New · Ep 45 out now
A broadcast engineer's podcast on how radio really works — the signal chain, the gear, the industry that built him, and the AM/FM radio he got as a kid that started it all.
EP 45 23:15
Kids are not going to stop talking to each other just because you blocked an app. I get into the story of how a group of teenage girls turned NPR 's podcast comment section on Spotify into a full blown underground group chat, complete with its own routing system, and why they picked the most…
EP 44 16:57
Radio loves patting itself on the back for showing up during hurricanes and tornadoes. I grew up in Florida watching cones of uncertainty aim at my house, so I get why that story feels good. But building your entire pitch around being useful only when everything else breaks is a terrible way to run…
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I'm building Podstudio, a free, open-source podcast studio that runs in your browser. The script scrolls as you speak, and it records lossless WAV on your own server.
Bonus 17:13
Diesel prices are all over the news right now, but everyone's talking about it like it's just a trucking story. It's not. I'm a broadcast engineer, and I'm here to tell you diesel is the thing keeping radio transmitters and cell sites alive when the power goes out, and right now that backup power…
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The FCC’s new cybersecurity rules take effect September 29. Broadcasters need to look beyond the EAS box and verify passwords, firmware, remote access, and anything that can affect the airchain.
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