Hugh Spencer and HG Well's War of the Worlds

Canadian science fiction writer Hugh A. D. Spencer joins the lads to talk about one of his favorite bits of audio – the original radio play of The War of the Worlds. The novel by H. G. Wells was written in the 1890s, and adapted by Orson Welles for his Mercury Theatre in 1938. Howard Koch adapted the story for the radio. Koch used the trope of the news flash to tell the story, and this led many listeners who had missed the start of the radio play to think the invasion was real. It caused a panic. Joe, Mark and Hugh have a great time talking about the effects of the radio play, science fiction in general, and the impact of the play on Hugh's own work. For more information, check out the show notes for this episode.  Re-Creative is produced by Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.  Contact us at joemahoney@donovanstreetpress.com