The Thrilling Adventure Hour
The world's favorite new time podcast in the style of old-time radio. The Thrilling Adventure Hour anthologizes the thrilling adventures of space cowboy Sparks Nevada (Marc Evan Jackson), married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle (Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster), all-American hero Jefferson Reid (Nathan Fillion), and more.
Find the complete Thrilling Adventure back catalog plus libraries of classic segments and bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thrillingadventurehour
Produced by the Forever Dog Podcast Network. Created by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. Featuring the WorkJuice Players and your favorite stars from the worlds of television, film, comedy, animation, sketch, and the stage.
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TREASURY CH9 Beyond Belief - "The Donna Party"
Frank and Sadie Doyle venture into the suburbs (gasp!) to help an old friend exorcise her haunted house just in time for a housewarming party, encountering a bone chilling cavalcade of shades and spirits along the way. Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Janet Varney, Naomi Ekperigin, Andy Beckerman, Kate Micucci, Jenny Wade, Annie Savage, Demi Lardner, Autumn Reeser, and Hal Lublin
17 min
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TREASURY CH8 The Cross-Time Adventures of Colon...
Colonel Tick-Tock and his faithful companion Trick Clock bend the laws of time and space to battle Benedict Arnold in a high school history classroom. Starring Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin, Janet Varney, Annie Savage, David Anders, and Steve AgeeNarrated by Hal Lublin
19 min
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FROM THE VAULT Beyond Belief - "Romanian Holida...
An early, previously unreleased version of a Beyond Belief classic, "Romanian Holiday." Recorded Live at M Bar, April 14 2007. Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Mark Gagliardi, Adam Busch, Amber Benson, and Samm Levine. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
18 min
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TREASURY CH7 Beyond Belief - "Twisted Sister Si...
On the way to the bar, Frank and Sadie Doyle lose their way in a wetland (but is it a swamp? or a marsh? or a bog?) and encounter a pair of sisterly spirits. Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Guy Montgomery, Tim Batt, and Hal Lublin
19 min
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FROM THE VAULT Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars -...
A previously unreleased Sparks Nevada from the early days... please enjoy "The Metaphysical Seven!" Recorded Live at M Bar, August 2005. Starring Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Dave Gruber Allen, Annie Savage, Becky Thyre, Annie Savage, Hal Lublin, and Paul F. Tompkins. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
22 min
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FROM THE VAULT Beyond Belief - "Straight on Til...
An unreleased version of a Beyond Belief favorite, "Straight on Til Mourning." Recorded Live at SF Sketchfest on January 9th 2016. Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, John Ross Bowie, Joshua Malina, and John Roderick. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
34 min
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TREASURY CH6 "I'm... From Earth"
Is this the beginning of Sparks Nevada? Yes, it is! Originally recorded at Largo at the Coronet in Spring 2010 but lost to recording error and revived for you now in dynamic high-definition studio quality audio sound, please enjoy Episodes 1 and 2 of Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars.
36 min
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FROM THE VAULT Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars -...
An early installment of Sparks Nevada featuring Common Rotation. Recorded Live at M Bar on October, 7 2007. Starring Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, and Common Rotation. Music by the Andy Paley Orchestra. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
24 min
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TREASURY CH5 "This Cockamamie Future"
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Treasury takes flight again with a new installment of Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer! And this time she's fighting Nazis where she's never fought them before... in the future! Starring Autumn Reeser, Busy Philipps, Annie Savage, Hal Lublin, Shannon Woodward, Chris Tallman, Emily Fightmaster, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Malcolm Barrett, and Ben Acker
44 min
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FROM THE VAULT Beyond Belief - "Long Island of ...
From the vault, enjoy this early installment of Beyond Belief, "Long Island of Lost Souls." An alternate version of Beyond Belief classic "Forged in Flame." Recorded Live at M Bar on March 3, 2007. Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Marc Evan Jackson, Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, John DiMaggio, and Joel Spence. Music by the Andy Paley Orchestra. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
23 min
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TREASURY CH4 "Say Goodbye to Yourself"
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Treasury returns with a new installment of Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer and a Shakespearean drama from the court of the King of Coffee! Plus new advertisements courtesy of the Bucatino Family Business!
38 min
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FROM THE VAULT Down in Moonshine Holler - "No A...
From the vault, enjoy this early Down in Moonshine Holler installment, "No Assembly Line Required." Recorded Live at M Bar on February 10, 2007. Starring Craig Cackowski, Hal Lublin, Annie Savage, Mark Gagliardi, Danny Strong, and Derek Hughes. Music by the Andy Paley Orchestra. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
22 min
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FROM THE VAULT Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars -...
From the vault, enjoy this early Sparks Nevada installment, "Men on the Moon!" Recorded Live at M Bar on February 10, 2007. Starring Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Danny Strong, Samm Levine, Craig Cackowski. Music by the Andy Paley Orchestra. Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
25 min
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TREASURY CH3 "It's Christmas Apparently!"
