Audio Theatre Central

Porchlight Family Media

Audio Theatre Central is a podcast that explores family-friendly audio drama. We will follow the new releases from series such as Lamplighter Theatre, Adventures in Odyssey, Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, Heirloom Audio, Jonathan Park, and more. But will also introduce and discuss other productions that we feel would be of interest to our listeners. We also feature exclusive interviews with cast and crew members of the top radio drama productions.

  • 1 hour 22 minutes
    ATC205: Backstory of the New Jake Muller Adventures with Darby Kern & Micah Touchet
    We've got a bonus episode for you today in which J.D. shares a handful of audio drama tidbits and then we dedicate the rest of the episode to chatting with Darby Kern and Micah Touchet of the Jake Muller Adventures audio drama series. J.D. talks with them about what has happened since Unidentified was released in 2019, some of the inspirations for the next releases, BloodUndeadEngineered, and Shroud, and even a bit about Darby's and Micah's philosophy about telling great stories in the audio drama medium. 
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/205
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    21 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Introducing WindowSeat, the Christian Audio Drama App
    Today, we are excited to introduce a new streaming platform for Christian audio drama called WindowSeat. J.D. chats with the CEO and CCO of the company about what they offer now and where the platform is heading. And after the conversation, J.D. features more information about one of the exclusive shows WindowSeat offers, a new show called Time Truck Chronicles. But before all this, J.D. shares a bunch of audio drama updates from shows like Pirateers and Nick Guy, Private Eye as well as some new programs to keep an eye (ear) out for in the future. And the episode is capped off with some feedback from Sarah and Jeremy. 
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/204
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    7 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 50 minutes
    Recap of Adventures in Odyssey's One Grand Party
    Today we're presenting a special episode recapping the entire weekend of Adventures in Odyssey's One Grand Party in early August 2024. ATC contributors, Austin Peachey and Michael Schroeder joined J.D. to record daily recaps of the event. In addition to the daily recording, J.D. invited six members of the AIO fan community to share some of their favorite moments from the weekend. We hope that if you could attend, you can relive the amazing experience again with us, and if you weren't there, we hope you can get a little taste of things through this episode.
     
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/203
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    2 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    Oral Storytelling & More with Hank the Cowdog Creator, John R. Erickson
    Today's main event is a conversation with author and audiobook narrator John R. Erickson. John published his first book and audiobook of the Hank the Cowdog character in 1983 and has been going strong ever since. J.D. talks with him about the series' origins, his work on a cattle ranch, the part that the oral storytelling tradition played in his approach to writing, how the Hank the Cowdog audio drama podcast came about, and much more. In addition to the interview, J.D. shares a whole passel of audio drama updates, addresses feedback from Jeremy and Blake, and gives a monologue about audio drama as content marketing for brands.
     
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/202
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    5 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 2 hours 15 minutes
    Review of Adventures in Odyssey #75: The Best Is Yet to Come
    It's the review many have been waiting for! Today J.D. and Austin do a deep dive into Adventures in Odyssey #75: The Best Is Yet To Come, discussing the plots, performances, and production values of these six episodes. In addition to this discussion, J.D. responds to feedback from Nato, Bethany, Rose, and David. But before all of that, he shares a bunch of audio drama updates to kick off the episode.
     
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/201
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    15 July 2024, 8:38 pm
  • 2 hours 46 minutes
    Milestone Celebration with Industry Guests, the ATC Team & You!
    For this milestone episode, we are thrilled to present some short conversations with several of the top creatives in the family-friendly audio drama industry; writers, composers, actors, directors, and sound designers. J.D. chats with each of them about why they love working in audio drama and then asks some fun questions to get to know these talented folks. In addition to this industry guest spectacular, J.D. is also joined on the show by nearly all of the current team of ATC contributors; Austin Peachey, Michael Schroeder, Robert Thacker, and Christopher Green to talk about how they first found ATC and got involved with the show and blog. We also get to hear some great voicemails from several members of the ATC family and J.D. kicks off the show with a special edition of Here's What I'm Thinking in which he shares some fun ATC stats and facts. Join us for all the fun in the 200th episode of Audio Theatre Central!

