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May 10, 2024 47 mins

Suspense is one of classic radio's most highly-regarded dramas -- with good reason. It sustained a remarkably high quality level of dramatic tension for 20 years, as the many surviving recordings attest. But a handful of episodes are lost - and Project Audion now recreates one of them. "The Life of Nellie James" was intended as Suspense's premiere, but circumstances pushed it back to the third episode. It was performed once, live, on July 1, 1942, but never heard again. Until now -- as Project Audion, kicking off its fifth season, brings together a transcontinental cast in a live transcription of "The Life of Nellie James" from the original 1942 script. A dreadful murder takes place in the Simon James home, and justice is done ...or is it? It's a tale well-calculated to keep you in ...Suspense! 

Before the show, there is an interview with Suspense scholar Dr. Joseph Webb, where we discuss what makes "Suspense" so special. Our cast features a mix of players, including folks returning from Project Audion episode #1 and professional voices who are brand-new to Audion.

Patte Rosebank in Canada
Tim Burns in Kansas
Andy Hartson-Bowyer in Virginia
Richard Huitema in Florida
Mel Rose in Pennsylvania
Pete Lutz in Texas 
Art Brown in California
Denny Thompson in Colorado
Frank Guglielmelli in Pennsylvania
Sharon Grunwald in New Jersey
while Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas

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