Behind the Mike: How Radio Made the Invisible World

Podcast: Chesterton Radio · Chesterton Radio

Opublikowano: 2026-10-13

What really happened on the other side of the microphone? In the autumn of 1940, NBC Blue did something wonderfully unusual. Behind the Mike, hosted by broadcasting pioneer Graham McNamee, invited listeners backstage to discover how radio actually worked. In this Listen with Gilbert deep dive, we explore five early broadcasts from the series: First Episode, Warming Up a Studio Audience, Baby Cries, Versatile Acting, and Sundown on the Veldt. Along the way we meet the actors, announcers, musicians and technicians who could turn a microphone and a few ordinary sounds into an entire invisible world.<...