Decoder Ring Theatre

Deep Cuts #3

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:28:00 GMT

Well, there was a huge response to our last installment of Decoder Ring Theatre Deep Cuts - our special releases of exclusive outakes, rarities and other weirdness - so let's keep it rolling. As always with Deep Cuts, this is an exclusive for our Fan Boards over at AudioDramaTalk.com... so stop on by and pick up the new B-Side while it's fresh, and say hi while you're there! You can find it at This Link! NOTE: There is some strong language in some of these outakes. And a lot of giggling.

We'll be back nect Saturday with our thrill-packed Season Finale of The Red Panda Adventures: The Field Trip! Don't you dare miss it! - GT

Red Panda Adventures (35) - The Rat Lord

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 3 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A sudden rash of petty crime is spreading like wildfire, bleeding the city white a few dollars at a time. Is it really possible that these robberies are being carried out by an army of children? What elemental force could possibly have driven these innocents into a life of crime? And will even The Red Panda be able to oppose the might... of The Rat Lord? Length: 29min, Size: 10.1mb

Deep Cuts #2

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Well, we had a lot of fun the other week with our first release of Decoder Ring Theatre Deep Cuts... so let's do it again! Deep Cuts is our name for our vast collection of out-takes, B-Sides, rarities and assorted bric-a-brac for fans of our shows, and it's only available for direct download from the Fan Boards at AudioDramaTalk.com! Our last release was very much of the "out-take" variety, so here from the other side of the coin is the rarest rare track we've got... a very rough recording of a live show we did almost 10 years ago as a fundraiser of the studio recordings of the original "goofy" Red Panda mini-series. It's DRT Deep Cuts #2 - Dynamite Dame LIVE, and you can only get it via THIS LINK!

In other news, I've been negligent in not mentioning that the fantastic portrait of our masked heroes done for us by Chuck Lukacs is available for sale as a print from his online shop... I've got one of these, and they look fantastic! Get yours today at: http://www.earthenwoodstudio.com/html/print_gallery.html

Red Panda Adventures (34) - The Empty Box

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The day they carried Sam Merk out of the courtroom, he swore he'd never serve the life sentence he'd been given. He promised that the judge, the jury... everyone that had had put him behind bars would suffer a voodoo curse until he was freed. Of course, no one took him very seriously; until his victims started dropping like flies. Now The Red Panda may have only hours to crack the mystery... of The Empty Box! (Length: 33min, Size: 11mb)

Email and Deep Cuts

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:10:00 GMT

Hey kids! Two bits of news this week. For reasons too boring to type here, we lost our entire email address history this week. With the help of Panda Patrol member Tim White, we were able to recover addresses for Donors, but as for everything else... Well, suffice to say if we used to have your contact info, we don't any more. And even if we didn't, we'd like to! We're hoping to have a special announcement coming up soon(ish) - so help us out by dropping us a line at info @ decoderringtheatre.com (and take out the spaces), and let us put you back in our little black book!

Secondly, here's a fun new feature I'm running over at our fanboards at audiodramatalk.com - DRT Deep Cuts! From time to time I'll be posting outtakes and other strange stuff in THIS THREAD - including today's post, taken from a rcording session this very morning for RPA #48.

These are posted at You Send It, so the link is good for 1 week or 100 downloads only! It's the ultimate B Side/rarity/easter egg thingie! So check back often at audiodramatalk.com and collect & trade 'em all!

(warning: these are not always going to be completely clean.)

Red Panda Adventures (33) - Barton's Charm

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 5 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A string of industrial accidents is plaguing the city, each more serious than the last. Little by little fear spreads, public confidence erodes and the economic engines of the city grind to a halt. Is this simple coincidence? A conspiricy of terror? Or are there forces still more sinister at work? The Red Panda must find out, or fall before the power of... Barton's Charm! Length: 31 minutes, Size 10.7mb

Stop me before I write the title "Book 'em Dano"... again

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:49:00 GMT

Yup... it's finally ready. Those fans who love our script collections, please make your way in an orderly fashion to our Lulu store to pick up The Red Panda Adventures Volume 2. No need to push... they'll make more. This installment runs from Episode 13 - The Hand of Fate to Episode 24 - The World Next Door, includes complete cast lists and show notes, and is available as a handsome paperback book or a money saving .pdf download! A must for the collector! Just follow the link: http://www.lulu.com/content/2260440

p.s. Yes, that is a picture of Volume 1 to your left. It looks exactly the same and I'm just too lazy...

