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Small Hall Baseball PodcastWinning With No Stars May Be Only A Dream and Jim Bottomley's Career, Does It Have The Right Gleam?This week we discuss the whether or not a team in the current baseball landscape can construct a winner without a superstar player. We have seen teams do it in the past such as the 1969 Mets or the 1991 Twins, but do we think its possible now or a dream of a bygone era? For our This Week In Baseball, we discuss FDR's 1942 proclamation that baseball should continue during the war. We talk keeping up morale, but also what kind of mood would have happened if baseball had disappeared during such a tumultuous time.Our Hall of Famer this...
2026-01-121h 02
The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast Collection500YD: Let’s Explain Hitler (Timewyrm: Exodus)Thursday 15 August 1991
Timewyrm: Exodus
Our tribute to the great Terrance Dicks concludes this week with a discussion of his first original Doctor Who novel, but we also take the opportunity to talk about what he achieved and how much we all owe him. Kate Orman and Adam Richard join us for Timewyrm: Exodus.
Notes and links
First, some background.
The Virgin New Adventures launched in 1991, as an “official” continuation of our cancelled show. It comprised 61 novels over nearly six years, including books by Classic Series writers Terrance Dicks, Marc Plat...
2025-12-281h 02
500 Year Diary: A Doctor Who PodcastLet’s Explain Hitler (Timewyrm: Exodus)Thursday 15 August 1991
Timewyrm: Exodus
Our tribute to the great Terrance Dicks concludes this week with a discussion of his first original Doctor Who novel, but we also take the opportunity to talk about what he achieved and how much we all owe him. Kate Orman and Adam Richard join us for Timewyrm: Exodus.
Notes and links
First, some background.
The Virgin New Adventures launched in 1991, as an “official” continuation of our cancelled show. It comprised 61 novels over nearly six years, including books by Classic Series writers Terrance Dicks, Marc Plat...
2025-12-281h 02The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast Collection500YD: Dark Doubles (Horror of Fang Rock)Saturday 3 September 1977
Horror of Fang Rock
Terrance’s planned vampire story has been unexpectedly cancelled, and he has only a few weeks to come up with a replacement. Fortunately, he’s brilliant. Melvin Peña joins us to discuss Horror of Fang Rock.
Notes and links
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was an Irish writer best known for his gothic stories, including the short story Carmilla (1872), which is a foundational vampire story, predating Bram Stoker’s Dracula by 25 years. It’s likely that Terrance Dicks named his vampire queen Camilla after Le Fanu’s char...
2025-12-071h 25500 Year Diary: A Doctor Who PodcastDark Doubles (Horror of Fang Rock)Saturday 3 September 1977
Horror of Fang Rock
Terrance’s planned vampire story has been unexpectedly cancelled, and he has only a few weeks to come up with a replacement. Fortunately, he’s brilliant. Melvin Peña joins us to discuss Horror of Fang Rock.
Notes and links
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was an Irish writer best known for his gothic stories, including the short story Carmilla (1872), which is a foundational vampire story, predating Bram Stoker’s Dracula by 25 years. It’s likely that Terrance Dicks named his vampire queen Camilla after Le Fanu’s char...
2025-12-071h 25
Dubmatix Sticky Icky Reggae MixGuest Set: Eccodek DJ set (One Hour Mix)Today I bring in a long-time brother-in-dub - Andrew (aka Eccodek). We’ve shared stages and music for almost 20 years now. I asked him to create the mix for today, and knowing his musical inspiration, it’s a good one.
Andrew McPherson is a 2-time Juno Award nominee and 2-time Canadian Music Award winner, releasing a total of 23 albums under 4 distinct musical identities - global-dub fusionists Eccodek, ambient-classical Peppermoth, funk/soul groove merchants Sonova and singer/songwriter.
Andrew has also collaborated and remixed a huge array of artists that include Vieux Farka Touré, Jane Siberry, Deser...
