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PS Picks: Kaitlin Prest's Radiotopia Podcast 'The Heart'
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
'I Approve This Message' Has an Unwelcome Subtext
New research finds the famous tagline on political ads makes issue-oriented attacks seem more legitimate.
The Trucker as an American Hero in Song
A history of classic trucker country, complete with playlist.
Kings and Commoners: The Great Diversity of the America's Cup
A look back at the influential history of one of the sporting world's most elite events, which has also managed to attract attention from the masses.
Radios Had 'Like' Buttons Before the Internet Existed
This one was actually a real button, too.
Tired of Annoying Ads When You're Listening to Music?
Inventors have been trying to find a way to silence ads since way before Spotify, Pandora and Grooveshark
Distracted Drivers Are Nothing New
Forget cellphones. The real danger from distracted driving is the car radio—according to observers in the days before Sirius, in-car DVD players, and even web browsers.
'Speeches Must Be Short': Radio and the Birth of the Modern Presidential Campaign
The origin of the soundbite can be traced to the 1924 U.S. presidential election, the first one ever covered heavily by a broadcast medium, radio.
DIY Police Scanner of 1935
In simpler times the mere presence of a home-built police scanner was lauded as a home course in law enforcement. But has Twitter killed the police radio star?
Michael Scott Moore Surfing the Airwaves
Miller-McCune’s European Dispatch columnist is out promoting his new folk history of surfing.