On-Air Deaths, SUPERMAN’s Tragic Origin, HALLOWEEN Michael Myers Lost History

Real On-Air Deaths

Content warning: This segment covers real-life on-air suicides and may be distressing to some listeners.

The tragic story of Christine Chubbuck, the Sarasota news reporter who took her life on-air in 1974.
Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvania politician who died during a press conference in 1987.
How both events shaped the conversation around broadcast delay.
The unplanned early 2000s event that was the final straw for the FCC.

The True Origin of Superman

The truth behind the meme that says Jerry Siegel’s father was shot.

How Siegel & Schuster created Superman: from pulp zines to the character’s evolution in Action Comics #1.
Influences ranging from Gladiator by Philip Wylie to John Carter of Mars, Zorro, and even early Jewish mysticism (Kal-El, Jor-El).
The heartbreaking legal fight that left Superman’s creators broke – despite creating the most iconic superhero of all time.

The Forgotten Backstory of Michael Myers

The novelization of Halloween (1979), long out of print, included a mythic backstory tying Michael Myers to Enda, a cursed Celtic killer.
How the novel’s folk horror take differs from John Carpenter’s minimalist vision.
Why this supernatural twist was buried – and why it might have made more sense than the later convoluted Halloween sequels.

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Adam Charles has written for Walt Disney Television, Amblin Entertainment, and more. Over the years he has crossed paths with so many media personalities, he’s come to think of himself as the Forrest Gump of the film industry.