Continuous Wave

Essays, histories and reflections on media from the POV of audio. Because everything is broadcasting.
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Oct 22, 2026

A Creature Even More Void of Form

Watch what synthetic voices do, not what they say

Julia Barton

Oct 8, 2026

Rat-a-Tat-Tat

Magician jams Marconi, spawning Useful Metaphors

Julia Barton

Feb 5, 2026

Sound Off

How not to be a propagandist

Julia Barton

Apr 16, 2026

What Does Talent Cost?

Awkward conversations about money could be made easier with time travel

Julia Barton

Jul 31, 2025

📝 Strike!

Radio's suds hacks vow to picket — while tearjerkers make a bold move

Julia Barton

May 15, 2025

Hell Yeah: Airships! 🌀

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

Julia Barton

Story Vault

Oct 22, 2026

A Creature Even More Void of Form

Watch what synthetic voices do, not what they say

Julia Barton

Oct 8, 2026

Rat-a-Tat-Tat

Magician jams Marconi, spawning Useful Metaphors

Julia Barton

Sep 24, 2026

Dialing It In

In a sea of static, audio producers are humanity's receivers

Julia Barton

Sep 10, 2026

A Continuous Wave of Greatness

Subscribers burn with talent like the Sun, so bask in it and check out their work

Julia Barton

Aug 27, 2026

Tornado Man

Walter Winchell owns a piece of you. Why not learn from the bastard?

Julia Barton

Aug 13, 2026

Sound is a Time Machine

Garrett Tiedemann on the cinematic truth of audio

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