2025-11-3000 min500 Year Diary: A Doctor Who PodcastDaleks Daleks (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)Saturday 21 November 1964
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
This week, we launch the second season of 500 Year Diary with the first of our Second Comings — Doctor Who’s second ever Dalek story, The Dalek Invasion of Earth. How will the Daleks survive leaving their city on Skaro and subjecting themselves to the public gaze just before Christmas?
Notes and links
Nathan mentions guesting on a podcast to discuss The Chase. That podcast was the All of Time and Space podcast, and the episode was called Scooby Who. It was released in June 2021.
2025-04-271h 18The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast Collection500YD: Daleks Daleks (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)Saturday 21 November 1964
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
This week, we launch the second season of 500 Year Diary with the first of our Second Comings — Doctor Who’s second ever Dalek story, The Dalek Invasion of Earth. How will the Daleks survive leaving their city on Skaro and subjecting themselves to the public gaze just before Christmas?
Notes and links
Nathan mentions guesting on a podcast to discuss The Chase. That podcast was the All of Time and Space podcast, and the episode was called Scooby Who. It was released in June 2021.
2025-04-271h 18
Tip O The IcebergRecurring Dreams - Season 2 - Episode 1 "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." - Carl Gustav JungTip O The Iceberg - is a grassroots international podcast investigating the value of dreams from the public's perspective.Season 2 : Episode 1 - Recurring Dreams Carl G. Jung, the Swiss psychoanalyst who lived from 1875 - 1961, believed that recurring dreams are significant because they indicate that there are emotional issues from our past or present that need to be addressed and resolved.In th...
2025-03-201h 16
Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastCheck My CV (World Enough and Time)This week, things take an upsetting turn on Flight Through Entirety, as Bill is beset, in succession, by a nervous gunman, the master in latex (as usual), the passage of time, a creepy surgeon, and narrative inevitability. Also, the Masters are having an end-of-series party with the Cybermen again. It’s World Enough and Time.
Notes and links
For all four of us, the special effect shot of the hole in Bill’s chest is familiar from the Robert Zemeckis film Death Becomes Her (1992), in which Meryl Streep makes a similar hole in Goldie Hawn, whic...
2024-11-2456 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Check My CV (World Enough and Time)This week, things take an upsetting turn on Flight Through Entirety, as Bill is beset, in succession, by a nervous gunman, the master in latex (as usual), the passage of time, a creepy surgeon, and narrative inevitability. Also, the Masters are having an end-of-series party with the Cybermen again. It’s World Enough and Time.
Notes and links
For all four of us, the special effect shot of the hole in Bill’s chest is familiar from the Robert Zemeckis film Death Becomes Her (1992), in which Meryl Streep makes a similar hole in Goldie Hawn, whic...
2024-11-2456 min
The Sonia Elijah PodcastDebate in Parliament Ignites over Excess Deaths and Vaccine Safety ConcernsOn April 18th, in the UK House of Commons, Andrew Bridgen, MP (Independent) for North West Leicestershire gave an uncompromising and hard-hitting speech on the debate that he brought forward: “Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths.” Last October, my report “Piercing the Veil of Silence over Excess Deaths” covered Bridgen’s speech, after he secured a 30-minute adjourned debate on excess deaths in the lower house of Parliament.However, this debate went on for over two hours, where other MPs including Sir Christopher Chope, Danny Kruger and Neale Hanvey, also weighed in on their conc...
2024-04-1900 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Terribly Gay (Dark Water)This week, Danny’s death is somehow made up for by the culmination of a season-long arc which finally brings Michelle Gomez properly into the limelight. It’s Dark Water.
Notes and links
This week’s evil corporation is 3W, which gets it’s name from the three words Don’t cremate me. But, as Brendan points out, it’s also the production code for Invasion of the Dinosaurs. We explain about production codes in unnecessary detail in the shownotes for Episode 237.
The Black Orchid problem is that a two-part story has its climax at th...
2023-06-251h 01Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastTerribly Gay (Dark Water)This week, Danny’s death is somehow made up for by the culmination of a season-long arc which finally brings Michelle Gomez properly into the limelight. It’s Dark Water.
