Blanket Fort Radio Theater

Amy Etcheson
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Blanket Fort Radio Theater

SIU Press and WSIU present Blanket Fort Radio Theater, a project highlighting works published by SIU Press. This series includes work from students in the SIUC Creative Writing Program, who have taken SIU Press books and brought them to life. Join us each Thursday for a new installment of Blanket Fort Radio Theater.Inside the Blanket Fort features special segments: Meet the producers, get previews and reviews of episodes, and get a special glimpse behind the blankets.

  1. EPISODE 1

    The Undaunted Women of Nanking - Episode 1

    In this first episode we learn about Illinois native Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-fang as they provide shelter to thousands of women and children in the aftermath of the 1937 Japanese occupation of Nanking, China.

    20 min

  2. EPISODE 15

    BFRT: Survived by One - Episode 15

    The trial of Tom Odle concludes, and he is sentenced.

    13 min

  3. EPISODE 16

    BFRT: Survived by One - Episode 16

    Tom Odle describes life on Death Row.

    16 min

  4. 07/06/2020

    Collaborative "Blanket Fort Radio Theater" Preps for Launch

    WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with SIU Press Interim Co-Director Amy Etcheson and SIU Senior Fiction Writer Pinckney Benedict about the new Blanket Fort Radio Theater - a new podcast collaboration between WSIU, SIU Press, and SIUC's Creative Writing Program.

    8 min

  5. 07/08/2020

    BFRT: A Knight of Another Sort - Episode 1

    In this episode, we meet Charlie as he emigrates from Russia to America, escapes a murder conviction, and settles in southern Illinois, his home for the rest of his life.

    20 min

  6. 07/08/2020

    BFRT: A Knight of Another Sort - Episode 2

    In 1913, southern Illinois bootlegger and former cowboy Charlie Birger moves to the small mining community of Ledford, where he quickly ingratiates himself by selling liquor to the locals and providing them with employment.

    15 min

  7. 07/16/2020

    BFRT: A Knight of Another Sort - Episode 3

    When police raid a local saloon, Charlie Birger uses it as an opportunity to take down one of his competitors in the liquor business, but not everything goes to plan.

    16 min

  8. 07/23/2020

    BFRT: A Knight of Another Sort - Episode 4

    In the summer of 1919, Charlie Birger meets and marries 18-year-old Beatrice Bainbridge in Harrisburg, much to the dismay of her parents. Beatrice becomes the reluctant stepmother of Charlie’s daughter Minnie, and the three of them take up residence in Harrisburg.

    18 min
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SIU Press and WSIU present Blanket Fort Radio Theater, a project highlighting works published by SIU Press. This series includes work from students in the SIUC Creative Writing Program, who have taken SIU Press books and brought them to life. Join us each Thursday for a new installment of Blanket Fort Radio Theater.Inside the Blanket Fort features special segments: Meet the producers, get previews and reviews of episodes, and get a special glimpse behind the blankets.

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