The Thrilling Adventure Hour Treasury decks the halls of your ears with The Cross-Time Adventures of Colonel Tick-Tock and the grand return of Beyond Belief! The Colonel journeys to the era of Romanticism to save Jane Austen from a deceitful suitor and Frank & Sadie Doyle's Christmas party for two is interrupted by a most unusual voyeur!
37 min
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FROM THE VAULT Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars -...
From the vault, it's an early version of Sparks Nevada fan favorite, "The Piano Has Been Thinking!" Recorded live at M Bar in March 2007 as part of the Thrilling Adventure and Supernatural Suspense Hour 2nd Anniversary Show. Starring Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Paget Brewster, Hal Lublin, Craig Cackowski, John DiMaggio, Kevin Guzowski, and Mike Hughes.
42 min
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TREASURY CH2 "We Have Had Some Rain Lately and ...
The latest chapter of the Thrilling Adventure Hour Treasury includes a battle for barbs and bon mots courtesy of The Algonquin 4, a campfire story about a mysterious girl and the mysterious ribbon around her mysterious neck, and the first installment of a thrilling new Nazi-smashing, baseball-themed adventure, The Bronx Bomber!
45 min
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FROM THE VAULT "The Boat Show" (LA PodFest 2015)
A staged reading of a play that was first performed on a boat! THE BOAT SHOW follows the high seas adventures and romances of showman Freddie "Hutch" Hutchinson, his pal Duncan "Dunc" Dunbar, and their theater troupe The Great Pals Players as they stow away aboard an ocean liner and try to convince famed producer Emmett Flywheel to finance their new play, "The Curious Baker of Avalon County."
66 min
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TREASURY CH1 "Unslakable Ambition"
The Thrilling Adventure Hour rides again with the inaugural Treasury chapter, featuring your favorite space marshal, a haunting tale of a mysterious hitchhiker, and two delivery men who find themselves journeying beyond Beyond Belief.
49 min
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TAH Returns! A Word from Acker & Blacker
Ben Acker & Ben Blacker, co-creators and writers of The Thrilling Adventure Hour, are dropping into the feed for a very special announcement... THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS RETURNING TO YOUR PODCAST AIRWAVES!
9 min
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TAH #231 Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars - "Orde...
Recorded Live 4/22/2016 at Largo, Los Angeles at "Sparks Nevada's 'I'm from Earth' Day Special." Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars. Also starring Paul F. Tompkins as the folksy narrator; Annie Savage as the Marshal Station; Timothy Omundson, Jenny Wade, and Anna Camp as outlaws; Matt Gourley as a lawyer; and Paget Brewster as the judge. Music by Jordan Katz and the Elements of Style. Sparks theme by Eban Schletter. Written and produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
28 min
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TAH #230 Beyond Belief - "Dead & Breakfast"
Recorded Live 5/23/2015 at the Opera House in Wellington, New Zealand. Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as those married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle. Also starring Hal Lublin as the Spooky Narrator Craig Cackowski, Annie Savage, Jenny Wade, Carla Cackowski, and Janet Varney as a creepy family; and Marc Evan Jackson as the bartender. Music by Andy Paley, Jonathan Dinerstein, and Becky Ward. Written and produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
27 min
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TAH #221 TAH Post-Show #1 - Acker & Blacker
TAHnks from Thrilling Adventure Hour creators Ben Acker & Ben Blacker.
54 min
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TAH #217 A Word from the King of Coffee and the...
Recorded Live 4/27/2015 at C2E2, Chicago. Starring Paul F. Tompkins as the King of Coffee. From C2E2 in Chicago, the TAH panel with Ben Acker & Ben Blacker, WorkJuice Players Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin, Craig Cackowski, Autumn Reeser, and Janet Varney, and special guests Timothy Omundson and Scott Adsit. Moderated by special guest and best pal John Ross Bowie. Oolee oolee oolee by Acker & Blacker/Paul & Storm.
60 min
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TAH #200 #TAH10
To celebrate our 200th episode, the cast and crew got together before our 10th anniversary show on March 7th at Largo to reminisce about a decade of thrilling adventures. Featuring show writers/creators/producers Ben Acker & Ben Blacker, director Aaron Ginsburg, and WorkJuice Players Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Craig Cackowski, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin, Annie Savage, and Autumn Reeser. Special thanks to Type 55 Films and engineers Alec Dixon and Barre Duryea.
46 min
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TAH #194 Down in Moonshine Holler - “Just Desse...
Recorded Live 10/11/2014 at the Bell House, Brooklyn. Starring Craig Cackowski as secret-millionaire hobo Banjo Bindlestuff, and Hal Lublin as his hobo mentor, Gummy. Also starring Jenna Stern as Hazel Boggs; John Hodgman as a hobo; and Paul F. Tompkins as his hobo docent, Cholly.
33 min