Through a Glass, Darkly

Broadcast Unfriendly, but Very Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher

What with it being Halloween today, we’re thinking about all things spooky, so we wanted to to share some of the things we’ve been watching and listening to this season in the Tulgey Wood. Given how many stories by the O.G. (original ghoulish) writer Edgar Allan Poe we’ve done for our series Through a Glass, Darkly,…

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The Tell-Tale Heart: Bonus Interview with Tegan Cohan

With our home radio station, WERA, making sure that producers keep their programs at least 26 minutes long, we’re going back to some of our older episodes and making sure they measure up. That means all sorts of bonus segments and in the case of our intense version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,”…

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Listen Online! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 9: The Flowering of the Strange Orchid

“The Flowering of the Strange Orchid” by H.G. Wells (first published in the Pall Mall Budget, August 2nd, 1894). Narrated by William R. Coughlan, with Brooks Tegler as Winter-Wedderburn and Anna Coughlan as his housekeeper. Edited, mixed and mastered by William R. Coughlan. Post-production services supplied by Tohubohu Productions, LLC. Length: 25:01 Rated AD-G. Contains…

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Listen Online! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 8: The Black Cat

“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe (first published in the Saturday Evening Post, August 19th, 1843). Performed by Tal Aviezer, who appears courtesy of Red Monkey Theater Group. Edited, mixed and mastered by William R. Coughlan. Post-production services supplied by Tohubohu Productions, LLC. Length: 24:03 Rated AD-PG, parental guidance suggested. Contains the torture and…

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Listen Online! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 7: The Tell-Tale Heart

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe (first published in James Russel Lowell’s The Pioneer, January 1843). Performed by Tegan Cohan, who appears courtesy of Howl at the Moon Audio. Edited, mixed and mastered by William R. Coughlan. Post-production services supplied by Tohubohu Productions, LLC. Length: 20:24 Rated AD-PG, parental guidance suggested. Contains murder, dismemberment,…

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Listen Online! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 6: The Masque of the Red Death and The Raven

“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe (originally published 1845) “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe (originally published 1842) Both performed by William R. Coughlan  Crew: Sound editing and final mixing by William R. Coughlan. Length: 28:18 Rated AD-PG, parental guidance suggested. “The Raven” is essentially typical Poe existential dread which, unless…

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Listen Live! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 6: The Masque of the Red Death and The Raven

Join us just about now (4pm ET) for a special Halloween week episode of Through a Glass, Darkly. “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe (originally published 1845) “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe (originally published 1842) Both performed by William R. Coughlan  Crew: Sound editing and final mixing by William R….

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Listen Live! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 3: The Rats in the Walls (Part 2 of 2)

Tune in just about now (4pm ET) for our next installment of Through a Glass, Darkly, our anthology of spookier tales. Narrator: William R. Coughlan  Crew: Sound editing and final mixing by William R. Coughlan. Listen to the Episode Live! Length: 28:00 Rated AD-PG, parental guidance suggested. Deals with cannibalism, ancient evils, and includes an antechamber…

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Listen Live! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 2: The Rats in the Walls (Part 1 of 2)

Tune in just about now (4pm ET) for our next installment of Through a Glass, Darkly, our anthology of spookier tales. Narrator: William R. Coughlan  Crew: Sound editing and final mixing by William R. Coughlan. Listen to the Episode Live! Length: 28:00 Rated AD-PG, parental guidance suggested. It’s Lovecraft so we’ve got the existential dread and…

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Listen Live! Through a Glass, Darkly – Episode 5: The Old Nurse’s Story (Part 2 of 2)

Tune in just about now (4pm ET) for our final installment of this season’s Through a Glass, Darkly, our anthology of spookier tales. Performer: Carol McCaffrey Crew: Sound editing and final mixing by William R. Coughlan. Listen to the Episode Live! Length: 27:59 Rated AD-G. We’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness, and some likewise Victorian…

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