'The Divided Dial' is a podcast series created by WNYC's On the Media and contributor Katie Thornton. The latest season focuses on the legacy of shortwave radio, exploring its potential to connect individuals globally before the internet era and highlighting its misuse as a propaganda medium. Over four episodes, the series reflects on the dual nature of shortwave, celebrating its history while examining its chaotic evolution into a tool for governments and extremist groups. The discussion also includes the significance of QSL cards from the shortwave era.
The Divided Dial explores the history and evolution of radio, focusing on shortwave's potential for global connection and its chaotic turns into propaganda.
Katie Thornton takes listeners through the rise of right wing talk radio and the failed promise of shortwave, examining its historical significance.
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