Continuous Wave

A newsletter and site exploring the forgotten history of broadcast and how it shapes our world. Subscribers get exclusive posts every month.

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Jul 30, 2026

The Gift

I screwed up early in my career yet lived to tell the tale

Julia Barton

Jul 16, 2026

Queen of the Kilocycles

How Tallulah Bankhead's "The Big Show" tried to fend off the first pivot to video

Julia Barton

Jun 11, 2026

Sweet Deceit

When radio sound effects escaped containment into “the real world”

Julia Barton

Mar 26, 2026

Celebration Time

You don't need to turn 100 to throw yourself a party

Julia Barton

Jan 22, 2026

Wonder, Take the Wheel

Jason Loviglio on the role of feelings and magic at This American Life

Julia Barton, +1

Oct 23, 2025

The Three-Minute Rule

Audio Flux opens our ears to the power of duration

Julia Barton

Story Vault

Jul 30, 2026

The Gift

I screwed up early in my career yet lived to tell the tale

Julia Barton

Jul 16, 2026

Queen of the Kilocycles

How Tallulah Bankhead's "The Big Show" tried to fend off the first pivot to video

Julia Barton

Jul 1, 2026

🇨🇦 Radio Revolutionary

For Canada Day, a guest post on Margaret Lyons, the woman who changed CBC Radio

Julia Barton, +1

Jun 11, 2026

Sweet Deceit

When radio sound effects escaped containment into “the real world”

Julia Barton

May 28, 2026

A Difficult Groove

Andy Lanset on the long struggle to gather and edit "field tape"

Julia Barton, +1

May 21, 2026

Empire of Electrons

As CBS cuts its last ties to radio and good comedy, let's revisit psychodramas of yore

Julia Barton