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The Formation of a Bootleg Radio Fan Culture

The Formation of a Bootleg Radio Fan Culture

Eleanor Patterson explores the history of hobbyists who collected and traded recordings of classic radio programs in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, considering the cultural significance of a US bootleg radio culture.
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From Mercury to Mars: War of the Worlds as Residual Radio

August 15, 2013
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From Mercury to Mars: <i>War of the Worlds</i> as Residual Radio

In Antenna's first post in the From Mercury to Mars: Orson Welles on Radio after 75 Years collaborative series with Sounding Out!, Eleanor Patterson explores how it is that we are still listening to the 1938 radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" 75 years later, and in what ways its discursive and material...
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