Radio Survivor Podcast
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Podcast #322 – College Radio History at WRAS
On the show this week, we explore one of our favorite topics: college radio history. Our guest, Andreas Preuss, just completed a multi-faceted project about student radio station WRAS at Georgia State
Podcast #321 – The Long Sordid History of Broadcast Indecency Enforcement
Few topics create as much anxiety at college and community radio stations not to mention many a commercial radio morning show than broadcast indecency. Since the dawn of broadcast regulation in th
Podcast # 320 – How Hip-Hop Made it to Top 40 Radio
On this weeks show, we return to the topic of hip-hop on the radio. While on Radio Survivor, we typically focus on non-commercial radio, like college and community stations; in this episode we look a
Podcast #318: Battling the Zombie of the Fairness Doctrine
The Fairness Doctrine – a Federal Communications Commission rule that’s been out of commission since the 20th century – just doesn’t seem to die, at least in the minds of politicians, the press and mu
Podcast #317 – How Radio Survived 18 Months of Pandemic (and Keeps Going)
A year-and-a-half ago high school, college and community radio stations shut their studio doors in response to safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID. They quickly scrambled to find ways to st
Podcast #316 – How Radio Isn’t Done, According To Negativland’s Don Joyce
Musician, DJ and radio artist Don Joyce passed away nearly six years ago, leaving behind a voluminous archive of his unparalelled collage radio program “Over the Edge.” The documentary “How Radio Isn’
Podcast #315 – Mitch Jeserich
Mitch Jeserich has been working as a host, producer and reporter for Pacifica Radio and KPFA for two decades. His career in radio was just getting started as a volunteer when 9-11-2001 changed everyth
Podcast #314 – Radio and the Lindbergh Kidnapping
On the show this week we explore a pivotal period for radio news in the 1930s and learn why the Lindbergh kidnapping changed everything. Travel back in time with us. It’s March 1932 and a horrible cri
Podcast #313 – PodcastRE’s Archive of Podcasting Culture
On this week’s show, we revisit a topic that is near and dear to us, the preservation of sound. This time around the emphasis is on podcasts. Our guest Jeremy Morris is the founder of PodcastRE (which
Podcast #311 – Classic Films about Radio
Portrayals of radio in popular culture provide an interesting glimpse at radio’s role in society. At Radio Survivor, we’ve long been fascinated by radio depictions on both the small and large screen;