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American actor, director, writer and producer

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¡Buenos días, Javi y Mar!
09:00H | 17 SEP 2025 | ¡Buenos días, Javi y Mar!

¡Buenos días, Javi y Mar!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 60:00


Se informa de la habilitación de dos carreteras para la salida de los habitantes de una ciudad por el conflicto, que la ONU califica de genocidio. España no irá a Eurovisión si asiste Israel, y TVE no emitirá el festival. El otoño se presenta más cálido y menos lluvioso, con el verano siendo el más caluroso desde 1961. Castilla y León activa la alerta por riesgo de incendios. Las protestas sanitarias buscan jornadas de 35 horas, jubilación voluntaria y limitar las guardias de 24 horas. La policía de Barcelona detiene a dos personas con 22.000 bombones Ferrero Rocher robados, valorados en 18.000 euros, debido al aumento del precio del chocolate. En los jeroglíficos auditivos de CADENA 100, los oyentes adivinan que los actores son Antonio Banderas, Jeremy Irons, Orson Welles y Vittorio Gassman. En 'Madres Imperfectas', Paqui comparte su ilusión por ser abuela, que le parece más fácil que ser madre, y Rocío relata cómo su pareja confunde la caja fuerte de un hotel con un microondas. Se ...

The Film Bros
CITIZEN KANE (1941)

The Film Bros

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 107:44


IT ONLY TOOK US THIRTEEN SEASONS! That's right, bros, grab your snowglobes, your second wife, and your unfillable hole deep in your soul that no amount of money can fill, because we're going back to 1941 to discuss what is often called the greatest film of all time -- Citizen Kane! Along the way, we chat about Orson Welles' infuriating wunderkind abilities, the gay love story never told, and whether or not this ever-lauded icon lives up to the hype! Head to our PATREON for video episodes, bonus eps, and more!

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 161 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 127:19


Presenting a replay of the Breaking Walls Podcast production of "The Boy Wonder" episode 79. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

Science Friday
The Human Obsession With Aliens Goes Way, Way Back

Science Friday

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 25:23


A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile attacking and simply bouncing off a UAP (the military term for a UFO). When videos like this come out, speculation about aliens often follows. But our obsession with aliens isn't new—and it didn't begin with 1950s alien invasion movies like “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” or even with Orson Welles' “War of the Worlds” mock news bulletins of the 1930s.As science reporter Becky Ferreira writes in her upcoming book, First Contact: The Story Of Our Obsession With Aliens, humans have been fascinated with the potential for alien life for about as long we've been around. She joins Host Ira Flatow to discuss how our views of beings from other worlds changed throughout the millennia, and where we're at now with scientific exploration of life beyond Earth.Plus, science journalist Umair Irfan joins Ira to share other stories from the week in science, including what's going on in a decision-making brain, the trouble with vector-borne illnesses, and the unusual tale of an ant queen that breeds ants of another species.Read an excerpt of First Contact: The Story Of Our Obsession With Aliens.Guests:Becky Ferreira is a science reporter at 404 Media and author of First Contact: The Story Of Our Obsession With Aliens.Umair Irfan is a senior correspondent at Vox, based in Washington, D.C.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 160 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 61:49


Presenting a replay of The Mercury Theater on The Air production of "The Count of Monte Cristo" aired on Aug 29, 1938. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

The Daily Zeitgeist
That's Gonna Brocc Up Real Zeit 9/8: White House Oligarchy Dinner, Venezuelan "Drug Boat", Trump @ the U.S. Open, Showrunner AI

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 58:23 Transcription Available


In this edition of That's Gonna Brocc Up Real Zeit, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the oligarch dinner @ the White House, more on that Venezuelan "drug boat" full of "terrorists" that the U.S. military blew up, Trump @ the U.S. Open, RFK Jr. blaming Tylenol for autism now, Showrunner AI trying to recreate the destroyed 43 minutes of Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons" and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

GGACP celebrates the birthday (September 9) of recurring guest and friend of the podcast, Emmy-winning writer-director-producer Bill Persky by presenting this ENCORE of his very first appearance back in 2014. In this episode, Bill talks about his working relationship with the late, great Carl Reiner, creating “That Girl” with partner Sam Denoff, directing episodes of "Kate & Allie" and "Welcome Back Kotter" and working with virtually EVERYONE in show business — including Julie Andrews, Tim Conway, Bob Hope, Gene Kelly, Mary Tyler Moore, Peter Sellers and Orson Welles (to name but a few). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aleixopédia
Peter Sellers

Aleixopédia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 5:01


Tido por alguns como o melhor ator de comédia de sempre, o eterno Pantera Cor-de-Rosa nasceu faz hoje 100 anos. Sabia que ele entrou num 007 de rir? Ele e o Woody Allen. E o Orson Welles.

TechCrunch Startups – Spoken Edition
Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction?

TechCrunch Startups – Spoken Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 5:57


Why is a startup that bills itself as the “Netflix of AI,” and that recently raised money from Amazon's Alexa Fund, talking about remaking a movie that was first released in 1942?  Well, the company has built a platform that allows users to create their own cartoons with AI prompts — Fable is starting out with its own intellectual property, but it has ambitions to offer similar capabilities with Hollywood IP.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Daily Crunch – Spoken Edition
Why is an Amazon-backed AI startup making Orson Welles fan fiction? Plus, Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers

The Daily Crunch – Spoken Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 7:30


Why is a startup that bills itself as the Netflix of AI, and that recently raised money from Amazon's Alexa Fund, talking about remaking a movie that was first released in 1942? Also, around half a million writers will be eligible for a payday of at least $3,000, thanks to a historic $1.5 billion settlement in a class action lawsuit that a group of authors brought against Anthropic. This landmark settlement marks the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright law, but this isn't a victory for authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breakfast All Day
Episode 550: The Conjuring: Last Rites, Highest 2 Lowest, High and Low (1963), Movie News LIVE!

