Podcast
The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast
The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast presents full-cast audio productions that bring classic pulp stories to life for a new generation. Prepare yourself or noir mysteries, hard-boiled detectives, astonishing science fiction, action-filled Westerns, thrilling adventures, and even some romance. The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast is presentation of The A.I. REPERTORY THEATER, which produces full-cast audio fiction using advanced digital voice performance technology, under the direction of Keith Brian Shaw.
- Episodes
- 57
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 25 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
57 episodes, newest first
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28 min
The Molemen Want Your Eyes — Part Four
Season 2, Episode 16
Show notes
When the subterranean horrors abduct the woman he loves, Phil Ross plunges into the lightless depths of the Black Lode mine, where a nightmarish surgical chamber, a madman's deadly scheme, and a terrifying race against time await him.
by Frederick C. Davis
Originally published in April/May, 1938
[Mystery | Adventure]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson - Announcer
Gerry Kells — Phil Ross
Tamsin Vale — Jane Vincent
Silas Renlo — Sam Eustace
Frederick McElhone — Porter Larkin—
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29 min
The Molemen Want Your Eyes — Part Three
Episode 38
Show notes
As a horde of hideous, subterranean madmen terrorizes a small town and abducts a young girl, Phil Ross races to uncover the truth behind their gruesome experiments—only to discover that the mysterious stranger helping him may be hiding a horrifying secret of his own.
by Frederick C. Davis
Originally published in April/May, 1938
[Mystery | Adventure]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson - Announcer
Gerry Kells — Phil Ross
Tamsin Vale — Jane Vincent
Silas Renlo — Sam Eustace
Barry Eubanks — Mr. Vincent
Aria Lynth — Mrs. Vincent
Frederick McElhone — Porter Larkin
Benjamin Ackerman — Trooper McGurney—
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25 min
The Molemen Want Your Eyes — Part Two
Season 2, Episode 14
Show notes
by Frederick C. Davis
Originally published in April/May, 1938
[Mystery | Adventure]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson - Announcer
Gerry Kells — Phil Ross
Tamsin Vale — Jane Vincent
Silas Renlo — Sam Eustace
Benjamin Ackerman — Trooper McGurney
Oscar Humphries — Mr. Hartley
Bette Nance — Mary Hartley
Frederick McElhone — Porter Larkin—
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20 min
The Molemen Want your Eyes — Part One
Season 2, Episode 13
Show notes
When a young woman is found mutilated and eyeless near an abandoned coal mine, Phil Ross uncovers terrifying evidence that a band of madmen entombed underground for years may still be alive—and hunting for fresh human eyes.
by Frederick C. Davis
Originally published in April/May, 1938
[Mystery | Adventure]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson - Announcer
Gerry Kells — Phil Ross
Tamsin Vale — Jane Vincent
Silas Renlo — Sam Eustace—
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30 min
Murder in the Rif
Season 2, Episode 12
Show notes
When a hotheaded French Foreign Legionnaire knocks his hated sergeant unconscious only to find him brutally murdered moments later, he must use his wits to expose the real killers before a firing squad carries out his death sentence.
by Houston Day
Originally published in October, 1940
[Mystery | Adventure]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — AnnouncerNelson Greene — Gaston Le Brix
Nelson Greene — Young Gaston Le Brix
Warner Hopkins — Sergeant John Blake
Louie Carter — Captain Le Fevre
Harmon Beuler— Mohammed el Houad—
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27 min
Hang-Tree Trail — Part Two
Season 2, Episode 11
Show notes
When Tott Crovet learns the cattle drive was sabotaged from the start, he turns back toward the men who framed him for murder, leading a band of rebellious cowboys into a final battle against the rustlers determined to steal the herd.
by Marvin DeVries
Originally published in December, 1949
[Western]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — Announcer
Spence Ferris — Narrator
Charlie Phelps — Kell Arbo
Samuel L. Johns — Tott Cravet
Sketch Armison — Bub Yorey
Frederick McElhone — Cap Andre
Kermit McCallister — Old Suggs
Harvey Fenwick — Umley
Weston Hall — Casson
Twila Krantz — Jo Andre
Jasper Coates — Jakes
Harvey Fenwick — Umley—
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33 min
Hang-Tree Trail — Part One
Season 2, Episode 10
Show notes
Falsely accused of murdering a trail boss, Yankee cowboy Tott Crovet finds himself riding north with a hostile Texas cattle crew—and toward the first tree sturdy enough to hang him.
by Marvin DeVries
Originally published in December, 1949
[Western]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — Announcer
Spence Ferris — Narrator
Charlie Phelps — Kell Arbo
Samuel L. Johns — Tott Cravet
Sketch Armison — Bub Yorey
Frederick McElhone — Cap Andre
Kermit McCallister — Old Suggs
Cecil Penwick — Trailhand
Weston Hall — Casson
Twila Krantz — Jo Andre—
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24 min
The Ghost Wore Boots — Part Two
Season 2, Episode 9
Show notes
When the ghost of Major Culpepper returns to strike again—this time in a Park Avenue penthouse—Daffy finds himself chasing a phantom killer whose bullets are all too real and whose vengeance seems aimed at one man alone.
