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No Self-Winding Phonographs!
Apr 10, 2025

No Self-Winding Phonographs!

Radio's "liveness bias" started as a regulation, then turned into a business model that grew ever more absurd

Julia Barton
An Audio History Starter Pack
Apr 03, 2025

An Audio History Starter Pack

There's so much great scholarship on radio and podcasting. Here's a list to get you started.

Julia Barton
What's Live Got to Do With It?
Apr 03, 2025

What's Live Got to Do With It?

For more than two decades, the biggest US radio networks insisted on live programming and tried to ban recorded material on air. Why?

Julia Barton
God Hath Wrought a Hot Mess
Mar 31, 2025

God Hath Wrought a Hot Mess

Samuel F.B. Morse went from broke artist to living legend. But for the inventor of the telegraph, it was never enough.

Julia Barton
Words are Waves
Mar 29, 2025

Words are Waves

Why learn from broadcasting’s past? Because everything is broadcasting.

Julia Barton
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