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Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting

Podcast #336 – Educational Radio and the Beginnings of Public Radio

On this edition of the show, we explore public radio history, specifically the origins of public radio in the United States, including the important role played by college and university-based stations. Josh Shepperd joins to talk about his new book, Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting, which examines the intersections between […]

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gear at college radio station WVAU. photo: Jennifer Waits

Podcast #323 – Hope Labor, Burnout, and Balance: Getting Real about Podcasting

As the year and semester draws to a close, we get real on this week’s episode and talk about work, burnout, volunteer labor, and how podcasting is not immune to the everyday stressors and challenges that we are all feeling right about now! Two of our favorite scholars, Jennifer Lynn Stoever and Hannah McGregor, join us […]

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Feminista Frequencies book cover by Monica De La Torre

Podcast #302 – Feminista Frequencies

This week, we take a close look at the history of an influential Spanish language community radio station: KDNA. Located in Washington State, the station launched in 1979 and serves a rural community which includes farm workers and immigrants. Our guest, Monica De La Torre, is Assistant Professor at the School of Transborder Studies at […]

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CD players and headphones in WERA-LP studio. Photo: J. Waits

Podcast #297 – Radio Studies and Soundwork

Renowned radio scholar Michele Hilmes is Professor Emerita, Media and Cultural Studies in the Department of Communication Arts at University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a long time proponent of the importance of studying radio and sound, which have often been neglected in the broader field of media studies. She joins us on the show […]

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Photo of vintage transcription discs at Library of Congress. Photo: Jennifer Waits

Podcast #286 – Native American Voices on the Air in the Early Days of Radio

On this week’s show we take a look at the ways that Native Americans used sound technology during radio’s earliest days and how that inspired and led to the flourishing Native media landscape, including tribal radio stations. Our guest, Josh Garrett-Davis, is Associate Curator at the Autry Museum and author of a recently completed dissertation: […]

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Podcast # 252 – Exploring the Seeds of Public Radio in Educational Radio Archives

This week, we explore the ancestor of public radio in the United States: educational radio. Our guest, Stephanie Sapienza, helps to bring educational radio archives to life through her work on the multi-institution “Unlocking the Airwaves” project. As Digital Humanities Archivist at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities at University of Maryland, Sapienza […]

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Podcast 232 - HBCU Radio Preservation

Podcast #232 – Documenting & Preserving Radio at HBCUs

Scholar Jocelyn Robinson says about one-third of Historically Black Colleges and Universities have radio stations. Her mission is to survey them and help preserve their histories and recorded legacies through the HBCU Radio Station Archival Survey Project, which she directs. On this episode Robinson tells us about this project, and explains why it’s important to […]

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Cylinder and vintage recordings at college radio station WKCR. Photo: J. Waits

Podcast #221 – The Intertwined History of the Radio and Recording Industries

On this week’s show, we take a trip back to the early 20th century to learn about the recording industry’s intertwined relationship with radio and music culture. Our guest is Kyle Barnett, Associate Professor of Media Studies in the Department of Communication at Bellarmine University. Barnett’s forthcoming book, Record Cultures: The Transformation of the U.S. […]

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