The Shiver Show
The Shiver Show brings you the most spine-tingling tales of crime, horror, and sci-fi from the golden age of radio. This was an era before TV, before screens—when families huddled around the radio, hearts pounding, as stories of suspense crackled through the airwaves.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, these Old Time Radio dramas captured imaginations like nothing else—and you can hear them now. Carefully curated and lovingly remastered to cut the static but keep the chills, The Shiver Show brings you the very best of that haunting era.
Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn prise open the coffin lid on what made these vintage dramas so unforgettable: eerie scores, masterful voice acting, immersive soundscapes, and themes that still resonate today.
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The Shiver Show
The Embassy - Old Time Radio Sci-Fi
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Forget geopolitics—because Earth is about to be invaded. This week on The Shiver Show, our featured drama is “The Embassy,” a thought-provoking episode from the terrifc Dimension X series (1955).
Based on an original story by pioneering science fiction writer Donald A. Wollheim, and expertly adapted for radio by George Lefferts, The Embassy blends detective mystery with classic 1950s science fiction. What begins as an investigation for a strange client, gradually unfolds into something far more unsettling, as the clues point to an extraordinary threat from beyond our world.
The performances by Joseph Julian and Barry Kroeger help ground the increasingly fantastic premise, delivering believable characters caught in an unbelievable situation.
Mary and Greg also explore how The Embassy reflects the anxieties of the Cold War era - espionage, infiltration, and the fear that enemies might be hiding in plain sight. They tackle one of the episode's most important questions: Would you accept a cup of tea from a sweet little old lady?
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