Hello Mutualites!
Here's the latest news from the Mutual Audio Network for October 2026.
Short Science Fiction Collection 8 Comes to Wednesday Wonders!
10/28/2026
Wednesday Wonders opens LibriVox's Short Science Fiction Collection 008 on October 28th with “Circus,” beginning a ten-story collection devoted entirely to classic science-fiction author Alan E. Nourse
The future has a very long past—and Wednesday Wonders is heading back into the LibriVox archives to explore it!
Beginning October 28th, Wednesday Wonders presents LibriVox's Short Science Fiction Collection 008, a special collection devoted entirely to the work of science-fiction author Alan E. Nourse.
Across ten stories originally published between 1954 and 1963, we'll journey back to an era when the pages of science-fiction magazines were overflowing with strange worlds, startling technologies, alien encounters, distant futures, and new questions about where humanity might be heading.
Our journey begins with “Circus.”
Nourse was both a science-fiction writer and a physician, and his fiction became part of the extraordinary mid-century period when writers were exploring how rapidly changing science and technology might reshape human life. Now, through the work of LibriVox's volunteer readers, these public-domain stories remain available for new generations to discover.
So dust off the rocket ship, adjust the temporal coordinates, and prepare for another journey into science fiction's remarkable past.
Short Science Fiction Collection 008 begins October 28th with “Circus” on Wednesday Wonders, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy podcast hosted by the incredible Lothar Tuppan!
That makes this announcement much more interesting: we're not merely saying “here's another LibriVox collection”; we're effectively introducing listeners to ten weeks of Alan E. Nourse.
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Tuesday Terror Heads Down Under with “By The Billabong”!
10/20/2026
Tuesday Terror welcomes Adrian Eric Barker’s long-running Australian audio drama By The Billabong, bringing years of strange, chilling and imaginative tales from the Swagman to Mutual Audio Network listeners.
Tuesday Terror is excited to introduce another grand new series of chills and thrills with Adrian Eric Barker’s By The Billabong!
Since 2019, By The Billabong has invited listeners to join the Swagman for journeys across space and time—sometimes far, far away and sometimes just next door. With more than 40 episodes produced over the years, the series ranges across science fiction, horror, the supernatural and distinctly Australian tales of the strange and unexpected. Podchaser
This week we begin with “Townsteroide.” A greedy real estate agent is working alone on a new estate on an asteroid orbiting Earth. His fears begin to grow when he realizes that he may not be alone after all. Amazon Music
Featuring Monty Burges as Carl Steroni, Amy Coutts and Seth Kannof as the real estate agents, and Adrian Barker as the Swagman. Amazon Music
Pull up a seat beside the billabong and join the Swagman as Tuesday Terror begins another journey into the strange!
Link:
By The Billabong on Podchaser
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Tuesday Terror Returns to the LibriVox Vaults!
10/20/2026
Tuesday Terror continues its journey through the classic chills of LibriVox as Mutual Audio Network begins the eighth Short Ghost and Horror Collection, featuring fifteen tales of ghosts, horror and things that go bump in the night.
The classics return to Tuesday Terror!
Beginning October 20th, Mutual Audio Network opens the eighth collection of LibriVox's Short Ghost and Horror Collection, bringing another selection of vintage supernatural tales and strange fiction to Tuesday Terror.
This collection offers fifteen stories and more than six hours of readings from LibriVox volunteers. Among the authors represented are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Stephen Crane, Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Marsh, Jerome K. Jerome, and others. LibriVox
Listeners can look forward to such tales as The Amputated Arms, The Black Dog, The Brown Hand, The Dead Valley, The Diary of Mr. Poynter, The Other Wing, The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange and The Weird Violin. LibriVox
So dim the lights, settle in, and join us as Tuesday Terror once again digs deep into the LibriVox vaults for some classic chills!
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Mutual Audio Network Finds a Home on IMDb!
10/14/2026 8:32:40
Mutual Audio Network has discovered its IMDb listing, featuring more than 6,600 episode entries and performer credits. Explore the listing and celebrate the voices behind the network.
Thousands of audio drama episodes are now listed on the world's best-known entertainment database!
We recently made a rather delightful discovery: The Mutual Audio Network has its own listing on IMDb, the Internet Movie Database!
The listing identifies Mutual Audio Network as a podcast series beginning in 2021 and currently includes more than 6,600 episode entries, along with performer credits and the familiar Mutual Audio Network logo.
For a network dedicated to celebrating audio drama, its creators, and its performers, it's wonderful to see this growing body of work represented alongside other entertainment productions.
