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Ethan Hawke stars in horror podcast 'Midnight Radio'

“Ethan Hawke puts on a tinfoil hat for Midnight Radio, a supernatural horror podcast arriving just before Halloween, where he plays a late-night AM host who gets one very mysterious call.” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN This Morning
Published 9:09 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “Ethan Hawke Stars in Supernatural Horror Podcast ‘Midnight Radio’: ‘There’s an Intimacy to the Audio-Only Medium’”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:09 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.

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VarietyEthan Hawke Stars in Supernatural Horror Podcast ‘Midnight Radio’: ‘There’s an Intimacy to the Audio-Only Medium’

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEthan Hawke puts on a tinfoil hat for Midnight Radio, a supernatural horror podcast arriving just before Halloween, where he plays a late-night AM host who gets one very mysterious call.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm going to play it on my commute and jump at every single red light.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty-eight years on air, and the scariest late-night caller I ever took was a man named Gary, who wanted to discuss parking.

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