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S1E4 S2 - Episode 4: The Divided Dial
EPISODE 4: Wall St. Wants Your AirwavesIn recent years, creative, often music-focused pirate broadcasting has been thriving on shortwave. But these surreptitious broadcasters are up against a…
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EPISODE 3: World's Last Chance RadioToday, in the internet era, much of the shortwaves have been left to the most extreme voices — including a conspiratorial flat earth ministry, and an…
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EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia UnitsMany governments eased off the shortwaves after the Cold War, and homegrown US-based rightwing extremists edged out shortwave peaceniks to fill the void. In…
S1E1 S2 - Episode 1: The Divided Dial
You know AM and FM radio. But did you know that there is a whole other world of radio surrounding us at all times? It’s called shortwave — and, thanks to a quirk of science that lets broadcasters…
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Episode 5: There's Something About RadioHighly politicized, partisan companies like Salem have a hold on the airwaves — and they don’t plan to give it up. Senior Vice President of Salem, Phil Boyce…
S1E4 S1 - Episode 4: The Divided Dial
Episode 4: From The Extreme to The MainstreamIn the 1970s, talk radio was hitting its stride, with hosts and listeners from all political persuasions. But the radio dial was about to change…
S1E3 S1 - Episode 3: The Divided Dial
Episode 3: The Liberal Bias BoogeymanHow did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being silenced and censored by a liberal media? In this episode we…
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Episode 2: From Pulpit to PoliticsHow did the little-known Salem Media Group come to have an outsized political influence? In this episode we trace the company’s rise to power from its scrappy start…
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Episode 1: The True BelieversIn 2016, Christian talk radio host Eric Metaxas begrudgingly encouraged his listeners to vote for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. By 2020, he pledged his life…
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The Divided Dial has published 9 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Documentary, History.
The Divided Dial is currently dormant with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 34m.
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