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On Radio: Radiolab and the Art of the Modern Radio Feature
On Radio is a new Antenna column dedicated to contemporary radio programming and other issues surrounding the medium in all its forms. Hands down, Radiolab is the most interesting American radio...
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On Radio: Ira Glass, Radio Star
Ira Glass’ iconic voice seems to be everywhere. He guest edited the New York Times Magazine‘s 2011 annual “The Lives They Lived” issue, titled These American Lives – a reference to Glass’ public radio...
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On Radio: The Truth, and Other Jeopardies
Seventy-five years ago this summer Orson Welles inaugurated his Mercury Theater on the Air on the Columbia network with an adaptation of “Dracula.” Among the mixed reviews, Variety’s opprobrium stands...
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Downloading Serial (part 1)
I should preface this column by saying that I felt particularly hailed by Serial, the new hit podcast from the producers of This American Life. I have been an avid listener of TAL for more than a...
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Podagogy, a Word I Didn’t Make Up
Post by Neil Verma, Northwestern University In her 2013 book Listening Publics, Kate Lacey points out a contradiction in listening habits arising out of the proliferation of podcasts and other...
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Serial Goes Missing
You could cite the sponsorship of Audible, the rise of Midroll Media, Gimlet and PRX’s Radiotopia, galvanizing events like Podcast Movement and the Third Coast International Audio Festival, but ask...
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