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Rocket Ships, Robots, and Rayguns: Listen to the Adventures of Captain Radio

The Adventures of Captain Radio podcast art floating in space.

Step into the future. The Adventures of Captain Radio is a full-cast, scripted science fiction audio drama made by 100% organic humans. Each episode is a love letter to the pulpy style of science fiction’s Golden Age reimagined for the Digital Age. If you like your adventure served with a side of witty banter, diabolical plots, and daring heroics, then we’ve got the show for you.

The Adventures of Captain Radio is tailor-made for fans of classic sci-fi and superhero comics, from Doctor Who to Forbidden Planet, an each season features a cinematic adventure with a cliff-hanger ending. Captain Radio is a masked hero from Alpha Centauri who, along with his robot sidekick Ace, battles injustice across the galaxy.

The first two seasons, Captain Radio and the Mutant Mole People From the Eleventh Dimension and Captain Radio and the Curse of the Primordial Planet are available to listen to now wherever you enjoy your podcasts. The third and final adventure, Captain Radio and the Search for Alpha Centauri, will air in late 2025.

The Adventures of Captain Radio: The Complete Series – The Adventures of Captain Radio

Set in the distant future, The Adventures of Captain Radio is a full-cast science fiction audio drama. Alongside his robotic sidekick Ace, interstellar smuggler Orion, and powerful psychic Andromeda, Captain Radio travels across the stars to save the galaxy from mad scientists, ancient curses, and evil robots. Each episode is a love letter to the golden age of science fiction. If you like thrilling, pulpy sci-fi adventures with plot twists around every corner — this is the show for you. Listen to The Adventures of Captain Radio: The Complete Series wherever you enjoy podcasts and learn more at obscurestudios.net. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  1. The Adventures of Captain Radio: The Complete Series
  2. Chapter 3: Once and For All
  3. Chapter 2: The Orphan Moon
  4. Chapter 1: The Fold
  5. Season 3 Trailer: Captain Radio and the Search for Alpha Centauri

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Don’t Miss the Epic Season Finale: Obsession’s End

Movie poster for the season finale of Captain Radio and the Curse of the Primordial Planet.

The Adventures of Captain Radio Season 2 comes to a close this weekend with the release of “Chapter 5: Obsession’s End.” In this episode, Captain Radio and company must make their final stand against the malevolent Lithostar and the bloodthirsty treasure hunters who would claim it for themselves at any cost. To prevent an interstellar genocide, Captain Radio, Andromeda, Orion, and Ace must overcome impossible odds to save the galaxy once again.

We’re so excited to share this story with you. Our amazing cast has done a phenomenal job bringing the world of Captain Radio to life. Huge shout-out to our series regulars William McDonald, Abigail Stokley, DeLano Hays, Christian Carvajal, and Jonny Eberle, and to our guest stars Laura Burt, Richard Burt, and Hanna Wonders for contributing their talents to our show. And massive thanks to Trask Snow for sound designing and mixing the final three episodes of this season.

You can listen to every episode of The Adventures of Captain Radio on your favorite podcast player—Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and many others. Learn more about the show and how to listen at obscurestudios.net.

And we’re already working on Season 3. Captain Radio’s final adventure will pit him against his most diabolical enemy yet. If you love the show, please consider making a donation to our Ko-Fi campaign to help us cover the costs of production. Or you can buy merchandise to support us.

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A World of Rocket Ships, Robots, and Rayguns: Captain Radio’s Triumphant Return

The creator of The Adventures of Captain Radio, Jonny Eberle, reflects on Season 2—and how you don’t have to be a fan of Season 1 to jump in. New episodes drop Sundays on all major podcast players.

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Captain Radio and the Curse of the Primordial Planet

The Adventures of Captain Radio is available now wherever you listen to podcasts. Obscure Studios is an independent production studio bringing you short films and podcasts since 2004 and we rely on word of mouth — so if you like what we’re doing, please share it with a friend. Thank you for your support!

