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Mediageek: Year-End Review, pt. 2 - Unlicensed Radio
Paul and I talk about how FCC enforcement trends continue to evolve. (12/21/07)

Mediageek: Year-End Wrap Up pt. 1
Paul and I talk about the FCC and its behavior in 2007. (12/14/07)

Mediageek: Radio Piracy Is Up, FCC Action Is Up, But What's the Story Behind the Numbers
Paul and I talk about the ever-rising tide of FCC enforcement actions, and what it might mean. (10/5/07)

Mediageek: FCC Miscellany
Paul and I chat about politicking at the FCC and some things going down presently. (9/7/07)

Mediageek: Fruits of the NAB's Labor on Satellite Radio
Paul and I discuss the NAB's lobbying attempts to stop the Sirius/XM merger. (7/20/07)

Mediageek: Brattleboro Community Radio - From Unlicensed to LPFM
Paul interviews Larry Bloch, who's been involved with the town's community radio project from its illicit beginnings to freshly-legal status. (6/8/07)

Mediageek: Live from the National Conference for Media Reform
Paul features Bill Moyers' keynote and talks about diversity and media justice with Colleen Cook and I. (1/12/07)

Mediageek: Year-End Wrap-Up
I chat with Paul about the state of radio in 2006. (12/22/06)

Mediageek: The Latest on Unlicensed and Pirate Radio
Paul and I talk about FCC enforcement trends as they have played out throughout the year. (12/1/06)

Mediageek: The Exploitation of Translators
Paul and I talk about the latest godcasting and NAB moves to scarf up more spectrum for selfish purposes. (8/18/06)

Mediageek: Independent Media Makers Ally Together at AMC 2006
Paul hypes the Allied Media Conference, and we talk FCC enforcement in the pirate radio context. (6/16/06)

Mediageek: Internecine Battles in Christian Radioland
Paul and I talk about the dueling lawsuits involving the Calvary Satellite Network. (5/26/06)

Mediageek: John Anderson Talks Radio & Net Neutrality Update
We update the FCC enforcement trends against microbroadcasting. (4/14/06)

Mediageek: Pirates Sailing the Shortwave Seas
Paul interviews Ragnar Daneskjold, podcaster behind The Pirates Week. (3/24/06)

Mediageek: HD Radio - Is It Really High-Definition or a High-Dollar Scam?
Paul and I talk digital radio and summarize some of its under-examined negatives. (2/17/06)

Mediageek: Commercial Sponsorship of Clear Channel's Madison Newsroom
Paul and I discuss the company's decision to sell newsroom naming rights in Madison and Milwaukee. (12/30/05)

Mediageek: The Year in Grassroots Communication
Paul and I skip over several subjects including FCC enforcement and incoming Commissioners. (12/9/05)

Mediageek: Pirate Radio USA
Paul interviews the producers of the forthcoming Pirate Radio USA documentary. A podcast-only bonus interview segment is also available. (11/25/05)

Mediageek: What About Low-Power Radio on the AM Dial?
Paul interviews Don Schellhardt, co-author of a petition to create an LPAM service. (10/28/05)

Mediageek: The Decline of Commercial Journalism and the Rise of PR
Laura Miller, editor of PR Watch, and I guest on a pledge-drive special and talk about our personal working lives a bit. (10/7/05)

Mediageek: Microradio in Times of Crisis
Paul and I talk about the lunkheads who stymied an emergency LPFM station for Katrina victims displaced to Houston. (9/9/05)

Mediageek: What's Up in the Micropower Radio Scene
I talk with Paul about broadcast activity in South Florida and the state's criminalization of the phenomenon; we also hear from an active microbroadcaster on the ground there. (7/8/05)

Mediageek: Free Radio Workshops on Tour
Interview with Stephen Dunifer on his intensive construction seminars as well as the new TV initiative. (3/25/05)

Mediageek: Harold Feld of MAP Explains Christian Radio Translator Trafficking Scheme
Author of the emergency petition to freeze the processing of thousands of translator permits breaks down the legal argument in favor of the freeze. (3/18/05)

Mediageek: Christian Broadcasters Trafficking in Low Power Translator Stations
Paul and I discuss the scheme unfolding since 2003; available in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis formats. (3/6/05)

Mediageek: 2004 Year in Review
Paul, Drew and I hash over the year in media activism and look toward the near-term future. (12/31/04)

Mediageek: Making Waves in Tucson, Arizona
Paul's interview with Michael Lahey, producer of the smash documentary. In MP3 or Ogg Vorbis formats. (11/12/04)

Mediageek: Building Mini-FM Transmitters for Art
"and What the Election May Mean for our Media Environment." (11/5/04)

Mediageek: More on Freak Radio Santa Cruz Shutdown
Good interview with Freak Radio's Vinny Lombardo, available in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format. (10/8/04)

Mediageek: Knoxville Pirate Busted, and Pete triDish on the Future of LPFM
FCC enforcement and potential expansion of low power radio; available in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis formats. (9/17/04)

Mediageek: Dual Broadcast and Interview with Skidmark Bob and V-Man of Freak Radio Santa Cruz, on their recent visit from the FCC
Downloadable in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format; simulcast on FRSC and WEFT in Champaign, IL. (5/21/04)

Mediageek: Interview with Charlotte Hatch of San Francisco Liberation Radio
Conducted live via phone during Mediageek's radio show on WEFT. (5/7/04)

Mediageek: Mbanna Kantako from the Archives
Recorded talk of Kantako's from 1987; downloadable in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis formats. (3/12/04)

Mediageek: U.S. Atty General Contacts Radio Free Brattleboro
Paul Riismandel interviews rfb volunteer Sara Longsmith and I about the station and its pending court case; available in MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format. (1/23/04)

Mediageek: The Year in Unlicensed and Pirate Radio
Mostly-highlight 2003 retrospective at guests and features produced for the WEFT program, inspired by the work of Freak Radio Santa Cruz. (1/16/04)

Mediageek: Radio Free Brattleboro
Paul Riismandel interviews rfb volunteer Sara Longsmith. (10/17/03)

Mediageek: Microradio Update
Features a look at the state of microradio with yours truly and an interview with zine/indyfilm soldier Russ Forester. (8/29/03)

Mediageek: Free Radio Milwaukee's Jane Doe
Interview done in Portland, OR in mid-August, on the state of FRM and its run-in with the FCC. (8/15/03)

Mediageek: Congressionally Mandated Report on Low-Power FM Says It's OK, No Interference (Duh)
Interview with Don Schellhardt of the Amherst Alliance about the group's successful push to make public the government's report technically validating LPFM's expansion. (7/27/03)

Mediageek: Skidmark Bob Discusses Freak Radio Santa Cruz's 7th Anniversary
Phone interview snippets help explain what keeps the station going for so long. (4/13/02)

Mediageek: Klose Encounter - National Public Radio & LPFM
Paul Riismandel relates his March 2001 encounter with NPR President Kevin Klose after quizzing him about LPFM on the airwaves of Champaign/Urbana, IL's public radio station. (3/1/01)