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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night

2025/5/7
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Michael Loewinger: 大家好，我是Michael Loewinger。《分裂的拨号盘》第二季将深入探讨鲜为人知的短波世界。第一季关注的是AM和FM广播的右翼转变，而这一季将探索短波广播。 David Gorin: 我从小就听短波，它让我觉得世界触手可及。在短波上，全球影响力争夺无时无刻不在进行。 Katie Thornton: 短波广播让我感觉像加入了一个既隐秘又公开的俱乐部。虽然短波广播的影响力不如AM和FM，但我仍然热爱这种媒介，因为它曾经连接世界。短波广播从政府的宣传工具演变为美国右翼极端分子和邪教的宣传工具。远距离频道冲浪成为一种时尚，被称为“夜间钓鱼”。 Van Alarston: AM广播最初是本地化的，信号范围有限。 Susan Douglas: 白天，电离层的较低层会吸收无线电信号。晚上，电离层的较低层消失，较高层结合并反射天波。 Michelle Helms: 人们对短波广播作为一种促进和平的媒介抱有乌托邦式的幻想。美国在宣传和真实信息之间走钢丝。

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You know AM and FM radio. But did you know that there is a whole other world of radio surrounding us at all times? It’s called shortwave — and, thanks to a quirk of science that lets broadcasters bounce radio waves off of the ionosphere, it can reach thousands of miles, penetrating rough terrain and geopolitical boundaries. How did this instantaneous, global, mass communication tool — a sort of internet-before-the-internet — go from a utopian experiment in international connection to a hardened tool of information warfare and propaganda?

The Divided Dial was supported in part by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. 

 

 

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