The Big Broadcast

The Big Broadcast: July 27, 2025

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Jul 25, 2025 12:46 PM

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The Big Broadcast: July 20, 2025

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Jul 20, 2025 6:13 PM

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From the Earth to the Moon

The Big Broadcast presents: Summer of Sci-Fi
Episode 6: From the Earth to the Moon

This week, we aim for the stars—literally. In honor of the anniversary of the first lunar landing, The Big Broadcast returns to one of the earliest visions of space travel: Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon.

Verne’s work inspired generations of dreamers—and coined the word “space-ship”. We'll hear the 1946 radio adaptation from Favorite Story, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (Inherit the Wind).

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Jul 15, 2025 4:58 AM

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Earth Abides & Kim Stanley Robinson

Host Murray Horwitz speaks with Kim Stanley Robinson about the roots of science fiction and its power in audio form. Then we hear Escape’s two-part adaptation of George R. Stewart’s Earth Abides—a post-apocalyptic story of survival, memory, and rebuilding.

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Jul 15, 2025 3:57 AM

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The Big Broadcast: July 13, 2025

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Jul 11, 2025 2:39 PM

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The Big Broadcast: July 6, 2025

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Jul 2, 2025 2:40 PM

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The Rocket

“It’s the rich who have dreams and rockets!”
Ray Bradbury’s deeply human tale The Rocket speaks of poverty, possibility, and the power of imagination. Originally published in 1950 and dramatized for radio's NBC Presents: Short Story in 1952, this profound story reminds us that even in a world where technology separates the haves from the have-nots, dreams still belong to everyone.

About the Series: Summer of Sci-Fi

Hosted by Murray Horwitz, The Big Broadcast celebrates the best in vintage radio—and this summer, we’re exploring classic science fiction radio dramas from the golden age, with works by legendary authors such as Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein.

00:29:46

Jul 1, 2025 3:50 PM

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With Folded Hands

The Big Broadcast presents: Summer of Sci-Fi
Episode 3: With Folded Hands

Jack Williamson’s With Folded Hands imagines a future where humanoid robots are built to serve and protect—perhaps a little too well. Written in 1947, adapted for Dimension X in 1950, and inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 1973, it’s been called “probably the best story ever written about robots.”

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Jul 1, 2025 4:0 AM

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A Logic Named Joe

The Big Broadcast presents: Summer of Sci-Fi
Episode 2: A Logic Named Joe

This week, we revisit an episode from the series Dimension X, “A Logic Named Joe,” a remarkably prescient (and surprisingly funny) tale of artificial intelligence gone rogue.

Written by Murray Leinster—the pen name of prolific author William F. Jenkins—this story predicted personal computers, search engines, and smart speakers decades before they became reality. Originally broadcast July 1, 1950, this one’s not just clever sci-fi—it’s eerily ahead of its time.

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About the Series: Summer of Sci-Fi

Hosted by Murray Horwitz, The Big Broadcast celebrates the best in vintage radio—and this summer, we’re exploring classic science fiction radio dramas from the golden age, with works by legendary authors such as Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein.

Visit the series

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Jul 1, 2025 3:36 AM

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Isaac Asimov and “Nightfall”

The Big Broadcast presents: Summer of Sci-Fi
Episode 1: Isaac Asimov and “Nightfall”

We launch our Summer of Sci-Fi with two Golden Age classics: a rare 1956 interview with Isaac Asimov and a radio adaptation of his landmark story Nightfall. Excerpts from NBC’s Biography in Sound spotlight Asimov reflecting on the power and purpose of science fiction. Then, the 1955 series X Minus One brings Nightfall to life—a story once voted the greatest science fiction tale of all time.

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About the Series: Summer of Sci-Fi

Hosted by Murray Horwitz, The Big Broadcast celebrates the best in vintage radio—and this summer, we’re heading to the stars, featuring classic science fiction radio dramas from the golden age, with works by legendary authors such as Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein.

00:44:27

Jun 29, 2025 3:30 AM

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Big Broadcast Bites: When Evolution Went to Court

On May 25, 1925, a grand jury indicted high school teacher John T. Scopes for teaching evolution, setting off one of the most famous courtroom battles in American history. This excerpt of The Big Broadcast features a dramatized reenactment of the trial’s key moments, introduced by Edward R. Murrow from his landmark I Can Hear It Now recordings. Host Murray Horwitz reflects on the cultural and historical significance of the Scopes Trial—and how debates over what can be taught in schools continue today.

Guests:
– Edward R. Murrow (archival audio)
– William Jennings Bryan (reenactment)
– Clarence Darrow (reenactment)
– Hosted by Murray Horwitz

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May 29, 2025 6:41 PM

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Big Broadcast Bites: Malcolm X at 100

This episode of The Big Broadcast marks the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth with excerpts from a rare 1961 interview originally aired on New York’s WNYC. Then a minister in the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X speaks with journalist Eleanor Fischer about race, religion, and power in mid-century America. Host Murray Horwitz offers context and reflection on the evolving legacy of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.

Guests:
– Malcolm X (archival audio)
– Eleanor Fischer (archival audio)
– Hosted by Murray Horwitz