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1080 After Dark

Billy Armi and Dave Michaels are host of Flight 1080. Their radio show airs on KSCO am 1080 in Santa Cruz, California.

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episode 52- The Driver's Seat Incident- Tim Scully's...

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2026/04/04

When a mysterious driverless car turns the KSCO parking lot into a crime scene, Boring Jeff vanishes and Tim Sculley finds himself in the crosshairs of something far beyond a simple electrical problem. As signals go haywire and machines take on a mind of their own, help arrives from an unexpected—and possibly impossible—source. But when the dust settles and The Final Stanza is finally brought down, one question remains: what really happened in the Driver's Seat… and who was truly behind the

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07:55

ep 51- The Man What Forgot His Brain In The Men's Room

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2026/03/07

ep 51- The Man What Forgot His Brain In The Men's Room Detective Billy Armi investigates one of the strangest cases of his career after a mild-mannered insurance adjuster walks out of a department store restroom… without his brain. As doctors, janitors, and city officials struggle to understand how a thinking brain ended up sitting on the back of a toilet tank, Armi begins to suspect the truth may be even stranger: the brain didn't fall out — it quit. What follows is a hard-boiled tale of

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07:28

ep 50 – Nicotine in the Redwoods

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2026/02/14

ep 50 – Nicotine in the Redwoods Detective Billy Armi finds Dave Michaels hanging upside down from a redwood branch, calmly negotiating zoning laws with a pinecone — and that's before the Bigfoot subcommittee enters the conversation. What follows is less an investigation and more a caffeinated unraveling of woodland reality, complete with stimulant-induced enlightenment, vibrating primates, apologetic trees, and a dominant male Bigfoot who becomes aggressively managerial after swallowing chewing

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06:42

ep 49B – Death by the Berry Best- The Death of Rory

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2026/02/14

ep 49B – Death by the Berry Best- The Death of Rory Rory in Watsonville is dead. Or standing. Or possibly cultivated. What begins as a murder involving a strawberry costume unravels into something far stranger — a field that hums, irrigation lines that chant, and berries that may be listening. When a poem from The Final Stanza challenges "the world's greatest detective — Billy Armi is acceptable," reality itself begins to shift. This isn't just a crime scene… it's agriculture gone metaphysical. And

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07:01

ep 49A – Death by the Berry Best: The Signal Is...

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2026/02/14

ep 49A – Death by the Berry Best: The Signal Is Wrong- The Death of Rory Rory in Watsonville is found standing in a strawberry field — upright, unwounded, and possibly cultivated. What begins as a murder investigation spirals into something far stranger as the crops begin to lean, irrigation lines hum in unison, and patrol radios recite a poem from The Final Stanza. The field breathes. The station glitches. And Detective Billy Armi may not be solving a crime — he may be part of the harvest.

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08:50

UFOs and Hot Dogs

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2026/01/26

UFOs and Hot Dogs- Improv Comedy Skit What starts as a routine moment of confusion turns into full-blown panic when Billy and I realize we're aboard a UFO that smells unmistakably like hot dogs—and that we're not the guests, we're the entrée. As the truth sinks in, the improv spirals into alien logic, human denial, and the uncomfortable discovery that Earthlings may be a delicacy.

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08:57

ep 48- The Dog-Faced Deed

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2026/01/26

ep 48- The Dog-Faced Deed When a loud, likable KSCO host and real estate lawyer, Dean Sutton, is found dead near the lagoon behind the station, Detective Billy Armi is pulled into a case that starts with property disputes and ends with something that refuses to be categorized, explained, or acknowledged out loud. As bizarre callers, shifting boundaries, and foggy silence surround the scene, Armi confronts a presence that looks almost human, behaves entirely too calmly, and seems far more

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12:30

ep 47- The Mammoth at Wilder Ranch

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2026/01/10

When hikers report fog that moves against the wind and signs of something impossibly large roaming Wilder Ranch, Detective Billy Armi is drawn into a mystery rooted in ancestry, memory, and land that remembers too much. What begins as whispers of a woolly mammoth becomes a chilling confrontation with history repeating itself—proving that some places don't want answers… they want witnesses.

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10:06

ep 46- Micro-Mysteries and Other Bad Ideas

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2026/01/05

This episode of 1080 After Dark breaks from tradition in the strangest way possible. Instead of a full murder-mystery, Episode 75 dives into a series of ultra-short scripts—tiny stories, abrupt turns, and ideas that probably shouldn't have been explored after midnight… but were anyway. Some are dark, some are absurd, and some end before they even feel finished. No answers, no explanations—just micro-mysteries and, frankly, other bad ideas.

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09:30

ep 45 – Santa Clause in Cold Blood: The Death of The...

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2025/12/06

Episode 45 – Santa Clause in Cold Blood: The Death of The Harbor Master Christmas at the Santa Cruz Harbor turns deadly when the Harbor Master is found strangled with a string of Christmas lights. Detective Billy Armi — coffee cup fused to his hand and patience wearing thin — is called in to untangle a case that threatens to ruin the season. With The Final Stanza leaving mocking poems at the scene and trying to frame Santa Claus for murder, Armi follows a trail of clues through fog, fake snow,

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09:53

ep 44- The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy: The Death of...

