{"id":50249,"date":"2022-05-03T11:40:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=50249"},"modified":"2022-07-12T19:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T02:25:06","slug":"podcast-327-industrial-music-systems-and-workplace-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2022\/05\/podcast-327-industrial-music-systems-and-workplace-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #327: Industrial Music Systems and Workplace Broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_715\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-50249-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS327_Industrial_Music.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS327_Industrial_Music.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS327_Industrial_Music.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS327_Industrial_Music.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RS327_Industrial_Music.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('50249-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_50249-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_50249-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?powerpress_embed=50249-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2wB8PCDI4ae4Zy5KQJDnWH\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Radio-Survivor-p1065771\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/feed\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this week\u2019s program, we turn our attention to the history of industrial music &#8211; not the noisy music genre &#8211; but music played in industrial settings for workers. A variety of services offered (and still offer) background music for workplaces. Muzak and the RCA Plant Broadcasting System are just a few of the products that were sold to companies in the hopes of increasing morale and\/or efficiency. Our guest, Alix Hui is associate professor of History at Mississippi State University and has been studying the history of industrial music systems, as well as background music generally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.msstate.edu\/directory\/aeh230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alexandra Hui profile<\/a> at Mississippi State University website<\/li><li>Alix&#8217;s paper at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmstudies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society for Cinema and Media Studies<\/a> Conference: &#8220;Laboring Sound: Industrial Music Systems, Worker Morale, and Pan-Aural Listening&#8221;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walter_V._Bingham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walter Van Dyke Bingham<\/a>, industrial psychologist (Wikipedia)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muzak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muzak<\/a> history (Wikipedia)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.moodmedia.com\/ga\/muzak-background-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mood Media<\/a> website<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/attentionkmartshoppers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attention K-Mart Shoppers<\/a>: K-Mart radio\/audio collection on Archive.org<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dangerousminds.net\/comments\/muzak_to_get_mutated_to_e_z_listening_with_devo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muzak to Get Mutated To: E-Z Listening with DEVO<\/a> (article on Dangerous Minds)<\/li><li>Scholar <a href=\"https:\/\/history.princeton.edu\/people\/emily-thompson\">Emily Thompson<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s program, we turn our attention to the history of industrial music &#8211; not the noisy music genre &#8211; but music played in industrial settings for workers. A variety of services offered (and still offer) background music for workplaces. 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