The Tesla City Stories Podcast

New Year’s Message and New Season News!

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:41:09 -0800

Director and chief archivist Brendan Jones (along with a famous costar) shares holiday tidings and teases Season Three of the Tesla City Stories podcast! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 24: The Trials of Prudence Fairleigh: “Oath of Loyalty pt. 2”

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:04:00 -0800

Assistant District Attorney Prudence Fairleigh has to defend Keiko Polansky against the fearmongering tactics of crooked mob lawyer Miles Tepper. Will true justice be served? www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 23: Tesla City Limits: A Brendan’s Story pt. 3

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:50:48 -0800

In “Eagle Rock: The Valley of Kings,” Brendan continues the tale of his quest to uncover the TBC archive. This episode is full of (another man’s) treasure! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 22: The Trials of Prudence Fairleigh: “Oath of Loyalty part 1”

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:05:37 -0800

A simple case of takes a dramatic turn when Prudence is called upon to defend the state's witness - a Japanese-American woman - against charges of espionage! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 21: You Are Now Entering Tesla City With Karyn O’Bryant

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:16:48 -0700

The lady of a thousand voices Karyn O’Bryant graces us with her presence to guide us along a tour of her life and career. From snow to sun to perpetual drizzle, Karyn’s dulcet tones have carried her all the way to Tesla City and Brendan and Jerry (and all of you folks) are glad to have her! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 20: The Wilde Card Mysteries: “The Living Dahl”

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0700

Ep. 19: Tesla City Limits: The Architect

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:53:41 -0700

This go ‘round Brendan reveals the woman behind the curtain, the TBC’s head writer and creative director Dave Engstrom, an unheralded talent without whom there would be no Tesla City Stories. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 18: Blevins to Betsy: “Live from the 13th Floor”

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:15:24 -0700

Live from the 13th Floor”: Radio station P.A. turned actress Betsy Harper is getting closer to famous co-star Blevins DeBell – which is inevitable when trapped together in a tiny elevator! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 17: You Are Now Entering Tesla City with Daniel Rhovan

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:53:40 -0700

Join consummate character actor and Tesla City stalwart Daniel Rhovan for a loopy ramble through his autobiography that almost never gets serious - until it does. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 16: The Wraith: “Rossini’s Luck”

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:18:00 -0700

Ep. 15: Tesla City Limits: A Brendan’s Story pt. 2

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:32:09 -0700

In “The World Wide Wuh? Or ‘Right turn, Clyde’,” Brendan picks up the tale of how he - thanks to the early internet and one ridiculous coincidence - became the inheritor of the TBC’s legacy. www.TeslaCityStories. ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 14: The Off-Key Life of Viola Harper: “Sing, Hummingbird, Sing!”

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:28:19 -0700

Ep. 14: The Off-Key Life of Viola Harper: “Sing, Hummingbird, Sing!” - Viola gets a brand new gig as a promotional model at a big department store – if only she can keep her mouth shut! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Ep. 13: You Are Now Entering Tesla City with Mishelle Apalategui

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:12:44 -0700

The visionary multi-hyphenate Mishelle Apalategui is here to usher in our second season with a fun and occasionally heady chat about her wide-ranging life and her creative process with Tesla City Stories director Brendan Jones and producer Jerry Chrisman. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Season 2 Begins: Noise to Signal a.k.a. We’re Back!

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:06:00 -0700

Can it be? Yes it can! Season 2 of the Tesla City Stories podcast is finally here! In this brief intro Brendan Jones and Jerry Chrisman answer the burning question of “why long time no Tesla?” and pose an altogether new question: “should we script these? www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2025 All rights reserved.

Stay Tuned!

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:18:00 -0700

That’s a wrap on Season One of The Tesla City Stories. Brendan fills you in on what’s to come. TeslaCityStories.com

Ep. 12: Shepherd’s Trail: “Eastward Ho! part 2” Season Finale!

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:12:00 -0700

Season 1 Finale! Ep. 12 - Shepherd’s Trail: “Eastward Ho part 2" - Shepherd is called upon to escort a doctor and his family out of the West and out of danger, delivering them to a most surprising destination! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Please Stand By

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:50:00 -0800

Well Tesla Nation, it's show week! If you're in the Portland, Oregon area Friday, March 10th, 2023 at 7:30pm, come check us out! Please see www.TeslaTix.com for full information and to purchase tickets. Meanwhile, hear Brendan's sincere and deeply heartfelt apology on the whereabouts of Ep. 12 - Shepherd’s Trail: “Eastward Ho” part 2! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 11: Tesla City Limits: The Corporal

