We're taking it back to 1987 to cover one of the most bizarre unsolved mysteries of the 80s... the infamous Max Headroom Incidents. If you lived thru any part of the 1980s- or even if you didn't- you've probably heard of the iconic Max Headroom. He was a "computer generated" sci-fi superstar, spokesperson for Coke, and icon of the decade. However, in 1987 hackers intercepted the signal of two different Chicago tv stations, broadcasting instead a mystery person in a Max Headroom mask and suit. The first incident, which only lasted around 30 seconds, interrupted WGN's Sunday night sports recap of a recent Chicago Bears game and had no audio, just the loud buzzing of perhaps a misconnected cable. However, the second hijacking occurred two hours later on PBS in the middle of a Doctor Who episode and was considerably longer and somehow, even more bizarre. This time the audio was working and whoever was behind the mask was behaving erratically and making bizarre references, leaving viewers confused and the television crews scrambling.
Was this a disgruntled former employee, some local teenagers playing a prank, or something darker? At the end of the day we may never know the truth of who was behind of the greatest mysteries of the 80s, but perhaps thats all part of the mystique.
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Links to videos of the incidents (we highly recommend watching them before listening!)
Incident 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxViDlL9XDQ
Incident 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V01Dv_TcxTI