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The Tyler Woodward Project

Burning CDs, video store clerks, phones that just made calls. A weekly show for anyone who misses when things were simpler, and isn't afraid to say so.

Hosted by well... Tyler Woodward

  1. MySpace Taught Me Web Design

    Jul 21, 2026 ·19 min

    I dig into the MySpace "About Me" box bug that let anyone override their entire profile with raw HTML and CSS, and I try and make the case that this accidental hole accidentally taught a whole generation of teenagers how to build web pages. I try and trace back what got lost when every platform after MySpace decided customization was a liability instead of a feature.

    Chapters:

    • 00:30 – Cold open: the file on my desktop
    • 01:44 – Not another MySpace eulogy
    • 02:53 – The bug that became a feature
    • 04:34 – Layout sites and learning by breaking things
    • 06:21 – A popularity contest in disguise
    • 08:37 – MySpace by the numbers
    • 09:19 – Glitter, chaos, and meeting my wife
    • 11:08 – Sterile templates, vanishing permission
    • 12:53 – The security excuse versus the algorithm
    • 14:41 – MySpace didn't die a martyr
    • 16:14 – What I miss, and saying goodbye

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  2. Time for a Change

    Jul 14, 2026 ·14 min

    Quick heads up: this episode is a personal update on where the show is headed. No guests, no explainer topic, just Tyler talking through some changes.

    Chapters

    • 00:00 – Disclaimer: this is all opinion, nobody signs off on it
    • 00:45 – Why changes are coming to the show
    • 01:01 – The moment it clicked: recording an episode that was just a rehash of the workday
    • 02:00 – Back in January: the rebrand from Fully Modulated to The Tyler Woodward Project
    • 03:11 – Falling back into old habits (the "comfortable tool" analogy)
    • 05:16 – When the hobby becomes a second job
    • 06:05 – Addressing the timing with the recent This Week in Radio Tech guest spot
    • 07:04 – What's actually changing: less produced show, more audio journal
    • 07:51 – No more video, audio only going forward
    • 08:56 – New tool: woodyfm.com audiogram generator
    • 09:32 – Cutting back social media to what actually works
    • 11:04 – Switching podcast hosting to RSS.com and why (better bitrate than Riverside)
    • 13:42 – Ad policy and how to support the show ad-free
    • 13:46 – Wrap up and what's next week

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    All opinions and views expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent my employer or any affiliated organizations.

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  3. The One Cable That Can Take Your Station Off the Air

    Jul 7, 2026 ·19 min

    I’ve been thinking about the one cable that can take a whole station off the air, and it’s usually the cheapest fix that gets ignored. The studio to transmitter link. Everyone assumes it just works, until the day it doesn’t, and when it fails, none of your fancy equipment matters. I’ve seen systems from the 80s still humming along because nobody touched them, and when I ask about backup, there usually isn’t one, or there’s one nobody trusts enough to actually use.

    In this episode I get into what actually breaks that link, how licensed microwave stacks up against IP based options, and why running a second path isn’t a luxury anymore. Even a small internet circuit can work as real backup if you set it up right. I talk about the risks of going cheap on internet service, why diverse backhaul matters, and why losing that link doesn’t just cause a hiccup, it can put your whole station off air without anyone noticing until it’s too late. If you’re an engineer tired of gambling on your STL, or a manager who wants things to stay running when something breaks, this one’s for you.

    All opinions and views expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent my employer or any affiliated organizations.

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  4. The Hidden Cost of Self-Hosting Your Media in 2026

    Jun 30, 2026 ·15 min

    Plex changed its subscription model and a lot of people who thought they owned their media server setup found out otherwise. This episode is about what running your own media server actually costs in 2026, in money, time, and patience.

    I walk through the real tradeoffs of self-hosting, why demand for actually owning your media keeps climbing, and I close with an install guide for anyone ready to take the plunge this year.

    All opinions and views expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent my employer or any affiliated organizations.

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  5. The Day Local Radio Got Smaller

    Jun 26, 2026 ·15 min

    iHeartMedia laid people off again, and every round of cuts makes local radio a little less local. This one traces how we got here: the Telecommunications Act that opened the floodgates, the private equity money that followed, and the consolidation that turned hundreds of local stations into one playlist with different call letters.

    I also get into where the live human voices went. Some left for podcasting and YouTube. Most just got cut. Radio's whole advantage was a real person in your town talking to you, and the industry keeps treating that like a cost center instead of the product.

    All opinions and views expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent my employer or any affiliated organizations.

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What I'm Working On

Internet radio station streaming

Why I'm Not Starting Another Internet Radio Station

Next Episode

Back in 2009 I ran my own internet radio station, Q109, licensed through a small aggregator, for basically nothing. I went looking into doing it again recently, and the whole small-webcaster world that made that possible is gone. I get into what internet radio licensing looks like now versus then, and why the math just doesn't work for a hobbyist anymore.

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WoodyFM: Free Audiogram Maker

Side Project

A free tool I built with Claude that turns audio-only podcast clips into shareable audiogram videos, inspired by the audiogram tool WNYC released years ago. Drop in a clip, get something you can actually post.
Listener voicemail recording feature

Let Listeners Call In

Side Project

I'm working on a way for listeners to come to the site and record a message for the show right from their browser, no app, no phone number to dial. Still early, but the goal is to get more of your voices into the episodes themselves.