We're on hiatus right now, but we still pop up other places, okay??

Happy 87th anniversary to the broadcast that gave Orson his Hollywood blank check: The Mercury Theater's adaptation of H.G. Wells's WAR OF THE WORLDS, which went on the air on this day in 1938. Listen to the broadcast in its entirety here: youtu.be/9q7tN7MhQ4I?...

Sorry we haven't posted an episode in a while (that's my bad - S.), but Hope has written a wonderful blog post about her most recent pilgrimage to Grovers Mill, NJ that is a MUST READ for Welles U fans! So... what are your waiting for? READ IT! 👍🏻

R.I.P. to Henry Jaglom, author of MY LUNCHES WITH ORSON and director of SOMEONE TO LOVE (Welles's final screen performance), who passed away earlier this week at the age of 87:

AI hucksters have such boring ideas, at least P. T. Barnum was out there sewing half a monkey to a fish

Absolutely the fuck NOT!!! Hard to imagine a Welles who vehemently opposed the colorization of CITIZEN KANE would be onboard with this bullshit. 🐂💩 bit.ly/4paZ0ZD

This week, we welcome guest lecturer Samuel Dumas from The Dept. of Menial Humor to discuss Welles's 1934 short film, THE HEARTS OF AGE, its surrealist & expressionist influences, and Stephen's fabled bachelor party! List NOW wherever podcasts are sold! apple.co/42857Er

Better late than never! Our latest episode is now LIVE! This class, we're discussing EVERYBODY'S SHAKESPEARE, The Bard, and the three plays covered here - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, TWELFTH NIGHT, and JULIUS CAESAR! Join us! Maybe learn a little something? apple.co/4oPjWFn

New Welles film ranking from @nofilmschool.bsky.social. Do you agree? How would *you* rank Welles's filmography as a cinephile? nofilmschool.com/best-orson-w...

A bit belated in memoriam for Norman Eshley, one of the stars of Orson Welles's THE IMMORTAL STORY (1968), who passed away on August 2 at the age of 80. RIP. wellesnet.com/norman-eshle...

This week, we're finally getting to The Work™️ as we discuss abolitionist John Brown, his rebellion, his glorious beard, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and the unproduced Welles/Hill 'collaboration,' MARCHING SONG! Available NOW wherever you get your podcasts: apple.co/4oxORpv

It’s Alive! And the most in-depth piece I’ve written for this series yet. Hope you enjoy!

👀 👀 👀 #WellesWatch #WellesUniversity #SupplementalReading

We FINALLY got our boy to Ireland! 🇮🇪☘️🫏 We discuss his donkey cart adventures through Éire, his first forays into professional theater - including meeting Hilton Edwards & Micheál MacLiammóir and the Gate Theater production of JEW SÜSS - plus, the origins of Orson's love of cigars! apple.co/3TDD8aX

We're back to school again today as we wrap up Orson's time at Todd, including his first production of JULIUS CAESAR and the death of his father, Dick Welles. Available NOW wherever you get your podcasts! bit.ly/44trQuK

We don't have an episode out this week, but get your fix and listen to our own @chewywalrus.bsky.social as he discusses David Lynch's 1980 classic THE ELEPHANT MAN with @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social - out now for your listening pleasure wherever podcasts are sold!

An extra credit assignment for the class: check out Hope's latest podcast endeavor - The Lanes Between, a Radio Fan Fic podcast - out TODAY wherever podcasts are sold! bit.ly/3HNeH87

Just in time for summer, we're packing Orson off to school! 🏫🎒👩‍🏫📏 Check out the first of our two episodes on Welles's time at the Todd School for Boys, available NOW wherever podcasts are sold! bit.ly/45nhD5g

Have you caught up with our latest episode yet? If not, buckle up to hear us discuss THE BIRTH OF A NATION, Malört, and arguably the most formative event in the life of young Orson, though the man himself would later say he had no 'Rosebuds.' Listen NOW wherever podcasts are sold: apple.co/44a1XBe

Happy 77th anniversary to this classic! #TheLadyFromShaghai #OrsonWelles

Bike lamps! Suffrage! Kenosha, Wisconsin - the birthplace of Orson Welles! All this (and the most obvious, sophomoric name joke ever) on this week's episode of Welles University, available NOW wherever podcasts are sold! apple.co/4mpuael

I agree with the #1. The rest...? 😬😬

This is a pretty bold list! So you agree or disagree? How would YOU rank Orson's directorial efforts? Let us know!

Wishing a VERY happy 110th birthday to the man himself, the great Orson Welles #BOTD. In celebration, we offer our first episode, wherein @highimhope.bsky.social & @chewywalrus.bsky.social share the details of their new ongoing project. apple.co/3SpIxSa

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... our first episode drops TOMORROW! Check it out wherever podcasts are sold!

Just five days between today and The Man's 110th birthday... AND our first episode! Look for it wherever podcasts are sold!

Ten days until Orson's 110th birthday AND our inaugural episode! GET HYPED!

Wearing my @whmpodcast.bsky.social Orson Welles "Night Vision" t-shirt today in honor of the late, great Mr. Welles. VOTE ORSON! @blankcheck.bsky.social @wellesupod.bsky.social

ELECT CHARLES FOSTER KANE. It's Orson Welles: blankcheckpod.com/march-madness

Orson Welles and Lucille Ball on the set of The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956

Jean Cocteau and Orson Welles in Venice, 1948