Topic: Audio Stream

Adam Curry broadcasts from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, while traveling in an Airstream trailer on the "I Love Laundry Tour." Technical difficulties involving a failed power inverter and low battery voltage forced the use of a running car engine as a makeshift generator. Curry also addresses audio glitches from the previous episode caused by a software crash and corrupted recording files.

The hosts thank artist Lynn Hartson for recent show art and producer Martin JJ for saving a previous episode with a backup stream recording after a technical failure. A discussion follows regarding the difficulty of retrieving files from older hardware like the iRiver IFP-799 on modern operating systems.

Adam and John exchange formal "In the Morning" greetings and thank the "artistes" who create show artwork. Adam reminisces about his early experiments with streaming audio in the 1990s using a Sun Voyager luggable computer and a 96.6k modem, which he recognized then as the future of broadcasting.

Reflecting on the term "disintermediation" from the early web era, the hosts discuss how digital distribution has permanently altered media industries. They recall early experiments with streaming audio on 28.8k modems and note that file sharing continues to dominate global internet traffic despite years of industry opposition.

Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open the March 19, 2009, broadcast from London and Silicon Valley. They discuss the merits of audio-only broadcasting versus video streaming, concluding that video ruins the intimate feel of the medium. Despite listener requests for a video feed, they agree to remain audio-only to maintain the "beauty of radio."