Radio Drama Revival

The Case for Audio Drama with Neil Verma

Professor Neil Verma joins me to discuss his essay series, “The Case for Audio Drama”. He’s a professor of Sound Studies at Northwestern University, and a longtime scholar of audio drama. We discuss the history of the form, and areas of his particular interest: radio drama from the 30s through the 50s. But we don’t just talk about old stuff! Professor Verma is as excited as I am about the audio fiction being produced today. Join us as we connect the styles and conventions of the vibrant old stuff to the vibrant new stuff! Prof. Verma’s writing: Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part One: <a href="http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/5/" rel="nofollow">http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/5/</a> Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part Two: <a href="http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/6/" rel="nofollow">http://ro.uow.edu.au/rdr/vol3/iss1/6/</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Theater-Mind-Imagination-Aesthetics-American/dp/0226853519/ref" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Theater-Mind-Imagination-Aesthetics-American/dp/0226853519/ref</a>=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1496896536&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=neil+verma

Radio Drama Revival is one of the internet’s longest running anthology audio drama shows, with the goal of showcasing the diversity and vitality of modern audio fiction.