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New Books in Technology

Making Radio History

Mar 31, 2025
01:07:07

Elena Razlogova is an Associate Professor of History at Concordia University. She is the author of The Listener’s Voice: Early Radio and the American Public (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011) and co-editor of “Radical Histories in Digital Culture” issue of the Radical History Review (2013). She has published articles in American QuarterlyRadical History ReviewRussian ReviewJournal of Cinema and Media StudiesRadio JournalCultural StudiesSocial Media Societyand more

Elena’s someone I’m always excited to talk to when I see her at conferences and I thought it would be fun talk to her on this podcast. In this episode we discuss some of her research interests including U.S. radio history, audience research, music recommendation and recognition algorithms, and her current book project, which centers on freeform radio station WFMU and the rise of online music. 

Toward the end of the episode we talk about Elena’s research strategies as a historian working in the digital age. 

And for our Patrons we’ll have Elena’s What’s Good segment, featuring something good to read, listen to, and do. You can join at patreon.com/phantompower

Today’s show was edited by Nisso Sacha and Mack Hagood. 

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