Radio Survivor Podcast

The Radio Survivor podcast is a weekly show that explores the future of community media, with a focus on community radio, college radio, low-power FM and public access TV, along with podcasting and internet radio. Hosts Paul Riismandel, Eric Klein and Jen

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Podcast #230 – The Library of Congress Launches Podcast Preservation Project

Posted January 28, 2020 • 01:24:30

On this week’s episode we learn about a brand new project at the Library of Congress that is focused entirely on archiving podcasts. Ted Westervelt,...

Podcast #229 – Reading the PIRATE Act

Posted January 21, 2020 • 00:58:52

The PIRATE Act, recently passed by Congress, is intended to stem the tide of unlicensed radio broadcasting by providing the Federal Communications Commission...

Podcast #228 – College Radio’s Biggest Decade

Posted January 15, 2020 • 01:08:59

Last week we declared that the 2010s were a banner decade for community radio. As Jennifer notes, though college radio had a tough start to the last...

Podcast #227 – A Banner Decade for Community Radio and FrankenFMs

Posted January 7, 2020 • 00:58:52

We begin part one of our review of the last decade in radio with the observation that it saw the greatest expansion of community radio in history. Though...

Podcast #226 – Irish Pirate Radio Encore

Posted December 31, 2019 • 01:01:54

Here at the close of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 we’re celebrating the 31st anniversary of the end of one of the most fascinating periods in radio...