Back in 2003, a group of friends met while working at a PBS station in Washington, DC.

They produced a daily, live, interactive television show that was designed to be educational and entertaining for kids. To blow off steam in-beween seasons, they would take road trips to the different theme parks around the area.

The show was eventually cancelled. To fill the creative void, they decided to develop a side project... a radio show based on the conversations they had while on their theme park road trips.

In April of 2005, CoasterRadio.com premiered as the Original Theme Park Podcast.

The idea was to create a professional sounding broadcast that sounded like the morning radio shows the guys heard when they were growing up.

They recorded in a make-shift studio that Mike created in his living room.  In the early episodes, you could hear cans of beer being opened and snacks being eaten.

The show really was just five friends sitting around talking about theme parks.

Mike, EB, Flava, Mario and Greg figured that the show would last one summer. But after successful on-locations shows at Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, Holiday World and Busch Gardens, the Pennsylvania Department of Tourism contracted the guys to produce a four-part podcast series about amusement parks in the Keystone State.

CoasterRadio.com was also the only unofficial podast to cover the opening of Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

After 80 episodes, the guys decided to call it quits with the hopes of developing a new podcast.  That new show never appeared, but the CoasterRadio.com website stayed active, posting news and articles on its blog.

After a three year break, the show returned in August of 2009.

Mike and EB developed a two-host format, with EB broadcasting from Indiana and Mike from Washington, DC.

The show began to experiment with new segments and different types of content.

This included the introduction of a stable of "characters" that were based on theme park stories, attractions or pop culture.

Most importantly, the show began to focus on content provided by theme park fans who listen to the show.

CoasterRadio.com sent listeners to attraction grand openings and invited others to call in with reviews of parks around the world.

They also developed interactive game-shows such as "Theme Park Smarts" and "Know Your CoasterBoy."

In 2010, they started "The Neil Patrick Harris Project." It was designed to attract the well-known actor's attention (because he is an admitted theme park enthusiast) and convince him to become the show's weekly announcer.

With the help of the show's dedicated fans, the project succeeded. Neil not only voiced the opening introduction, but also invited Mike and EB to be extras on the set of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."

With the support of listeners through Patreon, the show began to hold "listener meet-ups" at parks throughout America.  Most importantly, the listeners have formed a community of theme park fans with a with variety of backgrounds and interests.

CoasterRadio.com just completed it's 18th year of podcasting.

Mike and EB are excited to use new technologies and services to continue the growth of the show. They're looking forward to having the show evolve while remembering that CoasterRadio.com has always been a show were good friends gather to talk about something they all enjoy.