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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "About" |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +<section class="hero"> |
| 6 | + <h1>About Wavecast Radio</h1> |
| 7 | + <p>Tune in to Tech.</p> |
| 8 | +</section> |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +<section class="demo-section"> |
| 11 | + <p>Wavecast Radio is a demo site for <a href="https://github.com/adurrr/wavecast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wavecast</a> — a persistent <code><podcast-player></code> Web Component built for Hugo. The site showcases what a real radio station built with Wavecast looks like: professional program pages, episode listings with chapters and posters, and — most importantly — audio that never stops, even as you navigate between pages.</p> |
| 12 | +</section> |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +<section class="demo-section"> |
| 15 | + <h2>How It Works</h2> |
| 16 | + <p>The sticky footer player at the bottom of every page uses <code>data-turbolinks-permanent</code> to survive page navigation. When you start an episode and click through to other pages, the audio keeps playing uninterrupted. The footer syncs bidirectionally with every inline player on the page — pausing one pauses both.</p> |
| 17 | + <p style="margin-top:0.75rem">Key features demonstrated on this site:</p> |
| 18 | + <ul class="link-list"> |
| 19 | + <li><strong>Persistent audio</strong> — navigate between pages without restarting</li> |
| 20 | + <li><strong>Bidirectional sync</strong> — inline and footer players stay in sync</li> |
| 21 | + <li><strong>Chapters</strong> — timestamp-labelled navigation within episodes</li> |
| 22 | + <li><strong>Session storage</strong> — remembers position, volume, and speed</li> |
| 23 | + <li><strong>Dark/light mode</strong> — toggle themes in the header</li> |
| 24 | + <li><strong>Multiple sources</strong> — works with local audio, remote MP3s, and streaming</li> |
| 25 | + </ul> |
| 26 | +</section> |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +<section class="demo-section"> |
| 29 | + <h2>The Tech Stack</h2> |
| 30 | + <ul class="link-list"> |
| 31 | + <li><strong>Hugo</strong> — static site generation (v0.158+)</li> |
| 32 | + <li><strong>Web Components</strong> — vanilla JS custom elements with Shadow DOM</li> |
| 33 | + <li><strong>Turbolinks 5</strong> — fast navigation with permanent element support</li> |
| 34 | + <li><strong>sessionStorage</strong> — cross-page state persistence</li> |
| 35 | + <li><strong>Playwright</strong> — end-to-end testing (21 tests)</li> |
| 36 | + <li><strong>Vitest</strong> — JavaScript unit testing (80 tests)</li> |
| 37 | + </ul> |
| 38 | +</section> |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +<section class="demo-section"> |
| 41 | + <h2>Real Podcasts, Real Audio</h2> |
| 42 | + <p>The episodes on this site are real tech podcasts, used with attribution. We are grateful to:</p> |
| 43 | + <ul class="link-list"> |
| 44 | + <li><a href="https://coder.show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coder Radio</a> — programming and developer culture (Jupiter Broadcasting)</li> |
| 45 | + <li><a href="https://www.reality2cast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reality 2.0</a> — open source and technology conversations</li> |
| 46 | + <li><a href="https://devsecops.fm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DevSecOps Talks</a> — DevOps, security, and SRE</li> |
| 47 | + <li><a href="https://opensourcesystempodcast.vf.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open Source System Podcast</a> — open source project highlights</li> |
| 48 | + </ul> |
| 49 | +</section> |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +<div class="nav-buttons"> |
| 52 | + <a href="{{< relref "programs/" >}}" class="nav-button nav-button-primary">Browse Programs</a> |
| 53 | + <a href="{{< relref "contact/" >}}" class="nav-button">Contact</a> |
| 54 | +</div> |
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