Mike Sandwich comes to town and a young boy saves the day.

A tale of uprising, murder, and a healthy dose of alcohol for all. The fabric mines will never be the same after young Danny inspires the townspeople to be all they can be. Famous detective Mike Sandwich comes to the town of Foley. He’s in New York City to solve an unidentified crime… but will Mike take enough notes before he gets blackout drunk? And can his notes be understood even if he does?! Listen to find out who survives their Love of Drinks… and Denim!

Host - Chuck Cotterman

Foley - Katlin Schneider

Ed Zak - Live Production

Shelby Burton - Opening Narrator, Shielah Ellington, Foreman Foreman

Eric Pedersen - D. Livery, Erine the Miner

Joe Hartenstine - Mike Sandwich

Philip Amler - Paw Paul

Ben Vigeant - Drunk Mr.Ellington, Jacob the Miner,

Peter Corey - Danny, Barry Simpson the Bartender

Here's the extremely absurd AI summary for your mockery and enjoyment:

A coal town curls under a glittering ski resort, and the line between survival and spectacle gets razor thin. We kick off with audience prompts, a crackling live radio vibe, and a title you helped name—then drop into a story where denim, corduroy, and power are all louder than they look. Danny, a nine-year-old slated for the mines, wants the slopes instead; Paw Paul wants one day he doesn’t spend choking coal dust. Above them, Steve and Sheila Ellington toast their view from the lodge, right before a suspicious drink and a ski lift turn wealth into a headline.

Enter our legend with clay feet: Detective Mike Sandwich—famous, charming, and hilariously unhelpful—stumbles into a barroom duel with Sheila while cats, coffee, and vanity tighten the trap. Down below, the mine breathes like a beast: dead canaries, translucent skin, and veterans who fear daylight more than collapse. The tension splits into two climbs—one toward truth, the other toward power—as Danny sparks a strike that pulls the town uphill in every sense. When a body appears on the snow, inheritance law takes center stage, and the question shifts from “who did it” to “who gets to keep doing it.”

The chase that follows—broken glass, hawk calls, makeshift skis—careens into a reckoning underground, where the people who do the work finally dictate the ending. We fuse noir tropes, labor politics, and golden‑age sound to land a punchline with teeth: sometimes the hero doesn’t save the day because a town decides to save itself. Along the way, our faux ads for Crystal Mountain Corduroy swish with satire about heat, sweat, and the industries that sell both.

If you love improvised storytelling, old‑time radio textures, and comedies that bite, this one’s for you. Hit follow, share it with a friend who roots for underdogs, and leave us a review with your favorite moment—we’ll shout out the best ones next show.

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Blue Beaumont, the twin of famous movie star of the 1940s, pulls into a gas station where his life changes forever. He and his new chum Tucker Cornwallace set out to find his brother while Beauregard, his brother, is on a quest of his own. Little do they know they may both find love, but will they find the Heart of The Ocean; and will Tucker ever get anything to eat? Recorded 1/10/26 @ iO Chicago.

This episode fakely sponsored by Busted Chairs Incorporated

Shelby Burton - Tucker Cornwallace, The original orphan owner, Lucinda

Ben Vigeant - Opening narrator, Chris Lillyleather, The Chef

Joe Hartenstine - Bleu Beaumont, The Captain, Beauregard Beaumont

Ashley Whitehurst - Hungry Orphan, The male sailor

Jordan Reichardt - Miss Lillyleather The Orphanage Owner

Here's the ai summary for your amusement:

A gas station spill. A lavender hose. A bowl of “celebrity stew.” From our first audience suggestions to a finale of vows and vows-to-the-sea, we spin a golden-age radio romp that blends 1940s sparkle with modern heart. Blue Beaumont, a modest traveler mistaken for his famous twin True, meets Tucker, a quick-witted orphan desperate for a better life than Miss Lily’s ironclad orphanage can offer. One impulsive adoption sets off a chain of choices—some legal, some romantic, all gloriously human.

We follow True onto a ship to “research” his next big role and watch admiration turn into genuine tenderness with a sailor who ties knots as easily as he unties his loneliness. Back on land, Lily’s brash rules crack just enough to reveal the grief that built them, and a very specific clause in Tucker’s adoption papers ropes her into the road trip she never dared to take. Everything collides at Maggie’s, a portside diner that treats fame like a four-alarm fire. Curtains pull back, the twins face off, prawns run out, and everyone argues about who gets the last spoon of stew—right before they decide who gets their hearts.

Expect vintage sound, smart chaos, and a finale that actually pays off the jokes: a cascade of I do’s, a captain pledging himself to the sea, and a gentle reminder that even with stars in the room, the smallest voice still needs dinner. If you love improvised radio theater, 1940s Hollywood satire, found-family stories, and shipboard romance with a wink, this one’s for you.

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A leech loving scientist posing as an OBGYN just might not be the worst doctor in town... extra hilarious episode, please check out our upcoming live shows at iO at www.improvisedradio.com

Crew -

• Chuck Cotterman - Host
• Katlin Schneider - Proudction
• Ed Zak - Foley Table

Cast -

• Joe Hartenstein - Jessica’s Husband, Jimmy the Bartender
• Carly Olson - Helen the Telekenetic Nurse, Frederique the French Leech, Becky the Travel Agent
• Jordan Reichardt - The Straight Forward Psychologist , Milton the Milkmen
• Ben Vigent - Opening Narrator, Dr.Mcdreamy the OBGYN,
• Ashley Whitehurt - Jessica the Human, Jessica the Leech
• Eric Pedersen - Dr. Seymour Powers, Michelle the Leech

Theme Music: Mark Rose www.downwrite.com

Here's a silly AI recap of the episode:

Step into a crackling world where vintage radio charm meets razor-sharp improv. We stage a full golden age broadcast—complete with foley, sponsor jingles, and a pompous announcer—and build a heartfelt, absurd mystery around Dr. Seymour Powers, a not-quite-licensed OBGYN who swears by medieval cures and keeps leeches like family. When Jessica arrives determined to keep her pregnancy secret from a well-connected spouse, the clinic becomes a crossroads for agency, love, and the strange comforts of confidence without competence.