by Richard B. Sale
Originally published on Feb. 2, 1935
[Noir | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — AnnouncerAnnouncer
Kellan Dray — Richard "Daffy" Dilll
Cecil Penwick — The Old Man
Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason
Sketch Armison — Taxi Driver
Reggie Calloway — Boggs the Butler
Silas Renlo — Wilson Quayne
Kevin Wendt — Sergeant Hanley
Benjamin Ackerman — Van Lamont
Alan Parish — Ian Norman
Niall Brogan — Irish Cop
Sven Jensen — Crypt Caretaker
Milo Nix — Morgue Attendent
Jerry Jamison — Inspector Halloran—
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27 min
The Ghost Wore Boots — Part One
Season 2, Episode 8
Show notes
When a dead munitions tycoon appears at a millionaire's castle carrying the six-gun buried with him, Daffy investigates a ghostly warning that soon erupts into a mystery no living man can explain.
by Richard B. Sale
Originally published on Feb. 2, 1935
[Noir | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — AnnouncerAnnouncer
Kellan Dray — Richard "Daffy" Dilll
Cecil Penwick — The Old Man
Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason
Sketch Armison — Taxi Driver
Reggie Calloway — Boggs the Butler
Silas Renlo — Wilson Quayne
Kevin Wendt — Sergeant Hanley
Benjamin Ackerman — Van Lamont
Alan Parish — Ian Norman
Niall Brogan — Irish Cop
Sven Jensen — Crypt Caretaker
Milo Nix — Morgue Attendent
Jerry Jamison — Inspector Halloran—
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Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
16 min
Happy Ending
Season 2, Episode 7
Show notes
A devoted young woman must choose between protecting the career and future of the man she loves or exposing the wealthy newspaper owner whose relentless pursuit threatens to destroy their happiness on the very night their dreams seem within reach.
by Bill Severn
Originally published in July, 1948
[Romance]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Bette Nance — Narrator
Vanessa Wendt — Janet Allen
Tavian Holt — Kim Lawrence
Charlie Phelps — Phil Sellen
Twila Krantz — Francine Sellen
Cecil Penwick — Andy Johnson—
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27 min
A Nose for News — Part Two
Season 2, Episode 9
Show notes
Framed as an accomplice in a sensational kidnapping, Daffy races against the clock to clear his name, rescue a reckless heiress, and expose the gangland mastermind behind the crime—before the police, the Feds, or a killer’s bullet catches up with him first.
by Richard B. Sale
Originally published on Dec. 1, 1934
[Noir | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — Announcer
Kellan Dray — Richard "Daffy" Dilll
Henrik Blum — Adolph
Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason
Nigel Bruce — Harry Lyons
Declan Mire — McGuire
Cecil Penwick — The Old Man
Bette Nance — Clare Gordon
Harry Ives — Rigo
Burgess Flemming — Mike Cantrey, “the Brain”
Tait Cummins — Luke Terk
Simon Daub — Captain George Shane
Benjamin Ackerman — Pemberton Gordon—
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27 min
A Nose for News — Part One
Season 2, Episode 5
Show notes
When Daffy gets fired over a disastrous typo, a chance encounter with a reckless heiress offers him one last shot at a career-saving scoop—but when her publicity stunt turns into a real kidnapping, Daffy finds himself named as the prime go-between in a case that could send him to prison instead of back to the newsroom.
by Richard B. Sale
Originally published on Dec. 1, 1934
[Noir | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — Announcer
Kellan Dray — Richard "Daffy" Dilll
Henrik Blum — Adolph
Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason
Nigel Bruce — Harry Lyons
Declan Mire — McGuire
Cecil Penwick — The Old Man
Bette Nance — Clare Gordon
Harry Ives — Rigo
Burgess Flemming — Mike Cantrey, “the Brain”
Tait Cummins — Luke Terk
Simon Daub — Captain George Shane
Benjamin Ackerman — Pemberton Gordon—
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Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
27 min
Thunder Over the Channel — Part Two
Season 2, Episode 4
Show notes
With the stolen invasion plans finally in hand, Flight Lieutenant Dave Kawalski and his brother Franz gamble everything on an audacious deception—kidnapping a German general and flying a captured Messerschmitt through friend and foe alike before time runs out.
