This week Dan, Paul & Shawn discuss the War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Dan talks about the book, first serialised back in 1897 by Pearson’s Magazine and Cosmopolitan. Shawn reviews the film from 1953 set in America and Paul shares his thoughts about the Jeff Wayne musical version
Happy Halloween! The Countdown concludes with the classic alien invasion story by H.G. Wells. Mike, Mike, Kirby Bartlett-Sloan, and Matthew Kresal discuss why this account of first contact with the Martians remains one of the most influential works of fiction ever written. Plus, Matthew finds the Martian heat ray not
On this episode, the station is full to the brim with folks celebrating the life and career of “The Father of Speculative Fiction,” “The Patron Saint of Steampunk,” “The Shaper of Things to Come,” “History’s Awesome Outliner,” and “That Strange Gent from Kent,” Herbert George Wells. Showing the Wellsian love
