Radio Survivor Podcast

Radio Survivor Podcast


Latest Episodes

Podcast #340 – College Radio History at Williams College
April 30, 2024

Williams College student Josh Picoult arrived on campus with a fascination for both history and radio. Four years later, hes about to graduate after completing his undergraduate thesis on the history

Podcast #339- 75 Years of Listener Supported Radio
April 16, 2024

Matthew Lasar talks with Brian Edwards-Tiekert, host of KPFAs Upfront to commemorate the Birthday of Pacifica Radio.

Podcast #338 – YouTube, Video and Podcasting
April 10, 2024

In the last few years YouTube has become one of the most popular platforms for consuming podcasts, even though its a primarily a video platform, and podcasts have traditionally been an audio-first me

Podcast #337 – Catching up on Radio News including LPFM, a College Radio Archive, Documentaries, and More
March 19, 2024

The Radio Survivor team returns for a new episode, during which Jennifer, Eric and Paul recap some of the latest radio news. Topics this week including LPFM, college radio history, radio documentaries

Podcast #336 – Educational Radio and the Beginnings of Public Radio
November 21, 2023

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 station

Podcast #335 – Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications
November 07, 2023

On this weeks show, we peek behind the scenes of The Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC). A project of the Internet Archive, the DLARC collection includes a range of amateur r

Podcast #334 – College Radio’s Hidden Early History
October 04, 2023

World College Radio Day takes place on October 6, 2023 and in honor of that, we dig into the early history of college radio on our latest episode of the show. Jennifer Waits walks us through her resea

Podcast #333 – Low Power FM for Dummies
September 26, 2023

10/17/23 Update! The new low power FM filing window has been delayed and is now opening on December 6, 2023. See the FCCs announcement here. On our latest episode of Radio Survivor, its a very speci

Podcast #332 – More College Radio Tours & Podcasting Turns 20
July 12, 2023

Jennifer, our intrepid radio station tour guide, leads us through some of her recent visits to college radio stations in New York and Rhode Island. This most recent academic year (2022-23) was an acti

Podcast #331 – New Low-Power FM Opportunity Coming this November
July 04, 2023

Its been nearly three years since the FCC first announced that a new low-power FM (LPFM) application window would be forthcoming. Now we know that November 1 8, 2023 will be the third-ever opportun