Chandra Bulucon, sole proprietor of Puppy Machine Productions, recorded a 45-minute phone conversation she had with a friend about her relationship to radio. (more)

This hour: we're diving into the archives and rewinding our way to the 1970s and 80s, sampling some of the fascinating, strange, and hilarious work that was produced when public radio was a medium without a real template. (more)

The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton rearranged for laughs and life lessons. (more)

This hour: the indomitable Studs Terkel. (more)

Before Billy Graham, Jim Bakker, or even Bob Jones took to the airwaves, the first media evangelist in this country was a woman -- Sister Aimee Semple McPherson. (more)

A herd of marketing hits, cliches and platitudes, featuring a chorus of cats and two pounds of Velveeta. (more)

The grandeur and power of Wagner’s monumental work, The Ring Cycle, has permeated our culture to the point that “Wagnerian” is used as an adjective. (more)

Voice of America’s The Century in Sound is a radio documentary that chronicles the entire 20th century without narration. (more)

In the past, radio was the most ephemeral of all art forms - it slipped by the ear and then vanished into the air forever. (more)

This hour: two stories from RTE's Flux with Ronan Kelly. (more)

Searching for your ideal partner can be exhausting, even with the help of personal ads. (more)

Is it true? Are photographers secretly laughing at the multimedia efforts of audio producers? (more)

This hour: a radio station dedicates five days of air-time to a live reading of Tolstoy's War and Peace. (more)

The Third Coast Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (now known as the Audio Luminary Award) is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2004 recipient, Susan Stamberg. (more)

It's common enough to learn about youth culture through the observations of experts and adults, but so much more intriguing to hear it straight from the hearts and minds of the teenagers navigating through their own worlds. (more)

This Hour: The rise of media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch. (more)

The Third Coast Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (now the Audio Luminary Award) is presented annually to an individual who is greatly admired for his or her significant and ongoing contributions to the field of radio. Hats off to the 2003 recipient, Joe Frank. (more)

The myth of Narcissus reimagined: the north pole of a magnet bar falls tragically in love with the north pole of another magnet bar. (more)

A woman tries to come to terms with a breakup and a package of bacon. (more)

As the story continues, we finally learn that conservatives share some sort of nostalgia with liberals. (more)