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Lydon frequently discussed Internet topics on ''The Connection'', and his ChristopherLydon.org Weblog became a launchpad for international broadcasts and other activities. In 2002, he and his longtime producer Mary McGrath were fired after a high-profile contract dispute with WBUR. While a Fellow at Harvard Law School 's Berkman Center For Internet And Society in 2003, Lydon began recording in-depth interviews focused on blogging and politics, posting the downloadable audio files as part of his weblog. Dave Winer , also a Berkman Fellow, created an RSS enclosure feed for Lydon's MP3 interview files, an event often credited with sparking the growth of Podcast ing. He also launched the political site {Link without Title} for "Blogging of the President" during the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. On May 30, 2005, Lydon returned to the air on University Of Massachusetts At Lowell's radio station WUML and Boston's WGBH with a new show called '' Open Source '' once again collaborating with producer Mary McGrath, and syndicated through Public Radio International . Including a blog and podcast, the program promised to "use blogs to be a show about the world." On October 16, 2006, in an article entitled UML drops Lydon , The '' Lowell Sun '' announced that "radio personality Christopher Lydon's lucrative and controversial contract with UMass Lowell to broadcast an hourlong radio show will not be renewed when it expires in December." Upon notice of the UMass Lowell dropout, Lydon began actively seeking new funders for the program. On June 13, 2007, WGBH announced that it would stop airing ''Open Source'' as of July, 2007. On June 27, 2007, in a [http://www.radioopensource.org/we-interrupt-this-program/ blog posting , Christopher Lydon announced that ''Open Source'' would be going on "Summer Hiatus" while they look for funding for a new show. Lydon has also been the eponymous subject of a tongue-in-cheek love song by Boston band The Dresden Dolls . EXTERNAL LINKS
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