Episodes

  • War Of Worlds Panic - The Boy Genius and His Beautiful Lie

    War Of Worlds Panic - The Boy Genius and His Beautiful Lie
    Apr 6 2026
    Join host Lucien Graves as he examines the morning after Orson Welles' infamous 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast. This episode explores how the 23-year-old director transformed accidental notoriety into enduring legend, investigating whether the panic was real or media mythology, and revealing how Welles spent decades perfecting the most beautiful lie in broadcasting history.

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    34 mins
  • War Of Worlds Panic - A Nation on Edge: Fear, Munich, and the Psychology of 1938

    War Of Worlds Panic - A Nation on Edge: Fear, Munich, and the Psychology of 1938
    Apr 6 2026
    Host Lucien Graves examines how the 1938 War of the Worlds panic myth obscures a darker truth: America wasn't fooled by Martians—it was already terrified. After twenty days of Munich Crisis broadcasts conditioning listeners to expect catastrophe through their radios, Orson Welles' fictional invasion tapped pre-existing dread, not gullibility, revealing anxiety's architecture in uncertain times.

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    28 mins
  • War Of Worlds Panic - Print vs. Radio: The Media War Behind the Myth

    War Of Worlds Panic - Print vs. Radio: The Media War Behind the Myth
    Apr 6 2026
    Host Lucien Graves examines the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast, revealing how newspapers fabricated nationwide panic to discredit radio's growing influence. Thirteen thousand articles transformed scattered confusion into enduring myth, weaponizing a Halloween drama for economic warfare. The real story isn't about Martians—it's about ink versus innovation.

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    26 mins