Continuous Wave

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

Featured

Feb 5, 2026

Sound Off

How not to be a propagandist

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

Jan 15, 2026

Carnies vs Conjurers

A theory of competing enchantments

Julia Barton

Apr 17, 2025

Radio Stars to Video: Bite Me

Can we learn from the warnings of the past?

Julia Barton

Oct 9, 2025

"The Price I Pay to Be Free"

Sonja D. Williams on the timeless radio of Richard Durham

Julia Barton, +1

Nov 13, 2025

Like Falling Off a Pod

TV podcasters are bad at their jobs — but damn, they make it look easy

Julia Barton

Story Vault

Feb 5, 2026

Sound Off

How not to be a propagandist

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

Jan 15, 2026

Carnies vs Conjurers

A theory of competing enchantments

Julia Barton

Jan 1, 2026

All the King's Henchmen

A history of hands at CBS

Julia Barton

Dec 18, 2025

Against the Time

A bold new radio production style emerges in the shadow of war

Julia Barton

Dec 11, 2025

Choose Life

What if the pod-quitters are just...sane?

Julia Barton