Episode 154 - Ecuadorian War of the Worlds - Pop Culture Crimes

We are back this time with our theme of pop Culture Crimes.  Mike discusses The War of the Worlds broadcast that took place in Ecuador in 1949 and the fallout.   Sources https://historyradio.org/2017/01/21/the-war-of-the-worlds-in-ecuador/ https://www.otrcat.com/war-of-the-worlds-those-pesky-aliens https://cuencahighlife.com/war-worlds-1949-radio-play-remake-deadly-result-ecuador/ https://time.com/archive/6607399/radio-martians-wild-animals/ https://www.skepticality.com/assets/war_worlds_quito.htm https://cowlatinamerica.voices.wooster.edu/archive-item/fire-at-radio-station-after-broadcast/ https://radiolab.org/podcast/91624-could-it-happen-again-and-again https://www.themichiganarchive.com/post/ecuador-s-war-of-the-worlds-the-myth-that-was https://historum.com/t/war-of-the-worlds-quito-ecuador-1949.81972/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/martians-land-in-quito_b_166776 https://www.today.com/popculture/martians-take-quito-or-so-we-thought-1c9481184 https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latinoamerica/extraterrestres-en-ecuador-el-programa-de-radio-que-dejo-muertos-en-quito-495224 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501095435/http://www.war-ofthe-worlds.co.uk/war_worlds_quito.htm https://donmoore.tripod.com/south/ecuador/martians.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorian%E2%80%93Peruvian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Alcaraz Brew Crime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices