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Radio

the beating heart of any continuous wave transmission

Carnies vs Conjurers

Jan 15, 2026

Carnies vs Conjurers

A theory of competing enchantments

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
All the King's Henchmen

Jan 1, 2026

All the King's Henchmen

A history of hands at CBS

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Against the Time

Dec 18, 2025

Against the Time

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

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Choose Life

Dec 11, 2025

Choose Life

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

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
The Mysterious Listener

Dec 4, 2025

The Mysterious Listener

How radio invented audience research, "like" buttons and all

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Stoners Kept the Flame

Nov 20, 2025

Stoners Kept the Flame

Jeremy Braddock on Firesign Theatre, the countercultural comedians who paid tribute to old radio while mocking it

Julia Barton
Jeremy Braddock
Julia Barton, +1
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
Good Tape, Bad Tape

Oct 16, 2025

Good Tape, Bad Tape

When re-enactments and docudramas were the pinnacle of audio journalism

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
"The Price I Pay to Be Free"

Oct 9, 2025

"The Price I Pay to Be Free"

Sonja D. Williams on the timeless radio of Richard Durham

Julia Barton
Sonja Williams
Julia Barton, +1
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
Poetic Justice

Aug 28, 2025

Poetic Justice

At the wake for narrative podcasting, a story from one guy who kept the flame

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Infamous

Aug 14, 2025

Infamous

Sarah Montague on the lessons of radio "masterworks"

Julia Barton
Sarah Montague
Julia Barton, +1
Half a Century in the Wilderness

Aug 7, 2025

Half a Century in the Wilderness

As the CPB dies, we can still learn from America's long era with no public broadcasting

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
A digression in "Soapland"

Jul 24, 2025

A digression in "Soapland"

Plus why radio hand signals are way better than Google Docs 👀

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
Go to a Steampunk Radio Museum 📻

Jun 12, 2025

Go to a Steampunk Radio Museum 📻

A shrine filled with ancient audio gear will do you good

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Listening is the Hardest Art

May 29, 2025

Listening is the Hardest Art

A conversation with Anna Sale and a ghost

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
The Sound of Her Voice

May 22, 2025

The Sound of Her Voice

How sexism got hard-wired into radio

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Hell Yeah: Airships! 🌀

May 15, 2025

Hell Yeah: Airships! 🌀

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

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
🎙️Fear the Microphone🎙️

May 1, 2025

🎙️Fear the Microphone🎙️

"Mike fright" was so widespread in radio’s first decade, it affected the design of studios and programs. It still haunts podcasting today.

Julia Barton
Julia Barton
The Professor Who Studies Us

Apr 24, 2025

The Professor Who Studies Us

A conversation with Neil Verma

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
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