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Wow, this reminds me of the radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds". I don't think that would even be possible here today, just goes to show how far behind these third world countries are...
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Mmm-hmm.
From
Radiolab
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In 1949, when Radio Quito decided to translate the Orson Welles stunt for an Equadorian audience, no one knew that the result would be a riot that burned down the radio station and killed at least 7 people.
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and then
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it happens again. This time it’s in the 1960s in Buffalo, NY.
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Listen to the fascinating
podcast.