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The Adventures of Captain Radio Returns May 25

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We’re excited to share that the crew of the Phaeton is returning for an all-new adventure next week! The Adventures of Captain Radio Season 2, Captain Radio and the Curse of the Primordial Planet, will premiere on your favorite podcast platform on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Today, we’re releasing the trailer for Season 2 in honor of our friend, Rob Peters, who voiced Orion in Season 1, on what would have been his 50th birthday. Take a listen:

On a distant planet at the very edge of the galaxy, the race is on to claim an ancient artifact of unfathomable power. To rescue Captain Radio’s long-lost mentor and escape with their lives, they’ll have to brave the perilous passage to a planet shrouded in myth – and survive the deadly traps and dangerous treasure hunters in their way. Listen to Season 2 of The Adventures of Captain Radio, a full-cast science fiction audio drama, wherever you enjoy podcasts, with new episodes dropping weekly on Sundays.

Our talented main cast includes William C. McDonald, Christian Carvajal, Rob Peters, DeLano Hays, Abigail Stokley, Richard Burt, Laura Burt, Hanna Wonders, and Jonny Eberle, with music by Simon Cunningham, editing and mixing by Trask Snow, and artwork by Tami King.

Want to support the show? Buy us a cup of coffee on our Ko-fi page or buy some sweet merch featuring artwork and quotes from the show on our TeePublic store!

Thanks for listening!

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News Flash: Captain Radio to Return to the Airwaves

The Adventures of Captain Radio announces the start of production on Season 2

Don’t touch that dial! The Adventures of Captain Radio, the full-cast science fiction audio drama produced by Obscure Studios, is returning for a second season! The five-episode second season is written by Jonny Eberle and produced by Jonny Eberle and William McDonald, with original music by Simon Cunningham, and artwork by Tami King. The adventure sees our embark on a treasure hunt of galactic scale as they face deadly adversaries in search of an ancient power.

Returning members of the cast include William McDonald as Captain Radio, Abigail Stokely as Andromeda, DeLano Hays as Ace, and Scott Kennedy as the Narrator. Returning voice actor Simon Cunningham will be voicing a new character, Pollux Von Luna, and Jonny Eberle will take on the role of the Newscaster. New voices joining the crew of the Phaeton include Laura Burt as Madame Celesta, Richard Burt as Magnus Hostillian, and Hanna Wonders as the mysterious Lithostar.

The Adventures of Captain Radio Season 2 will debut in mid-2024 on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. All their work is available for free, but you can support Obscure Studios by donating on Ko-fi or you can purchase exclusive Captain Radio merchandise, including t-shirts, hoodies, pins, mugs, and magnets on the Obscure Studios TeePublic store.

Founded in 2004, Obscure Studios is a small, independent production company making podcasts and short films. Their first audio drama, The Adventures of Captain Radio, premiered in 2021, and Dispatches with Jonny Eberle, a podcast about writing, travel, and the creative process, premiered in 2022. You can find them across the social universe on Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tumblr.

Stay tuned for more details, a trailer, and an official release date soon!

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Announcement: Captain Radio Season 2 and the AVAs

We have big news to share about our retrofuturistic science fiction podcast, “The Adventures of Captain Radio.” First, we’re excited to announce that season 2 will be coming in early 2023. We’re polishing off our scripts, rounding out our cast, and will hit the recording booth soon to bring you more adventures with Captain Radio, Andromeda, Ace, and Orion in the distant future.

Second, our show has been nominated for the Audio Verse Awards, which honor the best audio dramas of the past year. Voting for the finalists is now open and we could really use your help. You can vote for “The Adventures of Captain Radio” and help us make it to the next round by going to audioverseawards.net/vote.