As the story unfolds, Helen the telekinetic nurse proves she sees everything; Milton the milkman rations dairy and gossip with equal menace; and Becky, a feminist travel agent who always wanted to pilot, finally takes the cockpit. Between witty “Johnson’s Jalopies” ads and a bartender’s deadpan advice, mustard poultices stand in for medicine, leeches sing doo-wop, and a city’s worth of characters pile into a plane that somehow becomes a chapel. Along the way, we dig into the real stuff—who gets to decide, how power masks as tradition, why being seen can rewrite a life—and we do it with a smile and a chorus.

By the time vows are exchanged at cruising altitude and a candy addiction is “cured” by community, you’ll have laughed at the nonsense and felt the truth underneath it: authority is often a performance, and care is something we make together. If you love improvised comedy, old-time radio vibes, feminist humor, eccentric doctors, and joyful chaos that lands with heart, this one’s for you.

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A young lad tries his shot at living his dream, only be told he’s useless and will never amount to anything. A tale we can all relate to this Christmas.

Shelby Burton - Elizabeth - Clark’s mother, other rapscallions
Eric - Professor Bobo, Charles Nelson
Ben - A series of annoying circus goers!, Richard Harvard Bowden Brown - the animal trainer
Joe - Clark the Clown, a series of nincompoops

Host- Chuck Cotterman

Foley - Katlin Schneider

Production - Ed Zak

Theme Music: Mark Rose www.downwrite.com

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Two Kentucky potato farmers take a chance in the big city and land themselves on a cruise! Ne're do wells and cross class romance, this is an IGAR to remember, or at least, listen to!

Philip Amler - Uncle Davy Goliath, The Card Dealer, Mr.Gorgonsen

Shelby Burton - Captains Wife, Martha the Oily Sister, The Pit Boss,

Joe Hartenstine - Captain and others

Eric Pedersen - Damn Fool Nephew James the 3rd; First Officer

Ashley Whitehurst - Constantine oil sister, a ne’er do well

Ben Vigeant - Mr. B , Ne’er Dowells

Theme Music: Mark Rose www.downwrite.com

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A broken piano plays the chords of a broken man's heart. Actually that's not really what happens, but that would be pretty poetic if it was! Live from the Flyover Comedy Festival in St.Louis.

Ft. Philip Amler, Ashley Whitehurst, Jordan Reichardt, Joe Hartenstine

Host: Chuck Cotterman

Foley: Katlin Schenider

Tech: Ed Zak & Vicky Di Dios

Theme Music: Mark Rose www.downwrite.com

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This episode we are lucky enough to host Grace Goze of Hitchcock*Tails and Clued In as well as Joe Burton of The Improvised Shakespeare Company. What a delight!

For the first time here is a ridiculous AI summary of the episode. We would have just written "Good accents, bad Canadians, enough said." AI Below:

A ring caught by the wind, a rooftop roaring over Chicago, and two lovers trying to define what love looks like when the law barges in. Our live golden-age radio troupe builds a full town in your ears: candlelit tables on Cindy’s rooftop, detectives who sprint down spiral staircases like it’s cardio, and a Canadian mafia that promises menace with a disarming “sorry.” It starts as a one-year anniversary and swerves into an on-air caper about borders, identity, and the kinds of vows that outlast the weather.

We meet Roscoe and Rachel as they navigate the world’s least helpful breeze and the world’s most unhelpful confession: she’s Canadian, and a sweeping crackdown could force her out. Across town, two hard-charging detectives hear the president’s words and treat them like a personal mission, fueled by a memory that’s equal parts tragic and absurd. The flashback to a “too polite” robbery reframes their obsession, and suddenly we’re inside a noir that’s been loosened at the seams, stitched with jokes about loonies and toonies and the eternal question: does an objection make a wedding more or less official?

Along the way, a sponsor steps in—Wrigley Windbreakers, corrugated-steel chic—and the world deepens with every footstep, accordion wheeze, and whispered plan. The Canadian mafia leans hard into disguises—Italian, Scottish, South African—to dodge a roundup, proving that accents can be borders and comedy can be a map. When vows collide with vengeance, a ring bearer trips the standoff, and the chase spills through the church. At the edge of catastrophe, the couple makes a choice: don’t light the fuse. It’s a moral pivot wrapped in a laugh, a reminder that who we are matters less than what we decide to do.

By the time the border news flips again, the city feels real enough to hold in both hands: wind, steel, sirens, and a hopeful “I do.” If you love improvised storytelling, period satire, and the kind of character work that turns chaos into meaning, you’ll feel right at home here. Press play, ride the gusts with us, then tell a friend—and if you smiled even once, leave a quick review so more listeners can find the show.

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Hi everyone and welcome. My name is Eric Pedersen and I’m the co-creator and artistic director of Improvised Golden Age of Radio - a show that started in 2024 where we improvise a fully staged old-time radio play inspired by old classics like The Shadow, Johnny Dollar, Rocky Jordan and more. The narration, story, characters, commercials, and sound effects are all being made up on the spot always live in front of an audience and it is a ton of fun to perform and we have had some really great guests and will continue to have some of your favorite improvisers on to play with us. We really hope you enjoy listening to the recordings and Check us out at improvisedradio.com or on Instagram at @ImprovisedRadioShow for more information on live shows.

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