Breakfast All Day

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 73:07


September's going to be a busy month, we can tell already. We took a week off at the end of the summer but we're coming in hot to start the fall here at Breakfast All Day. Supposedly "The Conjuring: Last Rites" is the final film in the franchise -- it says so right there in the title! -- but nothing ever really ends. This is once again the scariest case Ed and Lorraine Warren have ever taken, something to do with a haunted mirror. You've seen it all before, but Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are committed to the bit as always. In theaters. Then we review both Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" and Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low," the 1963 film that inspired it. The new one stars Denzel Washington as a music industry titan fighting a kidnapping scheme; Toshiro Mifune played a shoe company executive in the original. They have similar bones but are extremely different in how they tell their stories. The Kurosawa film is one of his greats, and Lee's latest is his most purely entertaining movie in a while. (At least one of us thought so.) You can catch "Highest 2 Lowest" on Apple TV+, while "High and Low" is on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel. Finally, we did a lengthy Movie News LIVE! Lots to talk about with fall festival season beginning, plus new trailers including "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," and the gross use of AI to complete Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons." Join us every Friday at Noon Pacific at our YouTube channel. Thanks for being here! Subscribe to Christy's Saturday Matinee newsletter: https://christylemire.beehiiv.com/  

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 159 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 32:06


Presenting a replay of The Shadow "The Bride of Death" aired on Mar 06, 1939. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

The World War 2 Radio Podcast
Truman plans for peace/Victory Bonds with Orson Welles 9/6/1945

The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 30:47


Today our episode has two segments. First, from September 6, 1945, we have an NBC report on President Harry Truman's proposals for managing the post-war economy and international relations. That is followed by a Victory Bonds special hosted by Orson Welles.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

KFI Featured Segments
Fall Movie Preview and the Future of AI in Hollywood

KFI Featured Segments

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 14:20 Transcription Available


On this week's entertainment segment on Gary and Shannon, we're previewing the biggest films coming this fall, including Tron: Ares, Predator: Badlands, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, and Wicked for Good. Plus, we break down the growing role of artificial intelligence in Hollywood, from streamlining production to an ambitious project attempting to restore Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons. It's a mix of blockbuster buzz and behind-the-scenes industry news you won't want to miss.Don't forget to listen to Heather Brooker's weekly entertainment report on Gary and Shannon every Friday and Entertain Me with Heather Brooker. And follow Heather on social media @theheatherbrooker.

Don't Quill the Messenger : Revealing the Truth of Shakespeare Authorship

Steven concludes his fascinating conversation about Orson Welles with noted film critic, historian, and film institute educator Robert Horton as they dive deeper into "Chimes at Midnight," Falstaff, Freud, Gielgud, Olivier, and more. Support the show by picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com and becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger  Made possible by Patrons: Clare Jaget, Courtney L, David Neufer, Deduce, Earl Showerman, Edward Henke, Ellen Swanson, Eva Varelas, Frank Lawler, James Warren,  Jen Swan, John Creider, John Eddings, Kara Elizabeth Martin, Michael Hannigan, Neal Riesterer, Patricia Carrelli, Richard Wood, Romola, Sandi Boney, Sandi Paulus, Sheila Kethley, Tim Norman, Tim Price, Vanessa Lops, Yvonne Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

The Top 100
The Third Man (1949)

The Top 100

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 125:38


This month Tim is joined by the host of The Thriller Cabinet podcast Johnny Restall to discuss Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949). –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Third Man is no =63 on the Sight & Sound critic's list. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hosted by Tim Coleman. A Moving Pictures Film Club podcast. You can sign up to our Patreon channel here for just £1/$1 pm. Alternatively you can make a donation to the runnning costs of the pod via Buy Me A Coffee here. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by FrEQ Audio Recordings. Bluesky: @top100pod.bsky.social  Instagram: @thetop100pod Letterboxd: The Top 100 Email: top100pod@gmail.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Additional music: Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0.Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos

Trey's Table
Trey's Table Episode 352: Isaac Woodard

Trey's Table

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 51:25


How does a single act of brutality change the course of a nation? On the new episode of #TreysTable, I'm diving into one of the most pivotal yet overlooked stories in American history: the blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard. In 1946, just hours after being honorably discharged from serving in WWII, the Black army sergeant was still in uniform when he was brutally beaten and blinded by South Carolina police. His "crime"? Asking to use the restroom. This story is a devastating chapter in the long history of police violence against Black Americans. But it's also a story of how outrage can fuel change. The national outcry—led by the NAACP and Orson Welles—reached President Harry Truman, who was so horrified he was pushed to take historic action. This episode explores: ✅ The facts of the horrific attack ✅ The national media firestorm ✅ The sham trial that acquitted the police chief ✅ How this injustice directly led to the desegregation of the U.S. military The fight for justice for Isaac Woodard is a powerful and painful precursor to the movements we see today. His story is one we must all know. Tap the link in my bio to listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform. #IsaacWoodard #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #CivilRights #Podcast #HistoryPodcast #AfricanAmericanHistory #MilitaryHistory #JimCrow #LearnHistory #TreySmithhttps://youtu.be/80GKeyIqDW0?s...https://youtu.be/c00TfnEqLJw?s...https://youtu.be/c00TfnEqLJw?s...

