The air is thick with Freud and sex as eminent psychoanalyst Melanie Klein comes roaring to life in a 1930's drawing room. The city of London offers the witty, overbearing Mrs. Klein refuge from rising European fascism. But perhaps her children are still in need of refuge – from her. The show includes an interview with Dr. Chris Minnick, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Medicine, and one of the country's leading "Kleinians". Starring Julie Harris as Melanie Klein, JoBeth Williams as Melitta, and Lindsay Crouse as Paula. Written by Nicholas Wright and directed by Robert Robinson.

Hear the complete version of our interview with Dr. Chris Minnick, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California's School of Medicine, and one of the country's leading "Kleinians".

Actual events during the Cold War inspired Hugh Whitemore's thriller that takes place in a suburb of London during the autumn and winter of 1960-1961. Loyalty, duty and friendship collide when the Jacksons slowly discover the Krogers, their neighbors and cherished friends, are not what they appear. A gripping play that may leave you wondering exactly what it is those nice people next door are really up to. The cast in alphabetical order is:

Rosalind Ayres as Barbara Jackson
Roxanne Hart as Helen Kroger
Martin Jarvis as Mr. Stewart
Megan Austin Oberle as Julie/Sally
Sione Owen as Thelma
Julian Sands as Bob Jackson
David Selby as Peter Kroger

"Pack of Lies" was directed by Peter Levin.

Actual events during the Cold War inspired Hugh Whitemore's thriller that takes place in a suburb of London during the autumn and winter of 1960-1961. Loyalty, duty and friendship collide when the Jacksons slowly discover the Krogers, their neighbors and cherished friends, are not what they appear. A gripping play that may leave you wondering exactly what it is those nice people next door are really up to. The cast in alphabetical order is:

Rosalind Ayres as Barbara Jackson
Roxanne Hart as Helen Kroger
Martin Jarvis as Mr. Stewart
Megan Austin Oberle as Julie/Sally
Sione Owen as Thelma
Julian Sands as Bob Jackson
David Selby as Peter Kroger

"Pack of Lies" was directed by Peter Levin.

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Martin Jarvis's character, Mr. Stewart, is one of the few fictional characters in a spy story filled with real-life detail. Hugh Whitemore based his play "Pack of Lies" on the Portland Spy Ring of 1960 and 1961. The Krogers did, in fact, live at 45 Cranley Drive in Ruislip, and were frequently visited by the real-life Gordon Lonsdale, as he passed on information to be transmitted in secret from their house.

But how did these transmissions work? How was the information kept secret? And what did it sound like? We got some answers from radio producer David Goren, who guides us through the sinister underground world of the shortwave "numbers stations".

"Atencion: Seis Siete Tres Siete Cero: The Shortwave Numbers Mystery" was written and mixed by David Goren for The Lost and Found Sound Series produced by the Kitchen Sisters and Jay Allison. More information at http://www.thekitchensisters.org.

The recordings of the numbers stations came from the collections of Simon Mason, Chris Smolinski, Tom Sevart, Don Mussel, David Goren, and The Conet Project produced by Akin Fernandez for Irdial Discs.

The Havana Moon interview originally aired in 1992 on Radio Netherlands' Media Network program, hosted by Jonathan Marks. Simon Mason provided the recording of the interview.

David Goren is an independent radio producer who continues to explore the sonic, aesthetic, and cultural resonances of the shortwave radio spectrum at shortwaveology.com.

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In a quiet university setting near the bayous of Louisiana, the lives of a poet, his muse, and a young professor intersect in unexpected and powerful ways. Starring Powers Boothe as Waterman, Frances Conroy as Mimi, and Ping Wu as Robert. The show includes a feature on "Operation Wandering Soul" with psychological warfare expert Herbert A. Friedman, an interview with John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and a conversation with "Mimi's Guide" playwright Doris Baizley.

In a quiet university setting near the bayous of Louisiana, the lives of a poet, his muse, and a young professor intersect in unexpected and powerful ways. Starring Powers Boothe as Waterman, Frances Conroy as Mimi, and Ping Wu as Robert. The show includes a feature on "Operation Wandering Soul" with psychological warfare expert Herbert A. Friedman, an interview with John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and a conversation with "Mimi's Guide" playwright Doris Baizley.

