# Hello Americans

Heard 1942–1943. 12 episodes.

HELLO AMERICANS Hello Americans was a 12 episode show Orson Welles made as another contribution to the war effort, and stems in part from his interest in Latin and South American culture. It was no doubt spurred by his time in Brazil working on the movie It's All True. The show is a generally lighthearted affair, and Welles clearly seems to enjoy himself. The first episode in particular, with Carmen Miranda, is a prime example of this. Hello Americans did have some more serious moments, and despite some lapses into melodramatics, most were carried off reasonably well. The show is peppered with numerous editorial insertions, pertaining mainly to racism, although the odd barb against fascism pops up now and again. What is perhaps most worthwhile about the show is its portrayal of Central and South America countries as full of interesting history and people, with little condescension. From wellesnet.com NOTE: Updated with Version 2 files (05-Jan-2020). From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

## Sets

- Hello Americans - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Brazil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/e66ff1db4e4a), aired 15 November 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-11-15%20%2801%29%20Brazil.mp3
1. [Andes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/97410d224551), aired 22 November 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-11-22%20%2802%29%20Andes.mp3
1. [The Islands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/f10a0c9cf1d3), aired 29 November 1942 (28 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-11-29%20%2803%29%20The%20Islands.mp3
1. [The Alphabet - A to C](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/7fc9682b9d54), aired 6 December 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-12-06%20%2804%29%20The%20Alphabet%20-%20A%20to%20C.mp3
1. [The Alphabet - C to S](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/c3172468439c), aired 13 December 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-12-13%20%2805%29%20The%20Alphabet%20-%20C%20to%20S.mp3
1. [The Alphabet - Slavery (Abednego) to End](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/7c2a4591fbb5), aired 20 December 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-12-20%20%2806%29%20The%20Alphabet%20-%20Slavery%20%28Abednego%29%20to%20End.mp3
1. [The Bad-Will Ambassador](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/edcf54248966), aired 27 December 1942 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2042-12-27%20%2807%29%20The%20Bad-Will%20Ambassador.mp3
1. [Ritmos de las Americas No. 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/5fc000257afd), aired 3 January 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2043-01-03%20%28xx%29%20Ritmos%20de%20las%20Americas%20No.%201.mp3
1. [Mexico](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/814efc20944d), aired 10 January 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2043-01-10%20%2808%29%20Mexico.mp3
1. [Feed The World](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/9a08f0bf189b), aired 17 January 1943 (26 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2043-01-17%20%2809%29%20Feed%20The%20World.mp3
1. [Ritmos de las Americas No. 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/b56919bac41d), aired 24 January 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2043-01-24%20%28xx%29%20Ritmos%20de%20las%20Americas%20No.%202.mp3
1. [Bolivar's Idea](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/hello-americans/d3772f3bf4d7), aired 31 January 1943 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Hello_Americans_Singles/Hello%20Americans%2043-01-31%20%2810%29%20Bolivar%27s%20Idea.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is.