The Sonic Society

Showcasing the very best in new Audio Drama

Sonic Society #683-The Sonic Shadow Way

| April 4, 2021

This week we have a trilogy of features beginning with Josh Dyer’s Shadowwood- The Curse of Norton Folgate with Aidan Dickson and Jenna Rose, and a couple of audio fiction pieces including The Promise by Glenn Dickson, and “1101 Wellington Way” by Vivian Lermond and Hand-to-Mouth Theatre.

Sonic Society #652- The End of Madness

| June 28, 2020

In our season 15 finale Lions Den Theatre returns with Reefer Madness The Audio Play. A new adaptation of the seven-year-old adaptation of the 1936 film. Originally performed during the lockdown through Facebook Watch Party!

Sonic Society #633- Buffeting Barjory!

| February 16, 2020

Jack and David take a cruise this week with Barjory Buffet Cruise Detective. One last holiday before getting ready for the Mutual Audio Drama Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia July 24th-26th!

Sonic Society #626-Civilized Trout

| December 29, 2019

This week David and Jack return in time for the final episode of 2019 and this time with Eli MacIlveen and Fable and Folly Productions’ Civilized Episodes 1-3, and a short fiction called “A Very Trout Christmas” from Shades of Vengeance!

Three Reasons to Say “Audio Drama” and not “Audio Fiction”

| June 2, 2019

Well over a decade ago, we remember the conversation well: “What should we call radio drama now that it’s having a resurgence on the Internet?” On the Sonic Society, you can hear us ruminate in our show intros considering a number of terms- audio drama, audio theatre, audio plays, audio pulp, audio cinema, audio movies […]

CBC Rediscovers Audio Drama

| December 30, 2018

Rebranding Audio Drama as “Fiction Podcasts” seems to be all the rage. Some time ago we called these “podficts” for short. Regardless, it’s nice to see the CBC taking the medium seriously again. Check out Fiction podcasts are giving new form to the old art of the radio drama and maybe give them a nudge that […]

Episode 572- Drifting down the Hudsons

| October 9, 2018

Jamie Dyer brings us the first five episodes of The Hudsons along with the Mad-Con promo. Get your tickets today!

Sonic Echo 204: Vanishing Point

| December 24, 2017

For the festive season Jack, Jeff, and Lothar- the Amigos- check out the classic CBC series Vanishing Point with the episode “Closing Night” where they consider life, death, and life again… HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE EVERYONE!  

Episode 530: Rabbits Radio

| October 17, 2017

This week Jack and David explore the world of the podcast Rabbits Podcast with Carly Parker, and talk about the upcoming No Sleep Live show in Toronto.

Audio Dramatist for Hire!

| May 30, 2017

The Internet is buzzing with the news that Audible.com has decided to launch a five million dollar fund to find and play audio drama writers. The Digital-Reader has all the details: Audible, the digital audiobook giant, announced Tuesday that it would create a $5 million fund to commission new works from emerging playwrights — not for […]