Notes and links
This week’s evil corporation is 3W, which gets it’s name from the three words Don’t cremate me. But, as Brendan points out, it’s also the production code for Invasion of the Dinosaurs. We explain about production codes in unnecessary detail in the shownotes for Episode 237.
The Black Orchid problem is that a two-part story has its climax at th...
2023-06-251h 01
Overrated EverythingThe School System - With Sam BottomleyThis week we are joined by the lovely and recently BAFTA nominated actor Sam Bottomley as he airs his gripes with the school system. This is a proper lovely little chat and one of them episodes we are beyond proud of, enjoy.Please consider signing up to our Patreon to help support the podcast if you can. you'll also be treated to early access video podcast and exclusive episodes only available there.www.Patreon.com/Overratedeverything Also you can now watch the series over on our YouTube page www...
2023-03-311h 11
Fashion- Not all as it seamsBuilding an emotional connection between People and Clothing.We are travelling to Scotland for this episode to meet two pioneers – ANDREW & ELIZAVETA BENNETT, the founders of ARKDEFO. Explore the beauty of connecting with the clothing you make. Yet learn how to make your own patterns based upon your body. Lessons are short to fit into a busy schedule and are simple. Though there is more for this innovative couple – extending the opportunities of Scottish waxed cotton manufacturers by buying deadstock fabric!
Connect with Arkdefo via the links below:
https://arkdefo.com/
http://instagram.com/arkdefo
https://www.tiktok.com/@arkde...
2022-12-0250 min
Milner Field PodcastEpisode 3 - Andrew & Chrissie Join Us for a Chat & the First Quiz!!The ruins of Milner Field have lain hidden from view since the 1950s, when the mansion’s grisly reputation led to a failed demolition using dynamite. When even TNT couldn’t shift the seemingly cursed house, it was torn down instead several years later in the 1960s - not before the remaining ironworks & suchlike had been pillaged by local scrap merchants.
Built between 1871 and 1873, the mansion was the brainchild of Titus Salt Jr, the son of the wealthy Victorian industrialist and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt. Towards the end of his life, Titus senior gave his...
2022-11-031h 26Milner Field PodcastEpisode 1: The Very 1st Milner Field House Audio Podcast - How It All Began & What Happened...Join Chrissie & Myself as we discuss the early days of the History & Discovery project at Milner Field House ruins. This is a labour of love for all involved & please join us for future discussions when Allen & Andrew will also join the conversation.
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2022-10-2154 min
Realtime RootsAndrew Crawshaw | Founder of Thunk'd games on his roots in crafting evening-sized gamesToday’s guest is Andrew Crawshaw, the found of Thunk’d. Thunk’d design evening sized games and this was a great opportunity to pick Andrew’s brains about the processes he has in place when designing these shorter, more narrative driven titles. With his 20 year history in the games industry, he's shipped titles at The Chinese Room such as Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Andrew’s recent release under Thunkd’d is called The Magnificent Truffle pigs We dive into many aspects of game development...
2022-02-1654 minPodcasting Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #313 – PodcastRE’s Archive of Podcasting Culture
On this week’s show, we revisit a topic that is near and dear to us, the preservation of sound. This time around the emphasis is on podcasts. Our guest Jeremy Morris is the founder of PodcastRE (which is short for Podcast Research), a searchable, researchable archive of podcasting culture. Morris is Associate Professor, Media and Cultural Studies in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and that’s where PodcastRE was launched. We dig into the functionality of PodcastRE and talk about some of the reasons why scholars are interested in researching podcasts.
2021-09-0100 minArchiving and Preservation Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #313 – PodcastRE’s Archive of Podcasting Culture
On this week’s show, we revisit a topic that is near and dear to us, the preservation of sound. This time around the emphasis is on podcasts. Our guest Jeremy Morris is the founder of PodcastRE (which is short for Podcast Research), a searchable, researchable archive of podcasting culture. Morris is Associate Professor, Media and Cultural Studies in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and that’s where PodcastRE was launched. We dig into the functionality of PodcastRE and talk about some of the reasons why scholars are interested in researching podcasts.