We're not yet certain who originally established the listing, but we're grateful that someone took the initiative to help document Mutual's contributions to the world of audio storytelling.
As we continue expanding our family of audio drama websites and developing Mutual Audio Network 2.0, discoveries like this remind us how far the community's work has travelled.
Explore The Mutual Audio Network on IMDb and see which familiar voices you recognize!
The Mutual Audio Network — Your home for audio drama. 
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The Veil Is Opening: Jeffrey Billard Brings a Brand-New Series to Mutual!
10/09/2026
Jeffrey Billard has been on a creative tear, writing two complete seasons of The Veil Watch in less than a month. Now cast and recorded, the medieval mystery-adventure series is heading into production for Audio Groove Cats and the Mutual Audio Network.
Someone apparently forgot to tell Jeffrey Billard that writing an entire season of audio drama is supposed to take some time.
In less than a month, Jeff has written not one but two complete seasons of a brand-new original series, The Veil Watch. The episodes have already been cast and recorded, and work is now underway editing the adventures for release through Audio Groove Cats and The Mutual Audio Network.
And what exactly is The Veil Watch?
Step back into medieval England and meet Gautier de Lume and his companion, Sir Bastien “Bas” Mercier, two investigators accustomed to being summoned when circumstances become... unusual.
Sometimes the summons even arrives by moth.
Gautier is thoughtful, observant and determined not to confuse possibility with proof. Bas is rather more comfortable with armour, action and asking the question everyone else is thinking. Together they make an engaging pair, exchanging dry observations even as the mysteries around them become considerably darker.
The opening adventure, “Before the Veil,” begins with the suspicious death of Brother Oswin, a gifted illuminator who has fallen from a monastery scriptorium window. Everyone was present for a feast. No one saw what happened. One witness saw Oswin falling, but never saw anyone push him.
Then things become stranger.
A mysterious woman appears where Oswin fell. An arrow has been drawn in the earth. Another points toward a torn piece of vellum bearing three cryptic words:
“before the veil.”
Soon Gautier and Bas are searching through manuscripts, marginalia and the secrets of a dead monk who apparently noticed things other people overlooked. As one particularly memorable observation puts it, “the margins remember what the text forgets.”
The series brings together medieval mystery, character comedy and the suggestion that perhaps there are things in this world that reason alone cannot entirely explain.
Leading the cast are David Ault as Gautier de Lume and Andy Harston-Bowyer as Bastien Mercier, joined in the premiere by Rob Sogomonian, Ty Anderson, Sarah Davies and Bruce Mann. Jeffrey Billard writes, directs and edits the production.
Two seasons are written.
The actors have entered the Watch.
And somewhere beyond what we understand, the Veil is waiting.
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Set Sail! for Adventure on Thursday Thrillers
10/08/2026
As Temple of Vampires takes its mid-season break, Thursday Thrillers sets a new course with Iridescent Acorn Productions' interactive audio adventure Set Sail!, beginning October 8th.
As Temple of Vampires takes a well-earned mid-season break, Thursday Thrillers is setting sail for a brand-new adventure!
From Iridescent Acorn Productions, writers and producers Sam Philyaw, Rob Harrower, and Manuel Meza bring us Set Sail!, an interactive audio adventure following the lives of the three Sallow children.
After a mysterious house fire separates the siblings, their lives are swept into a much larger adventure filled with mysterious pirates, danger, deception, found family, questions of destiny—and even creatures that may not be quite as mythical as everyone thought.
At the heart of it all are three young people trying to find their way through a deadly game of cat and mouse while discovering whom they can trust and, ultimately, where they belong.
Their voyage begins with Episode 1: “A Day Like Any Other.”
Of course, on Thursday Thrillers, a title like A Day Like Any Other is practically a guarantee that it won't be!
So gather the crew, keep a weather eye on the horizon, and prepare to Set Sail!
Set Sail! begins October 8th on Thursday Thrillers—the Mutual Audio Network's home for thrills, chills, mystery, suspense, and adventure!
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Quorum Returns Home to Wednesday Wonders!
10/07/2026
Jabberwocky Audio's exciting noir thriller Quorum comes to Wednesday Wonders October 7th. Shouldn't it be on Thursday Thrillers? Maybe—but Jabberwocky has always had a home on Wednesdays!
Wait... shouldn't Quorum be on Thursday Thrillers?
Maybe. But Jabberwocky Audio has always had a home on Wednesday Wonders, and somehow this exciting noir thriller just wouldn't feel right anywhere else!
Besides, if it helps, think of it as time travel without the machine.
Quorum takes us into a shadowy world populated by people living on the fringes of respectable society, caught up in plots and mysteries connected to the enigmatic organization known as the Quorum.
