Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about?
from Davy_Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 17 Oct 07:36
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55688804

The other day I turned on the radio and the host was giving what sounded like a sermon about “growth” and how everyone loves it because it improves life quality and makes things cheaper. I already avoid mainstream news because it’s all one-sided and shallow, but now I’m getting sermons too.

Is there any way to listen to radio content filtered by topics I actually want, without having to manually build a playlist every day? Maybe podcasts or a feed aggregator plus with TTS to read it in real time?

#nostupidquestions

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DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works on 17 Oct 08:49 next collapse

Like AM/FM?

Pretty sure those are effectively defunct except for constant adverts or emergency use.

I mean, people used to use Shortwave Radios to receive info from foreign countries when they live in an authoritarian regime, but nowadays, most of those Shortwave radios got shutdown and now its filled with religious broadcasts and conspiracy bs. People just use a VPN for foreign info these days. AM/FM is going through the same fate.

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 17 Oct 10:03 next collapse

You are wrong my man. Lots of wonderful local non profit stations out there. Check out WFMU for an example, they also produce podcasts of their FM shows. wfmu.org

SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works on 17 Oct 13:21 collapse

Yep one of my favorites is out of Akron Ohio! TheSummit.FM

It’s the only station I know that takes time to actuall play local music. They also have shows like “Cruisin’ the Decades” with music from the 30s to now. That is now played on a whole ton of other stations nationwide including shortwave. Then there’s “The Ongoing History of New Music” which only aired in Canada until they discovered it and picked it up.

Publicly funded, little to no ads and NO MORNING TALK SHOW!

Yaky@slrpnk.net on 17 Oct 20:20 collapse

And its neighbor, WSTB 88.9 The Alternation, with local bands, indie/emo/pop-punk, sometimes clueless DJs, regular news and weather.

SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works on 17 Oct 20:56 collapse

Bob Long’s weather reports are peak

XeroxCool@lemmy.world on 17 Oct 15:54 collapse

This is highly regional. I don’t get the down votes. And, asking about radio options, makes it sound like OP wants local info, so it’s probably a regional request. I don’t even get the same radio options at opposing ends of my commute.

SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works on 17 Oct 09:36 next collapse

That’s what podcasts are for

Unless you start running pirate radio or open a radio station of your own

A_norny_mousse@feddit.org on 17 Oct 10:49 next collapse

Practically all radio stations also offer their content as podcasts nowadays. A simple RSS feed will get you exactly what you want, and apps to make it a smooth experience are ubiquitous.

DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 17 Oct 11:10 next collapse

Stay away from mainstream media. I stopped watching TV 20 years ago for this very reason. I refuse to support propagandists and liars.

Davy_Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Oct 12:21 collapse

I wish that was an option but mainstream media is the only way to get locally relevant news as far as I know.

DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 17 Oct 13:31 collapse

I mean that’s fine if you care for that, but you can still try to avoid most of it since they are complicit in trying to hurt and defraud and surveil the common people.

cRazi_man@europe.pub on 17 Oct 15:30 next collapse

Yup, you’ve mentioned the solution. Podcasts. Even for podcasts, just swipe away the ones you don’t like the title of .

Toes@ani.social on 18 Oct 16:48 collapse

Try satellite radio like XM. Lots of channels to surf