X Minus One aired “Inside Story” on June 20, 1957 as its 99th episode. Written by Richard Wilson (1920-1987), the novelette originally appeared in the June 1955 issue of Galaxy. The story begins on Mars with a reporter for GNS (Galactic News Service) desperate for a news story now that Congress has departed for a …

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CBS Radio Workshop (1956-57) aired “The Long Way Home” on May 12, 1957. Following the utter devastation of WWIII, there remain no countries, no borders, no governments. Only ragtag groups of  humanity banding together for survival amidst the ruins and savagery. The group we follow here is made up of men and women of several …

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