Ep. 186: the panic broadcast & the second death

Jack of All Graves

Uh oh! Corrigan's busting some myth's again, breaking down the tall tale of the War of the Worlds panic broadcast. Then, as Marko and CoRri both deal with different deaths in their lives, it's a chat about what it means to leave a legacy, and how we and others stave off the dreaded "second death."

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the myth of the War of the Worlds panic broadcast
[30:28] CoRri talks about the absurd ways her dog is slipping from life, new JoAG mailings are coming, Let's Play is coming, book club is Saturday, and CoRri is taking extraordinary measures to ensure the success of the NYC meeting
[44:00] What we watched! (Double Jeopardy, The Fugitive, Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, MoviePass, MovieCrash, Babes, Cronos, The Exorcist: Believer, Stung, Under Paris. The Strangers: Chapter One)
[87:50] We talk about what it means for your memory to outlive you, and whether we want it to

Stuff we referenced:

• The War of the Worlds panic was a myth
• 75 Years Ago, 'War Of The Worlds' Started A Panic. Or Did It? : The Two-Way : NPR
• The Infamous "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke | Smithsonian
• The Halloween myth of the War of the Worlds panic - BBC News
• Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds panic myth: The infamous radio broadcast did not cause a nationwide hysteria.
• Ecuador's War of the Worlds: The Myth That Was
• The War of the Worlds in Ecuador