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With a mysterious airplane bearing down on them in the last episode, what will become of Nairobi Jack and the Martin Party? Meanwhile, can the nefarious Bwana Barney Carter and Count von Altmann sway the powerful tribe known as the Zandari to their side?

Nairobi and the Martin Party are finally ready to start the search for the legendary Malatezi Escarpment. But what does the Professor hope to find there? And what sinister forces are aligning against them?

Nairobi has been presented with an interesting expedition - find the legendary Malatezi Escarpment. But will he take the job? And what will he do to keep the mysterious golden mask that the Martin Party has brought with them from falling into the hands of Bwana Barney Carter?

Nairobi Jack Rackham has a boatload of debt and not enough business coming in to pay it off. Can the Martin Expedition help him and Dusty Jim Slayback out of their jam? Or is the threat of the Zandari too much for the intrepid explorer?

The final episode! Can Dash find a way to defeat the terrifying Basilisk?  artc.org www.patreon.com/artc

This is it! The penultimate episode of Dash Cardigan! Be sure to let us know what you think of the series and whether you'd like to have season two. And we also have good news: Nairobi Jack and the Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani is back on schedule for a September release, right after we wrap up Dash. Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

We're into the home stretch on Dash Cardigan with just two episodes left after this one! Be sure to let us know what you think of the series and whether you'd like to have season two. We know we said we'd have Nairobi Jack Rackham and the Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani by Thomas E. Fuller on the Express next, but that show is just a teensy bit behind schedule, so we might have some of the other great content we've been recording in the studio to give us some extra time. But fear not, the Express will not leave you stranded! Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

We're into the home stretch on Dash Cardigan with just three episodes left after this one! Be sure to let us know what you think of the series and whether you'd like to have season two. We've got some ideas, but nothing's written down yet, so let us know how quickly you'd like to see Dash return to the Express! Coming next on the Centauri Express will be Nairobi Jack Rackham and the Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani by Thomas E. Fuller. Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

It's time again for the Centauri Express and Dash Cardigan! This month, part 9, Escape! As many of you know, Dash Cardigan exists in two different forms for audio (it's also a stage play, but that's for another day) - the thirteen episode serial you're listening to now and a one-hour version that we use for live performance. Whenever you do a conversion like that, something's gonna get cut and today's episode was cut pretty much in its entirety from the live performance version, so even if you've seen the show before, you've probably never heard this before! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Live performance from 2014 - This episode not included[/caption] Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

It's time again for the Centauri Express and Dash Cardigan! Here we bring you a couple of photos from our 2014 live performance of the one-hour version of this Thomas E. Fuller serial! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="375"] Clair W. Kiernan as the tempestuous Delyna Delyn![/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Matt Gwaltney as Dash Cardigan. Note the incredibly long scarf![/caption] Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

Another abbreviated edition of the Centauri Express this month as we prepare additional content and consider what our listeners would like to hear in their Audio Magazine. The big news this month is the release of Brad Strickland's five-part adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic Treasure Island. Listen up for the discount code being offered to our podcast listeners and ways to get even bigger discounts! But act fast - the codes all expire on March 1, 2017! Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

  A bit of an abbreviated edition of the Centauri Express this month as we prepare additional content and consider what our listeners would like to hear in their Audio Magazine. Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Centauri Express! This month we're bringing you part 5 of Dash Cardigan: Flight Into Destiny by Thomas E. Fuller. There's also more from the panel discussion on acting for audio that we did at Libertycon 2016! Plus, we're also bringing you a trailer for one of our favorite audio dramas not produced by us, Alba Salix, Royal Physician. Be sure to review us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you found us. Those reviews help others find us, plus we just like hearing what you have to say. You can also contact us directly and let us know what you think of the Express. We're here for YOU, so let us know what you want from this audio magazine! And, of course, last but not least, if you're enjoying the Express and want to hear more great programs like it, support us on Patreon! There's other options, too, so pick what works best for you! And thanks!

...and I'm back! Back from that road trip I mentioned last month at any rate. Hope everyone enjoyed the audio samples! This month we're bringing you episode 4 of Dash Cardian: The Challenge of the Basilisk and a short segment from a panel discussion on acting for audio from LibertyCon 2016. We're also bringing you short show notes because I'm heading back out on the road again from 11/5-11/16, so I'm getting this podcast scheduled before I leave...along with several other things that have to get done. This trip is for an arts marketing conference so I can learn some new ways to get more folks to listen! If you'd like to help with that, just tell your friends about the Express, Dash Cardigan, ARTC, and audio drama in general! Thanks!

