Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark · Darren Marlar

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March 21, 2026·5 hr 5 min·5 clips

A new album features ghost stories, murder ballads, and a nine-foot bat ape with a purple nose.

This episode serves as an announcement for a new music album by the host. The host introduces the album with a list of its contents, including ghost stories, murder ballads, and true history. Specific elements mentioned are a time traveler party, a nine-foot bat ape with a purple nose, and Harriet Tubman. Other themes include a man calling women Dana, a dead woman on Archer Avenue, and worms eating eyeballs. The album also features a college dormitory haunted by a Revolutionary War soldier and a hundred men vanishing over the Pacific. A girl named Critty and Alfred Hitchcock ruining a love life are referenced. The host notes a love song is included. The album has 14 songs, with an emphasis on murder ballads. It is written and produced by the host and performed by Dark Weirdness, the podcast's in-house band. The title 'Why Do I Keep Doing This?' reflects the host's ongoing question since 2015. Availability is detailed on the website weirddarkness.com and major music services. The episode is promotional in nature, focusing solely on the album release. No traditional radio show content from the Golden Age is presented here. The tone is direct and self-referential, with the host addressing listeners familiarly. It lacks narrative or interview elements, sticking to announcement format. The host's personal reflection adds a meta-layer about their creative process. Overall, it's a brief, focused update for fans of the podcast's music offerings.

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