Continuous Wave

Continuous Wave

A weekly newsletter and site exploring the forgotten history of broadcast and all electronic media.

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A digression in "Soapland"

A digression in "Soapland"

Plus why radio hand signals are way better than Google Docs 👀

Julia Barton
Long Before 'Serial,' a Serial Machine

Long Before 'Serial,' a Serial Machine

The ad couple who invented the format everyone loved to hate

Julia Barton
The Sound of Her Voice

The Sound of Her Voice

How sexism got hard-wired into radio

Julia Barton
Can You "Read" an Audiobook? Wrong Question

Can You "Read" an Audiobook? Wrong Question

Ask instead, "Did someone write my podcast?"

Julia Barton
Radio Stars to Video: Bite Me

Radio Stars to Video: Bite Me

Can we learn from the warnings of the past?

Julia Barton
Who Will Cover the Vital Midriff?

Who Will Cover the Vital Midriff?

The lost visual weirdness of local radio

Julia Barton

Past stories

A digression in "Soapland"

A digression in "Soapland"

Plus why radio hand signals are way better than Google Docs 👀

Julia Barton
Long Before 'Serial,' a Serial Machine

Long Before 'Serial,' a Serial Machine

The ad couple who invented the format everyone loved to hate

Julia Barton
To Build a Retro Sonic World, Learn Some Retro Copyright Law

To Build a Retro Sonic World, Learn Some Retro Copyright Law

A guest post from the creator of "Metropolis"

Julia Barton, +1
Who Will Cover the Vital Midriff?

Who Will Cover the Vital Midriff?

The lost visual weirdness of local radio

Julia Barton
Can You "Read" an Audiobook? Wrong Question

Can You "Read" an Audiobook? Wrong Question

Ask instead, "Did someone write my podcast?"

Julia Barton
Go to a Steampunk Radio Museum 📻

Go to a Steampunk Radio Museum 📻

A shrine filled with ancient audio gear will do you good

Julia Barton
A Letter to George Clooney

A Letter to George Clooney

What else we should learn from the story of Edward R. Murrow

Julia Barton
Listening is the Hardest Art

Listening is the Hardest Art

A conversation with Anna Sale and a ghost

Julia Barton
The Sound of Her Voice

The Sound of Her Voice

How sexism got hard-wired into radio

Julia Barton
Hell Yeah: Airships! 🌀

Hell Yeah: Airships! 🌀

Radio made one dirigible disaster famous. It may have averted another.

Julia Barton
The Lighthouse is Falling 🆘

The Lighthouse is Falling 🆘

Europe, throw a lifeline to public media in the US — while it still exists

Julia Barton
🎙️Fear the Microphone🎙️

🎙️Fear the Microphone🎙️

"Mike fright" was so widespread in radio’s first decade, it affected the design of studios and programs. It still haunts podcasting today.

Julia Barton
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