Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Celebrate "The War of the Worlds'" 84th anniversary with the radio legend's backstory: "The War of the Welles," a radio documentary with George Takei
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Celebrate "The War of the Worlds'" 84th anniversary with the radio legend's backstory: "The War of the Welles," a radio documentary with George Takei
Here's a bonus Off-Ramp Episode to celebrate a special anniversary!
In 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre scared the pants off the American public with the CBS Radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds."
In 2013, to mark the 75th anniversary of Welles' radio masterpiece, I commissioned RH Greene to produce a documentary telling the backstory of the broadcast, which he called "The War of the Welles." The icing on the cake is that it's introduced by the one and only George Takei.
So let's listen to it again on the 84th anniversary, and lift a glass to the power of audio.
(Fun fact: "The War of the Words" was broadcast on October 30, not 31, 1938.)
Support for this podcast comes from Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live; and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
Off-Ramp theme music by Fesliyan Studios.
View all episodes
By LAist Studios
5
1919 ratings
Here's a bonus Off-Ramp Episode to celebrate a special anniversary!
In 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre scared the pants off the American public with the CBS Radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds."
In 2013, to mark the 75th anniversary of Welles' radio masterpiece, I commissioned RH Greene to produce a documentary telling the backstory of the broadcast, which he called "The War of the Welles." The icing on the cake is that it's introduced by the one and only George Takei.
So let's listen to it again on the 84th anniversary, and lift a glass to the power of audio.
(Fun fact: "The War of the Words" was broadcast on October 30, not 31, 1938.)
Support for this podcast comes from Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live; and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.
Off-Ramp theme music by Fesliyan Studios.
More shows like Off-Ramp with John Rabe
View all
The LA Report
84 Listeners
California City
1,228 Listeners
California Love
1,304 Listeners
Norco 80
878 Listeners
Yeah No, I’m Not OK
396 Listeners
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING
289 Listeners
COVID in L.A.
9 Listeners
Imperfect Paradise
528 Listeners
The Academy Museum Podcast
120 Listeners
Human/Nature
80 Listeners
Snooze
96 Listeners
How To LA
87 Listeners
The Big Disaster: The Big Burn
1,524 Listeners
LA Made: The Other Moonshot
172 Listeners
Passing The Mantle
11 Listeners