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Improvised Golden Age Radio

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Improvised Golden Age Radio is broadcasting now! Veterans of Chicago’s best improv shows like Baby Wants Candy, Improvised Shakespeare Company, Hitch Cocktails and more bring you an hour of hilarious long form improv!  Playing with inspiration from the Swinging 30s, 40s and 50s, these cool cats will have you in stitches with a small twist on the long form improv Chicago is famous for.

Latest episodes

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Naomi Crashes New York (Live from Yes, Ann Improv Festival)

An enterprising young woman with pockets full of cash hits the big Town of New York as her father desperately searches for her while firing as many of his guns as possibl

Jul 5
30 min

Prison Spring Break (Ft. Thomas Kelly of Sand)

A story of redemption reminiscent of the Shawkshank prison yards... well not really but there is a prison! Our waves are graced with the tones of Thomas Kelly from legend

Apr 11
48 min

The Storm and the After Party (@ Crawlspace Theater in Kalamazoo)

Guys and Dolls... and Tornadoes! And some weight changing gigantic water melons. It's a rare 3-person cast honored to grace the stage of Crawlspace Theater in Kalama

Mar 30
38 min

Jockeying For Position (Ft. Beth Melewski)

Michigan soft wool presents a pointless tale of weirdos and mendicants! Live at Second City on 8/21/25 featuring Improvised Shakespeare Beth Melewski! How lucky are we!?

Mar 24
51 min

Its Everyday Bro (Ft. cast of iO's Blueprint)

The cast of iO's Blueprint (see below) takes on the form of IGAR having never seen or heard the show before. We set up the show in about six minutes (a new record) b

Mar 14
33 min

A Love of Drinks and Denim

Mike Sandwich comes to town and a young boy saves the day.  A tale of uprising, murder, and a healthy dose of alcohol for all. The fabric mines will never be the same af

Feb 10
45 min

Blue In The Driver’s Seat

Many thanks to all our new listeners in the USA & South Africa! Please rate/review!  Blue Beaumont, the twin of famous movie star of the 1940s,  pulls into a gas station

Jan 19
47 min

Le Creme Noir (Or the Powers That Be)

A leech loving scientist posing as an OBGYN just might not be the worst doctor in town... extra hilarious episode, please check out our upcoming live shows at iO at www.i

Jan 9
59 min

Tears of a Teenage Clown

A young lad tries his shot at living his dream, only be told he’s useless and will never amount to anything. A tale we can all relate to this Christmas. Shelby Burton -

Dec 31 2025
43 min

The Kentucky Cruise Conundrum

Two Kentucky potato farmers take a chance in the big city and land themselves on a cruise! Ne're do wells and cross class romance, this is an IGAR to remember, or at

Dec 14 2025
50 min

The Weathered Piano (live from Flyover Comedy Festival)

A broken piano plays the chords of a broken man's heart. Actually that's not really what happens, but that would be pretty poetic if it was! Live from the Flyov

Dec 7 2025
43 min

Mobsters with Accents (ft. Joe Burton & Grace Goze)

This episode we are lucky enough to host Grace Goze of Hitchcock*Tails and Clued In as well as Joe Burton of The Improvised Shakespeare Company. What a delight! For the

Nov 29 2025
40 min

Mystery at Camp Kill (or Bankruptcy at Camp Bemidji)

A hidden cockney accent, more drunken children, and some run of the mill animal mutilation. Another typical Summer camp Bemidji. This week’s episode brought to you by our

Nov 21 2025
44 min

Improvised Golden Age Radio Preview

Hi everyone and welcome. My name is Eric Pedersen and I’m the co-creator and artistic director of Improvised Golden Age of Radio - a show that started in 2024 where we im

Nov 21 2025
1 min

The Smart Detective & The Drunken Child (Ft. Sayjal Joshi)

At least we recycle, is it so bad the bottles are empty because school children got into the teachers booze supply? The detective is smart, but are they smart enough to f

Nov 14 2025
44 min

Cynthia's Hot Dog Frenzy (Ft. James Dugan)

Cynthia heads to Chicago to open a theater where things immediately fall off the rails. Hot dogs on the bus?! This episode was fakely brought to you by Quality Cousin&ap

Nov 7 2025
53 min

Love & Coffee (Ft. Mark Gagliardi & Eric Muller)

Martha's strong strong coffee is running out of coffee. Can the mobster mothers of the town complete their heist before the cops track them down? Will utter nonsense

Oct 15 2025
48 min

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