    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/200
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    3 June 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Review of Robin Hood: Rising to Honor, Season 1
    Today, J.D. dives into the world of medieval England with a review of the first season of Robin Hood: Rising to Honor from LRT Media and Eternal Future Productions. In addition to talking about this audio drama about the legendary characters of Robin, Prince John, Marian, and Friar Tuck, J.D. also gives a monologue segment with some of his thoughts on the idea of micro audio drama. But before all that, he also shares some audio drama updates including a first airing of a teaser for an upcoming show! Join the fun! 
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/199
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.
     
    Join our Throne room: https://throne.live/@AudioTheatreCentral

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    6 May 2024, 10:00 am
  • 2 hours 21 minutes
    Review of Adventures in Odyssey #74: Buckle Up!
    Today, JD is joined by ATC contributor Austin Peachey to review album 74 of Adventures in Odyssey, titled Buckle Up! They go deep into the characters, plots, performances, and production values of these six episodes. Also in the episode, JD shares a handful of audio drama updates, including the first trailer for the next Sargent Family Productions project. He also responds to feedback from Mark and shares some updates and BTS info on the Seneca Awards and why the ATC reviews have been so late recently. It's a packed episode so join the fun!
     
    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/198
     
    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.
     
    Join our Throne room: https://throne.live/@AudioTheatreCentral

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    1 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    Review of The Lamb from Witnesses
    Easter is this month and Witnesses recently just wrapped up the final episode of their mini-series, The Lamb, so we thought it was the perfect time to review these episodes. ATC contributor and audio drama producer Christopher Green joins J.D. for a deep dive into these 8 episodes which tell the story of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection in a new way. In addition to the review, J.D. shares a bunch of exciting audio drama updates as well. Happy Easter!

    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/197

    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Join our Throne room: https://throne.live/@AudioTheatreCentral

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    4 March 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 38 minutes
    HeartMatters Audio Drama Review & Producers Interview
    Ok, it's really true that we've got a packed episode this month! We've got a bunch of audio drama updates, JD shares some potentially controversial opinions about younger writers and actors in his monologue, and he also responds to feedback from Bethany, Blake, Jeremy, and Michael. In addition to all that, JD is joined in the interview segment by Kristie Jardot, Lead Program Coordinator and Austin Peachey, Audio Content Producer with Oklahoma-based nonprofit, HeartMatters, Inc. to talk about their brand new audio drama efforts. Then after the conversation, JD reviews all 6 of the new episodes that have just been released. These are some great quality programs that you and your family will be sure to enjoy.

    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/196

    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Join our Throne room: https://throne.live/@AudioTheatreCentral

    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
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    5 February 2024, 10:00 am
  • 57 minutes 57 seconds
    Looking at the Year Ahead in Audio Drama
    JD kicks off the year with a new episode dedicated to looking at what is coming down the road this year in the world of family-friendly audio drama. There are lots of productions on the horizon that we're really excited about and we thought it was worth discussing. JD also shares some audio drama updates and addresses some feedback from Christian and an Apple Podcasts review.

    Full show notes at http://www.audiotheatrecentral.com/195

    What are your thoughts on the topics we addressed in this episode? Send us your feedback! We’d love to hear what you think! Email us at [email protected] or give us a call or text to 623-688-2770.

    Join our Throne room: https://throne.live/@AudioTheatreCentral
    Record our show credits for a future episode. Send us a recording of you reading the following and we'll use it in a future episode: Script: "Hi! This is [YOUR NAME] from [YOUR CITY AND/OR STATE]. Audio Theatre Central is a production of Porchlight Family Media. The theme music was composed by Sam Avendaño. The show is produced and edited by J.D. Sutter. Find the website at audiotheatrecentral.com."
    Email your recording to [email protected].

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    15 January 2024, 10:00 am
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