Red Panda Adventures (32) - The Terrible Two

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With that Pompous Pirate of the Pen known only as The Poet on the loose, it was only a matter of time before clues in couplet form started sprouting up all over the city, each promising new crime more fiendish than the last. But Baxter's Law says "When the Goony-birds start changing their tune, there's usually something else goin' on." Will The Red Panda find the key to the villainous verse in time? Or will the city and it's masked protectors fall before... The Terrible Two? Length: 30min Size: 10.5mb

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In the news

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:26:00 GMT

Well, the return of the masked protectors of 1930's Toronto caused quite a stir this week, and I've been asked by several folks for an update on the progress of the Tales of The Red Panda pulp adventure novels promised way back when chapter one of The Crime Cabal appeared in Astonishing Adventures! issue #1. I can report that the book is done and the long, dull search for a publisher is underway... and promise you that when you can at long last pick up a copy for your very own, you'll be the first to hear about it!

And meetcha back here next Saturday for an episode you'll have to hear to believe - The Terrible Two! -GT

Red Panda Adventures (31) - The Red Squirrel

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Return with us now to the thrill-packed exploits of the masked protectors of 1930's Toronto as they hunt down one of their oldest and most diabolical foes! But with mechanical walking bombs appearing all over the city, it looks like the world's greatest criminal mastermind just became the least of their problems - to say nothing of the unkown threat of the mysterious... Red Squirrel! Length: 33:30 Size 11.5 mb

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Black Jack Justice (24) - Dance, Justice, Dance

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

They say that music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. But like just about everything "they" say, truth is in the eye of the beholder. When Jack and Trixie spend a little time in the company of musicians, the experience is neither particularly charming or remotely soothing. But at least thirty-five dollars a day hath charms to soothe the savage landlord. Length: 28min Size: 9.8mb

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Black Jack Justice (23) - Much Ado About Norman

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 9 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Everywhere you looked, there were goods to be gotten, and the getting often fell to Black Jack and Trixie. But there were consequences to be paid that often had nothing to do with the princely sum of thirty-five dollars a day, plus expenses. When it looks like their client may have stormed off half-cocked to do who-knows-what, it's up to our his-and-her shamuses... (shamuses?... Shami?... Whatever...) to reach deep for the ever-elusive happy ending. Length: 29min Size: 9.5mb

Black Jack Justice 22 - The Reunion

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

It sounded like a nice, simple job. Two sisters, estranged long ago over a man who was long gone. An apology... a reunion... the restoration of family ties in a cold and cynical world... Yes sir, it all sounded too good to be true. But Jack and Trixie know when it comes to family, nothing is ever quite that simple. Length: 31min Size: 11mb

This episode sponored in part by Decadence Designs. http://www.decadencedesigns.etsy.com

Black Jack Justice (21) - Trixie's Pet

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

It wouldn't be quite right to say that Trixie had a soft spot in her heart for old Button-Down Theo. But she had a soft spot in her head for him anyway. After all, anyone who can make private detecting seem dull as dishwater must have some hidden talents. But when Theo gets himself in hot water, will the Girl Detective be able to persuade ol' Square Jaw to intervene? And if so, just who exactly is footing the bill. Length: 28 min, Size 9.5MB

Black Jack Justice (20) - Sabien's Law

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

"Law stands mute in the midst of arms" they say. Well, that proves one thing anyway; old man Cicero never met Police Lieutenant Victor Sabien. He'd never stood mute a day in his life. And with ol' Square Jaw and the Girl Detective working at cross purposes through his office... to say nothing of the dynamic duo of Sgt Nelson and Freddie the Finger Hawthorne underfoot... well, can you blame the poor guy? Length: 32 min Size 11 mb

Black Jack Justice (19) - Payback

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

"...But to me, it was as if the city had emptied out at the word of Jack Justice's return. As well they might. As well they might..."

Yes, Jack Justice and Trixie Dixon, Girl Detective return for all-new hardboiled adventure and mystery. But with Jack out to settle a score, and Trixie trying to close the books on a murder that's still unsolved at least partly due to the efforts of our intrepid private eyes, it's anyone's guess if they'll both wind up on a slab, if Lt. Sabien'll run them both in, or if ol' square jaw will finally get some... Payback! Length: 29min. Size: 10.3mb

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Red Panda Adventures (30) - Tis The Season

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 1 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Yes, kids, there's a man in red on the rooftops, but it ain't St Nick! In this very special slice of two-fisted pulp justice with all the trimmings, we tip our fedoras to the great Will Eisner and the classic Christmas stories he wrote for his much-loved Mystery Man "The Spirit", and in so doing, turn 1930's Toronto on its ear! Please enjoy, with our best wishes... Tis The Season! Length: 29min, Size: 10mb

This is the last Red Panda Adventure until March. Black Jack Justice returns to this space for six all-new mysteries in two weeks!