Sorry for the late podcast tonight, folks, but I'm on the road! Three weeks in an RV seeing the American southwest. Austin, Carlsbad Caverns, Roswell, Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, and Pike's Peak! On the way home now, but had to get the podcast up...and that involved finding some decent wi-fi, which has been somewhat challenging on this trip. On this issue of the Express, we bring you episode three of Dash Cardigan - Enter the Dark by Thomas E. Fuller. Following that, we'll have a short interview with Bill Holbrook regarding our recent adaptation and performance of his storyline from Kevin and Kell, The Great Bird Conspiracy at Dragon Con. And lastly, we'll wrap things up with a special segment here on the Express. Here on the road there are lots of sounds and we're bringing you just a few of them. A bit of insect life from an RV park in Austin, TX, some footsteps and cave swallows at Carlsbad Caverns, the filling of a hot air balloon (and surrounding crowd) at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, and a couple of hikers coming out of The Narrows at Zion National Park, dragging a wooden walking stick on a dirt-strewn concrete walkway. If you enjoy these in-the-field segments, let us know and we'll do more!

Welcome to the second issue of the Centauri Express! In this edition we continue Thomas E. Fuller's Dash Cardigan with episode 2, Earth Central Needs You. We also continue the panel discussion from Sci Fi Summer in 2016 with William Brown, Bill Ritch, and Anthony Fuller. If you're enjoying the Express, be sure to leave a review wherever you found us and a little bit of support on Patreon would be much appreciated. And don't forget, we're accepting submissions for the Express in the form of reviews, news, trailers, previews, and whatever else sounds good.

Including a interview with Louis Puster, III and a panel discussion with ARTC members. Get the full story at http://podcast.artc.org!

A few extra notes for this episode. We have big changes in store for this podcast. First, we have increased the sampling rate for this episode and for all future episodes.  When we started this podcast 10 years ago we purposely made the decision to encode each episode a lot lower than we needed to because the ultimate goal was to help people understand what audio drama was. We weren’t exactly the only game in town, but we were one of only a few audio drama companies that we knew about and what we wanted to do was draw attention to the art form and also let people know about our titles for sale. What better way than to have free samples? We also had years of live performances sitting around that didn’t meet our standards for sale, but were still something we were extremely proud of and didn’t want to keep to ourselves. Today the landscape has changed. There are dozens if not hundreds of audio drama podcasts out there. Anthologies and series, ongoing and one-offs, and at least one notable podcast about how to do audio drama podcasts. After ten years, it’s time for us to get with the times. So, with all of that said, this episode, number 167 will be the last installment of what we have been so creatively calling “ARTC’s Podcast”. Next month we’re relaunching as the Centauri Express. What’s going to be different? Lots. For one thing, we’re joining the club and will begin airing studio-produced episodes of some of the various serials we’ve written over the years, starting with our 13-part expanded story of “Dash Cardigan”. We’re also working on a new show intro and will be including additional segments from time to time that will feature panel discussions, interviews, and really whatever else you’d like to hear, so be sure to let us know at podcast@artc.org. Plus there’s that improved audio quality we were just discussing. What’s going to be the same? How you get us. We’re sticking with the same publication platform and RSS feed, so you shouldn’t notice much difference except in the format of the content. Also the same, unfortunately, will be the publication schedule. I had hoped to b

We love all of our audiences and look forward to entertaining everyone, but some audiences have a special place in our hearts. 221B Con is one of them. Not least because we pack the house when we go there! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Proof[/caption] It's such a ton of fun playing to these dedicated Sherlock Holmes fans. An iconic character, portayed by a variety of actors in a variety of ways, but without having to deal with all the time travel and blue police boxes. For this performance, we commissioned new scripts from Sketch MacQuinor. One was Commonplaces, by Naomi Novik (stay tuned to see if we can run that one on the podcast), and the other was The Game is Afoot: Game the Fourth - The Ultimate Ultimatum. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Pictured: A ton of fun[/caption] We also had a special guest for the show, David Nellist! [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Proof![/caption] David was such a good sport about this. We only asked him if he'd appear on stage with us a few hours before show time, but he agreed to do it readily. Right up until the show itself, we were figuring out the logistics of when to have him approach the stage, how to introduce him, and going over his role. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] And then we gave him a non-speaking part and pushed his character off a cliff.[/caption] And the fans LOVED it! Next year we hope to have him back in a more substantial (and audible) role, but for this year he honored us by appearing o

We're really sorry we missed our normal publication time this month! Car trouble impeded our progress. But we're back on track now! EDIT: We forgot the link to the actual audio! It's here now! Those of you looking for it can find it now! [esplayer url = "http://traffic.libsyn.com/artc/ARTC163-Rats02.mp3" width = "80" height = "20" title = "The Rats in the Walls-LIVE part 2 of 4"] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tony Fuller practices breaking some kneecaps in case this ever happens again.[/caption] This month we continue with The Rats in the Walls from our 2012 performance. With music by The Ghosts Project, it was a really creepy experience. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="332"] Robert Drake is really creeped out.[/caption] The creepiness was enhanced by the lighting wizardry of Robert Drake. We don't always have the luxury of special lighting at our live shows. At most of our convention appearances we usually just have the ballroom lights of the room we're performing in, so being able to do a show at the Academy Theatre is a real treat. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Probably should have saved the fisheye lens for The Shadow Over Innsmouth[/caption] And don't forget, you can get this performance at a much higher audio quality from Bandcamp!