February 11, 2025 • 16 mins
Pirate radio takes center stage as The Projection Booth tunes into 40 Watts from Nowhere (2025), the riveting true story of an underground FM station broadcasting from the shadows of 1990s Los Angeles. Host Mike White sits down with the film’s director, Sue Franklin, to explore the rebellious spirit behind the airwaves, the challenges of bringing this real-life outlaw operation to the screen, and the cultural impact of independent radio in the pre-internet era.
Catch it at the Slamdance 2025 film festival.
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Catch it at the Slamdance 2025 film festival.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.
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