Pure Imagination Show Archive

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Pure Imagination is a radio drama broadcast on 90.5 WVUM in Miami, FL. It airs Mondays at 11 pm. You may listen to all old episodes via our podcast or the show archive on this site.

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    Show Archive:

  • Permutations [73.1 mb]
    • Everyone's gone to the movies, now we're alone at last . . . (Music: "A Million Floating Walls" and "Swallowing Marbles" by Bob Ladue, Song 3 by Devin Smith.)
  • Knowing Your Target Demographic Is Key to Brand Development [107.2 mb]
    • A laid-off market researcher for San Francisco-based LoveCorp struggles to find employment and win the heart of an ex-coworker. (Music: "Neurotica" and "Out Pound" by Bob Ladue, "Streetlights" by Cassette.)
  • The Dial-a-Grave [36 mb]
    • A young child believes that an accountant lives beneath his bed, beleaguered parents turn to outsourcing, a single mother works for the Human Lotto, and a thrifty father purchases his dead wife a Dial-a-Grave. (Music: "You Know You Love It" by Bob Ladue, "The Culture War" by Devin Smith, "The Afternoon as Morning" and "Pink Scorpion Paperweight" by Cassette.)
  • Maxine [129.8 mb]
    • A server at Neil Armstrong's Giant Leap for Mankind Pancake House regales his customers with tales of heartbreak and woe. (Music: "The Nativity" by Noah Nite, "This Is My Heart" by RCL Destroyer, "Going Down" by Awesome New Republic.)
  • Apocalypse Day [63.3 mb]
    • The apocalypse will be televised. (Music: "Took Away" and "Motorcycle" by Devin Smith, "Television Dream" by Noah Nite.)
  • Stars [43.1 mb]
    • The daughter of Elvis and Cher impersonators lives in an RV called Graceland, a man launches the American history/youth lifestyle magazine "Historical Gossip for Teens," and more stories of life on the periphery of celebrity. (Music: "Male Die Jill," "Oil Rig," "Discontentness with TVness," "Sally Third," "Unicorns," "Thrill of Cook," and "Male Die Jill [cont'd]" by Bob Ladue.)
  • The Aerodynamics of Absent Wings [70.0 mb]
    • A teenage clerk at Hassan's Artificial Limbs, Brazilian Jeans, and Pastries longs to grow wings. (Music: "Sleeveless" by John Hancock, "You Wanted Me" by Paul Bender, "Vroomgothecowmew(bumruckuss)" by Bob Ladue.)
  • Lewis and Clark [48.1 mb]
    • Lewis and Clark inspire three primetime TV hits: a crime procedural, a family sitcom set in an oversized fiberglass replica of Elvis's digestive system, and Lewis and Clark: The College Years. (Music: "Savannah" by Devin Smith, "Don't Say Never" by RCL Destroyer, "Bet It All" by Sir Majesty.)
  • Infinitron Superdroid [52.3 mb]
    • A boy grows to manhood on a failing dairy farm on the bad side of the moon. (Music: "Centipede" and "I'm on TV" by Devin Smith, "The Electric Question" by Bob Ladue.)
  • The Auteur [48.3 mb]
    • A troubled avant garde German director makes infomercials, corporate training videos, and the Driver's Ed Trilogy. (Music: "LA," "Father and Song," "First Sight," "The Mystery Game," and "A Sick Man Follows a Stranger" by Bob Ladue, "Rockstar" by Devin Smith, "LA [cont'd]" by Bob Ladue.)
  • Hello Incoming Freshmen [40.5 mb]
    • A campus tour, an anthropology lecture, and a graduation speech at EducationLand! Miami-Dade North. (Music: "Grand Cayman," "Paulina's Song," and "This Time" by Devin Smith.)
  • A Series of Tactical Errors [39.1 mb]
    • The Mr. Dictator Pageant suffers some setbacks, a senator apologizes for indiscretions behind his podium, and a presidential candidate campaigns with the blues. (Music: Songs 1,2 by Devin Smith, "Cattle Call" by Sir Majesty.)
  • Stimulus [35.9 mb]
    • A father teaches his daughters an ill-fated lesson on capitalism, a couple argue about purchasing a holographic video system, and a man offers the girl of his dreams one economic stimulus payment's worth of passion. (Music: "The Real Gold" by Bob Ladue, "Never Love" by Devin Smith, "Tried My Best" by Noah Nite.)
  • Jokes Have I Known [42.3 mb]
    • A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walk into a bar . . . (Music: "Chocoholica" by Bob Ladue, "Poison Tongue" and "The Toast" by Noah Nite.)
  • The Pride [44.5 mb]
  • Monster [36.3 mb]
    • Werewolves and a reluctant Monster's Bride struggle with the indignities of the modern age. (Song 1, "Lab Coat," "No Dance," Song 4, and "Not What I Expected" by Bob Ladue, "Sinking" by Devin Smith.
