Pirate radio started out in England as a way to sidestep the regulations of Big Radio. While outlawed, it still exists today in the UK and America. Learn all about it today.
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In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating history of pirate radio, particularly the British pirate radio boom of the 1960s that fundamentally changed rock and roll. They explore how visionary Ronan O'Reilly launched Radio Caroline from a ship off the coast of the UK to break free from the BBC's stranglehold on broadcasting and give audiences the rock and roll music they craved. The guys discuss the colorful DJs who became cultural icons, the ships that served as floating radio stations, and the surprising ways pirate radio shaped psychedelic music and pop culture while serving underserved communities then and now.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
★ 8.0
"In what seemed like a real life curb your enthusiasm episode, he accidentally tripped a ref sitting courtside. — Referenced in an advertisement segment about Meek Mill at a Sixers game."
"On the podcast, Hey Dude, the 90s called David Lasher and Christine Taylor, stars of the cult classic show, Hey Dude. — Referenced in a podcast advertisement for a 90s nostalgia show."
Pump Up the Volume
1990
1h 42m
★ 7.0
"That's such a great movie. You know, as funny as I didn't think about that once until you said that. — Josh and Chuck discuss the movie as it relates to the episode's topic of pirate radio."
— Chuck
Snatch
2000
R
1h 43m
★ 7.8
"Yeah, sort of. I couldn't understand him. I swear there was a D in there. But he sounded like Brad Pitt and Snatch. — Chuck compares Ronan O'Reilly's Irish accent to Brad Pitt's accent in the movie Snatch."
— Chuck
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