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Auditory Anthology

Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

Embark on a journey through time and imagination with "Auditory Anthology," a weekly podcast bringing to life the most captivating science fiction stories. Each episode, award-winning voice-artist and host of Weird Darkness Darren Marlar breathes life into a unique blend of classic and modern tales, ranging from time-honored masterpieces to groundbreaking works by emerging authors. Curated and produced by Keith Conrad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:10

The Night Signal - Critics From Beyond The Grave

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/02/03

When a small town launches a ghost tour to boost its budget, the actual residents of the past return not to haunt the living, but to fact-check the inaccuracies of their own legends.The Night Signal by Auditory AnthologySomewhere on the AM dial, long after most people have gone to sleep, late-night radio host Marianne Caldwell opens the phone lines. Callers bring stories. Encounters. Moments that don’t quite fit into daylight explanations.Marianne Caldwell: Misty CallahanJim: Keith ConradEllen: Amy

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8:13

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells: Chapter Two

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/02/01

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit

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10:33

The Delivery by Tuukka Sarkki

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/29

In the clinical shadows of a Mercury research station, a high-stakes trade for a mysterious red box ends with a contract signed in blood and a chilling betrayal that ignites the fuse of a planetary war.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely

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24:04

Tales From the Blue Line - The Final Commute

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/27

When a night-shift train operator on Chicago’s Blue Line realizes a recurring passenger is actually a ghost from a 1983 accident, he decides to break every protocol to help her finally reach the stop she missed decades ago.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have a story

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14:40

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells: Chapter One

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/25

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit

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27:33

The Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. Smith

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/22

As the final rocket departs for the stars of Alpha Centauri, one man chooses to stay behind and claim the ultimate inheritance: an empty, silent Earth.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Curator: Keith Conrad

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21:03

Tales From the Blue Line - The Roommate Agreement

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/20

After landing a suspiciously affordable apartment in Logan Square, a grad student discovers her new roommate is a 90s-obsessed ghost who is less interested in haunting her and more interested in the proper way to label her leftovers.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have

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29:20

X Minus One: Knock

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/18

Back in August here on Auditory Anthology we shared the Fredric Brown story Knock.Here's a link to our original episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VdAg8tXOGcCYUPJxS79Ml?si=dbcbbfbb75c849d6This is another story that was featured on the 1950's radio drama series X Minus One. It originally aired in May of 1955.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack:

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17:46

Eighties World by Mitchell Hall and Andrew De Zilva

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/15

When two friends step into “Eighties World” for a day of hairspray and synth-pop, they discover that behind the colorful facade of their favorite decade lies a brutal historical reality—and a rogue army of Soviet robots determined to ensure they never reach the Nineties.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming

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13:48

Tales From the Blue Line - Five Minutes After Midnight

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/13

After missing his train by the usual five minutes, a habitually late man finds himself trapped in a hauntingly empty subway station where the clocks have stopped, the passengers have his own face, and the next stop is always the same.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.If you have

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23:53

X Minus One: The Veldt

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/11

Just a few weeks ago here on Auditory Anthology we shared the Ray Bradbury story The Veldt. Here's our version of the story: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kRCIf3AIK1wusehXNhngZ?si=1d7f3f3f828d4be4This is another story that was featured on the 1950's radio drama series X Minus One. It originally aired in August of 1955.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on

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24:19

The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes by H.G. Wells

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/08

A scientific experiment goes awry, leaving a man trapped between two worlds and forcing science to confront the limits of perception.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar

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35:41

The Jar by Ray Bradbury

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/06

A mysterious carnival prize becomes a vessel for fear, imagination, and the unsettling power of what we choose to believe.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar

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16:41

X Minus One: Zero Hero

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/04

Back in January of 2024 when we launched Auditory Anthology, one of the first short stories we shared was Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury. Here’s a link to that episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tZ7cShJ2kKtqQna8DT86n?si=28fa19a6e71a456bThis is another story that was originally featured on the 1950’s radio drama X Minus One. We’ll be back with our normal original content on Tuesday and Thursday, but in the meantime for your listening pleasure here’s the X Minus One episode Zero Hour, which

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25:56

Invader from Infinity By George Whittington

Auditory Anthology ·

2026/01/01

Faced with an alien predator whose weapons render Earth’s strongest defenses useless, Commander Jon McPartland must execute a desperate scientific bluff and a high-stakes tactical gamble to save the Solar System from total annihilation.If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen

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16:52

Tales From the Blue Line - One Last Drink at Jimmy...

Auditory Anthology ·

2025/12/30

After stumbling into a mysterious Chicago tavern where the patrons treat him like a long-lost legend, a reserved young man disappears from his life forever, leaving his friends to eventually discover that the bar, and everyone inside it, never existed at all.Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a

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22:08

X Minus One: Prime Difference

Auditory Anthology ·

2025/12/28

Back in January of 2024 when we launched Auditory Anthology, one of the first short stories we shared was Prime Difference by Alan Norse. Here’s a highlight from that episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52Uf0lF35EPpfxfbWpKR8XWe’ll have a link to that episode in the show notes. This is another story that was originally featured on the 1950’s radio drama X Minus One. We’ll be back with our normal original content on Tuesday and Thursday, but in the meantime for your listening pleasure here’s the

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32:51

The Signalman by Charles Dickens

Auditory Anthology ·

2025/12/25

I have always been bothered by the line in the Andy Williams Christmas song "It's the most wonderful time of the year" when he says "There'll be scary ghost stories." I always wondered who told scary ghost stories for Christmas. So naturally, with Christmas falling on a Thursday, I decided it was a good idea to share a scary ghost story. Here is "The Signalman" by Charles Dickens, certainly a writer people associate with Christmas. Darren Marlar shared it on his amazing podcast Weird Darkness.If you

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58:46

It's A Wonderful Life by Lux Radio Theater

Auditory Anthology ·

2025/12/24

It's Christmas Eve! It's A Wonderful Life has been a part of my family's Christmas experience my entire life. Back in 1947, Lux Radio Theater created a radio adaptation of It’s A Wonderful Life. This production stars Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed reprising their iconic roles as George and Mary. Just like the movie, George goes on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery, guided by the bumbling yet endearing angel Clarence, as he learns just how much one life can touch so many others. Filled with

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2:59:30

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Auditory Anthology ·

2025/12/23

Christmas wouldn't be complete without the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, and today we’re enjoying a very special version. We’re featuring Darren Marlar’s audiobook of A Christmas Carol. Whether you’ve heard this story a hundred times or are hearing it for the first time, Darren’s narration brings every character to life, from the rattling chains of Jacob Marley to the infectious joy of Tiny Tim. Let’s head back to 1843 and see if a heart of stone can truly be changed.If you have a story you’d like to

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