Red Panda Adventures (29) The Callaghan Mob

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

When a string of petty extortionists hits our heroes too close to home, it's a sure bet that fists are gonna fly. But these "little fish" think themselves safe from both the police and the city's masked heroes, and they just might be right! Is an alliance with the underworld the answer? Who will win the day, the Red Panda's army of agents or... The Calaghan Mob? - Length: 28 min, Size: 9.5MB

Red Panda Adventures (28) - The Opening Gambit

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 04:00:00 GMT

If you play the game long enough, it is only a matter of time before others know your moves as well as you know theirs. But when just such an old foe joins forces with a new organization, the game is rigged against The Red Panda before it begins. When they begin taking pieces off the board, will our heroes risk everything to get them back? Will will either of them survive... The Opening Gambit? (Length: 27min, Size: 9.3mb)

Red Panda Adventures (27) - Now, The News

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

And now, from headlines around the world and here at home, join us as the Radiogram News Picture Corporation presents: News On Parade!

Sometimes there's more to the story than a headline, as we find out as we follow our heroes on three short adventures that take us behind the scenes and show us that there's more to current events than meets the eye! With special guest star Jack Ward of The Sonic Society! - Length: 27 Min, Size: 9.8mb

Red Panda Adventures (26) - A Midwinter's Murder

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 6 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A blinding snowstorm, a manor house cut off from the outside world, a desperate, violent act... A perfect recipe for danger? Perhaps. But those strangers who just came in the door, are they really newlyweds John and Jane Morris, or has a certain masked duo come calling? And will even The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel be enough to prevent... A Midwinter's Murder? - Length: 27 Min, Size: 9.2mb

Red Panda Adventures (25) - Brimstone Alley

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Decoder Ring Theatre is proud to launch out third full season of all-new audio adventure and mystery!

A pyromaniac is preying on the slums and tenement buildings of the city, bringing danger and misery to the lives of the some of its most vunerable citizens. The police are searching in vain for the firebug who holds the city in a grip of terror. But if a certain masked duo is right, there may be more to this arson spree than meets the eye. Can even the Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel withstand the flames of... Brimstone Alley? - Length: 28min, Size: 9.8MB

Red Panda Adventures (03A) - Rabbit Season "director's cut"

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 8 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

And so we bring our second season to a close with this blast from the past: the Director's Cut of Rabbit Season, with the oft' mentioned Deleted Scene restored to its former glory. Enjoy, and meetcha back here in two weeks for the launch of Season Three!

They say the hand is quicker than the eye... but when a baffling jewel robbery proves that someone's hands are quicker than a hundred eyes, the Red Panda is on the case! And when the culprit adds murder to their crimes, the hunt is on in earnest... and it's Rabbit Season! - Length: 33 min, Size: 11.2mb

Summer Showcase (06) - Slick Bracer and the Giant Nap

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

And so we bring our Summer Showcase Anthology program to an end! Thanks to all for making this such a rousing success!

Metropolisville is more than just a wheelbarrow full of consonants and vowels rubbing up against each other in ways that are dark and dangerous, and hard to pronounce. There are a million stories in this naked city, and at the heart of most of the stranger ones lies Slick Bracer, P.I.!

Decoder Ring Theatre is now proud to present Eric Deckers' hard-hitting hero in Slick Bracer and the Giant Nap! (Length: 27min, Size: 9.4mb)

Summer Showcase (05) - I.D.0

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

"I don't know how long I sat there... reading the name on the door over and over until my scrambled brain could make sense of it... Drake Finn Investigations..."

Detective Drake Finn is like a lot of hard-boiled, down at the mouth kind of private eyes. Except he lives in a dark and dangerous future where who the Ominframe says you are is exactly who you are and always will be. Until an access protocol that can change all of that is put on the table. Then all bets are off... and a tough guy who's just been poured a sparkling glass of brain damage doesn't have half a chance... does he? Length: 36min Size: 12mb

Summer Showcase (04) Deck Gibson and the Last Squadron Fighter

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

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And now, our Showcase presents another adventure with Matt Wallace's Deck Gibson: Far Reach Commander!

Years ago Deck left Earth's isolationist Quasar Corps behind him. He traded in his old life, keeping Earth "safe" from a Galaxy of wonder, for the command chair of the Far Reach One. It was not a decision he ever paused to regret. He assumed the Quasar Corps had long forgotten him. He was wrong. Length: 31min, Size 11mb

Summer Showcase (03) Deck Gibson and the Stardust Dancers

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

And now, Decoder Ring Theatre is proud to present the first of two space adventures in the classic mold, created for us by Matt Wallace, Parsec Award-winning writer and creator of The Failed Cities Monologues for the always excellent Variant Frequencies Podcast. We hope you enjoy spending July with Deck Gibson: Far Reach Commander!