by Robert Flemming
Originally published in Feb. 1942)
[Adventure | War]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Weston Hall — Flight Lieutenant Dave Kawalski
Gerry Kells — Hallock
Avery Wadsworth — Colonel Murdock
Nelson Green — Victor
Edward Thurman — Franz Kawalski
Terry LaBlanc — Gestapo Officer—
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25 min
Thunder Over the Channel — Part One
Season 2, Episode 3
Show notes
During the darkest days of the Battle of Britain, American volunteer fighter pilot Dave Kawalski accepts a near-suicidal undercover mission into Nazi-occupied France.
by Robert Flemming
Originally published in Feb. 1942
[Adventure | War]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Weston Hall — Flight Lieutenant Dave Kawalski
Gerry Kells — Hallock
Avery Wadsworth — Colonel Murdock
Nelson Green — Victor
Edward Thurman — Franz Kawalski
Terry LaBlanc — Gestapo Officer—
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Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
24 min
The Fifty Grand Brain — Part Two
Season 2, Episode 2
Show notes
With a stolen corpse, a missing scientist’s head, and gangsters scrambling for a fortune hidden inside a dead man’s skull, wisecracking reporter Daffy Dill races to crack a grisly ransom scheme before he and Dinah become the next bodies in the morgue.
by Richard B. Sale
Originally published on Nov. 3, 1934
[Noir | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — Announcer
Kellan Dray — Joe "Daffy" Dilll
Harry Ives — Shorty McInnis
Carol Zimmerman — Gertie Dodge
Kevin Wendt — Detective Bill Hanley
Silas Renlo — Stubby Lewis
Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason
Simon Daub — Bradley
Jerry Jamison — Inspector Calloran
Tait Cummins — Sammy Lyons
Oscar Rayburn — Dr. Emanuel Toomey
Sketch Armison — Louis Vance
Chester Gruhlkey — Blackie Shane
Bertie Krump — Limpy Kassel—
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Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
23 min
The Fifty-Grand Brain — Part One
Season 2, Episode 1
Show notes
When a drunken showgirl leads wisecracking reporter Daffy Dill to a corpse in a rocking chair, he stumbles into a deadly racket involving gangsters, undertakers, and a mysterious “fifty-grand brain”—where every clue points to a plot far more twisted than murder.
Originally published on November 3, 1934
[Noir | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Tracy Dickson — Announcer
Kellan Dray — Joe "Daffy" Dilll
Harry Ives — Shorty McInnis
Carol Zimmerman — Gertie Dodge
Kevin Wendt — Detective Bill Hanley
Silas Renlo — Stubby Lewis
Maris Delaine — Dinah Mason
Simon Daub — Bradley
Jerry Jamison — Inspector Calloran
Tait Cummins — Sammy Lyons
Oscar Rayburn — Dr. Emanuel Toomey
Sketch Armison — Louis Vance
Chester Gruhlkey — Blackie Shane
Bertie Krump — Limpy Kassel—
SteegerBooks.com promo code: audio10
Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
8 min
The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast Trailer
Season 2
Show notes
Introducing The Steeger Classic Pulp Podcast
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14 min
Atrakin and the Man
Season 1, Episode 37
Show notes
Hunted by machine-men and betrayed by science, one father and son hold the only key to humanity’s survival. Can flesh and blood outwit Atrakin, the immortal metal tyrant who would rule the universe?
by Walter Kubilius.
Originally published in Feb., 1942
[Science Fiction]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Adam Stone - Announcer
Barry Eubanks — Narrator
Zack Emerson — Realdo
Silas Renloe - Dr. Tasinov
Android M-1 — Atrakin—
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Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
32 min
Tenderfoot at Love
Season 1, Episode 36
Show notes
On a hard-pressed cattle ranch, a sharp-witted young woman finds her grit and judgment tested when a charming drifter rides in, stirring old wounds, fresh suspicions, and a risky game of trust under the wide-open western sky.
by Fay Davis.
Originally published in Feb., 1949
[Western | Romance]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Adam Stone - Announcer
Thelma May — Narrator
Twila Krantz — Marcie Rollins
Weston Hall — Rex Stuart
Harvey Fenwick — Grandpop Rollins
Paul L Williams — Ed Wyer
Julia Penske - Aunt Judy—
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Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC -
23 min
Terror of the Corpse Balloons — Part Two
Season 1, Episode 35
Show notes
As the death toll rises Edward V. King and Pat Lee race to solve the murders by levitation. Can they release New York from the grip of fear?
by Nat Scachner.
Originally published in March/April 1939
[Weird Menace | Mystery]—
Your A.I.R.T. Players
Adam Stone - Announcer
Samuel A. Cranston — Narrator
Benjamin Ackerman — Edward V King
David Kleen — Ivan
Bette Nance — Patricia
Louie Tinsdale — Yahn Dimitri
Tom Merriman — Street Urchin
Nellie Vinson — Girl
Kevin Wendt — Policeman
Quentin Margolies — Pete
Brennan — Bill—
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Podcast © Keith Brian Shaw
Source Text © Steeger Properties, LLC
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