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Mindstream Players Mindstream Players
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Original fiction audio podcasts or new versions of classic radio shows in many genres. Written by the cast and performed via zoom video calls. Produced by Tom Konkle and Kurtis Bedford. Directed and edited by Tom Konkle. Performers in episodes include Tom Konkle, Bob Clendenin, Kurtis Bedford, Vernon Wells, Jude Gerard Prest, Karah Britton, Pete Handelman, Theresa Ireland, David Beeler, Michael Neill, Gino C. Vianelli, Kate Engren, Stephanie Stearns Dulli, Pete Lutz, Rhiannon McAfee, Tanya Johnson, Matt Fowler, Cassidy Brown and sometimes with live music played by Bryan Arata. Sound effects and mix by Vince Colavitti and Tom Konkle.
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The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon Radio Show Episode 6 Zarkov To The Rescue
A silly take on the original radio series Flash Gordon which is now in public domain. #FlashGordon #vintageradio Starting April 22, 1935, and again in May 2022 the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run. ---Flash Gordon was played by Tom Konkle, starring Stephanie Stearns Dulli as Dale Arden, Gino C. Vianelli as Captain Thune, Bob Clendenin as Dr. Zarkov, Stephanie Stearns Dulli as the Witch Queen Azora, Pete Lutz as Saul. (Pete Lutz heads the Narada Radio Company) Kurtis Bedford as Vultan and starring David Beeler as the announcer and the Lieutenant . The original radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. We broke it completely.
Edit and Sound effects by Tom Konkle. Directed by Tom Konkle. Music by Bryan Arata and Tom Konkle. The show comedy version script by Tom Konkle and Kurtis Bedford. Producers Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle started the Mindstream Players.
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The Hairy Handed Hitchhiker
There are many urban legends and stories of the hitchhiker. This is an affectionate take on the Orson Welles suspenseful radio shows. The first thriller in our “Overwrought” audio fiction series. The Mindstream Players parody directed by Tom Konkle. The voice talents of Kurtis Bedford, Gino C. Vianelli, Stephanie Stearns Dulli, Tanya Johnson, David Beeler and Tom Konkle as Orson Welles. Special thanks to Lucille Fletcher whose brilliant work was adapted for this parody celebration of vintage radio by Konkle and thank to Larry Groebe
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The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon Episode 5
A silly take on the original radio series Flash Gordon. #FlashGordon #vintageradio
Starting April 22, 1935, and again in May 2022 the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run. Flash Gordon was played by Tom Konkle, later famous for nothing in particular. The cast also includes Rhiannon McAfee as Dale Arden, Gino C. Vianelli as Captain Thune, Stephanie Stearns Dulli as the Witch Queen Azora, Pete Lutz as Sal. Pete Lutz heads the Narada Radio Company. Also starring Kurtis Bedford as Zug and starring Pete Handelman as the announcer and Hawkman with a hose. The original radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. We broke it completely after we did a faithful version of episode one. Edit and Sound effects by Tom Konkle
Directed by Tom Konkle. . Music by Bryan Arata. The show comedy version script by Tom Konkle. Producers Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle started the Mindstream Players.
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Dimension X A Logic Named Joe Re-creation
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Starring Kate Enggren, Kurtis Bedford, Karah Britton, Jude Gerard Prest, Pete Handelman, Theresa Ireland, Tom Konkle, Bob Clendenin, Gino C. Vianelli, Michael Neill and Gabe Sunday. Music by Bryan Arata. Directed by Tom Konkle. Produced by Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle.
Radio has been called the theater of the mind. This is a new way to experience radio theater using streaming technology to watch a live performance of classic and current radio plays and experience the visual of performance of Dimension X science fiction unaltered script A Logic Named Joe from 1950.
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The Shadow Murders In Wax with Tom Konkle as The Shadow
Tom Konkle is The Shadow in an episode starring Kurtis Bedford, Karah Britton, Jude Gerard Prest Pete Handelman, Matt Fowler, Theresa Ireland, Bob Clendenin, Gino Vianelli, Cassidy Brown, Music by Bryan Arata, Directed and edited by Tom Konkle. Produced by Kurtis Bedford and Tom Konkle
Radio has been called the theater of the mind. This is a new way to experience radio theater using streaming technology to listen to a recording of a live performance of classic and current original fiction audio productions. #audioplay #podcast #audiofiction
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The Reasonably Amazing Adventures of Flash Gordon Episode 4
Starting April 22, 1935, and again in April 2021 the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26-episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run. Flash Gordon was played by Tom Konkle, later famous for nothing in particular. The cast also included Bob Clendenin as Dr. Zarkov and Kurtis Bedford as Ming the Merciless, Jude Gerard Prest as Prince Baron, Tanya Johnson as Dale Arden and Theresa Ireland as Princess Aura . And Zander Schaus as many! The radio series broke with the strip continuity in the last two episodes, when Flash, Dale and Zarkov returned to Earth. The announcer is Tom Konkle. Sound effects by Vince Colavitti. Music by Bryan Arata. The show script was adapted by Tom Konkle
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Customer Reviews
A fresh take on the classics
I stumbled upon this show through Reddit. It caught my attention because I love old time radio shows. The Mindstream Players do an uncanny job of breathing new life into classic old radio show scripts, sometimes with faithful adaptations, and other times as parodies that had me cracking up.
These are livestream recordings and yet somehow they have injected music and sound fx to give the show an audio drama feel. For the most part, the various microphone audios hold up for being a livestream (at first I didn't even realize it was a livestream, that's how well the audio holds up.) And even in the very few times that it falters, the music and production is still higher than most podcasts. It doesn't detract from the show at all.
The voice-acting is top notch and the writing is sharp. But forewarning, this podcast is sometimes NSFW. "The Hairy Handed Hitchhiker" episode is very funny but it's for mature audiences only. 😂 Anyway the podcast is a gem and I'm happy I found it. I'm gonna keep them on my feed and I hope to hear new episodes soon.