Henry Luce’s (far-right, jingoist, unreliable) The March of Time radio show provided extensive coverage of Italy’s incursion into Ethiopia.
In a serendipitous voltpunk twist, the August 28, 1935 show tells the (fictional) account of a conversation between Mussolini and Marconi, regarding the wartime and peacetime uses of a ray gun Marconi has developed.
My outlining project for June is a voltpunk story:
In 1936, Ethiopian radio pirates use improvised technology to broadcast the true story of Mussolini’s incursion to the world.
Volt:
1901
- Queen Victoria dies.
- First transatlantic radio communication.
1947
- Max Planck dies.
- Transistor is born.
Punk:
- Do-it-Yourself
- Be Anti-Authoritarian
- Black Humor
For January: A heist featuring a drifter named Stove and a posse of mean-spirited hoboes only she can see.