Ubu Hour

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The Ubu Hour, inspired by Alfred Jarry's absurdist Ubu plays, airs experimental radio theater with dada/Surreal elements

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Retired

How I Wrote 'The Deadliest Prey'

Airs at: Sun, 08/31/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
Controversy erupts in the bewildering aftermath of the airing of an extemely violent radio drama involving murderous Blackwater Contractors, scantily clad women and sanctimonious senators. Listen at your own risk to HOW I WROTE THE DEADLIEST PREY. This one is a tale about t... Read more

Ubu Enchained Acts 1-3

Airs at: Sat, 08/23/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
Alfred Jarry's play Ubu Enchained, adapted for radio by the Ubu Hour, and originally aired on KBOO's 2008 Dada and Surrealism Festival. Read more

Ubu Enchained Acts 4-5

Airs at: Sat, 08/23/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
Last two acts of Ubu Enchained, audio drama adaptation of the Alfred Jarry play done by the Ubu Hour for the 2008 Surrrealism and Dada Festival on KBOO.   Read more

Citizen McKane (aka Citizen McCain)

Airs at: Sun, 07/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
 The Ubu Hour Radio Theater Production of Citizen McKane. Based on the famous Orson Welles movie, we follow the rise of Charles Foster John McCain from Vietnam POW to President of America, as a group of investigative reporters tries to discover the meaning of McKane's last ... Read more

Ubu Hour July Extra Stuff

Airs at: Sun, 07/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
Additional material aired on July Ubu Hour... including a 2 minute ad for slavery, a 2-minute Faux News break and a 4 -minute promo for the upcoming Dada & Surrealism special at the end of August. Read more

Ice Flow Ad

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
What to do about those terminally ill people eating up your inheretence. Ice Flow has the solution.  This ad for Ice Flow ran on the Ubu Hour as part of the Most Dangerous Game episode. Read more

Faux News Break

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2008 at 5:00pm
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This short Faux News Break ran between parts One and Two of The Most Dangerous Game. More stuff to do with Ice Flow, with popular conservative talk hosts Swill O'Riled and Anne Coultergeist. Read more

The Most Dangerous Game Part 1

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
Blood-lusting hunters pursue a trio of scantily-clad strippers in the Oregon Wilderness.  Part 1 of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, one of the Ubu Hour's most contriversal radio dramas. Based loosely on the Richard Connelly story and using actual sound bits and dialog from a coupl... Read more

The Most Dangerous Game Part 2

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour
  Blood-lusting hunters pursue a trio of scantily-clad strippers in the Oregon Wilderness.  Second and final (Part 2) of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, one of the Ubu Hour's most contriversal radio dramas. Based loosely on the Richard Connelly story and using actual sound bits an... Read more

Empires Rise and Empires Fall

Airs at: Tue, 05/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for Ubu Hour