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox
Classic Radio 09-04-25 - Mask of Medussa, Surprise for Professor, and Black Buddah

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 147:39 Transcription Available


Mystery on a ThursdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 4, 1947, 78 years ago, The Mask of Medussa.  A horror story about forty seven murderers frozen solid. They still possess active and seething minds, even though they remain in kept in a "wax" museum. The revenge of the walking dead!Followed by Four Star Playhouse, originally broadcast September 4, 1949, 76 years ago, A Surprise for the Professor starring Robert Cummings.  A comedy about a handsome young college professor who is stalked by a beautiful sweater girl. Then, The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast September 4, 1938, 87 years ago, Black Buddah. This statue from the far east should be gotten rid of as soon as possible...or else! Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast September 4, 1945, 80 years ago, The Murder Prophet starring Wendy Barrie.   During a dark and stormy night, Claudia Dale picks up a hitch-hiker on a road beside a cemetary. He seems to know all about her, where's she's coming from and the fact that her husband has just been murdered. Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast September 4, 1959, 66 years ago, Trapped in a Suit of Armor. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

La Órbita De Endor - podcast-
LODE 2x10 Películas Sobrevaloradas + BREAKING BAD la serie - Episodio exclusivo para mecenas

La Órbita De Endor - podcast-

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 139:46


Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! ¡Abajo gafapastismos, esnobismos y lechuguinismos! Hoy por fin vamos a poner todas esas películas supuestamente insuperables, en teoría obras maestras del cine, pero que nadie soporta, en su sitio. ¿Cuántas veces has oído hablar maravillas de un film que nunca has logrado ver entero? Pues hoy, en La Órbita de Endor vamos a bajar del pedestal a Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, William Wyler, Francis Ford Coppola, Darren Aronofsky, Lars Von Trier, David Lynch o Clint Eastwood, entre otros muchos, por algunos peñazos que jamás hemos soportado, aunque los expertos de pacotilla nos vendan la cabra asegurando que su mierda es oro en paño. En LODE la caca es caca, y la caca es mala. Lo que hoy vas a escuchar aquí sobre estas películas, no lo vas a oír nunca en ningún sitio. Principalmente porque nadie se atreve a decirlo, incluso aunque lo piense. Con nosotros estará el Coronel Kurtz, Asier Huarte del programa amigo La Guarida del Sith y Abraham Hithorso del también programa amigo Podcinema. Además, conoceremos las películas más sobrevaloradas de la industria del cine según muchos de vosotros, oyentes activos, por vuestros propios comentarios en las redes sociales. Si bien es cierto que luego vendrán Vatman y Rovin a haceros perder vuestro tiempo escuchando sus memeces, pero para ser un simple espacio entre secciones, tampoco podéis quejaros mucho. Finalizaremos con nuestra sección Episodio Piloto, donde junto a Raúl Martin y un amigo de la web especializada en cómics Zona Negativa, David Fernández, analizaremos en profundidad la serie de culto Breaking Bad. ¿Cocinamos metanfetamina junto a Heisenberg? Pues venga. Esto es lo que os ofrecemos en un programa donde os hemos regalado una hora más de duración, porque vosotros lo valéis. La mejor manera de compensarnos por el detalle es escuchándolo. Por supuesto, conduce, edita, destruye y cocina: Antonio Runa. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Podcast LA LUZ DEL MISTERIO
QUÉ OCULTA LA EMISIÓN DE RADIO LA GUERRA DE LOS MUNDOS ... Y ORSON WELLES CON JUAN TOLEDO

Podcast LA LUZ DEL MISTERIO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 132:59


QUÉ OCULTA LA EMISIÓN DE RADIO LA GUERRA DE LOS MUNDOS ... Y ORSON WELLES CON JUAN TOLEDO 1ER PODCAST DEL MISTERIO EN HABLA HISPANA DESDE 1993 TEMPORADA 31 DE LA LUZ DEL MISTERIO SPECIAL SUMMER MYSTERY Vive el Misterio... Pasa, ponte cómodo y disfruta... FROM LONDON: Una experiencia única de comunicación de La Luz del Misterio esta seamana nos lleva a revivir la emisión de radio más importante en la historia del misterio. El 30 de octubre de 1938, Orson Welles (1915-1985) y el Teatro Mercury, bajo el sello de la CBS, adaptaron el clásico La guerra de los mundos, novela de ciencia ficción de H.G. Wells, a un guion de radio. La historia es una adaptación del libro La guerra de los mundos. Los hechos se relataron en forma de noticiario, narrando la caída de meteoritos que posteriormente corresponderían a los contenedores de naves marcianas que derrotarían a las fuerzas norteamericanas usando una especie de «rayo de calor» y gases venenosos. La introducción del programa explicaba que se trataba de una dramatización de la obra de H. G. Wells; en el minuto 40:30 aproximadamente aparecía el segundo mensaje aclaratorio, seguido de la narración en tercera persona de Orson Welles, quince minutos después de la alarma general del país, que llegó a creer que realmente estaba siendo invadido. Un viaje apasionante hacia la historia de ser humano que puedes conocer a través de La Luz del Misterio en London Radio World y sus plataformas. ——————————————————— Síguenos a través de: edenex.es ZTR Radio.online London Radio World En Ivoox Itunes Spotify Amazon YouTube Si deseas apoyarnos: https://www.ivoox.com/ajx-apoyar_i1_support_29070_1.html Más información: laluzdelmisterioradio.blogspot.com laluzdelmisterio@gmail.com

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 158 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 29:42


Presenting a replay of The Black Museum "The Bath Tub" ep07 aired in the 1960's. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

