Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Ep. 118: The Panic Podcast- A look at ‘The War of the Worlds’ by The Mercury Theater on the Air (Airdate: October 30th, 1938)


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The Bally-Boo's plan for a humorous Halloween capper is interrupted when an alien invasion jams our podcast signal with THE MERCURY THEATER ON THE AIR'S October 30th, 1938 presentation of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS!
Tune in to hear as we are patched in with special guest Amy Cornell, who helps Zach breakdown the broadcasts inception, it's production, and the aftermath of one of the most noted radio drama's in history.
Along the way, Zach and Amy receive updates from various Ballyhoo correspondents, learn more about the state of the world at the time of the Panic Broadcast, and unpack the many ways in which its implications have permeated into the very present.
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The Panic Podcast- A Podcast "Drama"
Special Show Guest: Amy Cornell
Starring:
Matthew Merback
Ryan Frost
Andrew Bueno
Erin Mullane
Brad Haag
Henry Jarvis
Marshall Rosales
with Zack Beins as the Secretary of the Interior for Tromaville
and Keith Scott as Orson Welles.
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