When Far Reach Control intercepts a distress call from members of a mysterious race, there is little time to spare. Only the pilot of the Far Reach 1, the only member of Earth's feared Quasar Corps ever to fly under an alien flag, is close enough to assist. Can Commander Deck Gibson leave the past behind and protect the galaxy of wonder into which he has been thrust? Length: 29min, Size: 10mb

Summer Showcase (02) - The Crasher

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

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And now, our Showcase presents The Crasher another chilling tale of suspense from a world just beyond the borders of our own.

A young writer looking for a fresh start and a clean slate finds himself in the quiet town of Halfway. The perfect place to finish his novel and get his career back on track. But sometimes life has other plans for us. Another masterful script by Magic of the Movies author Tim Prasil. Length: 29min Size: 9.9mb

Summer Showcase (01) - The Magic of the Movies

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The first episode of our all-new summer anthology series, featuring the work of different writers in different genres, and allowing the members of our ensemble to try on some different hats. A special thanks to SFF Audio for the use of the graphics!

This week, the Summer Showcase is proud to present The Magic of the Movies by Tim Prasil. A tale of suspense told late at night around a Hollywood bar... A tale of fame and fortune lost, and a terrible secret found. The sad ramblings of a forgotten man? You be the judge... Length: 24min Size: 8mb

Red Panda Adventures (24) - The World Next Door

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 2 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A symposium in the city has the world's greatest scientific minds together under one roof. A fine opportunity to advance mankind's knowledge - and perhaps a target too tempting to resist! But with that masked mystery man The Red Panda, the fearless fighting female The Flying Squirrel and their army of agents on the case, the conference is safe from any threat in the world. But what about... The World Next Door? Length: 27min, Size: 9.3mb

Red Panda Adventures (23) - The Hidden Door

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

When you put on a mask and fight for what's right, secrets are your stock and trade. They protect you, and those around you, from those that would seek to end your quest for justice. But when those secrets are compromised, the shield can become a sword in the hands of a vengeful enemy. What will happen when that moment comes for our heroes? When the mask slips, just a little? And what fury will come crashing through The Hidden Door? - Length 27min, Size 9.1mb

Red Panda Adventures (22) - The Black Hand

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 5 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Dark forces are gathering. Powers that have long slept are stirring once more; a coming storm of otherworldly evil. So our heroes have been warned. But can any warning prepare The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel for the unknowable? Or will the Terrific Twosome of Toronto fall before The Black Hand? Length: 30 min. Size: 10 mb

Red Panda Adventures (21) - The Big Top

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

An incognito visit to a traveling circus? Well, even masked heroes get the occasional evening off... or do they? When members of a high-flying family of acrobats find themselves accused of a crime, The Red Panda has even more reason than normal to clear their names and see justice served. After all, even masked heroes take a girl home to meet Mama once in a while... don't they? Length: 28 min Size: 9.75mb

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Red Panda Adventures (20) - Monkeyshines

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 7 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Sometimes crime is so easy to spot. The thug in the alleyway, the mugger on the street... And other times the strangest little things can turn out to be the most sinister. Say... five hundred pounds of bananas that vanish into thin air. Or a load of plastic coconuts. Crimes on a theme? A new menace taking shape? Or is it a simple case of... Monkeyshines? Length: 31min, Size 10.5mb

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Red Panda Adventures (19) - The Dream Factory

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

In hard times, people stick together. They help one another as best they can with the little they have. And always they cling to the one thing that keeps them going: Hope. But there are monsters in the darkness. Men made beasts who use that hope as a lure to prey upon those who have little else left. When creatures such as this begin to ply their vile trade in Toronto, they will pay a price for their treachery. For in this city, Justice is served freely, and by the Red-Gauntleted fistful! Join us now as Decoder Ring Theatre presents the return of Canada's Greatest Superheroes in The Dream Factory! Length: 29min, Size 10.2mb

Black Jack Justice (18) - Mixed Blessings

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

This is the last episode in this set of Black Jack Justice. The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel return for six all-new adventures Saturday March 24th!

Friends can sometimes be a pain in the you-know-where, but you'd sure be sunk without 'em. When Freddie the Finger has a deal turn south on him, it's only natural that he turn to his ol' pal Jackie. But with the Girl Detective still miffed over an unpaid bill, things get a little complicated. To say nothing of the corpse, or the strong possibility of more just like it. Yes sir, friends can be real Mixed Blessings at times... Length: 26 min, Size: 9mb

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...And hear a swell interview about creating these shows on Technology and the Arts at http://techarts.wordpress.com/

Black Jack Justice (17) - Palookaville Express

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Jack and Trixie's new client is a truly impressive side of beef, if the girl detective does say so herself. A prizefighter on his way to the top, until some shady types decide it might be best if he were to lose his next match... or else. Now its up to our heroes to find out who's in back of the scheme and if this is a fight they can win... or will they all get their tickets punched for the Palookaville Express? - Length: 27min Size: 9.4mb

P.S. Visit The Time Traveller Show for Clarissa "The Flying Squirrel" der Nederlanden's sultry sci-fi reading of a classic science fiction story!

