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The Tyler Woodward Project

The Tyler Woodward Project is a weekly show about how technology, media, and radio infrastructure shape the world around us, told through the lens of a broadcast engineer who grew up with dial-up internet, FM static, and the rise of the algorithm. Each episode unpacks the systems, signals, and corporate decisions behind how we communicate, listen, and connect, cutting through the marketing fluff and tech-industry spin. Expect sharp analysis, grounded storytelling, a touch of broadcast nostalgia, and

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00:15:36

How to Avoid Costly FCC Fines: A Guide to Public...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/04/27

This episode explores the critical aspects of the FCC public inspection file, emphasizing the importance of compliance and the risks of neglecting online record-keeping. Tyler Woodward breaks down the requirements, common pitfalls, and recent enforcement actions that station operators must understand to avoid costly fines.Topics:FCC public inspection file requirementsOnline record-keeping and transparencyCommon violations and enforcement actionsChapters:00:00 Understanding the FCC Public File14:08

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00:18:08

Stop Emailing Yourself Site Photos: LocalSend for...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/04/16

Moving a file three feet shouldn’t require a round trip to a distant server. We unpack a better way: LocalSend, a free, open source app that moves files, folders, and text directly over your own Wi‑Fi with end‑to‑end TLS and no accounts, ads, or tracking. If you live with mixed devices—Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS—this is the rare tool that treats every platform like a first-class citizen and just works.We start with the everyday pain points: emailing yourself photos, juggling cloud

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00:16:22

Inside Big Box Dead Zones: Metal Roofs, Crowds, And...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/04/13

Walk into a big box store with full bars and walk out with a flood of missed notifications—what gives? We pull back the curtain on why signal collapses inside Target, Walmart, Costco, and giant groceries, and how to fix it in seconds without swapping carriers. The short version: buildings act like leaky shields and crowds create digital traffic jams. The long version is a guided tour through metal roofs, concrete walls, steel rebar, low‑E glass, and the tradeoffs between high‑band 5G speed and

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00:23:52

Millions Are Unknowingly Broadcasting Private Data...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/04/09

Satellite backhaul security has a quiet vulnerability most people never think about. When your call leaves a remote cell tower, it may ride an unencrypted satellite beam covering thousands of square miles of open sky. Researchers bought $800 of consumer hardware and captured voice calls, SMS content, usernames, and passwords in plain text off those links. Tyler breaks down how satellite IP backhaul actually works, why carriers treat encryption as an optional add-on instead of a default, and what you

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18:56

Why Local Radio Stations Are Going Dark And What...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/04/06

Local radio stations are going dark, and the most common explanation is also the laziest one: “streaming replaced the dial.” I’m Tyler, and I work in broadcast engineering, so I want to pull the curtain back on what’s really happening to AM and FM radio and why it feels less like progress and more like watching a community asset get stripped for parts.We dig into the unglamorous forces behind the decline: consolidation, debt, cost cutting, and owners who run stations like spreadsheets. When clusters

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14:32

MaxxCasting Uses Cell Network Thinking To Make FM...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/04/02

FM radio has a dirty little secret: the coverage map looks bold and confident, but the real audience listens six feet off the ground, weaving between buildings, hills, and interference. That’s where signals get chewed up, where audio turns fluttery and hollow, and where listeners quietly tune away. I walk through why this happens and why the old “just add a booster” approach can actually make things worse in the overlap zone. Then we get practical. MaxxCasting, built by GeoBroadcast Solutions with

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20:40

What The FCC Router Ban Means For Broadcasters

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/30

The FCC just took a big swing at consumer grade routers, and if you’re running a broadcast facility with a little “good enough” box doing something mission critical, this is your sign to look closer. I walk through what it means when foreign manufactured routers land on the FCC covered list, what’s still unclear for brands that design in the US but build overseas, and why this is less about panic and more about planning for the next failure at the worst possible time. From there, we get practical:

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18:04

If AI Helps You Learn Faster Is It Cheating?

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/26

I finally stopped waiting for the “Ugly’s Electrical Reference” of networking and built my own. When you’re standing in front of a switch at 11 p.m. and you need the exact Cisco IOS command, a clean Wireshark filter, or a subnet answer right now, generic documentation and endless search results are a trap. I wanted something fast, narrow on purpose, and organized the way my brain actually works.I’m a broadcast network engineer who came up through audio, video, transmitters, and signal chains, then

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12:08

CBS News Radio Shuts Down

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/23

A nearly 100-year-old American radio news network is about to go dark and we’re all supposed to treat it like background noise. CBS News Radio ends May 22, with roughly 700 affiliates impacted and the radio news team eliminated, and I can’t shake how backwards this feels: not a relic being retired, but a working system being switched off because it stopped fitting a spreadsheet.I break down why network radio news isn’t about being flashy or “exclusive.” The top-of-hour newscast is infrastructure

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13:28

Getting Tested For Autism And ADHD At 40

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/19

I hit a point where rereading the same sentence three times stopped being funny and started being exhausting. I’m almost 40, and I finally decide to get evaluated for ADHD and autism because “just try harder” is not a plan, especially when focus, working memory, and noise in my head turn everyday tasks into a grind. I rewind to school, back when neurodivergence was poorly understood and kids like me got parked under vague labels like “specific learning disability” without real answers. Then ...

