There was a series of programs known as Lear that came out around the end of World War II.
They were, simply, a series of 15 minute commentaries from Orson Welles.
They are outstanding. I mean that: outstanding.
I'll grant you, most of what he talks about in his commentaries is outdated; however, his words remain compelling, even when he is talking about the OPA or an atomic test on the Bikini Islands or inflation.
One of the files I found is a short, 3½ minute interview he did over the phone. I'd love for you to listen to this interview and not find yourself "touched." Never was anything so real and compelling on radio:
Agreed, that was powerful radio. Odd also that Navy kid was named 'doris.'
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