The Thrilling Adventure Hour

The Thrilling Adventure Hour

The world's favorite new time podcast in the style of old-time radio. The Thrilling Adventure Hour anthologizes the thrilling adventures of space cowboy Sparks Nevada (Marc Evan Jackson), married mediums Frank and Sadie Doyle (Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster), all-American hero Jefferson Reid (Nathan Fillion), and more. Find the complete Thrilling Adventure back catalog plus libraries of classic segments and bonus content on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thrillingadventurehour Produced and created by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. Featuring the WorkJuice Players and your favorite stars from the worlds of television, film, comedy, animation, sketch, and the stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

September 15, 2025 • 26 mins

Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "Darkheart"

Written by Heath Corson


Starring Autumn Reeser as Amelia Earhart; Annie Savage as Abby Adams; Paul F.Tompkins as Ekkhard; Busy Philipps as Amelia Darkheart; David Dastmalchian as John Wilkes Booth; and Hal Lublin as the Newsreel Narrator.


2025 is our 20th anniversary! And we're celebrating by taking the show on the road for the first time in a decade.

NY sold out, so we added a second...

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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Goo Fellas"

Written by Mickey Fisher

Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Craig Cackowski as Felton; Janet Varney as Bloobus; Kevin McDonald as Boomblort; Paul F. Tompkins and Busy Philipps as scientists; and Hal Lublin as Teabadee and Folksy Hal.


2025 is our 20th anniversary! And we're celebrating by taking the show on the road for the first time in a...

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July 14, 2025 • 31 mins

Beyond Belief, "The Sewer Thing"

Written by Katie Wood

Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Annie Savage as Ravenna; Mark Gagliardi as Vincent; Alyssa Limperis as La Llorona; Ian Gomez as Quanderer the Enigmatist; Andy Richter as Marbles; and Hal Lublin as Justin and the Spooky Narrator


2025 is our 20th anniversary! And we're celebrating by taking the show on the road for the first time in a decad...

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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Friend Savage"

Written by Katie Wood

Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Craig Cackowski as Felton; Annie Savage as The Saloon Doors; Busy Philipps as the Red Plains Rider; Paul F. Tompkins as Piston Pete; Kevin McDonald as Conner; and Hal Lublin as Folksy Hal.


2025 is our 20th anniversary! And we're celebrating by taking the show on the road for the f...

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May 12, 2025 • 25 mins

Beyond Belief, "Ceno Evil"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Josh Ruben as Marchand; Vinny Thomas as Lament; Dirk Blocker as Effite; Ian Gomez as Robuck; and Hal Lublin as the Spooky Narrator


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jonathan Dinerstein

Sound effects by Cayenne Chris Conroy


2025 is our 20th anniversary! And we're celebrating b...

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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Bank Yankers"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Paul F. Tompkins as Piston Pete; Nancy Lenehan as Stacy Kearns-Nevada; Xochitl Gomez as Aerial; Saagar Shaikh as Rob-E; and Hal Lublin as the Bank's AI and Folksy Hal.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jonathan Dinerstein

Sparks theme by Eban Schle...

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WorkJuice Players Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin have hosted We Got This for nine years. On the show Gags and Hal sit down to settle all the small debates that are a big deal to YOU — once and for all.


We thought you Adventurekateers would enjoy this brand new episode with Thrilling Adventure Hour creators Ben Acker and Ben Blacker join Mark and Hal to finally determine the Best Thrilling Adventure Hour segment, once and for all!

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March 17, 2025 • 27 mins

Miss America, "Chaise Longue"

Written by Julia Lederer


Starring Vella Lovell as Miss America; Busy Philipps as Bev; Hal Lublin as Pete; Janet Varney as Margaret; and Annie Savage as the Apocalyptic Narrator.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein

Sound effects by Cayenne Chris Conroy


2025 is our 20th anniversary! And we're celebrating by taking the show on the road for the first t...

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February 17, 2025 • 29 mins

Beyond Belief, "Toxic Phantom"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Annie Savage as Lavinia Eventide, Scowling Courtesan of the Murk; Mark Gagliardi as Cesare Janovitz; and Hal Lublin as Clamuel and the Spooky Narrator.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jonathan Dinerstein

Sound effects by Cayenne Chris Conroy


2025 is our 20th anniversary!...

