Radio Survivor Podcast

Radio Survivor Podcast

Radio Survivor

Episodes 300
Avg. Duration 1h 8m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.9 (31)
Since May 2016
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Weekly
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Episodic
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www.radiosurvivor.com

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About This 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 Jennifer Waits highlight the best and most innovative audio programming and keep you updated on the news that affects our ability to make, create, hear and see great community media.

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Podcast #346 – The Fight for College Radio at Cleveland State Station WCSB

Nov 19, 2025 1h 17m

On October 3, 2025, while World College Radio Day was being celebrated all over the globe, Cleveland State University’s nearly 50-year old student-run college radio station WCSB 89.3 FM was shut down…

Podcast #345 – Catching up with Community Radio at the Grassroots Radio Conference and NCRC

Sep 24, 2025 59m

Jennifer Waits reports back from the Grassroots Radio Conference, held in Spokane Washington from September 11 to September 14, 2025. We recap FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez’s keynote address, in which…

Podcast #344 – Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age

May 14, 2025 1h 32m

While the work of radio stations using terrestrial transmitters is a typical discussion topic on Radio Survivor, for this episode we find ourselves examining music and talk beamed down from…

Podcast #343 – Catching up on College Radio and Podcasting News (March 19, 2025)

Mar 19, 2025 1h 16m

Eric, Jennifer and Paul return with a new episode of Radio Survivor, recapping some of the latest news from our travels. Jennifer shares highlights from the annual student media conference hosted by…

Podcast: Remembering Alice Brock of Alice’s Restaurant

Nov 27, 2024 58m

Several years ago, Radio Survivor had the pleasure of speaking with artist and restaurateur Alice Brock, the woman who provided much inspiration for Arlo Guthrie’s inadvertent Thanksgiving Day radio…

Podcast #342 – The Famous Computer Cafe

Aug 14, 2024 1h 22m

We travel back to the 1980s, when the show, The Famous Computer Cafe, initially launched over the radio in southern California. With a focus on home computers, computer news, and more, the program…

Podcast #341 – The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape

May 15, 2024 1h 14m

Journalist Marc Masters joins us to discuss his book, High Bias: the Distorted History of the Cassette Tape. We dive into how the oft-maligned cassette influenced the music industry and our culture…

Podcast #340 – College Radio History at Williams College

May 01, 2024 1h 52m

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

Podcast #339- 75 Years of Listener Supported Radio

Apr 17, 2024 59m

Matthew Lasar talks with Brian Edwards-Tiekert, host of KPFA’s Upfront to commemorate the Birthday of Pacifica Radio. The post Podcast #339- 75 Years of Listener Supported Radio appeared first on…

Podcast #338 – YouTube, Video and Podcasting

Apr 10, 2024 1h 21m

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

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

Mar 20, 2024 59m

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…

Podcast #336 – Educational Radio and the Beginnings of Public Radio

Nov 22, 2023 1h 8m

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…

Podcast #335 – Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications

Nov 08, 2023 1h 24m

On this week’s 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…

Podcast #334 – College Radio’s Hidden Early History

Oct 04, 2023 59m

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…

Podcast #333 – Low Power FM for Dummies

Sep 27, 2023 1h 31m

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

Podcast #332 – More College Radio Tours & Podcasting Turns 20

Jul 12, 2023 1h 37m

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…

Podcast #331 – New Low-Power FM Opportunity Coming this November

Jul 04, 2023 59m

It’s 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…

Podcast #330: Wetland Project and Slow Radio

Mar 01, 2023 1h 20m

The Radio Survivors return with a new podcast episode! On this edition of the show, we discuss soundscapes and the concept of slow radio. Our guests, artists Brady Marks and Mark Timmings are the…

Podcast #329: New York College Radio Tours

Dec 14, 2022 1h 29m

The Radio Survivors return with a new podcast episode! Jennifer reports on her visits to four college radio stations in New York state in November, 2022. Part of a longtime project to document radio…

Podcast #328: Media Archaeology and Other Networks

Jul 13, 2022 59m

The Radio Survivors return with a new episode! For this edition, recorded in July, 2022, our guest is Lori Emerson, Founding Director of the Media Archaeology Lab (the MAL). She’s also an Associate…

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