Therapist, Companion, and Friend: The Under-appreciated Role of Talkback Radio in Australia

Ewart, Jacqui

doi:10.1080/19376529.2011.615775

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“…So radio has this unique transitional (neither subjective nor objective) character based on its transcendent, sonic quality (voice, sounds and music). 3 As we have read from the articles in this issue and others (Ewart 2011;Meadows and Foxwell 2011), radio facilitates two simultaneous processes: a subjective self-maintenance or management process and an engagement with the world process. Both these themes can be thought through in terms of this concept.…”

Section: The Potential Space/transitional Objectmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Radio can still be used in this way but it also has the capacity to become something else. For instance, these changes enable radio that functions as companionship (Ewart 2011) to become more available and constant in specific ways. Having greater freedom over how and when we listen to radio will alter the relationship radio listeners have with it.…”

Section: Future Psycho-cultural Research Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Talkback radio is one format in particular that allows listeners to connect with one another through subjects that are important to them. A recent study evidenced the importance of radio in providing a sense of connection and companionship for those people experiencing social isolation (Ewart 2011). Talkback radio fostered a sense of community, and helped people with their problems because it constituted a space for sharing which provided a 'reality check' for listeners who can hear the problems of others.…”

Section: The Need To Engage Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Here, object relations psychoanalysis is providing an alternative means of understanding radio in terms of the emotional needs of listeners and radio creatives. Ewart's (2011) study of talkback radio provides another example of radio functioning as container-contained, but this time based on the content of the radio programme. Radio can work for listeners as a 'container' by giving expression to thoughts and feelings in a form that would not otherwise be possible, for example, by providing opportunities for listeners to think in different ways about subjects or initiating debate on subjects previously not discussed.…”

Section: Reparative Radio: the Container-containedmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A psycho-cultural approach to radio listening and creative production

Breton

2013

Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast &Amp; Audio Media

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a psycho-cultural approach to radio listening and creative production aBstract This discussant piece introduces and explains a psycho-cultural approach to understanding the emotional dimensions of radio listening and creative production. It then explores the ways in which radio is unconsciously used by listeners as a tool for maintaining psychic coherency. A psycho-cultural approach is a valuable tool for research because it is specifically attuned to the emotional dimensions of radio use and programme-making in a therapeutically infused culture. It also provides a means of explaining why radio is used in particular ways, in terms of the everyday maintenance of the self. The article closes with a consideration of the meta-psychological consequences of convergence and recent developments in listening technologies. The aim of the article is to initiate a discussion with radio scholars on the utility of this approach.In this concluding, discussant piece, I will demonstrate why a psycho-cultural approach should be considered as a complementary tool of analysis which seeks to explain the motives or reasons that lie behind radio listening and programme-making. I will then identify and explore themes in the preceding articles of this issue and re-articulate them from a psycho-cultural perspective informed by object relations psychoanalysis. Object relations psychoanalysis is very wide ranging in its scope and conceptual tools, and only a very small sample of its theoretical contributions feature here. I will present a taste of this oeuvre: concepts that have been used by the authors in this issue and have been KeywOrds object relations psychoanalysis psycho-cultural emotion engagement unconscious self-maintenance

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Section: The Potential Space/transitional Objectmentioning

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Section: Future Psycho-cultural Research Areasmentioning

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Section: The Need To Engage Othersmentioning

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Section: Reparative Radio: the Container-containedmentioning

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A psycho-cultural approach to radio listening and creative production

Breton

2013

Radio Journal:International Studies in Broadcast &Amp; Audio Media

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“…For instance, volunteers experience a sense of belonging to community stations (Vuuren, 2002); and there is evidence that community radio listeners who tune in often become more active in the community (Milan, 2008) and can build networks by attending social events advertised on air (Keough, 2010). There is some additional evidence that radio can provide companionship for individuals who are disconnected and isolated (Ewart, 2011). However, specific consideration of the role of listening to the radio in older adults' everyday lives is needed.…”

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The Role and Impact of Radio Listening Practices in Older Adults’ Everyday Lives

Krause

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Previous research has indicated older adults value listening to music as a leisure activity. Yet, recent research into listening practices broadly has often focused on younger adults and the use of newer, digital listening technologies. Nonetheless, the radio, which is familiar to older people who grew up with it at the forefront of family life, is important to consider with regard to listening practices and the potential associated well-being benefits. This research investigated older adults’ everyday radio listening practices, in order to begin to understand how the radio fits into their daily lives and how it might influence their sense of well-being. Twenty-five Australian residents (aged 66–87; 56% female, 44% male) participated in semi-structured, one-to-one interviews. The results of a qualitative thematic analysis revealed themes concerning listening preferences, listening routines, access, and motivations/outcomes. While personal preferences (concerning content, stations, and presenters) were diverse, individuals clearly communicated these as well as their established listening routines and habits. Listener motivations varied: some people focused on the enjoyment that listening to the radio creates while some noted benefits to their well-being, such as relaxation, modifying their mood, and feelings of comfort and community. Radio listening practices can be defined in terms of differing engagement styles, as characterized using continua ranging from passive to active, or focused, listening as well as generalized or specific listening. Based on participants’ experiences, a proposed engagement space model links how people engage with the radio to the possible outcomes mentioned. Importantly, benefits to well-being can result from varied engagement styles. The findings presented provide an in-depth understanding of how the radio fits into older adults’ everyday life, with implications for considering how the radio might be used as a widely accessed, low-cost tool for maintaining and enhancing quality of later life.

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Collecting Qualitative Data

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Therapist, Companion, and Friend: The Under-appreciated Role of Talkback Radio in Australia

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

A psycho-cultural approach to radio listening and creative production

A psycho-cultural approach to radio listening and creative production

The Role and Impact of Radio Listening Practices in Older Adults’ Everyday Lives

‘God’s Great Leveller’

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