2021-09-0100 min
Radio Survivor PodcastPodcast #313 – PodcastRE’s Archive of Podcasting Culture
On this week’s show, we revisit a topic that is near and dear to us, the preservation of sound. This time around the emphasis is on podcasts. Our guest Jeremy Morris is the founder of PodcastRE (which is short for Podcast Research), a searchable, researchable archive of podcasting culture. Morris is Associate Professor, Media and Cultural Studies in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and that’s where PodcastRE was launched. We dig into the functionality of PodcastRE and talk about some of the reasons why scholars are interested in researching podcasts.
2021-09-011h 22
The Goblin Podcast - Musical Stories for KidsThe Ballad of RudyJoin us at the North Pole Jazz Lounge for the 2nd of our festive podcasts this year: The Ballad of Rudy!Suitable for all ages. In this story Rudy doesn’t have a red nose; rather it’s his talent for new and exciting music that sets him apart from all the other Reindeer. Together with a magical Jazz Penguin he goes on an adventure that teaches him that life isn’t about following the herd. Funny, warm and with a massive heart, this show features live music, original songs and lots of imagination. Sing t...
2020-12-2430 minRadio Survivor PodcastPodcast #272 – ‘Geek of the Week’ and the Beginning of Internet Radio
Carl Malamud is credited with having one of the very first streaming internet talk radio shows, “Geek of the Week,” beginning in 1993. And because it was available for download, too, it’s considered a proto-podcast.
Carl joins us this week to dig into this early history of internet radio, recounting how his efforts quickly snowballed from hosting a weekly interview show with internet trailblazers to conducting live broadcasts of the National Press Club luncheons and Congressional hearings.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley of SUNY Oneonta also joins as our special expert co-host to help us place...
2020-11-1858 min
The Podcast Studies PodcastIn conversation with Prof. Andrew Bottomley (guest hosted by Prof. John Sullivan)SHOW NOTES
This week’s podcast features an interview with Andrew Bottomley, assistant professor of media studies at the State University of New York-Oneonta. His research is concerned with the social and cultural dimensions of communication technologies, in particular, the internet and broadcast radio, podcasting, recorded music, and other sound media. He is particularly interested in the history of new and emerging media, especially during moments of technological convergence and transference when so-called “old” and “new” media collide. We spend the hour talking about his new book entitled Sound Streams: A Cultural History of Radio-Internet Convergence (University of Michigan...
2020-10-301h 08Radio Survivor PodcastPodcast #255 – ‘Geek of the Week’ and the Beginning of Internet Radio
Carl Malamud is credited with having one of the very first streaming internet talk radio shows, “Geek of the Week,” beginning in 1993. And because it was available for download, too, it’s considered a proto-podcast.
Carl joins us this week to dig into this early history of internet radio, recounting how his efforts quickly snowballed from hosting a weekly interview show with internet trailblazers to conducting live broadcasts of the National Press Club luncheons and Congressional hearings.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley of SUNY Oneonta also joins as our special expert co-host to help us place...
2020-07-221h 36History Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #255 – ‘Geek of the Week’ and the Beginning of Internet Radio
Carl Malamud is credited with having one of the very first streaming internet talk radio shows, “Geek of the Week,” beginning in 1993. And because it was available for download, too, it’s considered a proto-podcast.
Carl joins us this week to dig into this early history of internet radio, recounting how his efforts quickly snowballed from hosting a weekly interview show with internet trailblazers to conducting live broadcasts of the National Press Club luncheons and Congressional hearings.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley of SUNY Oneonta also joins as our special expert co-host to help us place...
2020-07-2200 minInternet radio Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #255 – ‘Geek of the Week’ and the Beginning of Internet Radio
Carl Malamud is credited with having one of the very first streaming internet talk radio shows, “Geek of the Week,” beginning in 1993. And because it was available for download, too, it’s considered a proto-podcast.
Carl joins us this week to dig into this early history of internet radio, recounting how his efforts quickly snowballed from hosting a weekly interview show with internet trailblazers to conducting live broadcasts of the National Press Club luncheons and Congressional hearings.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley of SUNY Oneonta also joins as our special expert co-host to help us place...