Witness History
The making of the Third Man: A film noir classic

Witness History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 9:00


In 1948, filming began on a post-war thriller that would become one of the greatest British movies of all time.Directed by Sir Carol Reed, the film captured the atmosphere of a divided, ruined Vienna. But much of its lasting power lies with Orson Welles, whose magnetic, menacing turn as Harry Lime stole the show - despite his limited screen time and reputation for being famously hard to pin down. Phil Jones speaks to production assistant Angela Allen about the film that became legend.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tortoise Lonesome George, the Kobe earthquake and the invention of superglue. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron – Argentina's Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous ‘tear down this wall' speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler's List; and Jacques Derrida, France's ‘rock star' philosopher. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world's oldest languages.(Photo: Harry Lime, played by Orson Welles. Credit: John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Snapshots
The Martian Craze: How Percival Lowell Created Canals on Mars | #131

Snapshots

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 47:34


Were the Martian canals real? For decades, some of the world's most respected astronomers and newspapers answered with a resounding YES. But how did a simple misunderstanding spiral into a global belief in an advanced, dying civilization on the Red Planet? This episode unwraps the incredible story of the turn-of-the-century Martian craze, a period when fact and fiction blurred, and humanity collectively looked to the stars, convinced someone was looking back. We explore how this mania began, who its biggest champions were, and how the idea of intelligent Martians shaped science and culture forever.This deep dive into the history of our obsession with Mars is guided by acclaimed author David Baron, whose book "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America" chronicles this fascinating era. We begin with the story's surprising European origins, specifically with Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli and his 1877 observations of "canali" on the Martian surface. A critical mistranslation of Giovanni Schiaparelli canali (Italian for "channels") into "canals" in English ignited the public imagination with the possibility of artificial structures. This idea was popularized by French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion, but it was an American who would become the theory's most fervent and influential advocate: Percival Lowell.Born into a wealthy Boston family, Percival Lowell dedicated his fortune and his life to proving the existence of an intelligent Martian race. We detail the astonishingly complex Percival Lowell Mars theory, which proposed that Mars was an old, drying planet and its inhabitants had built a planet-wide irrigation system—the Martian canals—to channel water from the polar ice caps to their desert cities. To prove it, Lowell founded the iconic Lowell Observatory in Arizona and even funded a massive expedition to Chile to capture the first-ever photographs of the canals, which he presented as undeniable proof. This led to a major rift in the scientific community, dividing astronomers into "canalists" and "anti-canalists."The belief in Martians wasn't just confined to scientific circles; it exploded into a full-blown cultural phenomenon. We discuss the immense impact of H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, a "scientific romance" that terrified and thrilled readers. Baron reveals how American newspapers, in a bout of Yellow Press sensationalism, pirated and serialized the story, localizing the invasion to New York and Boston and presenting it almost as a news report—a tactic Orson Welles would later famously use for his 1938 radio broadcast. The fervor grew so intense that in 1924, the U.S. military was convinced to enforce national radio silence to listen for signals from the Red Planet. So, what was the final nail in the coffin for the Martian canals? Baron explains how astronomer Eugène Michel Antoniadi's crystal-clear observations in 1909 and, ultimately, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft flyby in the 1960s, finally disproved the theory, revealing a cratered, lifeless landscape where canals were once drawn. This entire episode serves as a powerful look into the turn-of-the-century Martian craze and how it left an indelible mark on science fiction, inspiring figures like Robert H. Goddard and Carl Sagan and shaping our dreams of outer space to this day.About Our Guest:David Baron is an author and science journalist who specializes in telling gripping historical tales about the history of astronomy. He is the author of the new book, "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-Century America," as well as the award-winning "American Eclipse," which is being adapted into a Broadway musical.Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction: The Martian Saga(03:01) The 1906 New York Times Headline: "There is Life on Mars"(04:47) European Origins: Schiaparelli, Flammarion, and the "Canali" Mistranslation(09:09) Percival Lowell: The American Champion of the Martian Cause(14:52) The Great Debate: Canalists vs. Anti-Canalists(19:26) The Hunt for Proof: Lowell's Astrophotography and The Chilean Expedition(23:26) Percival Lowell's Grand Theory of Martian Civilization(26:54) H.G. Wells and The War of the Worlds Sensation(33:32) Listening for Martians: The US Military's 1924 Radio Silence(35:11) How The Martian Canals Were Finally Disproven(41:01) The Enduring Legacy of the Martian Craze on Science FictionLearn More From Our Guest / Episode Resources:Get David Baron's Book, "The Martians"

Breaking Walls
BW - EP98: Christmas Week 1947 with Radio's Biggest Stars [Rewind]

