Episode 200: We Interrupt This Program

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 38.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On a Saturday night, in February 1949, the music programming on one of the most popular radio stations in Quito, Ecuador, was interrupted with an urgent news bulletin: strange objects in the sky that looked like large disks with bright lights were using a powerful ray to destroy a nearby city. And they were heading right for Quito. Thanks to Lisette Arévalo for sharing her tape and her reporting. In 2020, she reported this story for the Spanish-language podcast Radio Ambulante – it’s called “The Extraterrestrials.” You can listen at https://radioambulante.org/en/audio-en/the-extraterrestrials. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.3	people might be like, that's terrifying or that's very sad.
0:51.3	My Atlanta actually meant to piss you off.
0:54.6	This week on Into It, Vultures Pop Culture Podcast.
1:03.5	We interrupt this evening music program to bring you an urgent news wire.
1:11.3	That's what it started like.
1:14.1	On February 12, 1949, a few minutes after 9pm, the music programming on one of the most
1:20.9	popular radio stations in Kito Ecuador was interrupted.
1:25.3	People in Kito suddenly heard that a huge ball of smoke and fire had descended on the
1:31.0	city of Lata Cunga, which is located almost two hours south of Kito.
1:37.0	This is Liza Tarovalo.
1:39.0	She's a journalist and producer at the Spanish language podcast Radio Ambilante, and she
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