2020-07-2200 minRadio Survivor PodcastSound Streams: Dissecting the History of Internet Radio
Internet radio was born more than 25 years ago, yet, according to Edison Research, only in the last month has the medium garnered just 10% of all broadcast listening time in the US. We might lay at least some blame on the commercial radio industry, which didn’t embrace it until well into the 2000s, long after the college, community and public radio trailblazers.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley returns to the show to help us understand the reasons behind mainstream broadcasters’s delayed acceptance, and explore why college broadcasters were at the forefront. His new book is “Sound Stream...
2020-07-081h 56Internet radio Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast 253 – Sound Streams: Dissecting the History of Internet Radio
Internet radio was born more than 25 years ago, yet, according to Edison Research, only in the last month has the medium garnered just 10% of all broadcast listening time in the US. We might lay at least some blame on the commercial radio industry, which didn’t embrace it until well into the 2000s, long after the college, community and public radio trailblazers.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley returns to the show to help us understand the reasons behind mainstream broadcasters’s delayed acceptance, and explore why college broadcasters were at the forefront. His new book is “Sound Stream...
2020-07-0800 minHistory Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast 253 – Sound Streams: Dissecting the History of Internet Radio
Internet radio was born more than 25 years ago, yet, according to Edison Research, only in the last month has the medium garnered just 10% of all broadcast listening time in the US. We might lay at least some blame on the commercial radio industry, which didn’t embrace it until well into the 2000s, long after the college, community and public radio trailblazers.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley returns to the show to help us understand the reasons behind mainstream broadcasters’s delayed acceptance, and explore why college broadcasters were at the forefront. His new book is “Sound Stream...
2020-07-0800 minPodcasting Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast 253 – Sound Streams: Dissecting the History of Internet Radio
Internet radio was born more than 25 years ago, yet, according to Edison Research, only in the last month has the medium garnered just 10% of all broadcast listening time in the US. We might lay at least some blame on the commercial radio industry, which didn’t embrace it until well into the 2000s, long after the college, community and public radio trailblazers.
Prof. Andrew Bottomley returns to the show to help us understand the reasons behind mainstream broadcasters’s delayed acceptance, and explore why college broadcasters were at the forefront. His new book is “Sound Stream...
2020-07-0800 min
Engaging Experts by Journal of Clinical PathwaysQuality of Life in Cancer Care Decision-Making, Clinical-Decision Support ToolsAnne-Sophie Darlington, MA, PhD, and Andrew Bottomley, PhD, both with EORTC, provide perspective on how quality of life is regarded by providers and patients today, training needed for clinicians to be better equipped for quality-of-life conversations with patients, and how quality of life can fit into clinical pathways and clinical-decision support tools.
2020-04-1419 minRadio Survivor PodcastPodcast #219 – The Next Chance To Get an FM Station License; a College Station 60th; All-Digital AM
In April 2020 the FCC will open up the next auction for FM radio licenses. This is the next, and only currently scheduled opportunity to build a new radio station in the U.S. Jennifer, Eric and Paul discuss this news, along with celebrating the 60th birthday of KFJC-FM at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. We reflect on how KFJC and other college stations were trailblazers in programming and service, functioning a lot like public radio in the years before National Public Radio was created.
We also dive into the proposal to allow AM...
2019-11-1458 minInternet radio Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #219 – The Next Chance To Get an FM Station License; a College Station 60th; All-Digital AM
In April 2020 the FCC will open up the next auction for FM radio licenses. This is the next, and only currently scheduled opportunity to build a new radio station in the U.S. Jennifer, Eric and Paul discuss this news, along with celebrating the 60th birthday of KFJC-FM at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. We reflect on how KFJC and other college stations were trailblazers in programming and service, functioning a lot like public radio in the years before National Public Radio was created.
We also dive into the proposal to allow AM...