Breaking Walls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 206:57


This episode was originally released on 12/1/2019. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes. ____________ In Breaking Walls Episode 98 we continue our trilogy on the most popular season in radio history with a look at Christmas Week 1947. —————————— Highlights: • Ralph Edwards and Truth or Consequences—A Record Rated Show • It's Christmas Week and Jerusalem is in Shambles • The Eternal Light and One Man's Family • Jack Benny Does Last Minute Christmas Shopping • Fred Allen's Highest Rated Season Becomes His Downfall When the Music Stops • Walter Winchell gives ABC a Ratings Win • Breakfast with Fred Waring • CBS Dominates Monday Nights and Lux Radio Broadcasts Miracle on 34th Street • Lora Lawton's Husband is Missing • Milton Berle's Finally Cracks the Top-50 • NBC's Tuesday Night Comedy Dominations • The Lone Ranger Hangs ‘Em High • Lionel Barrymore's Christmas Tradition • Christmas Eve with Bing and Gildersleeve • Road to Rio Opens • Merry Christmas 1947 with King George VI • Don Ameche Hosts an Elgin Special • The Right to Happiness—December's Highest-Rated Soap Opera • Gracie Allen is Sick, Al Jolson is Rich, and Casey is Lonely • Father Patrick and Family Theatre • A Crippling Blizzard and the Last Sustained Half-Hour Suspense • Looking Ahead to the End of the Year —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today's episode was: • On the Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim Ramsburg As well as articles from: • Broadcasting Magazine: December 8th, and December 22nd, 1947 • LIFE Magazine: December 22nd, 1947 and January 5th, 1948 • Radio Daily From the entire month of December 1947 —————————— On the interview front: • Don Ameche, Mel Blanc, Himan Brown, Staats Cottsworth, John Gibson, Jim Jordan, Mandel Kramer, E.G. Marshall, Jan Miner, Vincent Price and Bill Spier were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. These interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org. • Chuck Schaden interviewed Milton Berle, Dennis Day, Ralph Edwards, Virginia Gregg, Jim Jordan, Mercedes McCambridge, Shirley Mitchell, Carlton E. Morse, Hal Peary, Lurene Tuttle, and Don Wilson. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com. • Johnny Carson was with Orson Welles on The Tonight Show, and Fred Allen was with Tex and Jinx on November 24th, 1954. • John Dunning was with Roberta Goodwin Bailey, and Westinghouse interviewed Fran Carlon. • SPERDVAC with Vic Perrin, and Frank Brese was with Elliott Reid. —————————— Selected Music featured in today's episode was: • Sleigh Ride - By Lloyd Glenn and His Orchestra • White Christmas - By Booker T and the MGs • Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - By the Marlborough Cathedral Choir • It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - By Andy Williams • Jingle Bells - By J.P. Torres • I Saw Three Ships - By The Norwich Cathedral Choir • I'll Be Home For Christmas and Baby It's Cold Outside - By Jackie Gleason and Jack Marshall • Christmas Is - by Lou Rawls

The Mutual Audio Network
Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 16.8- This is Hollywood: THE STRANGER(082425)

The Mutual Audio Network

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 95:54


The Narada Radio Company, a significant contributor to Sonic Summerstock Playhouse over the past decade, is back again this year with a major effort. Producer Pete Lutz is proud to bring you his adaptation of the Orson Welles film, THE STRANGER! Loosely attributed to the lost Old-Time Radio series, "This is Hollywood", from the late 1940s, Narada presents a re-imagining of what their radio adaptation of the tense, thrilling film, about a Nazi hunter and his prey, might have been like. With a huge cast of Narada favorites! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classic Radio Theater
Orson Welles- Arrowsmith starring Helen Hayes

Classic Radio Theater

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 58:52 Transcription Available


Orson Welles adapted this live February 3, 1939, performance from the 1925 novel “Arrowsmith,” by Sinclair Lewis. It was part of The Campbell's Playhouse, a CBS Radio series sponsored by Campbell's Soup.

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox
Classic Radio 08-24-25 - Elizabeth Short, Ticket to Tangiers, and Sub-basement

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 147:56 Transcription Available


Drama on a SundayFirst,  a look at the events of the day.Then, Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 24, 1950, 75 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short.   The last show of a summer replacement for the "Suspense" series. The story of the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short. CBS offers a $5000 reward to solve the case of a naked woman found dead with her body cut in two. Followed by The Lives of Harry Lime starring Orson Welles, originally broadcast August 24, 1951, 74 years ago, Ticket to Tangiers.  Down on his luck in Paris, Harry finds an opportunity in Morocco from a classified ad in a newspaper. Then, Lights Out, originally broadcast August 24, 1943, 82 years ago, Subbasement starring Joseph Kearns and Bea Benederet. A story about the basement of a department store infested with dinosaurs.Followed by Inner Sanctum Mysteries, originally broadcast August 24, 1952, 73 years ago, No Rest for the Dead.  A retired artist in need of cash sells his brain to the evil Dr. Tarleton, who dies under strange circumstances that very day!Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 24, 1942, 83 years ago, Entering the Baby In a Movie Contest.   The boys plan to enter the baby in a photo contest. The Squire has another idea too!Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Sunday Showcase
Sonic Summerstock Playhouse 16.8- This is Hollywood: THE STRANGER

Sunday Showcase

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 95:54


The Narada Radio Company, a significant contributor to Sonic Summerstock Playhouse over the past decade, is back again this year with a major effort. Producer Pete Lutz is proud to bring you his adaptation of the Orson Welles film, THE STRANGER! Loosely attributed to the lost Old-Time Radio series, "This is Hollywood", from the late 1940s, Narada presents a re-imagining of what their radio adaptation of the tense, thrilling film, about a Nazi hunter and his prey, might have been like. With a huge cast of Narada favorites! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Is A Movie?
Citizen Kane

What Is A Movie?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 64:16


The season continues as we crack open The Best Movie Ever Made™️Does it live up to the title? Is the knowledge of the "twist" put a damper on the experience? Themes: what good are they? These topics, and more!Ahh, the French champagne...You can shoot us an email at whatisamoviepod@gmail.com

Don't Quill the Messenger : Revealing the Truth of Shakespeare Authorship

Steven welcomes noted film critic, historian, and film institute educator Robert Horton to this episode to discuss his research and commentary on the life and works of Orson Welles, perhaps America's most famous Shakespearean of all time. Support the show by picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com and becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger  Made possible by Patrons: Clare Jaget, Courtney L, David Neufer, Deduce, Earl Showerman, Edward Henke, Ellen Swanson, Eva Varelas, Frank Lawler, James Warren,  Jen Swan, John Creider, John Eddings, Kara Elizabeth Martin, Michael Hannigan, Neal Riesterer, Patricia Carrelli, Richard Wood, Romola, Sandi Boney, Sandi Paulus, Sheila Kethley, Tim Norman, Tim Price, Vanessa Lops, Yvonne Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Spoilerpiece Theatre
Episode #580: "The Thursday Murder Club" and "Lurker"