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2025/11/15

Episode 44: The Bumville Talent Show Tragedy- The Death of Alec Hale When Sheriff Alec Hale turns up dead along the San Lorenzo River—face down, dusted with glitter, and clutching a rubber chicken—Detective Billy Armi is dragged into Bumville's strangest mystery yet. A vengeful poet known only as The Final Stanza appears to be back in town, leaving murderous verse etched into anything that doesn't move. As Billy sorts through clues, Zach suddenly resurfaces after vanishing during the Walton

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08:11

ep 43- Bigfoot In The Witness Protection Program

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2025/11/08

EPISODE 43: Bigfoot in the Witness Protection Program Deep in the woods, with only the sound of crickets for company, Detective Billy Armi meets his strangest witness yet—Bigfoot. The legendary creature has finally come forward with explosive testimony about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa… and now the feds want to hide him in plain sight. Under the watchful eye of Detective Armi, Bigfoot is being rebranded as Mr. Fonzerelli, complete with a fake ID, a comb, and a crash course in blending into

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09:46

ep 42- The Water Cooler Paradox

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2025/11/08

Episode 42: The Water Cooler Paradox When Detective Billy Armi tries to rinse his coffee mug at the KSCO break room's new "hydration station," he accidentally triggers a particle accelerator and fuses himself to his cup.

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08:31

ep 41: The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff Beach

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2025/10/25

EPISODE 41- The Concrete Ghost of Seacliff When Detective Billy Armi accidentally rewarms his coffee in a microwave that’s just come back from the tire shop, he finds himself aboard the SS Palo Alto during its roaring 1930s casino days—on the very night Harry Swanton is murdered. As Armi chases a suspect through fog and jazz, the past and present collide, until a single ding from the microwave snaps him back to modern-day Santa Cruz—where the ship now lies broken in the surf, its ghosts still

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07:34

ep 40- B-Dead at Bingo: The Death of the Colonel

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2025/10/18

Episode 40: B-Dead at Bingo When a former KSCO caller—known for his loud opinions and ever-changing name—drops dead during bingo night at a retirement home, Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate. The scene? A Victorian hilltop mansion that inspired Psycho. The cause of death? A rogue bingo ball. The motive? Armi’s still not sure anyone liked the guy enough to kill him on purpose. With cold coffee in hand and cigarettes smoldering just outside the no-smoking zone, Armi untangles the final

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09:29

ep 39- The Vanishing at The Fair: Revenge of the...

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2025/10/04

Episode 39: The Vanishing at the Fair At the Santa Cruz County Fair, the woman who headed the art exhibit has vanished without a trace. Detective Billy Armi is called in and finds that Flinx — a mild-mannered Flight 1080 caller known for his pencil sketches and fair-minded ideas — may have created artwork that listens, remembers, and takes revenge. When Armi inspects the hall after dark, he discovers the woman’s scream etched into Flinx’s drawings, and even a twisted reflection of her crawling

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08:47

ep 38- The Return of the Fence Ripper

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2025/10/04

ep 38- The Return of The Fence Ripper In Episode 38, Detective Billy Armi investigates the shocking return of the Fence Ripper — but this time, the target isn’t just fences. Manny, the humble and well-loved former chief of police, is found where his backyard border once stood. What begins as a case of stolen posts turns into a story of obsession, ritual, and community loss. With Cypress Coast Fence, Righetti’s Hardware, and even a viral beaver video creeping into the mix, Armi follows the trail of

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Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl

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2025/09/06

Episode 37: Killer Klowns and The Death of Downtown Owl Downtown Owl, a familiar voice on Flight 1080, is found dead in the Watsonville gazebo — his body drained of blood. Detective Billy Armi is called in to investigate, and what he uncovers is stranger than fiction. The infamous Killer Klowns from Outer Space have returned, and the streets of Watsonville are littered with cotton candy cocoons, acid pies, and balloon animals with sharp teeth. While locals cheer, thinking it’s a Hollywood sequel,

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06:56

Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter

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2025/09/06

Episode 36: The Councilman and the Otter A city councilman is found dead, floating near the pier, his body traced by a chalk outline in the tide. With the city in uproar over his ban on filtered cigarettes, Detective Billy Armi faces the prime suspect: Otter 834, the notorious sea otter who once made national headlines for attacking surfers. But in an interrogation filled with squeaks, grunts, and growls, Armi must decide whether the councilman was struck by a boat… or if justice really has

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06:12

Episode 35: The Death of Late Night- Walter Sterling

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2025/09/06

Episode 35: The Death of Late Night- Walter Sterling When radio host Walter Sterling is found dead among the waxen figures of Hollywood’s Madame Tussauds, Detective Billy Armi is called to the scene. A mint on Sterling’s tongue and a note bearing Armi’s name suggest the late-night legend knew the detective would come looking. Was it a jealous contributor, a bitter program director, or an advertiser with too much bite? As Armi follows the trail through wax museums, fading stars, and the wreckage of

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