Grumpy Old Geeks Media The War of the Worlds Media The War of the Worlds 3 mentions in 1 episode Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast prompts a discussion of claims about audience panic. Mentions 32: Big butts, statistics, and hot sauce! Nov 3, 2013 1:06:58 The original War of the Worlds, Orson Welles' infamous 1938 radio program 1:07:53 People thought that aliens were actually attacking. 1:09:06 everybody knew that this was a story being broadcast on the radio