Explore every episode of the podcast Imprimatur: A Radio Drama

In 1944, Noah Sweeting and Pendleton Oscars work to create a series of propaganda radio programs for the Office of War Information, careful to appease both corporate masters and government officials. Elsewhere, Frank Bergeron, a steel tycoon with a murky history, is gaining traction in his bid to become governor of Illinois when a ghost from his past resurfaces with a campaign of his own. As all four men seek to manipulate public sentiment, their disparate threads collide with thrilling— and deadly— results.

This episode stars:

• Cody Cornwell as Noah Sweeting
• Riley Smith as Pendleton Oscars
• Jeramie Glass as Frank Bergeron
• Tommy Rosecrans as Fish Fontana
• Jeanne Scurek as Dahlia Bergeron
• Erin Bonham as Marilyn Sweeting
• Kevin Schwartz as Hal Greenwood
• Samantha-Rose Brody as Annie Grant
• Conner Gooden as Jack Hudson
• Newton Holt as the Radio Host
• Jarod Lukehart as Mr. Bailey and Additional Voices
• Zachary Robertson as Charles Hopkins
• Mia Katz as Additional Voices
• Sylus Zawicki as Additional Voices
• James Sparkman as Additional Voices

Original Music by Thomas Rankin

Cover Art by Alexis Tucker

Line Producing by Noah Blunier

Sound Engineering by Jeremy Moser

Written, Directed, and Edited by Newton Holt

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.

Set in the summer of 1944, this five-part audio drama follows a pair of radio producers as they work to create propaganda programs for the Office of War Information. But when their research uncovers horrifying allegations about a rising politician, they find themselves in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, and the men are forced to choose between a life of silence and an honest death.

Inspired by both literary dramas and historical thrillers, Imprimatur is a radio drama immersed in the world of radio drama, an exploration of the stories we tell ourselves and tell the world.