2019-11-1400 minFCC Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #219 – The Next Chance To Get an FM Station License; a College Station 60th; All-Digital AM
In April 2020 the FCC will open up the next auction for FM radio licenses. This is the next, and only currently scheduled opportunity to build a new radio station in the U.S. Jennifer, Eric and Paul discuss this news, along with celebrating the 60th birthday of KFJC-FM at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. We reflect on how KFJC and other college stations were trailblazers in programming and service, functioning a lot like public radio in the years before National Public Radio was created.
We also dive into the proposal to allow AM...
2019-11-1400 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: The Big Busby Berkeley Number (Daleks in Manhattan)This week, we learn that the mortal enemy of showtunes is capitalism, that the mortal enemy of some Doctor Who fans is fun, and that the mortal enemy of the Doctor has descended upon Depression-Era New York in an exciting new thematic guise. The show must go on, in spite of the Daleks in Manhattan.
Notes and links
The idea of the City as a hostile, inhuman place is found in Fritz Lang’s masterpiece of German expressionist cinema Metropolis (1927) and the terrifying version of 1980 depicted in Just Imagine (1930). Both of these are inspired by th...
2019-10-0646 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastThe Big Busby Berkeley Number (Daleks in Manhattan)This week, we learn that the mortal enemy of showtunes is capitalism, that the mortal enemy of some Doctor Who fans is fun, and that the mortal enemy of the Doctor has descended upon Depression-Era New York in an exciting new thematic guise. The show must go on, in spite of the Daleks in Manhattan.
Notes and links
The idea of the City as a hostile, inhuman place is found in Fritz Lang’s masterpiece of German expressionist cinema Metropolis (1927) and the terrifying version of 1980 depicted in Just Imagine (1930). Both of these are inspired by th...
2019-10-0646 min
VJOncology PodcastLiving with and beyond cancer: a patient’s quality of life is just as important as survivalThe views of patients with cancer, and their survivorship, is becoming increasingly important to cancer research. This podcast not only highlights the importance of patient involvement in setting the research agenda, but also reveals the challenges, next-steps, and progress being made in the development of treatments and knowledge regarding all aspects of cancer. In this podcast, our featured experts give us an overview of the challenges surrounding cancer survivorship and how they can be addressed going forward.
This podcast features: Galina Velikova, PhD, of the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Andrew Bottomley, PhD, of the European Organisation for...
2019-02-0415 minPodcasting Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #167 – Alternative Histories of Podcasting
Do you remember audioblogging? Prof. Andrew Bottomley does, and he’s here to tell some alternative histories of podcasting. From “Geek of the Week” to Odeo, he illuminates many more bygone shows and platforms from the 1990s and early 2000s that gave rise to what we’ve now settled on calling “podcasts,” for better or worse.
Bottomley is assistant professor of Communication and Media at SUNY Oneonta.
Radio Survivor is a listener-supported podcast. You can support us two ways:
Make a monthly contribution through our Patreon campaign.
Make a one-time o...
2018-11-1400 minInternet radio Archives - Radio SurvivorPodcast #167 – Alternative Histories of Podcasting
Do you remember audioblogging? Prof. Andrew Bottomley does, and he’s here to tell some alternative histories of podcasting. From “Geek of the Week” to Odeo, he illuminates many more bygone shows and platforms from the 1990s and early 2000s that gave rise to what we’ve now settled on calling “podcasts,” for better or worse.
Bottomley is assistant professor of Communication and Media at SUNY Oneonta.
Radio Survivor is a listener-supported podcast. You can support us two ways:
Make a monthly contribution through our Patreon campaign.
Make a one-time o...
2018-11-1400 minRadio Survivor PodcastAlternative Histories of Podcasting
Do you remember audioblogging? Prof. Andrew Bottomley does, and he’s here to tell some alternative histories of podcasting. From “Geek of the Week” to Odeo, he illuminates many more bygone shows and platforms from the 1990s and early 2000s that gave rise to what we’ve now settled on calling “podcasts,” for better or worse.
Bottomley is assistant professor of Communication and Media at SUNY Oneonta.
Radio Survivor is a listener-supported podcast. You can support us two ways:
Make a monthly contribution through our Patreon campaign.
Make a one-time o...
