Midnight Radio

About Midnight Radio

Starring five-time Academy Award®-nominee Ethan Hawke as “The Radio Man,” MIDNIGHT RADIO is a new, fantastical horror podcast. Created and written by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill and produced by Under The Influence Productions, Crooked Highway and Mickey Schiff in collaboration with iHeartPodcasts. Told in real-time through the lens of a cult-favorite late-night AM radio show, the series follows a host (played by Ethan) whose eerie, conspiracy-themed call-in program takes a chilling turn. One night, he receives a call from a man claiming to be part of a secret U.S. space mission lost to history—just the first thread in a sprawling web of government cover-ups, interdimensional breaches, and psychological warfare. As the broadcast unfolds, strange signals hidden in the radio static reveal themselves. With each episode building on the last, one question grows more urgent—who, or what, is really on the other end of the line? And what do they want?

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 5 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Operation Wandering Souls Pt.1

   Host Ethan Hawke interviews a caller who shares chilling details about a secret psychological warfare program and a hidden audio recording.

2. 

   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Night Tripping

   Host Ethan Hawke interviews "Psychonauts" like Willa Fitzgerald and Noah Centineo about profound psychedelic experiences and encounters beyond ordinary reality.

3. 

   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Phantom Cosmonauts

   Host Ethan Hawke interviews listeners about mysterious transmissions, uncovering a shocking truth about the Phantom Cosmonauts legend.

4. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Midnight Radio - Official Trailer

   Ethan Hawke stars in this fantastical horror podcast, "Midnight Radio," exploring chilling tales of the unknown.

5. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Welcome to Midnight Radio

   This is the inaugural episode of Midnight Radio, setting the stage for intriguing discussions and sonic explorations.

Inside a recent episode

Operation Wandering Souls Pt.1

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yes. Okay, great. So what was your question? Well, I've been searching for the tapes and can only find the one named Ghost Tape No. 10. Right. That's the only one that's out there and publicly available. I was wondering what you or someone else out there might know about the other nine. Okay, okay. […]

Who has been a guest on Midnight Radio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ethan Hawke
• Austin Pendleton
• Ben Dickey
• Maggie Crane
• Mickey Schiff

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Contact Midnight Radio

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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