Syndicating Techtonic

Techtonic is broadcast by over 30 stations in the US and Europe. Episodes are emailed out weekly to stations, and posted on Audioport and PRX.

Want to carry Techtonic for free? Email us at syndication@wfmu.org.

Affiliate stations

US:

• KWRK in Fairbanks, AK
• KABF in Little Rock, AR
• KZZH in Humboldt County, CA
• KCSB in Santa Barbara, CA
• KOWS in Sonoma County, CA
• KVCU 1190 AM in Boulder, CO
• WPKN in Bridgeport, CT
• WRUU in Savannah, GA
• KICI in Iowa City, IA
• WELT-LP in Fort Wayne, IN
• WFMP in Louisville, KY
• WMMT in Whitesburg, KY
• WAMF in New Orleans, LA
• WFNX-LP 101.3 The Coast on Boston’s South Shore, MA
• KOPN in Columbia, MO
  
• WTIP in Grand Marais, MN
• KTWH in Twin Harbors, MN
• KBGA in Missoula, MT
• KUAK-LP in Bismarck, ND
• KZUM in Lincoln, NE
• KWSC in Wayne, NE
• WGXC (Wave Farm) in Catskill, NY
• WRFI in Ithaca, NY
• WGDR in central Vermont
  
• WRFN/Radio Free Nashville in Nashville, TN
• KEPJ-LP Radio Esperanza in San Antonio, TX
• Radio Fairfax in Fairfax, VA
• WRWK-LP TheWorkFM in Richmond, VA
• WOOL (Black Sheep Radio) in Bellows Falls, VT
• WBTV-LP in Burlington, VT
• KZAX in Bellingham, WA
• WVCB in Ashland, WI

Europe:

• Radio Blau in Leipzig, Germany
• Radio WORM in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Sample Episodes

• Sue-Lin Wong on online scams

  Organized crime gangs now run “pig-butchering” scams that bilk victims of their life savings. Journalist Sue-Lin Wong explains how these scams work and how to guard against them.

• Discussing Spotify with Liz Pelly

  Spotify is changing the music industry, and the culture at large, through its algorithms and surveillance. Liz Pelly discusses her important new book “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.”

• Nick Couldry, author, “The Space of the World”

  Our social interactions, and our politics, are now moderated and manipulated by extractive Big Tech companies. Social media is breaking democracy and society. Nick Couldry returns to Techtonic to discuss his new book, “The Space of the World: Can Human Solidarity Survive Social Media and What If It Can’t?”

• Kirk Pearson makes electronic music from scratch

  Kirk Pearson’s new book, “Electronic Music From Scratch,” describes how to make homegrown audio gizmos, including the world’s simplest speaker and a fully functioning synthesizer. Kirk and Mark discuss the benefits of making your own technology, celebrating creativity, and avoiding the soul-sucking platforms from Big Tech.

• Stone carvers Chris Pellettieri and Arissa Ramoutar

  Chris Pellettieri founded his Stone Carvers’ Academy to teach people how to shape stone with hand tools rather than robotic systems. Chris and his student Arissa Ramoutar join Mark for a chat about why robots can’t match human hands.