mediageek 11-12-04: Pirate Radio Making Waves in Tuscon, AZ

On this edition Paul talks with Michael Lahey, the documentarian behind Making Waves (http://www.jumpcutfilms.com/makingwaves/), which follows the travails of three unlicensed radio stations in Tuscon, AZ, and is one of the best treatments of the micropower/pirate radio phenomenon. We also take a critical look at the news of our communications environment.

The mediageek radioshow is a weekly critical look at our media environment, with a focus on independent media and the people who make it.

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The show is 28:00 minutes.
The first file is the 64kbps broadcast quality mp3