100 Years of 100 Things is part of WNYC’s centennial celebration. Each week, host Brian Lehrer will take listeners through a century’s worth of history of things that shape our politics, our lives and our world.

In this episode, Matthew Barton, curator of recorded sound at the Library of Congress, walks us through the history of radio. Plus, we take calls from listeners.

00:00 Brian Lehrer theme song, intro and Part 1
26:17 Brian Lehrer theme song, intro and Part 2

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