The ballot isn’t very mobile-friendly, so you may want to use a desktop or laptop to submit your vote (or you can switch to the desktop view on a mobile device by clicking the “Aa” symbol near the top of the page). On the New Productions category, simply find our show art in the lefthand column and drag it to the right column to rank us as one of your choices. The more shows you rank, the more weight your vote will carry. Voting closes October 30, 2022.

We’re a small, independent production and we couldn’t do it without your support. Thank you for your vote and until next time, keep your eyes on the stars…

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Meet the Cast of Captain Radio: Jonny Eberle as Doctor Orban

Every villain thinks they’re the hero of the story, and that’s certainly true of the sinister Doctor Orban, the primary antagonist in season one of “The Adventures of Captain Radio.” Today, we journey to the Throne of Jupiter and come face-to-face with Captain Radio’s most lethal enemy to find out what makes the mad scientist tick.

This week, we’re continuing our series of interviews with the cast and crew of our science fiction audio drama podcast. William McDonald interviews Jonny Eberle about his dual role as the writer/creator of the series and the voice actor playing Doctor Orban. Check out the video to learn about the inspiration behind the show, why Jonny’s always wanted to play a mustache-twirling bad guy, and get a few of the secrets behind the show’s homemade sound effects:

Set in the distant future, “The Adventures of Captain Radio” follows the exploits of the masked hero Captain Radio as he fights the forces of evil. If you like your rocket ships with a side of robots and ray guns, you’ll love this retrofuturistic sci-fi serial. You can find “The Adventures of Captain Radio” wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to the show now!

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Meet the Cast of Captain Radio: DeLano Hays as Ace

It wouldn’t be “The Adventures of Captain Radio” without Ace, our hero’s trusty robotic sidekick who consistently rises above their programming to save the day. As part of our ongoing series of interviews, we’re sitting down with the cast of our sci-fi audio drama podcast. Join us today as we meet DeLano Hays, who provides the voice of Ace. Check out the video below to hear how DeLano took inspiration from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the difficult task of infusing a robot with just the right amount of humanity:

Set in the distant future, “The Adventures of Captain Radio” follows the exploits of the masked hero Captain Radio as he fights the forces of evil. If you like your rocket ships with a side of robots and ray guns, you’ll love this retrofuturistic sci-fi serial. You can find “The Adventures of Captain Radio” wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to the show now!

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Meet the Cast of Captain Radio: Rob Peters as Orion

We’re back with another exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of “The Adventures of Captain Radio,” our sci-fi audio drama podcast. Each week, we’ll introduce you to another member of the show’s cast and learn about their creative process bringing the world of Captain Radio from our imagination to your ears.

Today, Will McDonald, producer and the voice of Captain Radio, sits down with Rob Peters, who lends his voice to the character of Orion—smuggler, animal lover, and reluctant ally in the fight against evil. Check out their conversation:

Set in the distant future, “The Adventures of Captain Radio” follows the exploits of the masked hero Captain Radio as he fights the forces of evil. If you like your rocket ships with a side of robots and ray guns, you’ll love this retrofuturistic sci-fi serial. You can find “The Adventures of Captain Radio” wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to the show now!

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Meet the Cast of Captain Radio: William McDonald as Captain Radio

“The Adventures of Captain Radio” is an ensemble story, with every character completing their own arc throughout Season 1, but the glue holding it all together is the lead, Count Xavier of Alpha Centauri—better known to the galaxy as Captain Radio.

This week, we’re continuing our series of interviews with the cast and crew of our science fiction audio drama podcast. Today, writer and director Jonny Eberle chats with voice actor William McDonald, who anchors the podcast with his performance as Captain Radio. Check out the video here to learn about Will’s creative process and the surprising inspiration for the character’s distinctive voice:

Set in the distant future, “The Adventures of Captain Radio” follows the exploits of the masked hero Captain Radio as he fights the forces of evil. If you like your rocket ships with a side of robots and ray guns, you’ll love this retrofuturistic sci-fi serial. You can find “The Adventures of Captain Radio” wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to the show now!

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