Midnight Public Radio
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA semi-scripted comedy sketch show from The Midnight Gardeners League (https://midnightgardenersleague.com/) that explores a different aspect of our world every episode. Hosted by navel-gazing intellectual Ari Wood, Midnight Public Radio delivers the funniest, most-made up stories that audiophiles could ask for.
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Episodes
S2 Ep6: OMG-5 Bonus Ep: Meet the Writers of OMG-5
January 26, 2023 15:41 - 12 minutesIn a stunning conclusion to our re-airing of the classic sci-fi adventure series Outpost MG-5, MPR host Ari Wood has been able to secure interviews with some of the last surviving members of the show's writers' room. This exclusive audio content offers a look behind the curtain at what true masters of their craft have to say about these hugely significant stories and the impact they had on our society. Also, one of them may be guilty of murder. Enjoy! Follow the Midnight Gardeners on Instag...
S2 Ep5: OMG-5 Ep. 5: "There's Another Android You Should Know About"
January 05, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutesOutpost MG-5 was created with many goals in mind. Exploring the infinite unexplained phenomena the universe has to offer. Probing the deep mysteries of life's existence and purpose. And seeking answers for why we're all so fucked in the head. All of these disparate ambitions converge as our inescapable flaws meet our limitless ability to survive by the skin of our teeth, at the furthest edges of known reality. If you want to complain about how pretentious this episode description sounds, writ...
S2 Ep4: OMG-5 Ep. 4: "I Knew I Shoulda Brought My Damn Plas-Rifle"
December 29, 2022 11:00 - 23 minutesSpace dementia is only ever a short nihilistic shame spiral away when you've spent months or even years deployed across the vast expanses of our universe. And creeping thoughts of existential dread can lead to major catastrophes in all the various genre-specific scenarios that play out on space stations like Outpost MG-5. That's why all onboard are provided with distractions such as realistic recreations of restaurants on Earth, self-guided wildlife preserves, and the knowledge that some peop...
S2 Ep3: OMG-5 Ep. 3: "Nobody's Throwing Off Any Shackles On My Watch!"
December 22, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutesTechnology may change. Fashion may change. Even society's values may change. But the one thing remains the same, even in as unusual a place as the space station Outpost MG-5, is that nothing is free. You've got to pay the bills somehow. And while the galaxy may be full of all sorts of exciting career paths, there'll always be someone who has to scrape the muck, hock the junk and hold it together when their idiot superiors screw things up big time. So why not explore the eternal banality of th...
S2 Ep2: OMG-5 Ep. 2: "He Looks Just Like You... Only Slightly Older"
December 08, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutesThe people who live, work on or just come to visit on Outpost MG-5 do so for a variety of reasons. Some do so to engage in advanced scientific research, including testing the limits of the space time continuum to avoid public humiliation. Others come to trade goods they gathered from the far corners of the galaxy, like violent alien parasites. While others seeks to offer their services in defense of humanity, with limited success. Whatever their reasoning, it all makes for excellent audio con...
S2 Ep1: OMG-5 Ep. 1: "Can Ghosts Live in Space?"
December 01, 2022 11:07 - 18 minutesSeason 2 has arrived and the debut episode of Midnight Public Radio's painstaking restoration of a sci fi classic pulls no punches! The crew of the space station Outpost MG-5 probes the furthest reaches of the universe and the deepest corners of the soul. Life after death. The importance of safety protocols in a pure oxygen environment. And the risks involved with being too honest in your criticism. This podcast has it all! If you think anything was left out, email us at: midnightgardenerscom...
S2: MPR Season 2: Outpost MG-5 Trailer
November 24, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutesThe long wait is finally over! On Thursday, December 1, season 2 of Midnight Public Radio launches into a whole new audio frontier. The MPR vaults have been unsealed and our archivist have been carefully restoring the long-forgotten but beloved sci-fi radio drama "Outpost MG-5," bringing you 5 episodes compiling some of the most acclaimed, scenes and storylines. Listen to the trailer and stay on the edges of your seats for this eerily prescient, oddly prurient and hilariously plausible look i...
6: Death
December 07, 2021 07:31 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBLife-ending innovations, resurrection addicts, funerary gatherings, and a debate over mortality. All things must pass, and in the season finale, Midnight Public Radio examines exactly how many thousands of ways there are to shift off this tiresome mortal coil and take a nice long dirt nap. For even if it were possible for life to go one forever, it still wouldn't take that long to burn through every terrible Netflix documentary and long-forgotten season of House Hunters International, leavin...
S1 Ep6: Death
December 07, 2021 07:31 - 31 minutesLife-ending innovations, resurrection addicts, funerary gatherings, and a debate over mortality. All things must pass, and in the season finale, Midnight Public Radio examines exactly how many thousands of ways there are to shift off this tiresome mortal coil and take a nice long dirt nap. For even if it were possible for life to go one forever, it still wouldn't take that long to burn through every terrible Netflix documentary and long-forgotten season of House Hunters International, leaving...
S1 Ep5: War
November 30, 2021 07:48 - 36 minutesCivil unrest in an unusual Eastern European country, a long forgotten military tradition, a showdown at an old folks' home, and the best battles in history. War may be hell. But as Midnight Public Radio uncovers, it's also kind of fun? For where us are we able to give ourselves over to the darker parts of our nature, and also see some crazy big explosions and like, cool jets and stuff. Send us a note with your wackiest war story to [email protected] Follow the Midnight Garden...
