
Welcome to The Complete Orson Welles. This podcast is for the Welles enthusiast, playing a variety of programs from Mr. Welles’ career from 1937 to 1952. New episodes published weekly. For FREE you can listen to and download all my OTR podcast at otr.duane.media. Feedback and comments welcome at my email: info@duane.media or @duane.otr on Instagram. - Thank you and enjoy. This podcast uses... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 243 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | FictionDramaComedy Fiction | |||

The Orson Welles Almanac || Guest: Groucho Marx || January 26, 1944
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The Shadow || The Bride of Death | Silent Avenger | The White Legion || March 6, 1938; March 13, 1938; March 20, 1938 ||
01:15 ... The Bride of Death
30:42 ... Silent Avenger
58:15 ... The White Legion
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The Columbia Workshop || The Fall of the City | April 11, 1937
Columbia Workshop, pioneered all kinds of special sound effects and other dramatic techniques. In 1937 it put on a poetic drama by Archibald MacLeish called The Fall of the City, featuri... more
Mercury Summer Theater || (301) Around the World in 80 Days (musical) | June 7, 1946
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What a treat. So thankful for the endeavor to assemble the works of this unique American genius. Well presented and catalogued. Thank you.
I really enjoy these old radio shows, especially the one’s featuring Orson Welles!!
I had no idea what a dominate talent and celebrity Orson Welles was before television. I just remember seeing his as a guest on late night tv talk shows and wondering why he was famous.. Thanks Duane.
Thanks for a useful service with no ads but the originals. Won’t you make a note of having Campbell’s soup for dinner tomorrow?
What a wonderful service
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This show curates a broad array of classic radio dramas and musical pieces led by Orson Welles, spanning 1937–1952. Episodes frequently feature theatrical adaptations, live crossovers, and meta-commentary on sponsorship and production, highlighting Welles's performative range and the era's broadcast style. Listeners can expect historically informed storytelling, high-profile guests, and a nostalgic tour through mid-20th‑century radio, with a strong emphasis on performance, ethics in storytelling, and the cultural context of early television-era media. A standout trait is the consistent pairing of dramatic adaptation with the creator's distinctive voice, making it especially appealing to fans of classic radio, theatre, and film history.
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