Ep. 24 - The War of the Worlds - 1938 Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air

On October 30th, 1938, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater re-envisioned the 1897 H.G. Wells’ classic “War of the Worlds” as a Halloween treat and created a global sensation. Adapted from Orson Welles’ adaptation, Madison embarks upon her own journey through the infamous Martian invasion in her hometown of Los Angeles across landmarks like the Griffith Park Observatory, Hollywood Boulevard and the La Brea Tar Pits. It’s Madison vs. Martians… who will survive the invasion? TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: https://www.madisonontheair.com/waroftheworlds24_transcript/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/MadisonontheAir SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/mota Written & Produced by Chrisi Talyn Saje Audio Engineering by Jeremy Saje CAST: Madison Standish: Chrisi Talyn Saje Professor Pierson: Karim Kronfli Carl Philips: David Pinion Patrick: Patrick O'Riley Policeman: Bill Jenkins Mrs. Wilmuth: Sharon Grünwald Captain Lansing: Jerry Kokich The Stranger: Paul Arbisi and Matthew Burd as the opening announcer Vintage Video Podcast audio was provided by Patrick O'Riley Get links to our cast on our website: https://www.madisonontheair.com/cast/