Spoilerpiece Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 62:40


This week we all watched the Chris Columbis-directed THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB (working title: Olds Detect), a comedy-drama about four friends (Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie), residents of an assisted living facility, who solve cold cases. That is, until a very real and current case lands in their laps when the facility's co-owners end up dead just as they plan to tear up the facility and force the residents out. We had mixed reactions to this one, but at least two Spoilerpiecers liked it more than the third (guess how that shakes out?). Then there's LURKER, writer-director Alex Russell's fresh take on celebrity culture and the depths to we which we mere mortals will sink to find it and stay in it. There's a powerful performance by Théodore Pellerin as an amoral creep clinging to an up and coming pop star played by Archie Madekwe. We had different reactions to this one, too, coming out, again, two to one in favor. And over on Patreon, we watched the 1958 melodrama THE LONG, HOT SUMMER, starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Orson Welles.

Another Kind of Distance: A Spider-Man, Time Travel, Twin Peaks, Film, Grant Morrison and Nostalgia Podcast
Special Subject - Orson Welles and Jeanne Moreau – THE TRIAL (1962); CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1965); and THE IMMORTAL STORY (1968)

Another Kind of Distance: A Spider-Man, Time Travel, Twin Peaks, Film, Grant Morrison and Nostalgia Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 70:54


Our August Special Subject is Literature vs. Welles vs. Moreau: we discuss the three finished films that Orson Welles made with Jeanne Moreau, whom he considered "the greatest actress in the world." The Trial (1962) stars Anthony Perkins in an adaptation of the Kafka novel; Chimes at Midnight (1965) stars Welles as Falstaff in an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad focused on the Prince Hal/Falstaff relationship; and The Immortal Story (1968) stars Welles and Moreau in an adaptation of a Karen Blixen story. Come for Welles' handling of these immortal stories, stay to find out how Moreau assisted the magician.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    THE TRIAL (1962) [dir. Orson Welles] 0h 35m 24s:    CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (1965) [dir. Orson Welles] 0h 52m 19s:    THE IMMORTAL STORY (1968) [dir. Orson Welles] +++   * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast

Send us a textThis week, our pick must reduce all saturation and so we watch “The Trial,” a strange and unusual film about a man who has been accused of an unknown crime and who has to navigate a timeless and labyrinthine judicial system, about which he knows nothing.  Shot in black and white, from 1962, this visual treat is directed by Orson Welles and stars Anthony Perkins.   It is based on the posthumously completed Franz Kafka novel “Der Prozess” and it certainly lives up to the bizarre, confusing, darkly funny and sometimes despairing world that Kafka is so good at creating. We also talk about a recent trip to Iceland and some fun facts about this … well…. strange and unusual land.  We find our own podcast GUILTY….  of having too good a time!!

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 157 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 30:38


Presenting a replay of The Lives of Harry Lime "Fools Gold" aired on Apr 04, 1952. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

Classic Radio Theater
Orson Welles- Algiers

Classic Radio Theater

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 52:38 Transcription Available


This adaptation of the 1938 film “Algiers” was performed live on October 8, 1939, on The Campbell's Playhouse, a CBS Radio series sponsored by Campbell's Soup.

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 156 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 33:04


Presenting a replay of Suspense "The Hitch Hiker" aired on Sep 02, 1942. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

The World War 2 Radio Podcast
Victory celebrations 8/14/1945

The World War 2 Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 31:45


Today our episodes celebrate the Japanese surrender and the end of fighting in World War II on August 14, 1945. This episode has two parts. The first is that evening's episode of Columbia Presents Corwin, hosted by Orson Welles. Then, we'll hear news reports from across the country as Americans celebrate the end of the war.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox
Classic Radio Theater Special - the 80th celebration of V-J Day

Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 140:42 Transcription Available


The news stories of Victory in Japan day, August 14, 1945, 80 years ago. In addition we hear the Fred Waring show from August 14, 1945 with a live shortwave report from Jack Benny in Europe.  Then Command Performance, from August 14, 1945, Victory Extra.  The program begins with a prayer by Ronald Colman, followed by "Ave Maria," sung by Rise Stevens. Bing Crosby hosts the show as Bob Hope is in Europe.  Performers included Rise Stevens, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Jose Iturbi, Lionel Barrymore, Marlene Dietrich, Burgess Meredith, Ginny Simms, Frank Sinatra, Janet Blair, William Powell, Harry Von Zell, Lucille Ball, The King Sisters, Cary Grant, Robert Montgomery, Loretta Young, and Lena Horne.We close with Fourteen August as broadcast on CBS August 14, 1945.  A moving and dramatic anti-war reading written on short notice by Norman Corwin and read by Orson Welles.  

MPIR Old Time Radio
Orson Welles Radio Episode 155 Replay

MPIR Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 31:24


Presenting a replay of The Shadow "The Blind Begger Dies" aired on Apr 17, 1938. Please support these shows with your donation today, thank you. https://mpir-otr.com/sponsors-donations

Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio
Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Orson Welles"

Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 32:44 Transcription Available


When Archie talks their guest, Orson Welles, into doing a show to bring in new customers, it ends up costing more than it makes.Originally aired on October 12, 1943. This is episode 99 of Duffy's Tavern.Please email questions and comments to host@classiccomedyotr.com.Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.

