The Broadcast That Shocked America
In this episode of Chesterton Radio Storycraft, we step back to one of the most infamous nights in the history of American broadcasting.
In December 1937, millions of Americans gathered around their radios to hear the wildly popular Charlie McCarthy Show. The evening’s guest star was the legendary Mae West, Hollywood’s queen of wit, innuendo, and scandal.
What followed was a comedy sketch set in the Garden of Eden, with West as Eve and Don Ameche as Adam — a playful, flirtatious performance that would ignite one of the largest censorship controversies of the Golden Age of Radio.
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