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22 Feb 2013

From the Podcastrophe Archives: The US Public Broadcasting Podcastrophe

Society & Culture

As The Full Catastrophe winds down, we are discovering some interesting things which never got on air or online.

Although briefly touched on during The Full Broadcasting Podcastrophe, in the US Public Broadcasting Podcastrophe, Hikaru makes his case for a true public broadcaster in the US. Recorded during August 2012, admist the public relations troubles that US network NBC was having with its Olympics broadcast.

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