  • The Unseen Seagal [30.1 mb]
    • Synopses of lesser known Steven Seagal films and the Greatest Love Story Ever Told. (Music: "Life (Cycle Sessions Remix)" and "Color Clouds Blue (Version 2)" by Induce, Song 3 by Luke Moellman.)
  • Curriculum Vitae [33.0 mb]
    • Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job. (Music: Song 1 by Justin Sitarz, "Magpie-Group" by Devin Smith, "Rain Song" by Cassette, Song 4 by Devin Smith.)
  • Post-Christmas Special [28.5 mb]
    • Five elves from different socioeconomic backgrounds discuss life in the North Pole. (Music: Assorted holiday favorites.)
  • True to Life [30.3 mb]
    • What's the Most Humiliating Thing You Would Do on Television for Fifty Dollars? and other pressing questions posed and pondered by reality TV execs and contestants. (Music: "Misguided Melancholia," Songs 2,3,4, and "Misguided Melancholia [cont'd]" by Luke Moellman.)
  • What's With the Cape? [37.1 mb]
    • Lobster Boy, Slime Girl, Awesome Jr., the Amazing Fireball, and the lover of the Blue Flash discuss the harsh realities of lives spent battling evil in spandex. (Music: "Sandinista" by Ben Davis, Song 2 by Bob Ladue, "Telephone" by Cassette, "Cinder Mint" and "Rolling in the Grass" by Bob Ladue, "Sandinista [cont'd]" by Ben Davis.)
  • People Ain't No Good [34.7 mb]
    • An unpopular girl attempts to win Show and Tell, an obese supermarket bagger wallows in the shadow of his famous brother, and a seven year old is abandoned by his Mother in the Repository for Unwanted Infants. (Music: Song 1 by Kent Hernandez, "Laying Down the Fork" by Bob Ladue, "Mama Don't Break" by John Hancock.)
  • The Mannequin [31.7 mb]
    • A Driver's Ed instructor from the Bone 'n Gristle District takes affluent kids driving through Jesustown, human mannequins endure innumerable indignities at a failing department store, and a cloud watching enthusiast battles depression. (Music: "Watering Hole" by John Hancock, Song 2 by Kent Hernandez, "Open Your Heart" by Devin Smith.)
  • Guy Meets Girl [32.3 mb]
    • The World's Greatest Lover holds court at a dive bar, a lady-in-waiting dissuades a knight from slaying dragons for her, and other awkward interactions between the sexes. (Music: "Resuscitation" by Induce, "Searching Through the Skies" by Luke Moellman, Song 3 by Justin Sitarz.)
  • The Great Spumoni (re-edited version) [30.4 mb]
    • The son, lover, and protege of a recently deceased magician remember his rise and fall. (Music: Excerpts from the album "I Am Fiji" by Dave Willocks Quartet.)
  • The Museum of Impossible Loves [35.0 mb]
    • A museum curator guides visitors through exhibits detailing his failed romantic relationships, a woman falls in and out of love with a menu writer, and a high school student becomes enamored with a local musician who only knows one song. (Music: "I'm Your Man" by John Hancock, Songs 2,3 by Justin Sitarz, "Remembrance" and "It's Your Fault Part 2" by Bob Ladue.)
  • Act Now and You Shall Never Know Sadness or Fear [34.3 mb]
    • Advertisers make questionable product claims for Auxiliary Morale Boosting Reengagement Rings and Six Speed Oscillating Toothbrushes, among others, and trouble ensues when a vending machine only dispenses root beer to the pure of heart. (Music: "Systematic Mechanic" by Induce, "Numba Crunchaz" by Devin Smith, "Call (Original Mix)" by Induce.)
  • Advanced Techniques for Beginners [32.1 mb]
    • How to dress for success, how to play better golf, and the loneliness of the octagonal pizza deliveryman. (Music: "Destroy the Satellite Installation" by Luke Moellman, Song 2 by Justin Sitarz, "Rain" by Bob Ladue.)
  • Factory Love [30.5 mb]
    • The Playboy of Assembly Line Three, the Numbers Department, and more stories of love in the time of Avian Flu. (Music: "Step 6 - Hunting and Gathering vs. Gathering and Hunting" by Villains of Enchanted Sea Characters, "Don't Be Afraid" and Song 4 by Devin Smith, "You Are the Light" by Devin Smith/Patrick Hart/Asuka Barden.)
  • The Caretaker [40.1 mb]
    • An embattled cemetery caretaker struggles to appease the living and the dead. (Music: "Bump," "Radio Friendly," "Return to Sender," "Evisceration," and "Children's Song" by Devin Smith.)
  • City and the Crime Complex [28.8 mb]
    • A recently released convict attends his high school reunion, a businessman lectures drug dealers on salesmanship techniques, and more tales of the city's seedy underbelly. (Music: "Swingin' Hips" by Cassette, Songs 2,3,4 by Devin Smith, "SH2" and "Living Spaces" by Cassette.)