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January 13, 2025 • 21 mins

Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Black Hole/Son"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Paul F. Tompkins as Piston Pete; Nancy Lenehan as Stacy Kearns-Nevada; Xochitl Gomez as Aerial; and Hal Lublin as the Sunspot Kid and Folksy Hal.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein

Sparks theme by Eban Schlett...

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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "The Pickle with Peekies"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Paul F. Tompkins as Piston Pete; Raymond Lee as Ray; Nancy Lenehan as Stacy Kearns-Nevada; Xochitl Gomez as Aerial; and Hal Lublin as Folksy Hal.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein

Sparks theme by Eba...

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November 11, 2024 • 20 mins

Beyond Belief, "Insiding Incident"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Alyssa Limperis as Bobby; Saagar Shaikh as Zachariah Pancakes; and Hal Lublin as the Spooky Narrator

Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jonathan Dinerstein

Sound effects by Cayenne Chris Conroy


THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.

Want every episode and more, i...

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October 7, 2024 • 26 mins

Captain Laserbeam, "Laserbeef"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Sam Richardson as Captain Laserbeam; Olivia Scott Welch as Adventuekateer Gail; Paul F. Tompkins as Adventurekateer Ethan; Janet Varney as Mindy; Mark Gagliardi as Ron; Marc Evan Jackson as Skip; Annie Savage as Jestica; William Jackson Harper as Silly Billy; and Hal Lublin as Phillip Fathom and the Heroic Narrator.

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September 16, 2024 • 24 mins

Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Marshal No More"

Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Annie Savage as the Meeting House AI; Paul F. Tompkins as Piston Pete; Olivia Scott Welch as Zaantha; Janet Varney as Lyra; Xochitl Gomez as Aerial; and Hal Lublin as Folksy Hal.

Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jonathan Dinerstein

Spark...

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August 19, 2024 • 24 mins

Captain Laserbeam, "Triangle of Badness"

Written by Liz Hara


Starring Sam Richardson as Captain Laserbeam; Annie Savage as Adventuekateer Libby; Raymond Lee as Adventurekateer Nathan; Parvesh Cheena as Shape Ape; Janet Varney as Perpendicular Lioness; Mark Gagliardi as the Foreman; Paul F. Tompkins as Circle; and Hal Lublin as Adventurekateer William and the Heroic Narrator.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jona...

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Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "Groundhog Dames" is written by Adam Rogers

Starring Autumn Reeser as Amelia Earhart; Hal Lublin as Trick Clock and Narrators; Craig Cackowski as Colonel Tick-Tock; Annie Savage as Judy Resnik; and Todd Cooper as Mike Smith.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein

Sound effects by Cayenne Chris Conroy


THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS NOW 100% INDEPENDEN...

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June 17, 2024 • 23 mins

Beyond Belief, "Dial Y for Yesterday" is written by J. Holtham.

Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Keiko Agena as Zeitgeist; Annie Savage as Poetry; Janet Varney as Queen Never; Craig Cackowski as Mr. Forever; Mark Gagliardi as Poetry; Joshua Malina as Reason; Marc Evan Jackson as Bad; and Hal Lublin as the Spooky Narrator.


Produced by Ben Acker...

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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Everyone Loops"


Written by Mickey Fisher

Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Joshua Malina as the Barkeep; Annie Savage as the Saloon Doors; Craig Cackowski as Felton; Hal Lublin as Bolthead Blake; Janet Varney as Jenzen; and Hal Lublin as Folksy Hal.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein.

Sparks them...

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April 15, 2024 • 18 mins

Captain Laserbeam, "Daddy Knows Jest"

Written by Heath Corson

Starring Sam Richardson as Captain Laserbeam; Joshua Malina as the Dad Joker; Annie Savage as Yes Anne; Craig Cackowski as Adventurekateer Bradley; Mark Gagliardi as Adventurekateer Ajay; and Hal Lublin as the Heroic Narrator.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein.

Laserbeam theme by Jonathan Coulton.

Sound effects by Cayenne ...

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March 11, 2024 • 22 mins

Beyond Belief, "Son of a Creature Man" is written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker


Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Hal Lublin as Gedrischer; Janet Varney as Mrs. Church; Mark Gagliardi as Sasha; Craig Cackowski as the Devil; and Hal Lublin and Joshua Malina as Spooky Narrators.


Produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker

Directed by Aaron Ginsburg

Music by Jordan Katz and Jonathan Dinerstein

Soun...

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