Black Jack Justice (16) The Beefsteak Botheration

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

To say that Jack and Trixie were surprised to get a call from Braithwaites, the biggest spit-and-polish detective agency in town, was putting it mildly. But to be invited to dine with the Gentleman Detective himself at his Club? That's just downright shocking - or at least very very suspicious. But if Big Larry Braithwaite thinks he can con Jack Justice into taking a train wreck of a case off his hands by stuffing our hero so full of prime rib that he can't see straight... well... yeah, that'll probably work. Length: 28:30, Size: 9.75 mb

Black Jack Justice (15) How Much Is That Gumshoe In The Window?

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

They say that every dog will have his day, and that might be true - but there are always consequences to be faced afterwards. Jack and Trixie could swear to that; after seventeen consecutive divorce cases they're starting to go a little squirrely. What they really need is an honest to goodness puzzle to walk through the door. A little murder, a little mayhem... maybe a nice kidnapping just to break up the monotony. Be careful what you wish for... Length: 28:30 Size: 9.8mb

P.S. Hey! We made Round 8 in the Podcast Pickle Cast Wars! It's down to 31 Podcasts in the whole entire universe, so come on by and vote for us for Pete's Sake!

Black Jack Justice (14) - The Trouble With Doubles

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Jack's been slumming it in sunny Florida, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine all in the name of thirty-five dollars a day (plus expenses). Trixie's been in their palatial offices, enjoying the No Jack. Five days later they're flush, reunited and on a divorce case... all's right with the world, right?

Wrong. If everything's sunny, who's the crazy on the rooftop with the high-powered rifle, and why is he gunning for our gumshoes? Looks like they'll have to find out in a hurry... or they and the client Jack was standing in for are all about to learn... The Trouble With Doubles! Length: 24min Size: 6.7mb

Black Jack Justice (13) - The Purloined Format Caper

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Everybody's favorite hard-boiled duo return to Decoder Ring Theatre for another six all-new pulp mysteries!

Is Jack and Trixie's new client dragon lady or ingenue? In either case, can they get their paws on a ten thousand dollar marker held by a shady underworld type before her wedding march turns funeral dirge? If so, can they do it without strangling each other? And just for an extra kick, can they pull all of this off while paying loving tribute to one of the greatest detective shows in old-time radio?!? Find out as they crack the case of The Purloined Format Caper! - Length: 29 min Size: 8.5 mb

Red Panda Adventures (18) - Secret Origins

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Because you asked for it! And we thought it sounded like fun!

You've followed their thrilling exploits for a season and a half of Red Panda Adventures. You've been very good. You've earned a little backstory. This week we flash back to some of the earliest days of a certain wealthy young gad-about's exploits as a masked man of mystery and show you The Very First Meeting between The Red Panda and Kit Baxter, who later became the fearless flying female known as The Flying Squirrel! Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! Length: 27 min. Size: 7.8mb

Red Panda Adventures (17) - Merlin's Tomb

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 2 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Dark forces are gathering on the horizon. Powers that have long slept and now awaken to a new world, ripe for the plucking. Ancient secrets are whispered that, were they spoken aloud, would threaten all that lives... Kind of a tall order for a masked mystery man and his trusty sidekick. But when a friend's life is at stake, The Red Panda must turn to a mysterious figure from his past to help him seal... Merlin's Tomb! - Length: 30min. Size: 8.8 mb

Red Panda Adventures (16) - The Sweet Tooth

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Cynthia Muldoon, daughter of one of the city's finest families, has disappeared. Has she been kidnapped, as her family fears? Or run off with some young man, as the police suspect? And what, if anything, does any of this have to do with a chocolate shop that Kit Baxter seems preoccupied with? If the Red Panda is to find the answers, first he'll need to pull The Sweet Tooth - Length: 27 min Size: 7.7mb

Red Panda Adventures (15) - When Darkness Falls

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 4 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

In the margins of every adventure story there are stories untold and heroes unsung. This episode we step into the spaces between the comic-book panels for a very special story. If you've ever wondered about The Red Panda's oft-mentioned, never-seen "agents"... or if you've ever simply stared out over the rooftops of your city and dreamed of being a hero; you won't want to miss a moment of When Darkness Falls! Length: 24 min, Size: 6.7mb

Red Panda Adventures (14) - The Sunday Supplement

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

What could be finer than a peaceful Sunday morning? Just about anything if your name happens to be Kit Baxter and your hobbies include fighting injustice, protecting the innocent and gliding over the city as The Flying Squirrel. But getting the city's mighty champion out of the garden and away from the newspaper is another matter entirely. If there's to be any excitement, The Red Panda will have to find it in The Sunday Supplement! Length: 27 min. Size 7.67mb

Red Panda Adventures (13) - The Hand of Fate

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 7 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Our second season of all-new audio adventure and mystery starts right now!

