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
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