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A one-time broadcast event that aired on KCRW the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2021. The show featured guest appearances from musician Jack White and actress Charo, along with “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” characters “Chairry” (Allison Mork), “Conky” (Josh Myers), and “Miss Yvonne” (Lynn Marie Stewart).
McSweeney's and KCRW present this radio drama in the style of Mercury Theatre's War of the Worlds, featuring the music from the Flaming Lips, Bill Callahan, Okkervil River, Eleanor Friedberger, Nico Muhly, and Oneida.
An audio movie about legendary films and TV series and the crazy and talented dreamers who made them. The risks and stakes, the battles, the behind-the-scenes stories nobody knows. Against all odds and usually teetering on failure, these filmmakers and show-runners made something great and lasting