Jabberwocky Audio Theater All-in-One Audio Buffet
Jabberwocky Audio Theater (aka JAT) is a group of storytellers writing, recording, and podcasting out of Deepest Springfield. Inspired by the classic shows of Radio’s Golden Age, JAT aims to create well-crafted tales to entertain and engross modern audiences.
Learn more about us at www.jabberaudio.com.
We hope you join us on the journey.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 115
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2023
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 8: “Jack and the Beanstalk” by Andrew Lang
The English fairy tale of an enterprising young boy, a castle in the clouds, and some giants. It’s perhaps the best known of a series of “Jack Tales.”
Rated AD-G for general audiences Contains a crue…
JAT Jot #5: A note on current events
Given current events, we wanted to share some thoughts, especially with our friends and neighbors in the DC area. This was originally broadcast on WERA with Through the Looking Glass episode #8, “Jac…
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 7: “Hansel and Gretel” by the Brothers Grimm
The classic German fairy tale of a brother, a sister, and a witch’s house in the deep, dark woods.
Rated AD-G for general audiences Contains a fearfully evil stepmother, arguably prejudiced ideas abo…
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 6: “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen, Part 2 of 2
A Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the basis for the film Frozen.
Rated AD-G for general audiences Contains robbers who kill secondary characters, threaten murder of the primary chara…
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 5: “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen, Part 1 of 2
A Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and the basis for the film Frozen.
Rated AD-G for general audiences Contains a hobgoblin who’s into Olympic-level mischief, mirror shards, roses, good w…
JAT Chat #7
Bjorn and Bill talk about our upcoming 2020 season, including Through the Looking Glass and Quorum, and talk about how we’re figuring out how to do things when we’re all remote.
Rated AD-G for genera…
JAT Jot #4
An update for April 2020. We’re now less than a month away from being back on the airwaves!
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JAT Jot #3
An update for the Ides of March, which a special note about Shohreh Aghdashloo.
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JAT Jot #2
A brief note in February 2020 during our off-season.
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JAT Jot #1
Just a little note in January 2020, during our off-season.
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Yule Special 2019: “The Gift of the Magi”
For our final show of 2019, we do a reading of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” performed by Kim Davenport.
Rated AD-G for general audiences Unless this brings back bad memories of having to discus…
Quorum — The Messenger’s Tale
Washington, DC, September 2011. A city as renowned for pushing papers as for pushing deadlines. Where the machinery of American government fights tooth and nail against the encroachment of twenty-fir…
Through a Glass, Darkly, Episode 5: “The Old Nurse’s Story” by Elizabeth Gaskell, Part 2 of 2
We conclude the very Victorian ghost story from very Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell in a way that will make you want to have a fainting couch nearby.
Rated AD-G for general audiences We’re talkin…
Through a Glass, Darkly, Episode 4: “The Old Nurse’s Story” by Elizabeth Gaskell, Part 1 of 2
Celebrated Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell gives us a perfectly Victorian ghost story.
Rated AD-G for general audiences We’re talking fairly standard Victorian ghost spookiness here: Long on famil…
Through a Glass, Darkly, Episode 3: “The Rats in the Walls” by H.P. Lovecraft, Part 2 of 2
Enjoy William R. Coughlan’s award-winning narration of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Rats in the Walls” amid an immersive soundscape.
Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested Deals with can…
Through a Glass, Darkly, Episode 2: “The Rats in the Walls” by H.P. Lovecraft, Part 1 of 2
Enjoy William R. Coughlan’s award-winning narration of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Rats in the Walls” amid an immersive soundscape.
Rated AD-PG, so parental guidance is suggested It’s Lovecraft…
Through a Glass, Darkly, Episode 1: “Tailypo” (Traditional) and “The Open Window” by Saki (H.H. Munro)
We venture into the deep, dark woods that is our spooky anthology series with scary story told in countless versions around countless campfires across America: “Tailypo.” Then we switch to a very Bri…
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 4: “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen
The celebrated Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Rated AD-G for general audiences Contains arbitrary and capricious prejudice, depression, ducks being shot, darkness, cold, but, also, a j…
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 3: “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” by Andrew Lang
A version of the classic European fairy tale of a cursed daughter, a valiant prince, and taking “sleeping in” a bit too far.
Rated AD-G for general audiences Contains ogres, attempts to eat children,…
Through the Looking Glass, Episode 2: “A Tale of the Tontlawald” by Andrew Lang
A version of an Estonian fairy tale taken from The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and featuring a peasant, his daughter, and the strange and mysterious forest of Tontlawald.
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