From Beneath the Hollywood Sign
“LIGHTS! CAMERA! KARGER! TCM's DAVE KARGER HELPS US CELEBRATE 100 EPISODES”

From Beneath the Hollywood Sign

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 48:12


EPISODE 100 -  “LIGHTS! CAMERA! KARGER! TCM's DAVE KARGER HELPS US CELEBRATE 100 EPISODES” - 8/11/25 We're thrilled to celebrate the 100th episode of FROM BENEATH THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN with a very special guest: DAVE KARGER, beloved host of Turner Classic Movies and one of the most respected voices in entertainment journalism. In this milestone episode, Dave joins us to discuss his fascinating new book, 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers On Their Career-Defining Wins, a dazzling journey through Academy Awards history told through unforgettable moments, behind-the-scenes stories, and personal reflections. Whether you're a film buff, an Oscars obsessive, or just love a great Hollywood tale, this conversation is the perfect way to help us celebrate our 100th episode. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers On Their Career-Defining Wins (2024), by Dave Karger; Wikipedia.com; TCM.com; IBDB.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: The Breakfast Club (1985), starring Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheed, and Anthony Micheal Hall; Sixteen Candles (1984); starring Molly Ringwald & Anthony Michael Hall; Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), starring Matthew Broderick &  Alan Ruck; Children of a Lesser God (1986), starring William Hurt & Marlee Matlin; Breathless (1983), starring Richard Gere & Valerie Kaprisky; Tootsie (1982), starring Dustin Hoffman & Jessica Lange; Laura (1944), starring Dana Andrews & Gene Tierney; Seven Chances (1925) starring Buster Keaton; Citizen Kane (1941), starring Orson Welles & Joseph Cotton; On The Waterfront (1954), starring Marlon Brando,Eva Marie Saint, & Karl Malden; Rainman (1988), starring Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise; Stella Dallas (1937), starring Barbara Stanwyck & Anne Shirley; Reveille with Beverly (1943), starring Ann Miller; Penny Serenade (1941), starring Cary grant & Irene Dunne; Boys Don't Cry (1999), starring Hilary Swank & Chloë Sivegny; Norma Rae (1979), starring Sally Field & Beau Bridges; Sophie's Choice (1982), starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, & Peter MacNicol; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking Walls
BW - EP96: Halloween on the Air (1943 - 1953) [Rewind]

Breaking Walls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 192:16


This episode was originally released on 10/1/2019. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes. ____________ In Breaking Walls Episode 96, we laugh, scream, and cry while we join radio's best as they celebrate Halloween on the air. —————————— Highlights: • The Birth of the Great Gildersleeve • Sam Spade has a Halloween adventure • Ernest Chappell says, “Don't Tell Me About Halloween” • Spike Jones and His City Slickers Celebrate • Sherlock Holmes and the Laughing Lemur • The Story Behind Bing Crosby's Departure from NBC and move to ABC • Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky • Jack Benny goes Trick-Or-Treating • John Guedel, Art Linkletter, and People Are Funny • Looking Ahead to the Holiday Season —————————— The WallBreakers: http://thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: http://patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today's episode was: • On The Air — By John Dunning • Terror On The Air!, Horror Radio in America — By Richard J. Hand • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim Ramsburg As well as articles by: • TUNE IN Magazine - September 1946 • Broadcasting Magazine - April 14th, July14th, and September 15th, 1947 —————————— On the interview front: • Chuck Schaden interviewed Jack Benny, Ken Carpenter, John Guedel, Shirley Mitchell, Arch Oboler, Hal Peary, Lurene Tuttle, and Mike Wallace. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com. • Howard Duff, June Havoc, and Bill Spier were with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. These interviews can be heard at GoldenAge-WTIC.org. • John Gassman of SPERDVAC was with Art Linkletter in 1991. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com. • Jack Kruschen and Shirley Mitchell were with Jim Bohannon on September 12th, 1987. • Chuck Cecil interviewed Ozzie Nelson. • Johnny Hayes, David Nelson, and Jack Wagner were interviewed by KRLA • Johnny Carson interviewed Orson Welles, Ozzie, Harriet, and Ricky Nelson for The Tonight Show, while David Hartman interviewed David, Harriet, and Ricky for Good Morning America. • Frank Bresee interviewed Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter • And Dick Joy was with John Dunning for 71KNUS. —————————— Selected Music featured in today's episode was: • A Wicked Thought - By John Zacharely • Ghost Bus Tours - By George Fenton for High Spirits and • Travelin Man - By Ricky Nelson

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television
The "effortless attractiveness" of Joi Lansing

TV CONFIDENTIAL: A radio talk show about television

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 22:02


TVC 700.1: Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer Joseph Dougherty and author and artist Alexis Hunter join Ed for the first of a special two-part look at the life and career of Joi Lansing, the legendary Blonde Bombshell best known for her pin-up photos, her frequent work in movies and television throughout the '50s and '60s, and her successful nightclub singing act. Joe's latest book, Comfort and Joi, is a part-biography, part-filmography, and part-appreciation of Joi Lansing that makes the case that Lansing was not only a much better actress than people gave her credit for, but could make even a seven-second silent bit in which she appears on the far edge of the frame interesting to watch just because she was in it. Alexis is the author of Joi Lansing: A Body to Die For, an intimate memoir of Alexis's four-year relationship with Lansing, a period that coincided with the last four years of Joi's life before she died from breast cancer in August 1972. Joi and Alexis had to keep their relationship secret, partly because of the pressure Joi felt to maintain her public image as the ultimate object of desire for men, and partly because the public at large in 1969 was not as accepting of intimate relationships between two members of the same sex as they are today. Topics this segment include the many karmic coincidences that brought Joe and Alexis together (as well as the many ways in which their books complement each other); how Joi honed her comedic skills while working with Lucille Ball and Bob Cummings; and Joi's experience working with Orson Welles not only in Touch of Evil, but in the award-winning comedy-drama Fountain of Youth.

