Daybreak: The Radio Play Isn’t Dead

Why are people still listening to radio plays made decades ago—and listening by the millions?

This morning from The Little Station on Commercial Street, Daybreak looks at Chesterton Radio’s 30 most-listened-to Saturday Night Theatre plays and what their remarkable popularity says about the enduring power of audio drama.

Then we open The Open Door, Chesterton Radio’s 24/7 live stream, and consider something increasingly rare in an on-demand world: turning on the radio without knowing exactly what you’ll hear next.

And on the birthday of Oscar Wilde, we remember the power of dialogue to create an entire world with little more than words, voices—and the listener’s imagination.

A good story. A little serendipity. And perhaps a reason not to choose everything.

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