Comedy
In 1938 Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the Air performed their historic broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells Nearly a decade later, new listeners are still discovering this historic piece of audio entertainment. For this year’s War of the Worlds Week, Matt takes an in-depth look at this production. The influences, the hurdles, behind the scenes, and the aftermath of the most infamous airing in broadcast history! This special episode is made possibly by the generosity of our Patreon supporters. To learn how you can help support all the work we do at NeoZAZ and get access to Patreon exclusive content, please visit our Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/neozaz. Get all the latest from NeoZAZ from our social media pages: Follow NEOZAZ on Facebook. Follow NEOZAZ on Twitter. Follow NEOZAZ on Instagram. Citations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mercury_Theatre_on_the_Air https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds http://www.planetslade.com/ronald-knox.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061231123037/http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/ The Panic Brodcast https://amzn.to/2IHPtbW Broadcast Hysteria https://amzn.to/2GHQScT The Martians are coming! https://amzn.to/2s3aqDR The Complete War of the Worlds https://amzn.to/2GK6JHM The War of the Worlds https://amzn.to/2s60OHH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_E._Koch https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-riot-that-never-was http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_bbc_radio_panic http://kuow.org/post/female-pioneer-credited-bringing-sound-effects-radio http://www.lilanewman.com/about-ora-nichols/ https://groversmill.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/original-cast-profiles-ora-nichols/