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:13:00 -0800

Brendan introduces the enigmatic millionaire who founded the Tesla Broadcasting Company: Corporal Edgerton “Buck” Spivey - an unlikely radio maverick and pathological liar who left behind a knotty life story and the rare thing that was the TBC. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 10: Shepherd’s Trail: “Eastward Ho! part 1”

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:23:27 -0800

Ep. 10: Shepherd’s Trail: “Eastward Ho! part 1” - a Western anthology following the travels of the titular hero. He’s a man with a mysterious past and an uncertain future, but he knows the trails of the frontier like the back of his hand. He’s got a lightning draw and an uncanny sense of truth and untruth. The honest, good folk of that rough time can always count on the man called Judas Shepherd to lead them home. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 9: You Are Now Entering Tesla City with John Campbell

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:53:10 -0800

Renaissance man and Tesla City Stories cast member/producer John Campbell joins hosts Brendan Jones and Jerry Chrisman for a spirited chinwag about his upbringing as a native Portlander, how he came to join the show, and most importantly... his life with his beloved cat, Columbo. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 8: The Wilde Card Mysteries: “Bet On The Pomeranian”

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:12:32 -0800

No. 1 - “Bet On The Pomeranian”: A missing dog case leads Jack and Dusty to the door of a mobster hitman!

A detective show featuring affable, nearly always broke P.I. Jack Wilde. He’s a decent gumshoe with a silver tongue and an incurable itch for gambling; in fact it’s a toss-up which has caused more trouble for Jack – the cards or his mouth. But, no matter what hand he’s dealt, Jack gets the job done, often to the surprise of his old friend and sometime nemesis, TCPD captain “Dusty” Mankowitz. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 7: Tesla City Limits: A Brendan’s Story pt. 1

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 02:51:26 -0800

In “The Shadow Do,” Brendan walks us back to the origin of his association with old time radio in this first part of the unlikely tale of the resurrection of the TBC. It all starts with a cassette tape and some drug-free mind-clouding… www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 6: Blevins to Betsy “The Unlikely Understudy”

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:20:49 -0800

“The Unlikely Understudy”: With mere minutes to air, P.A. Betsy Harper is called upon to co-star with debonaire (and conceited) radio icon Blevins DeBell!

He’s Blevins DeBell, America’s favorite radio star. She’s Betsy Harper, small town girl and production assistant at the TBC. Their fortunes and hearts become entangled when Betsy steps into the figurative shoes of Blevins’s former co-star and wife, Joan DeBell. It’s a part neither of them expected to play, but the show must go on! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 5: You Are Now Entering Tesla City with Lauren McCune

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 23:03:54 -0800

Amazingly talented Tesla City Stories cast member/producer Lauren McCune joins hosts Brendan Jones and Jerry Chrisman for a lively chat about the development of the show, what it's like as an original cast member and most importantly, the abject importance of chips and queso. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 4: The Wraith: “Visitations”

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:38:04 -0800

“Visitations”: A deadly string of antiquities robberies claims its most recent victim – Lazarus St. George!

The Wraith is a crime-thriller with a supernatural twist. After being murdered on an archeological dig in Egypt, Lazarus St. George is returned to the land of the living by Anubis, god of the Afterlife, to serve as his agent on Earth. With eerie occult powers at his command, and with the aid of his loyal Egyptian friend Bobek, St. George haunts the evildoers of Tesla City as the half-dead avenger, The Wraith. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 3: Tesla City Limits: The Mad Scientist

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:02:46 -0800

Chief Archivist Brendan Jones takes you to the Tesla City Limits where you’ll learn the fascinating origins of the Tesla City Stories. It’s the history of the TBC and its eccentric architects, as well as the odd tale of how one obsessed fan brought it to light. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 2: The Off-Key Life of Viola Harper: “Viola’s Pied Pipes”

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:09:14 -0800

“Viola’s Pied Pipes”: Viola thinks she’s landed her first star turn at a low-rent downtown theater with a bit of a pest problem!

The Off-key Life of Viola Harper is a vintage sitcom detailing the travails of a hapless, would-be Broadway chanteuse. Viola’s a small town girl in the big city trying to make her show biz dreams come true. She’s got a lot of what it takes to make it – a positive attitude, a never-say-die spirit, a supportive sister, a good-hearted boyfriend and a dogged, if eccentric, manager. The only thing she hasn’t got? Talent! www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.

Ep. 1: You Are Now Entering Tesla City

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:12:12 -0800

Director Brendan Jones and executive producer Jerry Chrisman provide an introduction to the podcast version of their popular live show The Tesla City Stories. They cover the history of the Tesla Broadcasting Company of the 1940s and the behind-the-scenes circumstances that led to the revival of the TBC shows that they are now sharing with today’s audiences. www.TeslaCityStories.com ©2023 All rights reserved.