Julia is a story editor, media trainer and public speaker. Check out her work at RadioWright.com.
Mar 1, 2026
Just before the US entered World War II, CBS held a dinner for Edward R. Murrow. It's more important than ever to read the words spoken that night.
Feb 19, 2026
Excavating Amos'n'Andy, the problem at the heart of American broadcasting
Feb 5, 2026
How not to be a propagandist
Jan 22, 2026
Jason Loviglio on the role of feelings and magic at This American Life
Jan 15, 2026
A theory of competing enchantments
Jan 1, 2026
A history of hands at CBS
Dec 18, 2025
A bold new radio production style emerges in the shadow of war
Dec 11, 2025
What if the pod-quitters are just...sane?
Dec 4, 2025
How radio invented audience research, "like" buttons and all
Nov 20, 2025
Jeremy Braddock on Firesign Theatre, the countercultural comedians who paid tribute to old radio while mocking it
Nov 13, 2025
TV podcasters are bad at their jobs — but damn, they make it look easy
Oct 30, 2025
Why ghostly spirits have always flowed with the electrons. Plus: spooky listening recs.
Oct 23, 2025
Audio Flux opens our ears to the power of duration
Oct 16, 2025
When re-enactments and docudramas were the pinnacle of audio journalism
Oct 9, 2025
Sonja D. Williams on the timeless radio of Richard Durham
Sep 25, 2025
ABC is the love-child of US regulators and Life Savers — and that's not even the weird part
Sep 11, 2025
Weird, maybe even good, money ideas from when broadcasting was young
Sep 4, 2025
In broadcasting, the Red Scare turned into a stupid hall of mirrors
Aug 28, 2025
At the wake for narrative podcasting, a story from one guy who kept the flame
Aug 14, 2025
Sarah Montague on the lessons of radio "masterworks"
Aug 7, 2025
As the CPB dies, we can still learn from America's long era with no public broadcasting
Jul 31, 2025
Radio's suds hacks vow to picket — while tearjerkers make a bold move
Jul 24, 2025
Plus why radio hand signals are way better than Google Docs 👀
Jul 17, 2025
The ad couple who invented the format everyone loved to hate
Jul 10, 2025
A guest post from the creator of "Metropolis"
