GNOME's streaming radio app is... really good

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https://tinkerbetter.tube/videos/watch/0af6b35f-2282-4e60-9f65-bb0a5d356917

Shortwave is a Rust-based streaming radio (IP radio/internet radio) application written by Felix Häcker, and it’s my favorite way to manage my streaming radio stations on Linux. It’s a GNOME Circle application but I use it on KDE Plasma and Sway, and it works fine over there (for me anyway). Maybe you’ll like it!

Links relevant in the video:
- If you enjoy Felix’ work, consider supporting him via Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/haecker-felix
- Application page on GNOME’s Gitlab: https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Shortwave
- If you like SomaFM, make sure you support them too if you can: https://somafm.com/support/

Support my unsponsored channel:
- https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains
- https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains

Chapters:
0:00 What is Internet Radio?
1:07 About Shortwave!
2:58 Installing Shortwave
3:59 Adding radio stations to Shortwave
6:31 Bonus features
7:39 So what the heck is Shortwave, and do I like it?

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yup it's solid. Find myself switching between Shortwave and Goodvibes, another solid radio app.

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Oh, for some reason I thought this was a driver to turn your Linux machine into a software-defined shortwave radio.

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I'm not to familiar with radio apps. Why do people like them over more popular streaming services like Spotify or pandora? The video mentions she likes a more human touch, but I'm not certain about the details.

The video was extremely informative about the app though!

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Because Spotify is absolutely shit at suggesting new things.

Even if I pick a particular theme there are many artists it won't include until I manually select them and then magically they appear in the themed list.

The human touch just means being able to suggest similar things based upon experience that is outside *your* bubble. Spotify makes a personalised experience based upon your bubble, so it can never truely pop.

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There's a *lot* of music out there. Not all of it is available on Spotify.

And not all of us want Spotify applying algorithms to our listening choices. I *like* to be surprised at unexpected gems from artists I've never previously encountered.

I search www.live65.com for music in the genres I like. Blues, folk, world, *deep breath* adult contemporary (no, not the "decades" top 40s lists, more modern stuff)

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