100 Years of 100 Things: Shortwave Radio

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 27, 2025

As our centennial series continues, Katie Thornton, host of The Divided Dial, a series on WNYC's On the Media, independent journalist, public historian, and Fulbright fellow, talks about the new season of her 4-part series, about the history of shortwave radio.

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