Peter and the Acid King: Peter Ivers Is Dead
09/25/23 • 25 min
On March 3rd, 1983, Peter Ivers—the eccentric and beloved host of New Wave Theater—was found bludgeoned to death in his apartment. Forty years later, his friends are still searching for answers about what happened to him.
This episode features information and audio from the following sources:
- Decline of Western Civilization Part I
- Wayne’s World
- New Wave Theater
- Over the edge: The incredible life and mysterious death of Peter Ivers
- 'An Einstein among Neanderthals': the tragic prince of LA counterculture
- Peter Ivers: A Death of Innocence
- Rediscovering Peter Ivers, a punk-rock Zelig with a glittering résumé and mysterious demise
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On March 3rd, 1983, Peter Ivers—the eccentric and beloved host of New Wave Theater—was found bludgeoned to death in his apartment. Forty years later, his friends are still searching for answers about what happened to him.
This episode features information and audio from the following sources:
- Decline of Western Civilization Part I
- Wayne’s World
- New Wave Theater
- Over the edge: The incredible life and mysterious death of Peter Ivers
- 'An Einstein among Neanderthals': the tragic prince of LA counterculture
- Peter Ivers: A Death of Innocence
- Rediscovering Peter Ivers, a punk-rock Zelig with a glittering résumé and mysterious demise
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Peter and the Acid King: The Man in the Radiator
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This episode features information and audio from the following sources:
Decline of Western Civilization Part I
Animal House
Eraserhead
Grand Theft Auto
In Heaven Everything is Fine by Josh Frank
Over the edge: The incredible life and mysterious death of Peter Ivers
'An Einstein among Neanderthals': the tragic prince of LA counterculture
Peter Ivers: A Death of Innocence
Rediscovering Peter Ivers, a punk-rock Zelig with a glittering résumé and mysterious demiseUnraveling the Mystery of Peter Ivers
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Transcript
Hey, kids, this is Alan Sachs. If your parents are letting you listen to this show, tell them they shouldn't listener. Discretion is advised. It's late at night in nineteen eighty two. You're home in Los Angeles flipping channels, and you come across I guess you could call it like a variety show. Hi, welcome the New Wave Theater. Well you've arrived on time tonight. But that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. Slapping the back of an ox never was
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