Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich examine the power of mass media to create panic. Recorded live at the Fitzgerald Theater, Jad & Robert revisit one of the most controversial moments in broadcasting history: Orson Welles' 1938 radio play about Martians invading New Jersey. Radiolab ~ Tuesday 10/29 at 10pm.
The (radio) Play's the Thing...
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