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12:55

How Paywalling Song Words Hurts Access

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/16

They didn’t just tweak a feature—they blurred the words to your favorite songs and called it premium. We dive into YouTube Music’s decision to cap free lyric views and sell the “unblur,” and we unpack why charging for basic comprehension is the wrong kind of innovation. From the first time a warning counter appears to the full-screen upsell, we trace the play-by-play of how a working feature gets downgraded to manufacture demand. We lay out the business logic behind the move—licensing costs,...

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16:28

Why Ending Weather Radio Canada Makes Storm Alerts...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/13

Canada is about to pull the plug on Weather Radio Canada, and the timing could not feel worse. When the world is getting more fragile, not less, taking a nationwide VHF weather radio service offline isn’t just a budget line item. It’s the removal of a simple, durable layer of emergency communication that keeps working when the fancy stack starts to crack. I break down what Weather Radio Canada is, how those 162 MHz VHF transmitters function as a quiet 24/7 public safety backbone, and why rep...

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12:21

We Used To Doomscroll On Cable And It Was Called The...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/09

Ever get stuck staring at a scrolling list and promising yourself, “just one more cycle”? I’m revisiting Channel 99, the TV Guide channel that turned waiting into a habit, and I’m digging into the surprisingly sophisticated system that powered it. This is a story of local headends, satellite data, and the Commodore Amiga quietly rendering your entire lineup as broadcast video 24/7, sometimes with a little “guru meditation” crash peeking through the curtain. I walk through how an electronic pr...

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11:56

Your Oven Doesn’t Need Wi‑Fi, Unless It Wants Your...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/03/02

Your dishwasher doesn’t need a firmware update to clean plates, and your oven shouldn’t require an account to roast dinner. We dig into the gap between promised convenience and the quiet reality of connected appliances: data collection, feature gating, and the steady creep of ads into places they don’t belong. As a broadcast engineer and Linux nerd, I break down what Wi‑Fi actually adds to your home, where it crosses the line, and how to keep the benefits without turning your kitchen into an ...

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21:44

You Don’t Need A New PC: Switch To Zorin And Keep...

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/02/23

Your Windows 10 clock ran out, now what? We dig into a smarter path than buying brand-new hardware for Windows 11: moving to Zorin OS, a Linux desktop built to feel familiar while staying secure and fast on machines Microsoft left behind. As a broadcast engineer and Linux nerd, I break down what really changes when support ends, why Zorin’s Ubuntu LTS base matters, and how to test your exact setup before touching your disk. We start with the stakes: no more free security updates for Windows ...

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13:39

Why Smart TVs Track You And How To Stop It

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/02/16

Your TV is not just a screen. It’s an ad tech computer with a giant display, hungry for your viewing data. We pull back the curtain on how smart TVs fingerprint what’s on screen with automatic content recognition, log app usage and button presses as telemetry, and stitch together identities with advertising IDs, emails, and payment details. From the moment a setup wizard pushes Wi‑Fi and account creation, the platform begins shaping your living room into a marketplace optimized for ads, promo...

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12:52

Speed Or Storage: How To Choose The Right Drive

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/02/09

Your laptop shouldn’t feel like it’s wading through syrup. We unpack the storage acronyms that confuse buyers, HDD, SSD, NVMe, and M.2, and show how each one affects real-world speed, from boot times to game loads to timeline scrubbing. As a broadcast engineer and daily Linux tinkerer, I translate the tech jargon into a simple framework you can use to make smart upgrades that actually feel fast. We start by separating the layers most people mix up: HDD versus SSD is the technology, mechanical...

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13:59

Trust The Process, Verify The Output

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/02/02

Forget the hype cycle and the hot takes, let’s make AI make sense. We break “AI” into three parts you can actually use: the broad umbrella of intelligent software, machine learning that learns from examples, and generative AI that creates text, images, audio, and code. Then we zoom into large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot, explaining how they predict tokens to produce fluent language and why that fluency isn’t the same as truth. The result is a practical mental mod...

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21:57

Why Search Feels Worse Now

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/01/26

Search shouldn’t feel like walking into a shopping mall when you asked for a library. We dig into why results seem to have slid downhill: crowded ad units, affiliate-heavy pages, and AI summaries that sound confident while averaging mediocre sources, and what it takes to find real answers again. From a broadcast engineer’s lens, noise rose across the web, and ranking complexity can’t magically create signal. The stakes are bigger than shopping; search is how we fix gear, choose tools, and che...

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28:07

What To Do When Federal Agents Show Up On Your Block

The Tyler Woodward Project ·

2026/01/25

What would you do if federal agents rolled onto your block? We faced that question head-on as Minneapolis grapples with raids, two fatal shootings in under a month, and parents pulling kids from school. The story is bigger than headlines. It’s about how technology powers enforcement—and how neighbors can flip the same tools to warn, protect, and document when it matters most. We walk through the engine of a rapid response network: how reports come in, how verification works, and how observer...

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