The Porcupine Presents ...
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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.
Language: English
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Episodes:
The Most Famous Radio Thriller Ever? | Suspense: “Sorry, Wrong Number” (1943)
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:19:28 GMT
The Porcupine Presents: _Suspense_ - “Sorry, Wrong Number” (1943)
First broadcast on May 25, 1943, this _Suspense_ classic stars Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Stevenson, a bedridden woman who accidentally overhears a murder plot on the telephone—and desperately tries, and fails, to convince anyone to help her.
Written by Lucille Fletcher, this taut thriller became one of the most famous episodes in radio history, performed by Moorehead seven times on-air and later adapted into a hit 1948 film starring Barbara Stanwyck.
This Porcupine Productions presentation includes a brief historical introduction and a trivia-packed outro, exploring why “Sorry, Wrong Number” became a defining moment in audio drama and why it still holds up as a masterclass in suspense.
Porcupine Productions brings you the best of the golden age of radio — along with our own original series like “The Docent” and “Detective Steve.”
Subscribe to discover new and classic audio adventures every week.
"The Docent: Preston at the Tenement Museum"
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:15:22 GMT
Welcome to The Porcupine Presents, a podcast dedicated to celebrating vintage radio drama and original audio satire with a retro twist. In our debut comedy episode, we meet Preston — a proudly unqualified museum docent leading an unfortunate group of visitors through New York’s Tenement Museum.
Preston is armed with a lanyard, a microphone, and no sense of shame. With historical accuracy optional and self-importance mandatory, he regales his audience with dubious tales of slumlord ancestors, questionable hygiene practices, and why Bitcoin tips belong in every recreated 19th-century apartment.
Is it history? Is it performance art? Is it a cry for help? You decide.
Stick around after the tour for a vintage radio gem — because The Porcupine Presents always blends the old with the oddly new.