And this is an adventure with some serious credentials. Quorum recently took home Best Sound Design in Audio Fiction at the 2026 Baltimore Next Media Web Fest, adding another honour to Jabberwocky's award-winning audio storytelling.
Our run begins October 7th with “Previously on Quorum,” giving returning listeners a chance to refresh their memories—and newcomers the perfect opportunity to discover just what they've been missing before we plunge into the adventure.
Jabberwocky has long been part of the Wednesday Wonders family, and we're delighted to welcome them home once again.
Quorum begins October 7th on Wednesday Wonders, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy podcast hosted by the incredible Lothar Tuppan!
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Wednesday Wonders Welcomes Jack Kincaid's Afterlore!
10/07/2026
From acclaimed writer and producer Jack Kincaid of Slipstream Productions and the Edict Zero universe comes Afterlore, beginning its run on Wednesday Wonders October 7th!
Wednesday Wonders is thrilled to welcome Afterlore!
From the amazing Jack Kincaid of Slipstream Productions, creator of the acclaimed Edict Zero – FIS and the extraordinary Edict Zero Universe, comes a new chapter in that ever-expanding world.
Afterlore marks the beginning of “The Next Phase” of the Edict Zero story universe. Designed as a saga that can stand on its own, the series also reaches back into that rich universe, bringing crossover characters from Edict Zero – FIS and Captain Afterland along for the journey.
For longtime listeners, it's an opportunity to venture deeper into a universe Jack Kincaid has been building through years of remarkable audio storytelling. And if you've never entered the Edict Zero Universe before, Afterlore offers a whole new doorway in.
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Tuesday Terror Unleashes “Brittle Tourniquet”
10/06/2026
Mutual Audio Network is thrilled to welcome Alicia E. Goranson’s Brittle Tourniquet, the spiritual sequel to the acclaimed The Mask of Inanna, with the complete eight-part horror series beginning weekly on Tuesday Terror.
Mutual Audio Network is excited to announce the full release of Brittle Tourniquet, beginning Tuesday, October 6th, with a new episode every week on Tuesday Terror.
Created by Alicia E. Goranson, writer, director, and editor of the acclaimed The Mask of Inanna, Brittle Tourniquet returns to that world with a new tale of horror, magic, cabals—and a summoning that goes very, very wrong.
Disgraced former trans supervillainess Jenny Bitters wants back into the world of cabals and magic badly enough to summon Aradia, a goddess so forbidden that no cabal will touch her. When the ritual goes horribly wrong, Jenny is forced into an uneasy alliance with her former enemy, anarchist Ed Astra, to confront what she has unleashed. Brittle
The complete eight-episode series will unfold weekly on Tuesday Terror, giving Mutual listeners the opportunity to experience Alicia Goranson's latest audio drama from beginning to end. Brittle
Enter the world of Brittle Tourniquet beginning October 6th on Tuesday Terror!
For the link field, use the official Brittle Tourniquet site: Brittle Tourniquet official site
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Mutual Audio Network Is Scheduled Through the End of 2026!
10/06/2026 13:42:29
Another three months of Mutual Audio Network programming is scheduled and ready to go! With new productions, returning favourites, classics, and surprises ahead, MAN is set to carry audio drama listeners right through the end of 2026.
Another three months of Mutual are in the books!
The Mutual Audio Network schedule is now planned through the end of 2026, bringing another full season of audio drama, audio fiction, classic radio, comedy, horror, science fiction, fantasy, thrillers, storytelling, and more to listeners around the world.
Every week, our seven-day schedule continues with Monday Matinee, Tuesday Terror, Wednesday Wonders, Thursday Thrillers, Friday Follies, Saturday Story Circle, and Sunday Showcase—with new productions joining old favourites along the way.
And there are some incredible shows still to come. Over the next several weeks we'll be introducing many of them right here in MAN News as we head toward the holidays and another turn of the calendar.
But then comes the really interesting question: What will happen in the world of audio drama in 2027?
We don't know yet. And that's half the fun.
Keep listening. The next story is always just around the corner.
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A Classic Returns to Mutual Merch: Firefly: Old Wounds — Pony Express
10/06/2026 12:56:37
A piece of Sonic Society history rides again! Raymond Brown's winning “Pony Express” design from the original Firefly: Old Wounds T-shirt contest returns as part of the new Mutual Merch collection.
An old classic has returned to Mutual Merch!
Years ago, when Firefly: Old Wounds was making its mark in the world of fan-produced audio drama, we held a T-shirt design contest—and Raymond Brown rode away with the prize. His winning design, “Pony Express,” became a wonderful piece of Old Wounds history: a gleaming metallic Western-inspired emblem that looked especially spectacular against a black shirt.
