeply personal information about him, and growing evidence suggests someone else may have been living his life for years. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how Nightfall updated old-time radio horror for a colder, more psychologically modern era, why the episode’s fears about identity and surveillance feel startlingly contemporary, and how the story blends noir paranoia, gaslighting, and existential dread into one of CBC Radio’s most unsettling thrillers. Originally aired: August 22, 1980 Approx. runtime: 36 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com

  7. Sep 21

    The Day Salem Lost Its Mind | You Are There - “Witchcraft Trials at Salem” (1947)

    A classic historical courtroom drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. You Are There – “Witchcraft Trials at Salem” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with You Are There, the groundbreaking documentary drama series that placed CBS reporters directly inside history’s most dramatic and unsettling moments. In this 1947 classic, “Witchcraft Trials at Salem,” correspondent John Daly reports live from Salem, Massachusetts, in June of 1692 as 71-year-old Rebecca Nurse — a respected grandmother and church member — stands trial for witchcraft before a frightened colony convinced Satan himself has infiltrated New England. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how the episode reflects postwar fears about mass hysteria and political panic, why the Salem trials reveal the terrifying logic of conspiracy thinking and scapegoating, and how You Are There transformed historical events into immersive “live journalism” decades before modern historical documentaries became common. Originally aired: August 4, 1947Approx. runtime: 38 minutesWebsite: theporcupinepresents.com

  8. Sep 17

    When the Creepy-Crawlies Laid Siege | The Mysterious Traveler - “The Man the Insects Hated” (1947)

    A classic swamp horror thriller from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary after the show. The Mysterious Traveler – “The Man the Insects Hated” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Mysterious Traveler, the eerie anthology series that invited listeners each week into worlds of terror, irony, madness, and the uncanny. In this 1947 classic, “The Man the Insects Hated,” an obsessed scientist working deep in the Louisiana swamps believes he has nearly perfected the ultimate insect killer — but as his experiments approach success, impossible swarms of insects begin gathering around his isolated mansion, and he becomes convinced the insect world itself is preparing to strike back. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how the episode blends psychological paranoia with ecological horror, why insects are such effective symbols of primal fear and collective menace, and how the story quietly blurs the line between scientific obsession, madness, and supernatural revenge. Originally aired: July 27, 1947Approx. runtime: 36 minutesWebsite: theporcupinepresents.com

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The Porcupine Presents... is a curated audio cabinet of wonders: absurdist original comedy like The World’s Worst Docent series, classic golden-age radio dramas, and smart, salty commentary from your spiky host. Whether it’s a baffling museum tour or a suspenseful tale from 1947, each episode pokes at the strange edges of history, storytelling, and human folly—with affection and bite. Tune in for vintage weirdness, contemporary satire, and the occasional emotional sucker punch. You never quite know what you’ll get—but it’ll be lovingly crafted and unexpectedly sharp.

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  • Creator
    The Porcupine
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    170
  • Rating
    Explicit
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