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A “skeleton crew” of the Firehouse Follies perform a new radio theater piece called “Tourist Leather”, written by Tom Trent. The cast includes Tom Trent, Hondo Thompson, Becky Stapf, Suzette [...]

“Trick or Treat…” How far are you willing to take it? In this story, what starts as Halloween fun and the ring of a doorbell ends up in an abandoned mall… or… is it? We hope you enjoy Episode 1 [...]

The Waterspout is an original radio theater piece written by Suzette Weakley and performed by The Unusual Suspects radio acting troupe, with Hondo Thompson, Scrapper Blackwell, Becky Stapf, and [...]

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A “skeleton crew” of the Firehouse Follies perform a new radio theater piece called “Southern Gothic”, written by Tom Trent. The cast includes Tom Trent, Ginger Curry, Becky Stapf, Tony Brewer, [...]

Debbie Bowden reads her original science fiction story “Slugs”, with engineering and sound effects by Chuck Wills. This piece was first aired in October 2021, in Episode #115 and in the Halloween [...]

Hondo Thompson tells us about The Swamp Witch, with engineering, music, and sound effects by Chuck Wills.

Singer/Songwriter Joel Curtis joined us live in studio to share five of his original songs! He was our guest in February 2020, and this Woodshed Session features songs that didn’t make it [...]

It’s time for the ghosts and goblins to come out of the hills and hollers of Brown County! For this special we have a few things that go bump in the night: Chuck Wills interviews Paranormal [...]

Our June Story Slam topic was "The Liar's Bench"! Our winners were David Denman, and Runner Up Kyle Birkemeier.

Olde Magnolia House Inn is our prize sponsor for May and June 2019 Story Slams! Olde Magnolia House Inn

Bear Wallow Distillery was prize sponsor for our July Story Slam, with the topic “The Liar’s Bench!” www.bearwallowdistillery.com

The Brown County Inn is our generous sponsor for our Brown County Hour broadcast, and our Brown County Story Slam event. www.browncountyinn.com

Will Scott plays live in studio. Story slam winner ASH with his story of fathers, football, and fungus. And more...

Our May Story Slam had a theme "The Morel of the Story". Ash was the winner of the slam, with a tale of fathers, football, and fungus.

Kade Puckett plays guitar live in studio! Hondo Thompson wins of our 1st Brown County Story Slam! And more...

"Fish Out of Water" Part 3: Marcia Taylor, Nancy Worland, and our winner Hondo Thompson.

"Fish Out of Water" Story Slam Part 2: we feature David Denman, Ann Deutch, Ash, and Jessica Bussert.

"Fish Out of Water"Story Slam Part 1: we feature Sarah Lyttle, Nathan Dillon, Gerry Guthrie, and Stephanie Spann.

The opiate addiction crisis is a serious topic in our community. We dedicate this show to those that are making a difference.

Kenan Rainwater, along with Barry Elkins, are live in the studio this month. They talk about The Stream from Rainwater Studios, as well as the band Split Rail opening for Travis Tritt. It is [...]

Do you hear the Spring Peeper frogs that have seemingly taken over the county? Our friends Jim Eagleman and Geoff Kellor talk about frogs and more in this episode of Nature News! We even have a [...]

We welcome the Amanda Webb band, live in the studio, fresh off the road from the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Along with our usual cast of characters, our guests include a local [...]

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Happy February and welcome! Rick Clayton joins us as our musical guest, as part of The Late Show band. He brings their new album Sha La La, as well as lots of fun stories!  Cari Ray reports in [...]

Happy New Year from your friends at The Brown County Hour! Jason Blankenship and Dave Sharp bring live music to the show, as well as cuts from The Blankenship band’s brand new album [...]

As we move from fall into winter, we gather around the fire with friends to bring you our December show. We have The Night Owl Country Band as our musical guests, sharing 3 songs live in the [...]

Brown County has been painted in the beautiful colors of fall, and we have Chris Dollar with two albums and a live recording right in our studio! So gather ’round the radio with your [...]

Chris Dollar joined us live in studio to record four amazing songs - two of his originals, and two of his favorite John Hartford songs.

Tim Grimm joined us to sing a song about his guitar, and the farm his Dad grew up on. "Thirteen Years".

I first came to Brown County as a child in 1974, and though I’ve been many places since, I always wanted to return here. Even though I was a musician, I graduated with a business degree [...]

Born during the last of the Eisenhower years, my family relocated to Bloomington in 1960. Running with all matter of new friends in the early years of the Blue Ridge neighborhood hard by Griffey [...]