Now the Pony Express rides again!
We've restored Raymond's original concept for modern printing and brought it back as part of the new Mutual Merch shop, giving longtime listeners a chance to revisit a little piece of Sonic Society history—and newer listeners a chance to discover it for the first time. Some designs deserve another ride.
Welcome back, Pony Express!
For the graphic, I'd use the restored Pony Express emblem itself rather than a screenshot of the shirt. We already have our high-resolution transparent master, so next we can make a lightweight MAN News/Image Resource version from that without sacrificing the original.
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Mutual Merch Is Live!
10/06/2026 12:07:44
The Mutual Audio Network finally has a merch shop! Celebrate audio drama, support the artists who make it, and wear your love of stories proudly with Mutual Merch.
The Mutual Audio Network finally has a merch shop!
Welcome to Mutual Merch, a new place to celebrate the stories, shows, creators, and community that make MAN what it is.
Our new shop features original designs celebrating audio drama itself alongside artwork inspired by the shows and people who have helped build the Mutual Audio Network. You'll find designs celebrating The Sonic Society, Sonic Cinema, Biff Straker and the Spaceways, The Amigos Collective, and much more—with shirts, hoodies, prints, mugs, stickers, notebooks, and other goodies.
And this is only the beginning.
As more Mutualites contribute designs from their own productions, Mutual Merch will continue to grow. Our goal isn't simply to put the MAN logo on things. We want the shop to become another place where the creativity of the audio drama community can shine—and another way to support the artists who create it.
Listen. Create. Support. Belong.
And now, apparently, wear it too!
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Wingman Takes Flight — And This Is Only the Beginning!
10/02/2026
As the first six-part Wingman serial approaches its conclusion, creator Jack J. Ward looks back at how a comedy screenplay became a 1940s-style pulp adventure — and opened the door to more than six planned serials featuring Ohio's Greatest Defenders.
When Jack J. Ward first came up with Wingman, it wasn't supposed to be a dramatic audio serial at all.
The original idea was a comedy film script, something reminiscent of the wonderfully over-the-top Batman of the 1960s.
But there was a problem.
Before Jack could properly make fun of these heroes, he needed to know who they really were.
Who was Wingman? Who was Flyboy? And how did these two become Ohio's Greatest Defenders during World War II?
Suddenly there was a backstory that needed telling.
Inspired by the great radio serials of the past, particularly The Adventures of Superman, and by the modern pulp-radio spirit of Decoder Ring Theatre's The Red Panda Adventures, Jack began writing what would become the first Wingman serial.
With a solid cast assembled and Scott Mosher taking on production and editing duties, the story grew into a complete six-part adventure.
Something else happened along the way.
Jack had long considered himself most comfortable writing anthology-style audio drama: tell the story, finish it and move on to something completely different. Writing an ongoing serial seemed like an entirely different beast.
Then the Ace Aviator of the Skies took over.
As the six episodes developed, so did the world surrounding them. New villains appeared. New story ideas suggested themselves. Characters opened doors to other characters, and one adventure began pointing toward another.
The pulp-loving kid who grew up fascinated by the heroes and cliffhangers of the 1940s had apparently been waiting for his opportunity to come out and play.
Now, as the first Wingman serial approaches its conclusion, it's clear that this was never going to be a single flight.
More than six complete Wingman serials are already slated, with new heroes, new villains and increasingly grand adventures waiting in the wings.
The first mission may be coming in for a landing.
But for Wingman and Flyboy, the adventure is just getting started.
Watch the skies!
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A New Creative Collaboration for “Enchanting”
10/02/2026 15:45:52
Jack J. Ward’s romantic-comedy audio drama Enchanting has found a new creative home with producer Michael L. Stokes, producer of Ward’s Mark Time Silver Award-winning "Alone in the Night".
Sometimes a production just needs a little magic of its own.
Enchanting, a hopeful Valentine’s Day romantic comedy written by Jack J. Ward, encountered some production difficulties on its original journey to completion. Now, thanks to a wonderful new creative collaboration, the show is moving forward once again.
Michael L. Stokes, producer of Ward’s Mark Time Silver Award-winning audio drama Alone in the Night, has taken Enchanting under his wing and is helping bring this romantic comedy to life.
It’s always exciting when creative partnerships come together—and especially when old collaborators find something new to create.
With a little luck, a little magic, and perhaps a touch of enchantment, we’re hoping you’ll finally get to hear Enchanting before we celebrate another Valentine’s Day in 2027!
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