If you're new, don't be intimidated by the numbers. Each episode is a self-contained story and you can start wherever you like.

A mysterious stranger dies in the street in front of the fashionable Club Macaw. Were his claims of membership simply the sad ravings of yet another victim of hard times, or is there something far more sinister at work? Could he truly have been the son a wealthy house, long thought dead? Can even The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel succeed in a struggle with The Hand of Fate? Length: 24 min, Size 6.9 mb

The Season One Spectacular!

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Our DVD-Extras/special features episode, celebrating our first full season of all-new audio adventure and mystery! If you've ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the Decoder Ring Mansion, how these shows are made or just what everybody's "real" voice sounds like, then this is the one for you! Interviews with our cast, outtakes, rare tracks, a deleted scene, answers to your Frequently Asked Questions and more. And it's entirely possible that there's a fabulous prize to be won in our first-ever Decoder Ring Theatre Triva Challenge! Enjoy! - Length: 46 min. Size 10.5 MB

Black Jack Justice (12) - Justice and the Happy Ending

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 2 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Every man has his ghosts. Old square-jaw didn't figure he had any right to expect to be the exception. But sometimes the past takes on flesh and looks you in the eye... and things can never be quite the same afterwards. When that moment comes for Jack and Trixie, will it bring down the whole house of cards, coffee and gaudy metaphors; or will it re-introduce those most contradictory concepts - Justice and the Happy Ending? - Length 26 min Size 7.5 mb

*** Programming Notes***

Sept 23rd - The Decoder Ring Theatre Season One Spectacular!

Oct 7th - The Red Panda Adventures Returns!

Black Jack Justice (11) - Justice in Love and War

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

They say all's fair in love and war, and Jack and Trixie are about to put that to the test. When Jack finds a drowned rat of a piano player who's both struck by love and several dozen gangsters, love and war don't seem like such different concepts anymore. It's a mad charge into the lion's den, all in the name of romance. Even the hard-boiled have their soft spots. Length 23 min. Size 8mb

Black Jack Justice (10) Hammer of Justice

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 5 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Just a few more days of voting left for the Podcast Awards!

Jack may not know much about art, but he knows what he likes... and what he doesn't. He doesn't much like Nick Franklin's looks, or his self-satisfied grin or his manicured fingernails. What he does like is a client that can afford a fat insurance policy and a couple of gumshoes to go with it. But can Jack and Trixie fit in with the arty set enough to protect Franklin's latest "discovery"? Where will they stand when the Hammer of Justice falls? Length: 25 Min. Size: 9.8MB

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Black Jack Justice (09) - No Justice

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

It was the end of an uncharacteristic flurry of activity at the mighty world headquarters of Jack Justice Investigations. Trixie was crossing the final i's and dotting the final t's when she looked up and realized Jack was nowhere to be found. And he'd taken their old snitch Freddie the Finger Hawthorne with him into the ether. Sometimes a gal's just got to look a gift horse in the mouth , and if she ever wants to see ol' square jaw sashay in the front door again, this is one of those times. But can she and her "new partner" keep away from each other's throats long enough to turn up her old one, or is this the beginning of life with No Justice? - Length: 24 min. Size 7MB.

Black Jack Justice (08) - Justice and the Deluge

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 8 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

It was the third straight day of rain that did it. People had been cooped up for days, riding out the storm, and Black Jack is sure that a flurry of human misery, or as he likes to call it - rent money is on its way. But when he turns out to be more right than either he or Trixie could have guessed, they find themselves on an island in the middle of the city, with the water rising fast. An island of the "gaudy, hard-boiled metaphor" variety, admittedly; but sometimes that's the way it goes. (Length: 25 min. Size: 8.6mb)

Black Jack Justice (07) - Justice Be Done

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Mordecai Brasseau had been nothing but bad luck for Jack Justice Investigations since the first time he walked through the door. A nice man, but a jinx - quite possibly the unluckiest man in the world. Each time Jack and Trixie took on a case for him, they swore it would be the last. Sooner or later they had to be right... and the registered letter inviting them to the reading of Mordecai's will suggested that time had finally come.... Or, maybe not. Length: 22min Size: 7.5 mb

Red Panda Adventures (12) - The Deadliest Game

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

This is the season one finale of The Red Panda Adventures. Jack and Trixie take over in two weeks for six all-new episodes of Black Jack Justice. The Red Panda Adventures returns with Season Two starting October 7th!

