Radio's format was a constraint, not a design
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radio, radio, but radio doesn't actually have to be that. That it was only, it was only that because you didn't have any other way to just to do it.
Episode 218: Vibe Coding (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:00:42 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
We associate radio with a consumption habit (linear, scheduled listening), but Dave says that wasn't by design. Linear terrestrial broadcast was the only way it could work. Radio doesn't have to be that, and now there can be a digital version of the same thing without the constraint.