Character, Duty, and the American Ideal | Cavalcade of America - “Abraham Lincoln” (1936)

When Losing Your Job Is the Joke | My Friend Irma - “Jane & Irma Lose Their Jobs” (1947)

A classic radio comedy — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. My Friend Irma – “Jane & Irma Lose Their Jobs” (1947) Step back into the golden age of radio with My Friend Irma, the beloved postwar comedy that paired everyday anxieties with unstoppable optimism. In this 1947 episode, “Jane & Irma Lose Their Jobs,” roommates Jane Stacy and Irma Peterson suddenly find themselves unemployed — turning a very real fear into a showcase for friendship, resilience, and Gracie Allen–adjacent logic that refuses to panic. What unfolds is less about economic hardship than emotional survival. Irma’s cheerful misunderstandings and Jane’s exasperated pragmatism transform job loss into a comedy of reassurance, suggesting that stability doesn’t come from employment alone — it comes from human connection. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including the origins of My Friend Irma, how the show reflected postwar workplace anxieties (especially for women), and why Irma’s relentless optimism became one of radio’s most comforting comic forces. Originally aired: 1947 Approx. runtime: 33 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com [http://theporcupinepresents.com]

The Case No One Wants | 21st Precinct - “Policeman Shot - Suicide or Murder?” (1953)

A classic police procedural from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. 21st Precinct – “Policeman Shot: Suicide or Murder?” (1953) Step back into the golden age of radio with 21st Precinct, the landmark series that helped define the modern police procedural through realism, restraint, and moral complexity. In this 1953 episode, “Policeman Shot: Suicide or Murder?”, an internal investigation forces the department to confront an unsettling question: when one of their own is found dead, how do loyalty, doubt, and duty coexist inside the same institution? After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes context — including how 21st Precinct reshaped crime drama through procedural realism, why ambiguity was central to its storytelling, and what this episode reveals about authority under internal strain. Originally aired: August 11, 1953 Approx. runtime: 32 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com [http://theporcupinepresents.com]

When Control Is No Longer Possible | Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis, Episode 13 – “Surrender”

A modern Sherlock Holmes audio drama — where control gives way to commitment. Sherlock Holmes: The Last Analysis – Episode 13 Chapters 25 & 26 — “Surrender” As pressure closes in and time runs out, Sherlock Holmes reaches the limits of strategy. Calculation no longer offers protection. Distance no longer buys safety. What remains is a choice that cannot be reasoned through — only lived. In this episode, surrender is not defeat but exposure willingly embraced. Sherlock abandons the illusion that control alone can shield those he loves, stepping into emotional risk with no guarantee of outcome. What follows is intimate, destabilizing, and irreversible — a turning point where the cost of restraint finally outweighs the danger of vulnerability. The Last Analysis continues the BBC Sherlock legacy through an original, serialized story of psychological tension, moral consequence, and the slow unraveling of a mind built on mastery. Released bi-monthly on The Porcupine Presents. Originally aired: June 2016 Approx. runtime: 32 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com [http://theporcupinepresents.com]

The Sound of Certainty | The Weird Circle - “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1944)

A classic horror tale from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. The Weird Circle - “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1944) Step back into the golden age of radio with The Weird Circle, a literary horror anthology devoted to classic tales of psychological dread. In this 1944 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a calm, methodical narrator insists on his sanity while recounting a carefully planned crime — only to discover that certainty itself may be the most dangerous illusion of all. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes context — including the origins of The Weird Circle as a literature-first horror series, how radio makes interior guilt audible, and why this story remains one of the clearest examples of logic turning inward on itself. Originally aired: January 30, 1944 Approx. runtime: 31 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com [http://theporcupinepresents.com]

Character, Duty, and the American Ideal | Cavalcade of America - “Abraham Lincoln” (1936)

A classic historical drama from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show. Cavalcade of America – “Abraham Lincoln” (1936) Step back into the golden age of radio with Cavalcade of America, the long-running anthology series devoted to dramatizing episodes from American history as moral and civic instruction. In this 1936 classic, “Abraham Lincoln,” the program presents a portrait of the nation’s most mythologized president, emphasizing character, humility, and moral responsibility rather than spectacle or political drama. After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including how Cavalcade of America shaped popular historical memory, what this portrayal of Lincoln reveals about American values during the Great Depression, and how radio transformed history into a shared civic narrative. Originally aired: 1936 Approx. runtime: 34 minutes Website: theporcupinepresents.com [http://theporcupinepresents.com]