The "hungry ghosts" of Vietnam are a very real part of the country's traditions and folklore. Each year, they are honored in a festival known as Vu Lan, or the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits, in which the hungry ghosts are fed, and prayers are offered for their salvation. But when American forces arrived in Vietnam in the 1960s, they saw the Vu Lan tradition as the perfect tool of psychological warfare. We invited psychological operations expert Herbert A. Friedman to tell us more about "Operation Wandering Soul."

Hear the complete version of our interview with John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and an expert on political geography and the history of cartography.

Hear the full version of our interview with the author of "Mimi's Guide", playwright Doris Baizley.

A Halloween double feature complete with aliens and dinosaurs. First, join Leonard Nimoy and other actors from STAR TREK and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION as they recreate the classic radio thriller. Originally performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, WAR OF THE WORLDS is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature. Then, Arthur Conan Doyle’s rollicking adventure tale THE LOST WORLD follows a scientific expedition deep into the Amazon jungle – right back into the time of dinosaurs and cavemen. The broadcast includes a conversation with Leonard Nimoy and a special insider's tour of the Dino Lab at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.

A Halloween double feature complete with aliens and dinosaurs. First, join Leonard Nimoy and other actors from STAR TREK and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION as they recreate the classic radio thriller. Originally performed by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air, WAR OF THE WORLDS is truly the mother of all space invasions, offering a rare combination of chills, thrills and great literature. Then, Arthur Conan Doyle’s rollicking adventure tale THE LOST WORLD follows a scientific expedition deep into the Amazon jungle – right back into the time of dinosaurs and cavemen. The broadcast includes a conversation with Leonard Nimoy and a special insider's tour of the Dino Lab at the Natural History Museum of L.A. County.

Hear the complete version of our Q&A session with Leonard Nimoy.

Hear the complete version of our visit to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Brian Cox stars in Arthur Miller's probing look at monogamy and 1980's morality. Lyman Felt has it all. Wealth, success, power and the kind of good solid wife he needs. Oh, and he also has another wife, the kind of earthy, sexy woman he wants. Lyman juggles his artful lie until a car accident on the slippery slope of Mt. Morgan lands him in a hospital bed and the two wives in the waiting room. But really, is there any such thing as "just an accident?" Also starring Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Gregory Itzin, Amy Pietz and Kirsten Potter. Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Richard Masur.

Brian Cox stars in Arthur Miller's probing look at monogamy and 1980's morality. Lyman Felt has it all. Wealth, success, power and the kind of good solid wife he needs. Oh, and he also has another wife, the kind of earthy, sexy woman he wants. Lyman juggles his artful lie until a car accident on the slippery slope of Mt. Morgan lands him in a hospital bed and the two wives in the waiting room. But really, is there any such thing as "just an accident?" Also starring Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Gregory Itzin, Amy Pietz and Kirsten Potter. Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Richard Masur.

Ed Asner stars in a story about a watershed event in American civil rights. On a spring day in 1947, Branch Rickey, the powerful General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the Major League’s first black ballplayer. But a power struggle ensues when the eloquent Robeson raises questions about Rickey’s motivations to integrate white baseball. Starring Edward Asner, Tommy Hicks, Carly Lumbly, Rugg Williams, Sterling Macer and David Downing. Written by Ed Schmidt. Directed by Sheldon Epps. The show includes interviews with former Major League pitcher Al Downing and biographer Lee Lowenfish, author of "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman."

Ed Asner stars in a story about a watershed event in American civil rights. On a spring day in 1947, Branch Rickey, the powerful General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, summons heavyweight champion Joe Louis, tap star Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson and actor Paul Robeson to his hotel room in Manhattan. Rickey wants their support when he taps Jackie Robinson to be the Major League’s first black ballplayer. But a power struggle ensues when the eloquent Robeson raises questions about Rickey’s motivations to integrate white baseball. Starring Edward Asner, Tommy Hicks, Carly Lumbly, Rugg Williams, Sterling Macer and David Downing. Written by Ed Schmidt. Directed by Sheldon Epps. The show includes interviews with former Major League pitcher Al Downing and biographer Lee Lowenfish, author of "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman."

Hear the complete version of our interview with Al Downing, who was the first African-American starting pitcher for the New York Yankees.

Hear the complete version of our interview with Lee Lowenfish, author of "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman".