End of the Line

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My latest project is a new audio documentary presenting the full and complete origin story of WRIR and community powered radio in Richmond, VA. As WRIR celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025, we're celebrating the media activists, radio rebels and just everyday Richmond people who shaped WRIR. Featuring voices of the station's original founding members, DJ's, show hosts, producers and volunteers. Limited series airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am following Democracy Now!

  1. Jan 2

    The Means of Production - Episode 10

    The Means of Production - Episode 10 by pipelinepodcast.org

    The Means of Production - Episode 10

  2. Jan 2

    The Means of Production - Episode 9

    The Means of Production - Episode 9 by pipelinepodcast.org

    The Means of Production - Episode 9

  3. Jan 2

    The Means of Production - Episode 8

    The Means of Production - Episode 8 by pipelinepodcast.org

    The Means of Production - Episode 8

  4. 10/08/2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 7

    If you're wondering how WRIR has changed Richmond in the last 20 years, look no further than the legacy of their local news and talk programming. In this almost final episode of the series, we're taking a look at WRIR's impact on Richmond through the example of one of its longest running local - and live - talk shows, The Defenders Live, with host Ana Edwards. For over 20 years, Ana has made Richmond's unique history visible and known. Not only did WRIR help make that possible, but it also paved the way for other community victories in Richmond. Also airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am right after Democracy Now! Stream every First Friday at wrir.org Original air date: October 3, 2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 7

  5. 09/05/2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 6

    After 20 years on the air, it's easy to forget that WRIR's existence wasn't always a matter of course. Were it not for a serendipitous mix of people and circumstances, WRIR likely wouldn't exist at all. With just three months left on their FCC deadline, their biggest make or break hurdles were still in front of them. And future DJ Dustin Richardson was eagerly waiting to put his energy and kitchen sensibility to use. Also airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am right after Democracy Now! Stream every First Friday at wrir.org Original air date: September 5, 2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 6

  6. 07/31/2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 5

    Like any project that takes the cooperation of many hands, building a community radio station is really, really hard work. WRIR was not the only LPFM station getting started in the 2000s that ran into road bumps along the way. With 18 months to get on the air, Radio Free Richmond was a "work in progress" almost until their FCC deadline. In this episode, we meet the space that would one day become WRIR - 1621 W. Broad Street, and some of the first challenges that volunteers faced there. Original air date: August 1, 2025 Also airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am right after Democracy Now! Stream every First Friday at wrir.org

    The Means of Production - Episode 5

  7. 07/31/2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 4

    Do we know how Richmond's independent community radio station really came to exist? From a country station out of Hampton Roads to George W. Bush, to the many people drawn to the Radio Free Richmond project, we're continuing to break down the strange alchemy of factors contributing to WRIR's existence, and how close they came to never making it to the air. Original air date: July 4, 2025 Also airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am right after Democracy Now! Stream every First Friday at wrir.org

    The Means of Production - Episode 4

  8. 05/04/2025

    The Means of Production - Episode 3

    In this episode, we learn how FCC Chairman William Kennard was convinced by the radio pirates to open up the FM airwaves for communities to start their own low power radio stations, and why the major broadcasters were so opposed to the concept of low power community radio. Original air date: May 2, 2025 Also airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am right after Democracy Now! Stream every First Friday at wrir.org

    The Means of Production - Episode 3
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My latest project is a new audio documentary presenting the full and complete origin story of WRIR and community powered radio in Richmond, VA. As WRIR celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025, we're celebrating the media activists, radio rebels and just everyday Richmond people who shaped WRIR. Featuring voices of the station's original founding members, DJ's, show hosts, producers and volunteers. Limited series airing on WRIR-LP 97.3 FM every First Friday at 9am following Democracy Now!

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  • Creator
    pipelinepodcast.org
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    End of the Line