‘Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier’ podcast drops
A new three-part podcast, “Orson Welles and the Blind Soldier,” recalls the blinding of a recently discharged Black soldier by a white police officer in 1946.
3rd Sinatra radio show with Orson Welles found
The recording from Sinatra’s own transcription disc was recently posted on YouTube by Sinatra enthusiast Jim Mahoney.
Stream 4 classic Christmas shows with Orson Welles
To capture the joy of the holiday season in Wellesian fashion, we once again present streaming audio of four vintage Christmas radio shows starring Orson Welles.
Pennsylvania troupe revives 1938 ‘Christmas Carol’
Unhinged Productions – a newly formed all-volunteer theater troupe in Pennsylvania – is tackling Orson Welles’ 1938 radio adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” this weekend.
Dorothy Thompson defense of Orson Welles recalled
Dorothy Thompson, the first American journalist to be kicked out of Nazi Germany, offered a stirring defense of Orson Welles just days after the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast.
AI scenes illustrate ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast
Using stock footage and artificial intelligence-created imagery, filmmaker J.R. Sawyers has created footage to accompany Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast of October 30, 1938.
Orson Welles’ post-mortem on radio career unearthed
Listen to “We the People,” a previously unknown 13-minute recording that sheds considerable light on the end of Orson Welles’ radio career in the U.S.
80-plus popular songs sampled Orson Welles
An online database shows that Orson Welles’ voice has been sampled and appeared on more that 80 recordings since his death in 1985.
Australian theater troupe staging ‘War of the Worlds’
The Australian theatrical performance of the “War of the Worlds” radio show is produced by Lit Live creator Sarah McNeill and directed by Greg McNeill.
Radio gem: ‘Frank Sinatra In Person’ with Orson Welles
Sponsored by Vimms vitamins, the half-hour radio broadcast hosted by the famed singer first aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System on August 9, 1944.
‘Dead Air’ podcasts probe ‘War of the Worlds’ panic
“Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America” and author William Elliott Hazelgrove were the subject of Parthenon’s latest “History Unplugged” podcast.
Stream Christmas radio shows with Orson Welles
Get into the Christmas spirit with streaming audio of four vintage Christmas radio shows featuring Orson Welles.