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
Beyond Belief "Paint Misbehavin’"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Paul F. Tompkins as Frank Doyle; Paget Brewster as Sadie Doyle; Craig Cackowski as Virgil; Annie Savage as Bev; Mark Gagliardi as Augustino; and Hal Lublin as the Spooky Narrator
"An Evening Beyond Belief" is Saturday, Oct 10, 7 and 9:30pm and streaming everywhere!
Two shows, two completely new scripts, Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster and al...
Captain Laserbeam "Moving Violations"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Sam Richardson as Captain Laserbeam; Paul F. Tompkins as Champ; John Hodgman as Adventurekateer CJ; Jean Grae as Adventurekateer Renata; Marc Evan Jackson as Adventurekateer Christopher; Hal Lublin as Phillip Fathom; and Craig Cackowski as the Heroic Narrator.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
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This month, we're releasing two versions of an episode that we already released years ago! Why? Because we love this episode, and we thought it'd be a fun one to do on the road for our 20th anniversary shows last year. Turns out it was!
"Prelude to a Fish" is one of those episodes that just came together, from its original ridiculous idea ("what if The Little Mermaid but also Splash but also Creature from the Black Lagoon?") to ...
This month, we're releasing two versions of an episode that we already released years ago! Why? Because we love this episode, and we thought it'd be a fun one to do on the road for our 20th anniversary shows last year. Turns out it was!
"Prelude to a Fish" is one of those episodes that just came together, from its original ridiculous idea ("what if The Little Mermaid but also Splash but also Creature from the Black Lagoon?") to ...
Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Pulp Jurisdiction"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Deputy; Jean Grae as Moko Morato; Annie Savage as The Space Saloon; John Hodgman as Lavon Abbondondon; Joshua Malina as the Barkeep; Jonathan Coulton as Travis Baltimore; and Hal Lublin as the Folksy Narrator.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
Want e...
Beyond Belief "Big Shoes to Kill"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Paul F. Tompkins as Frank Doyle; Paget Brewster as Sadie Doyle; Craig Cackowski as Caleb Collins; Mark Gagliardi as Conrad Drapewine; Joshua Malina as Mr. Lee; Hal Lublin as Hyde and the Spooky Narrator; and Autumn Reeser, Janet Varney and Adam Savage as the editors.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
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Captain Laserbeam "Hearts and Minds"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Sam Richardson as Captain Laserbeam; Janet Varney as GiraffeWoman; Autumn Reeser as Adventurekateer Sean; Annie Savage as Adventurekateer Ingrid; Adam Savage as the Die-Brarian; Craig Cackowski as Stacks; and Hal Lublin as the Heroic Narrator.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
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Beyond Belief, "The Last Beyond Belief"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Annie Savage as Faye; Janet Varney as Lindy; Craig Cackowski as Con; Busy Philipps as Rosie; Kate Micucci as Agnes; Stephen Park as Crispin Doyle; and Hal Lublin as the Spooky Narrator
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
Want every episode and more, including never-...
Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Karen Feeding"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Annie Savage as the Gelato Stand AI; ; Kate Micucci as Bunch; Autumn Reeser as the Omnomicron; Janet Varney as Mercy Laredo; and Hal Lublin as the Folksy Narrator
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
Want every episode and more, including never-rel...
Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "The French Connection"
Written by Liz Hara
Starring Autumn Reeser as Amelia Earhart; Annie Savage as Abby Adams; Craig Cackowski and Paul F.Tompkins as Vikings; Mark Gagliardi and Keiko Agena as French people; Raymond Lee as DB Cooper; and Hal Lublin as the Newsreel Narrator.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
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Beyond Belief, "Slings and Marrows"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Joshua Malina, John Hodgman, and Hal Lublin as skeletons.
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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "The Quick and the Sand"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Busy Philipps as The Red Plains Rider; Annie Savage as The Marshal Station AI; Joshua Malina and John Hodgman as the President Face Gang; and Hal Lublin as the Folksy Narrator.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
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Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Red All Over"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Busy Philipps as the Red Plains Rider; Josh Godelman as Iron Regular Size; Joshua Malina as Cylus; Annie Savage as the Marshal Station AI; and Hal Lublin as the Bank AI and Folksy Hal.
THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% INDEPENDENT.
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Beyond Belief, "Have Gin Will Travel"
Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker
Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Erinn Hayes as Obsidia; Joshua Malina as Doug; Autumn Reeser as Helen; Craig Cackowski as Ozias; and Hal Lublin as 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 decade.
NY sold out, so we added a second ni...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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