What does one do when one has seen it all? Done it all? Been to every corner of the former Empire and hunted every quarry known to man? Where does the mighty hunter turn for a challenge? Col. Barker Whistance-Smith, late of his Majesty's service, turns to the wilds of the urban jungle, and his quarry is the new breed of Mystery Man. But when he sets his sights upon The Red Panda, will he learn the folly of hunting The Deadliest Game? Length:32min, Size 7.4mb

Red Panda Adventures (11) - Duality

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 27 May 2006 00:01:00 GMT

"Simon Radford released this morning. Apparently cured. Thought you should know." So reads the terse note from The Red Panda's agent. But can a maniac like Radford, who once terrorized the city as the villainous Electric Eel ever be truly reformed? And if so, who is behind the reign of terror that sweeps across the city? Can our heroes crack this case while struggling with their own... Duality? Length 27 min. Size 6.2 MB

Red Panda Adventures (10) - The Ghost Ship

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 13 May 2006 04:00:00 GMT

A cargo ship, hopelessly lost in the fog... from out of the darkness comes an eerie glow, bringing with it an impossible spectre from the past - and disaster! Again and again the terrifying scene is played out, until the city can bear the attacks no more. Our heroes take to the water to bring this menace to an end - but can even The Red Panda solve the mystery of The Ghost Ship? Length: 27 min, Size 6.1mb

Red Panda Adventures (09) - The Shadow Hunter

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 04:00:00 GMT

An ancient killer stalks the city through shadows and fog. Each night brings new terrors, new victims. With each new dawn there are more questions, more outrage... and the lingering dread of the darkness to come. Who dares to hunt the hunter? To bring the light of justice to a metropolis under siege? The city cries out for its champions; but can even the Terrific Twosome of Toronto, The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel, withstand the fury of... The Shadow Hunter? Length: 29 Min. Size 6.8mb

Red Panda Adventures (08) - Curse of Beaton Hall

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Beaton Hall, an idyllic resort not far from the city, an oasis from the cares of the world... or a spider's web of danger and death! When the guests of Beaton Hall begin to meet with a series of unfortunate accidents, the press decides the old family manor must be cursed. The City's Greatest Champion suspects murder rather than misfortune. Can The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel defeat this deadly game, or will they become the final victims of The Curse of Beaton Hall? Length: 26 min, Size: 6mb

Red Panda Adventures (07) - Red Panda: Dead Or Alive!

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 1 Apr 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Canada's Greatest Superhero returns in all-new, two-fisted Pulp Adventures!

Someone is on a spree of high-profile robberies throughout the city. Someone wearing a very familiar bright red mask! Can it be true? Has the city's champion turned traitor to the cause of law and order? Can even Kit Baxter, The Flying Squirrel save her friend and mentor once the call has gone out - Red Panda: Dead Or Alive! Length: 27min, size 6.2mb

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Black Jack Justice (06) Justice's Holiday

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 05:01:00 GMT

It wasn't much of a holiday by most people's standards... just a turn around the park in the sunshine... but boy oh boy, how the work piles up at Jack Justice Investigations. Piles up right in the middle of the floor in a still-fresh pool of blood. Now all Jack and Trixie have to do with the rest of the day is figure out who the triggerman was and why the corpse had a thousand dollars in an envelope with their names on it. And if they can manage it, solving the case before the law puts them away for it wouldn't be a bad idea either. Length: 22min, Size: 6.3 mb

Programming Note:Jack and Trixie will return in another six all-new mysteries starting June 17th!
Tune in in Two Weeks for: Red Panda: Dead Or Alive!

Black Jack Justice (05) - Justice Incorporated

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 4 Mar 2006 05:01:00 GMT

If it sounds too good to be true, it's all in a day's work at Jack Justice Investigations. When one of the city's most high-powered lawyers wants to buy the agency, Lock Stock and Barrel, Jack and Trixie have just twenty-four hours to figure out what the catch is and torpedo the best offer they've ever had! Length: 26 min, Size: 9mb

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Black Jack Justice (04) - Justice Delayed

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:01:00 GMT

When Jack and Trixie are hired to solve a seven year old murder, they figure it's a fool's errand. But if this case is so cold, why all the heat from upstairs to lay off? Will they finally run into that brick wall that has their names on it... or will they deliver Justice Delayed? Length: 25 min. Size 7.26mb

Black Jack Justice (03) - Justice Is Blind

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 4 Feb 2006 05:01:00 GMT

Sometimes the answer's right in front of your eyes. Sometimes you're so busy with what you think you saw, you can't be bothered to stop and look again. When Jack and Trixie pay the bills with a little "Peeping Tom" routine, they don't expect the commandments being broken to include the biggest "Thou Shalt Not" of 'em all. But then again, sometimes Justice Is Blind! Length: 24 min, Size: 7mb