Classic Radio Theater
Orson Welles- Ah, Wilderness

Classic Radio Theater

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 43:48 Transcription Available


Orson Welles's adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play from 1933. This performance was performed live on September 17, 1939, on The Campbell's Playhouse, a CBS Radio series sponsored by Campbell's Soup.

Vintage Classic Radio
Sunday Night Playhouse - Mercury Theatre on the Air (A Tale of Two Cities)

Vintage Classic Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 60:01


This Sunday Night Playhouse, Vintage Classic Radio invites you to step into the world of Charles Dickens with the Mercury Theatre on the Air's sweeping 1938 adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities", Orson Welles leads a stellar company including Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, Martin Gabel, Anges Moorehead, and Everett Sloane, all framed by Bernard Bermann's stirring music. Journey between London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution in a tale of sacrifice, redemption, and enduring love. With Welles' s signature dramatic style and the Mercury ensemble's unmatched storytelling, this is an unforgettable hour of radio theatre from the golden age.

Breaking Walls
Thursday 8.14.2025 — The Final Part of the Orson Welles Webinar Series: Welles In Europe (1948 - 1956)

Breaking Walls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 0:59


Hey everyone, James Scully here, producer and host of Breaking Walls, the docu-podcast on the history of US Network Radio Broadcasting. I wanted to let you know about a new webinar I'm doing next Thursday August 14th at 7PM eastern time. It's the final part of a 3-part mini series on Orson Welles' life and career. "Orson Welles' Career, Part 3: Welles In Europe (1948 - 1956)," is on an often-forgotten and underrated part of Orson Welles' career during his years living and working in Europe. It will focus on the radio, screen, and stage work he was involved in during this time, complete with visuals and audio clips. Here's a link to register — https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orson-welles-career-part-3-welles-in-europe-1948-1956-webinar-tickets-1445320836529?aff=oddtdtcreator If you can't make, don't worry, I'll be emailing all who register a video of the webinar once its done so you can watch it later. And if you missed the first two parts of this webinar series (Part 1 was on his early career and Part 2 focused on late 1941 through 1948), I'll email you a video link to watch the first two presentations (for free) when you register for the Part 3 event. Here's an overview of the webinar: Throughout the last one-hundred years of American entertainment, few people have gotten as strong a reaction as Orson Welles. A rare quadruple threat: writer, director, actor, producer, Welles found immense success on stage, in films, on television, and in radio. In fact, he took center stage in the United States on more than one occasion… and not always to a positive reaction, but always with pushing the creative envelope in mind. Welles managed to alienate the newspaper industry, the Hollywood studio system, and occasionally even the broadcasting networks, but he rarely had a door closed in his face. Welles was known to work himself to the bone, and party even harder. He had romances with some of the most famous and attractive women in the country, including Virginia Nicholson, Dolores del Rio, and Rita Hayworth. He was hailed as a genius, a charlatan, a magician, an incredible friend, an a***hole, a hard-driver, a steady worker, and a man who drank too much. Welles liked to joke that he began his career on top and spent the rest of his life working his way down. Such a strong-willed, creative person deserves an in-depth look. Join James Scully — Radio historian and producer/host of Breaking Walls, the docu-podcast on the history of U.S. network radio broadcasting for the last of a three-part webinar that deeply explores the life and career of Orson Welles, with a strong focus on his two decades working in American and British radio. In Part 3: Orson Welles In Europe (1948 - 1956) we'll explore Welles' time in Europe from the late 1940s through the mid 1950s, with audio clips and highlights including: • HUAC and Leaving the U.S • Harry Alan Towers, and Harry Lime • Othello and The Black Museum • Song of Myself and Theatre Royal • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Moriarity • The BBC Sketchbook and Moby Dick • Mr Lincoln and Mr Arkadin • Returning to the U.S. • Tomorrow and Yesterday Afterward, I'll do a Q&A — any and all questions are welcomed and encouraged! Can't attend live? Not to worry! I'll be recording the event and sending the video out to all guests who register so you can watch it later. See you (virtually) there!

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Rob, Nico and Nick discuss Hootie and the Blowfish, the temperature of space, Axe body spray, Sydney Sweeney’s jeans, Orson Welles in July and much… The post Two Cents Radio: Episode #412 – In July in August appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

Two Cents Radio
Two Cents Radio: Episode #412 – In July in August

Two Cents Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 66:32


Rob, Nico and Nick discuss Hootie and the Blowfish, the temperature of space, Axe body spray, Sydney Sweeney’s jeans, Orson Welles in July and much… The post Two Cents Radio: Episode #412 – In July in August appeared first on Too Many Thoughts.

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In Depth With Graham Bensinger
Jay Leno: Memorable celebrity encounters | Trending Now

In Depth With Graham Bensinger

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 5:15


Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno relives unforgettable encounters with Hollywood legends such as Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando.

Dan Snow's History Hit
War of the Worlds: Orson Welles' Alien Invasion Hoax

Dan Snow's History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 40:55


In 1938, Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast stunned America. It was a defining moment in broadcast history - reports claimed it caused mass panic, with listeners believing Martians had truly invaded, and fleeing their homes in terror. But how much of that panic was real, and how much was media hype?In this episode we're joined by A. Brad Schwartz, author of 'Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News'. He helps us to separate fact from fiction, and explains what this story tells us about the power of mass media and the spread of misinformation.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Tim Arstall.You can read the letters written to Orson Welles about his famous broadcast here -https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wow/.Join Dan and the team for a special LIVE recording of Dan Snow's History Hit on Friday 12th September 2025! To celebrate 10 years of the podcast, Dan is putting on a special show of signature storytelling, never-before-heard anecdotes from his often stranger-than-fiction career as well as answering the burning questions you've always wanted to ask!Get tickets here, before they sell out: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/dan-snows-history-hit/.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.