The Thrilling Adventure Hour
Fiction & Audio Drama
About
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
- Captain Laserbeam, "Hearts and Minds"
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…
- Beyond Belief, "The Last Beyond Belief"
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;…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Karen Feeding"
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 Rees…
- Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "The French Connection"
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 peop…
- Beyond Belief, "Slings & Marrows"
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. THE THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR IS 100% I…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "The Quick and the Sand"
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 Marsh…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Red All Over"
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;…
- Beyond Belief, "Have Gin Will Travel"
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…
- Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "Darkheart"
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 Boot…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Goo Fellas"
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…
- Beyond Belief, "The Sewer Thing"
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 Eni…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Friend Savage"
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…
- Beyond Belief, "Ceno Evil"
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 Lubli…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Bank Yankers"
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; Xoc…
- We Got This with Mark and Hal (and Acker & Blacker)
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…
- Miss America, "Chaise Longue"
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 Bla…
- Beyond Belief, "Toxic Phantom"
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; a…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Black Hole/Son"
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; X…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "The Pickle with Peekies"
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 Lene…
- Beyond Belief, "Insiding Incident"
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 Narrat…
- Captain Laserbeam, "Laserbeef"
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…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Marshal No More"
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 Pist…
- Captain Laserbeam, "Triangle of Badness"
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 Perpendicu…
- Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "Groundhog Dames"
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 Coop…
- Beyond Belief, "Dial Y for Yesterday"
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 Ne…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Everyone Loops"
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…
- Captain Laserbeam, "Daddy Knows Jest"
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 Adventureka…
- Beyond Belief, "Son of a Creature Man"
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 Cacko…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Barkeeper's Helper"
Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Barkeeper's Helper" Written by Katie Wood 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 a…
- Captain Laserbeam, "Holiday Jeer"
Captain Laserbeam, "Holiday Jeer" Written by Liz Hara Starring Sam Richardson as Captain Laserbeam; Hal Lublin as Phillip Fathom; Joshua Malina as Adventurekateer Douglas; Annie Savage as Adventurekateer Kristin; Janet Varney as Holly; Mar…
- Beyond Belief, "Property Bothers"
An early release for an episode we love! Beyond Belief, "Property Bothers" is written by Katie Wood. Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Craig Cackowski as Gus; Annie Savage as Connie; Kevin Pollak as Bra…
- Miss America, "Zombie Cabin"
Miss America, "Zombie Cabin" Written and produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker Starring Vella Lovell as Miss America; Busy Philipps as Rhoda; Mark Gagliardi as Jarvis; Mark McConville, Craig Cackowski, and Annie Savage as zombies; and Mark M…
- Beyond Belief, "Final Destination Wedding"
Beyond Belief , "Final Destination Wedding" Written by Elizabeth Hara Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Ashley Nicole Black as Maggie; Busy Philipps as Finessa; Annie Savage and Olivia Scott Welch as Le…
- Beyond Belief, "Bottle Episode"
Beyond Belief , "Bottle Episode" Written by J, Holtham Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Ashley Nicole Black as a demon; Jon Cryer as Leon the Delivery Boy; Busy Philipps and Olivia Scott Welch as Fiona…
- Miss America, "Here She Is"
Miss America, "Here She Is" Written and produced by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker Starring Vella Lovell as Miss America; Craig Cackowski as Darius; Colton Dunn as Colin; Mark Gagliardi and Annie Savage as zombies; and Annie Savage as Apocalyptic…
- Beyond Belief, "Slay Batter Batter"
Beyond Belief, "Slay Batter Batter" Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Annie Savage as a baseball player; Craig Cackowski as "Coach" LeTrue; Mark Gagliardi as Coach C…
- Beyond Belief, "Dummy Aches"
Beyond Belief, "Dummy Aches" Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Annie Savage as Clara; Craig Cackowski, Janet Varney, and John Ross Bowie as dummies; and Hal Lublin a…
- Captain Laserbeam, "The Great Watery Throwdown"
Captain Laserbeam, "The Great Watery Throwdown" Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker Starring Carlos Alazraqui as Captain Laserbeam; Hal Lublin as Phillip Fathom; Autumn Reeser as Adventurekateer Claudia; Natalie Morales as Briny; Craig Ca…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Evolving Doors"
Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars, "Evolving Doors" Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker Starring Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada; Mark Gagliardi as Croach the Tracker; Joshua Malina as the Barkeep; Annie Savage as the Saloon Door…
- Beyond Belief, "Drinky and the Train"
Beyond Belief, "Drinky and the Train" Written by Kara Lee Burk and Carla Cackowski Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Joshua Malina as the Porter; Craig Cackowski as the Porter's Assistant; Autumn Reeser…
- Captain Laserbeam, "Two Lights Make a Wrong"
This episode can be heard ad-free via our Patreon, where you can also find the entire back catalog of The Thrilling Adventure Hour plus Bonus Content, Complete Libraries of Classic Segments, and more: https://www.patreon.com/thrillingadven…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars: "Charmed and Dangerous"
Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars "Charmed and Dangerous" Written by Katie Wood 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…
- Beyond Belief - "Our Bodies, Our Elves"
A brand new Beyond Belief! "Our Bodies, Our Elves" Written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker Starring Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster as Frank and Sadie Doyle; Craig Cackowski as Nick; Michael McMillian as Mac; Chris Tallman as William Ribbon…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars - Don't Go Stealing Waterfalls
A brand new Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars! "Don't Go Stealing Waterfalls" 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; Phil La…
- The Star Wars Show highlights!
To celebrate the release of their Star Wars: Join the Resistance novel in 2016, Acker and Blacker put together a benefit variety show featuring space- and resistance-themed music and comedy. Today's podcast is a selection of highlights fro…
- Beyond Belief - "Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust" (Livestream 4/24/21)
A brand new Beyond Belief recorded via livestream on April 4 2021! Beyond Belief - "Apples to Apples, Dust to Dust" Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Busy Phi…
- Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars - "Fuel's Errand" (Livestream 4/24/21)
A brand new Sparks Nevada recorded via livestream on April 4 2021! Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars - "Fuel's Errand" Written by Carla Cackowski Starring Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi, Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Jos…
- Beyond Belief - "The Supernatural Problem" (Livestream 2/13/21)
A brand new Beyond Belief recorded via livestream on February 13 2021! Beyond Belief - "The Supernatural Problem" Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Autumn Reeser, Annie Savage, Hal Lublin, Craig Cacko…
- Beyond Belief - "The Gods Must Be Crazy In Love" (Livestream 2/13/21)
A brand new Beyond Belief recorded via livestream on February 13 2021! Beyond Belief - "The Gods Must Be Crazy In Love" Written by Glenn David Gold Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Autumn Reeser, Ann…
- Beyond Belief - "MidSommelier" (Livestream 10/31/20)
A brand new Beyond Belief recorded via livestream on October 31 2020! Beyond Belief - "MidSommelier" Written by Julia Yorks Starring Paul F. Tompkins, Paget Brewster, Busy Philipps, Joshua Malina, Autumn Reeser, Annie Savage, Hal Lublin, C…