2018-11-141h 23The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Eat a Kronkburger (The Long Game)This week, Todd is fiddling with the central heating, Nathan is stuck among the rafters roaring incoherently, and friend-of-the-podcast Peter Griffiths is using the wrong verbs and kissing complete strangers. Welcome to the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire — it’s The Long Game.
Notes and links
According to Dr Elizabeth Sandifer, Davies did submit a version of The Long Game to the Doctor Who production office, only to have it rejected by Script Editor Andrew Cartmel. So there you go.
Fans of the way this story is directed will also enjoy the vide...
2018-10-0742 minFlight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastEat a Kronkburger (The Long Game)This week, Todd is fiddling with the central heating, Nathan is stuck among the rafters roaring incoherently, and friend-of-the-podcast Peter Griffiths is using the wrong verbs and kissing complete strangers. Welcome to the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire — it’s The Long Game.
Notes and links
According to Dr Elizabeth Sandifer, Davies did submit a version of The Long Game to the Doctor Who production office, only to have it rejected by Script Editor Andrew Cartmel. So there you go.
Fans of the way this story is directed will also enjoy the vide...
2018-10-0742 min
Doctor Who: New To WhoEpisode 10 - The InvasionNEW TO WHO AND THE INVASIONMaterialising in Sydney, Dan and Steven meet the newly-formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, led by Brigadier Nathan Bottomley and Sergeant Brendan Jones from Flight Through Entirety.Together, they team up to infiltrate and investigate the nefarious Tobias Vaughn and his bumbling henchman, Packer!, at the headquarters of International Electromatix; the largest computer and electronics firm in the world. But in reality, it's just an excuse to talk about one of the most epically fun Doctor Who stories of the 1960s!
2018-03-251h 23
Doctor Who: New To WhoEpisode 10 - The InvasionNEW TO WHO AND THE INVASIONMaterialising in Sydney, Dan and Steven meet the newly-formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, led by Brigadier Nathan Bottomley and Sergeant Brendan Jones from Flight Through Entirety.Together, they team up to infiltrate and investigate the nefarious Tobias Vaughn and his bumbling henchman, Packer!, at the headquarters of International Electromatix; the largest computer and electronics firm in the world. But in reality, it's just an excuse to talk about one of the most epically fun Doctor Who stories of the 1960s!
2018-03-2500 minThe Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Always Dress for the Commentary (The TV Movie)This week, we’re celebrating the end of another tiresome millennium: Brendan’s dressed as Madam Butterfly, Nathan’s mooching about in the morgue as usual, Todd’s going on about his boots for some reason, and Richard has made a terrible mess in the Console Room. It’s the 1996 TV Movie!
Well, that’s democracy for you
There’s still plenty of time for you to vote for a story for us to cover in our upcoming Sylvester McCoy commentary podcast episode. No rush though. You can probably afford to worry about it later.
Buy th...
2017-11-261h 44Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastAlways Dress for the Commentary (The TV Movie)This week, we’re celebrating the end of another tiresome millennium: Brendan’s dressed as Madam Butterfly, Nathan’s mooching about in the morgue as usual, Todd’s going on about his boots for some reason, and Richard has made a terrible mess in the Console Room. It’s the 1996 TV Movie!
Well, that’s democracy for you
There’s still plenty of time for you to vote for a story for us to cover in our upcoming Sylvester McCoy commentary podcast episode. No rush though. You can probably afford to worry about it later.
Buy th...
2017-11-261h 44Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastAdvocate for Genocide (The Sylvester McCoy Retrospective)
– My lady, who is that little man?
– Oh, glorious evil. It is he?
We’ve reached the end of another era. Three years at the tail end of the Classic Series, reviled by some, forgotten by others, and not watched at all by a sizeable proportion of the audience. But all four of us love literally every single aspect of it without exception. (Quiet, Todd!)
There’s always a choice
And now it’s time for you to vote for a Sylvester McCoy story for an upcoming commentary podcast episode. Vote wisely!
The...
2017-11-191h 30The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Advocate for Genocide (The Sylvester McCoy Retrospective)
– My lady, who is that little man?