  • Blue Genes [27.0 mb]
    • The clones of a star athlete, Abraham Lincoln, and a young boy crushed by a model of a blue whale relate the difficulties of being genetic copies. (Music: "I am Fiji" by Dave Willocks Quartet, Song 2, "Rumours on the Internets" and "The Hipster Regime by Paul Bender, "I Am Fiji" by Dave Willocks Quartet.)
  • Two Hundred Years of Debra [32.0 mb]
    • Several generations of Debras meet untimely and violent deaths. (Music: "Invincible Sunshine Machine," "Union Jack," "June," "Sideways," and "Matt's House" by Cassette.)
  • Divorce and the Robot [32.9 mb]
    • The young child of divorced parents copes as his mom moves in with her doubles tennis partner and his dad purchases a marital robot. (Music: Song 1 by Nick Kruge, Song 2 by Kent Hernandez, Song 3 by Devin Smith, Song 4 by Nine Sixty Complex.)
  • Trick or Treat [40.8 mb]
    • A neighborhood eccentric creates elaborate jack-o-lanterns, a timid office worker dresses as Zorro for a company Halloween party, and a man inspects trick-or-treat candy for health violations. (Music: Songs 1,2,3 by Devin Smith.)
  • The Little Lady [37.2 mb]
    • An aging TV weatherman struggles to appeal to the youth demographic, a married man secretly lusts after the eleven inch tall wife of a casual acquaintance, and the lawns of a small Midwestern town are plagued with mysterious holes. (Music: "Cancer Mice" by Cassette, Song 2 by Devin Smith, "Lately" by Nick Kruge.)
  • Out of Time [25.6 mb]
    • A police officer lives his fantasy of being a cowboy, a millionaire abandons his mansion for the life of a hunter-gatherer, and a Mississippi high school girl dreams of marrying the Prince of Denmark. (Music: Excerpts from the album "Stolen Coal" by Raffa and Rainer.)
  • Fortune Falls [33.8 mb]
    • Two stories set in small Wisconsin towns: a former Olympic pairs figure skater works as a carhop on rollerskates at a retro 50's diner, and a young man works for a maze company. (Music: Song 1 by Devin Smith, Song 2 by Luke Moellman, "Spring Cleaning" by Nick Kruge.)
  • The Janitor [28.2 mb]
    • A recent high school graduate hired by the same school he once attended finds solace from his daily grind in the nurse's office and an out of the way service elevator. (Music: Songs 1,2,3,4 by Devin Smith, "Aero" by Justin Sitarz.)
  • Do The Evolution [28.7 mb]
    • Three first year teachers in Topeka, Kansas are ordered by law to teach intelligent design in conjunction with evolutionary theory. (Music by Ajanm.)
  • Nothing Touches Me [32.3 mb]
    • An insurance adjuster allergic to the human touch loathes his coworkers and trains to break the world record for holding one's breath underwater. (Music: "Finale" by Devin Smith, Song 2 by Kent Hernandez, "Cowboy Song" by Nick Kruge.)
  • Birth of an Assassination [31.5 mb]
    • A boy learns the exact time and date of his death at a carnival and decides to become a hired assassin. (Music: "Thursday Night" by Justin Sitarz, Song 2,3,4,5 by Devin Smith.)
  • The Highway [32.8 mb]
    • A recently married couple adopts a highway, an awkward introvert works as a professional dater, and a young man receives a Russian mail order bride as a birthday present. (Music: "Fall" by Nick Kruge, "Shadow" and "Bedtime Stories/Forgiveness" by Cassette, Song 4 by Devin Smith, "You'll Never Know" and "Scared to Lose" by Nick Kruge.)
  • American Backbone [25.0 mb]
    • A lifeguard is hired as a pool cleaner by an eccentric, licentious older woman. (Music: "Ladybug" and "Cartographer" by Cassette, Songs 3,4 by Devin Smith.)
  • Fashion is Exhausting [28.9 mb]
    • Three Midwesterners stumble through the Miami fashion scene and the Wisconsin Miss Teen Dairy Pageant. (Music: "Fingernails" by Cassette, Song 2 and "Naked" by Devin Smith.)
  • Submarine High School [25.4 mb]
    • A year in the life of three students attending the U.S.S. Dubuque High School, embedded in a functioning nuclear attack submarine. (Music: Excerpts from the album "Battle Master" by Devin Smith.)
  • My Dear Persephone [32.9 mb]
    • An astronaut leaves his beloved space station to fight real estate development in outer space. (Music: "Forbidden Fruit" by Nick Kruge, Song 2 by Kronos, Songs 3,5 by Kent Hernandez, Songs 4,6 by Devin Smith.)
  • The Ugly Kennedy [26.9 mb]
    • The son of a woman obsessed with the Kennedy family leaves home to join a traveling carnival. (Music: Songs 1,2,3 by Devin Smith, Song 4 by Kent Hernandez.)
  • Pure Imagination Theme Song [2 mb]