Black Jack Justice (02) - Justice For Some

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 05:29:00 GMT

When Jack and Trixie are hired to protect a society dame's diamonds at a charity ball, it looks like they've finally caught that elusive nice, simple case. But when the guest list includes not one, not two but three notorious thieves, things get complicated in a heckuva hurry. Times like that a guy's lucky to manage Justice For Some! Length: 24 min, Size 6.6mb

Black Jack Justice (01) - Justice Served Cold

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 7 Jan 2006 05:16:00 GMT

Decoder Ring Theatre is proud to present the first episode of hardboiled pulp detective action with Black Jack Justice! This week, Jack and his partner Trixie Dixon, girl detective learn lost love letters and a mysterious client add up to more than meets the eye. It's up to them to dish out Justice Served Cold Length: 24 min. Size 6.85mb

Red Panda Adventures (06) - Death Danced at Midnight

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:13:00 GMT

Will Holland was sentenced to die for his crimes. That should have been the end of the story... but one year later, the jurors that condemned him are sharing his fate one by one. With the aid of a new ally, The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel must learn how Death Danced At Midnight! Length: 29min Size: 6.7mb

Red Panda Adventures (05) - The Devil's Due

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:54:00 GMT

Someone's been collecting old debts... and leaving a trail of corpses in his wake. But the city's most feared gang leader isn't going gentle into that good night - and he's found himself an unlikely ally. But will The Red Panda learn that not even he can stop payment of The Devil's Due? (Length: 27 min. Size 6.1mb)

Red Panda Adventures (04) - The Golden Claw

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:45:00 GMT

A ruthless protection syndicate is shaking down the citizens and shopkeepers of the city. But when our heroes move to intervene, they learn there may be more to this racket than meets the eye. Can even The Red Panda escape the clutches of The Golden Claw? Length: 25min Size: 5.8mb

Red Panda Adventures (03) - Rabbit Season

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:56:00 GMT

Red Panda Adventures (02) - Night Patrol

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:37:00 GMT

What do superheroes do when they dont have a case? Why they go out looking for trouble of course! They'll find more than they bargained for when The Red Pandas new sidekick Kit Baxter, The Flying Squirrel joins her partner on her very first Night Patrol! Length: 26 min. Size: 6.1 mb

Red Panda Adventures (01) - Riddle of the Sphinx

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:25:00 GMT

The wait is over! All-new adventures of Canada's Greatest Superhero have arrived! This week: A stolen sapphire, a mysterious murder and purloined plans add up to Amazing Adventure as The Red Panda and his trusty sidekick Kit Baxter, The Flying Squirrel race against time to decipher The Riddle Of The Sphinx! Length: 28min Size: 6.5mb

The Red Panda (Original Universe) 6 - A Touch Of Grey

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 1 Oct 2005 22:11:00 GMT

Five (or maybe six) years before the current Decoder Ring Theatre podcast shows began, we recorded these very different style "Red Panda" shows as a pilot project for traditional radio broadcast. They were the genesis for what we're doing now, but they are almost completely different from the "re-booted" universe of The Red Panda Adventures

When we started running these podcasts, I broke the ice with these shows as our first six podcast episodes. With more people discovering our shows every day... well, these ones are getting harder and harder to explain... especially to people who never visit this page directly.

So to end the confusion once and for all, a full year and thousands of downloads later, I'm taking these off the feed. But you can still get them if you want them. Just direct download from the link in each post (PC users, you'll want to right-click and choose "save target as..."). Here's the link: "Original" Red Panda ep. 6

The Red Panda (Original Universe) 5 - The Black Panda

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:27:00 GMT

The Red Panda (Original Universe) 4 - The Judas Boats

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:51:00 GMT

The Red Panda (Original Universe) 3 - Death From Above

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:48:00 GMT

The Red Panda (Original Universe) 2 - Oil Be Home For Christmas

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:04:00 GMT

The Red Panda (Original Universe) 1 - Case of the Dynamite Dame

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:40:00 GMT

Welcome!

info@decoderringtheatre.com (Gregg Taylor) — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:11:00 GMT

Welcome one and all to Decoder Ring Theatre's shiny new Podcast page. We're gearing up for a new series of releases starting this fall... We'll be taking Canada's Greatest Superhero back to his 30's crimebusting roots in the all-new Red Panda Adventures... followed by crime and punishment with that hardest-boiled of Private Eyes, Black Jack Justice. In the meantime, and to warm-up the podcasting airwaves, we'll be re-running our original Red Panda mini-series, originally recorded as a pilot project in 2000 and released through our website www.decoderringtheatre.com last year. If you already have these six thrilling (and rather silly) episodes, don't worry - all-new stories and characters are on the way! Check this space or add us to your podcast list and you won't miss a single thrilling adventure! And remember, we love to hear from you. Drop us a line at info@decoderringtheatre.com