– Oh, glorious evil. It is he?
We’ve reached the end of another era. Three years at the tail end of the Classic Series, reviled by some, forgotten by others, and not watched at all by a sizeable proportion of the audience. But all four of us love literally every single aspect of it without exception. (Quiet, Todd!)
There’s always a choice
And now it’s time for you to vote for a Sylvester McCoy story for an upcoming commentary podcast episode. Vote wisely!
The...
2017-11-191h 30Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastWall of Nipples (The Curse of Fenric)This week, we’re far too busy fending off Haemovores to talk about The Curse of Fenric. Fortunately, we’re each possessed of a deep and abiding faith: Nathan in Barbara, Richard in German Expressionism, and Brendan in the essential goodness of human nature.
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The Curse of Fenric was released on DVD in 2004/2005. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
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According to this story, humanity will eventually evolve into sucker-faced blue monsters with seeds sprouting out of their heads. In the Blakes 7 episode Terminal, Servalan essentially reveals that huma...
2017-10-291h 06The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Wall of Nipples (The Curse of Fenric)This week, we’re far too busy fending off Haemovores to talk about The Curse of Fenric. Fortunately, we’re each possessed of a deep and abiding faith: Nathan in Barbara, Richard in German Expressionism, and Brendan in the essential goodness of human nature.
Buy the story!
The Curse of Fenric was released on DVD in 2004/2005. (Amazon US) (Amazon UK)
Notes and links
According to this story, humanity will eventually evolve into sucker-faced blue monsters with seeds sprouting out of their heads. In the Blakes 7 episode Terminal, Servalan essentially reveals that huma...
2017-10-291h 06The Entirety of Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who Podcast CollectionFTE: Don’t Do It Again, Todd (The Missing Season 23)The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.
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Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:
The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it’s now out of print. It’s still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1...
2017-04-221h 04Flight Through Entirety: A Doctor Who PodcastDon’t Do It Again, Todd (The Missing Season 23)The walls between realities were fairly porous back in 1986, which is why we find ourselves this week in a terrifying parallel universe where the Hiatus never happened, and the original plans for Season 23 actually came to fruition. Beware.
Buy the stories!
Here are the four stories that we spend most of our time discussing:
The novel of Slipback was published in 1987, but it’s now out of print. It’s still available in its original form as an audiobook. (Audible US) (Audible UK) (Audible AU)
The Nightmare Fair was first published as a novel in 1...
2017-04-221h 04
Run to Win2016 Back Cove Standings – 1 Race RemainingAre you racing in the Back Cove Weekly Series tonight? It is the last race of the season, and this year there are not just overall winners but also age group awards!
Click here to download full results for eligible runners.
Amongst the highlights, are the race for the overall winners.
On the ladies’ side, Taylor Bickford of Limington is in the lead with a cumulative time of 1:34:43, leading Michelle Lilienthal of Portland by 2 minutes and 6 seconds. Michelle is poised to drop a 21:05 slowest time, however, and Taylor’s slowest time is 19:24. If Mich...
2016-08-3100 min
Music Growth Talks by Dotted MusicMGT55: Find A Perfect Music Video Creator At Radar Music – Caroline BottomleyIt's never been easier to create a high-quality music video, with any budget you've got, thanks to a UK-based company called Radar Music Videos. Radar connects artists, managers and record labels (both indie and major) with music video creators from all around the world. If you need a lyric, live, or official music video – post a brief, name the budget, and wait for pitches to come in. New video directors are scouted weekly, and it doesn't cost you a cent as a commissioner.
The guest of this week's WeSpin Recipes episode is Caroline Bottomley, the founder and CE...
2015-12-2038 min
Aca-MediaEp. 22: To Get to the Heart of ItIt's been a while, but we're back with some good stuff! First, Austin Fisher discusses his video essay from [in]Transition, responding to Michelle Cho’s CJ article on spaghetti westerns. Then we air a tribute to distinguished media scholar Michele Hilmes, produced by Andrew Bottomley and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin. Finally, Michael and Chris lament the latest political developments in higher education.
2015-05-3052 min