The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley

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Preview Episode - Iphigenia in Aulis from UTC61 Dec 12, 2022

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A preview of our new audio drama series, an adaptation of Iphigenia in Aulis from UTC61, by Euripides. Adapted and directed by Edward Einhorn.

Trailer - The Iron Heel Apr 29, 2021

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A trailer for our new three-part audio drama, The Iron Heel. Adapted from Jack London's 1908 dystopian novel, with a socialist bent. Featuring the folk music of the Little Red Songbook. Available starting May 1, please search for it wherever you get your podcasts.

Part 4: Brinkley in Court Oct 26, 2020

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The final episode of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley, by Edward Einhorn. Brinkley (Tony Torn) moves forward with his lawsuit for libel against Dr. Morris Fishbein (Joshua Wolf Coleman), which inspires some moving testimony from a man named Jimmy (Craig Anderson). After the episode, host Dan Butler interviews country music expert Dr. Tracey Laird.

Part 3: Brinkley in Texas Oct 26, 2020

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Part 3 of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley, by Edward Einhorn. Brinkley (Tony Torn) and his wife Minnie (Jenny Lee Mitchell) move down to Texas and start a new radio station coming out of Mexico, finding an even bigger audience for country music and medical themed programming down there. But an old nemesis from the American Medical Association, Dr. Morris Fishbein (Joshua Wolf Coleman), reappears. After the episode, host Dan Butler interviews country music expert Dr. Sam Parler.

Part 2: Brinkley for Governor Oct 26, 2020

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Part 2 of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley, by Edward Einhorn. Dr. Brinkley's medical license is under attack from the American Medical Association, and his radio license is under attack from the Federal Radio Commission. Only one thing to do: run for governor of Kansas. After the episode, host Dan Butler interviews Dr. Seth Cotlar and the real history of Brinkley and America in the 1920's and 30's.

Part 1: Doctor Brinkley Oct 26, 2020

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Part 1 of The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley. It is the 1920's, and Dr. John R. Brinkley (Tony Torn) has a dream: to cure impotence by surgically inserting goat gonads into humans. The dream will take him from being an obscure doctor in Milford, Kansas to one of the most famous physicians in the country, with his own radio station to boot. Afterwards, host Dan Butler interviews writer/director Edward Einhorn.

It's a Lie - Brinkley Preview Oct 10, 2020

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Preview: In the Pines, a song from The Resistible Rise of J. R. Brinkley, our upcoming four-part audio drama podcast about a con man/politician who became famous for his cure for impotence: implanting goat testicles into human testicles.