Archer's Line 🎙️ by Rob Archer

Archer's Line 🎙️ by Rob Archer

Does the Spirit of Radio Have a Future?

Will the next generation even understand that classic Rush song? 📻

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Rob Archer
Aug 18, 2025
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Commenting on Taylor Swift’s announcement of her new album — made not in a PR release or TV interview, but on a podcast — Brian Stelter of Reliable Sources wrote:

“Plus, as the YouTube livestream of the New Heights episode showed, video podcasts are TV now, anyway. Swift wasn't bypassing TV; she was making TV.”

That line stuck with me: “Video podcasts are…

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