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...give it away for free?

Like Falling Off a Pod

Nov 13, 2025

Like Falling Off a Pod

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

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
What If We Give It Away?

Sep 11, 2025

What If We Give It Away?

Weird, maybe even good, money ideas from when broadcasting was young

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
📝 Strike!

Jul 31, 2025

📝 Strike!

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

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Long Before 'Serial,' a Serial Machine

Jul 17, 2025

Long Before 'Serial,' a Serial Machine

The ad couple who invented the format everyone loved to hate

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Who Will Cover the Vital Midriff?

Jul 3, 2025

Who Will Cover the Vital Midriff?

The lost visual weirdness of local radio

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
The Lighthouse is Falling 🆘

May 8, 2025

The Lighthouse is Falling 🆘

Europe, throw a lifeline to public media in the US — while it still exists

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Radio Stars to Video: Bite Me

Apr 17, 2025

Radio Stars to Video: Bite Me

Can we learn from the warnings of the past?

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
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
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
Julia Barton

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