5: War
November 30, 2021 07:48 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBCivil unrest in an unusual Eastern European country, a long forgotten military tradition, a showdown at an old folks' home, and the best battles in history. War may be hell. But as Midnight Public Radio uncovers, it's also kind of fun? For where us are we able to give ourselves over to the darker parts of our nature, and also see some crazy big explosions and like, cool jets and stuff. Send us a note with your wackiest war story to [email protected] Follow the Midnight Garde...
S1 Ep4: Animal Kingdom
November 23, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutesPorpoises in need of transport, trained guard tarantulas, maniacal helper monkeys, and sexually frustrated parasites. The natural world is full of strange and wonderful creatures whose animal kingdoms stretch to every corner of the globe. And Midnight Public Radio peers under every slimy rock and in every filthy warren to identify and better understand them, and by proxy, humanity. For humans are just another dumb beast that lives only to eat, sleep, mate and defecate, despite our existential...
4: Animal Kingdom
November 23, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBPorpoises in need of transport, trained guard tarantulas, maniacal helper monkeys, and sexually frustrated parasites. The natural world is full of strange and wonderful creatures whose animal kingdoms stretch to every corner of the globe. And Midnight Public Radio peers under every slimy rock and in every filthy warren to identify and better understand them, and by proxy, humanity. For humans are just another dumb beast that lives only to eat, sleep, mate and defecate, despite our existentia...
3: Culinary Arts
November 16, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBEcclesiastical sauces, remote gourmands, questionable food regulations, and historic cooking competitions. The culinary arts truly are an eclectic and curious domain. For where would we be without a hot bowl of muck in our bellies or a cloudy glass of fresh hose water splashing against our wet lips? The answer, as the Midnight Public Radio explains, is that we'd all be desiccated corpses having our scabby tongues pulled out of hollow skulls by wasteland scavengers. So if you've found a way t...
S1 Ep3: Culinary Arts
November 16, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutesEcclesiastical sauces, remote gourmands, questionable food regulations, and historic cooking competitions. The culinary arts truly are an eclectic and curious domain. For where would we be without a hot bowl of muck in our bellies or a cloudy glass of fresh hose water splashing against our wet lips? The answer, as the Midnight Public Radio explains, is that we'd all be desiccated corpses having our scabby tongues pulled out of hollow skulls by wasteland scavengers. So if you've found a way to...
2: Sports
November 09, 2021 08:45 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBCaterpillar abuse, superstitious diarrhea, falls from grace, and roller-skating intolerance. In every society across the world, sports leave their mark in some way or another, and Midnight Public Radio is there to explore every aspect of them, from goalpost to end zone. For futile displays of strength and skill are, in some ways, are our greatest distraction from the unstoppable march of time and the inescapability of the void. Send us a note with your favorite athletic anecdote to midnightg...
S1 Ep2: Sports
November 09, 2021 08:45 - 34 minutesCaterpillar abuse, superstitious diarrhea, falls from grace, and roller-skating intolerance. In every society across the world, sports leave their mark in some way or another, and Midnight Public Radio is there to explore every aspect of them, from goalpost to end zone. For futile displays of strength and skill are, in some ways, are our greatest distraction from the unstoppable march of time and the inescapability of the void. Send us a note with your favorite athletic anecdote to midnightga...
S1 Ep1: Criminal Justice
November 02, 2021 07:37 - 21 minutesAvocado robberies, chicken murder, pirate radicalization and enough futuristic legal red tape to choke a horse. In this inaugural episode, Midnight Public Radio explores the difference between right and wrong in our society. For in the dark night of the soul, a person is only as good as the rules they are forced to follow. Disagree? Send us note questioning our moral presumptions at [email protected] and give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your ...
1: Criminal Justice
November 02, 2021 07:37 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBAvocado robberies, chicken murder, pirate radicalization and enough futuristic legal red tape to choke a horse. In this inaugural episode, Midnight Public Radio explores the difference between right and wrong in our society. For in the dark night of the soul, a person is only as good as the rules they are forced to follow. Disagree? Send us note questioning our moral presumptions at [email protected] and give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your...
Introducing Midnight Public Radio (trailer)
October 26, 2021 00:38 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBMidnight Public Radio asks the question: what if This American Life was a whole lot less serious, a good deal weirder and 100% made up? Every episode explores a different theme, as host banal coastal elite Ari Wood and his rotating crew of producers, journalists, editors, and audio freelancers uncover a comedy treasure trove of stories. Brought to you by DC sketch group the Midnight Gardeners League, in collaboration with Next Chapter Podcasts, MPR will take you from the gravy monasteries of...
S1: Introducing Midnight Public Radio (trailer)
October 26, 2021 00:38 - 2 minutesMidnight Public Radio asks the question: what if This American Life was a whole lot less serious, a good deal weirder and 100% made up? Every episode explores a different theme, as host banal coastal elite Ari Wood and his rotating crew of producers, journalists, editors, and audio freelancers uncover a comedy treasure trove of stories. Brought to you by DC sketch group the Midnight Gardeners League, in collaboration with Next Chapter Podcasts, MPR will take you from the gravy monasteries of ...