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Lane Rettig outlines three unique aspects of Urbit in an attempt to answer the eternal question "What is Urbit?"

Three Things #40: October 23, 2022

Assembly Capital recently released radio, an app that lets you create or tune into rooms where you can collaboratively DJ with other users on the network.

Radio turns the algorithm-driven institution that is Youtube into an experience that's more like watching an old TV with just a few channels with your friends.

Developer ~nodmyn-dosrux writes "Radio is the first urbit app with presence built in. Accurate presence data creates a socially charged experience ... Presence gives people reason to engage with each other. Our natural social impulses disincentivize “lurking”, but this doesn’t work when software makes us invisible."


![Screenshot](https://storage.googleapis.com/media.urbit.org/site/ecosystem/spotlight/radio.png)



Join or create shared environments for chatting and DJing with YouTube.

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Lane Rettig takes on the challenge of defining Urbit.





This episode of [Uqbar](/organizations/uqbar)'s podcast asks important questions like "How do we evaluate Urbit?" and "Is Urbit ready for outside investment?" in this unique episode with long-time Urbit core developer Ted Blackman.



Ted Blackman joins the Uqbar crew to discuss Assembly 2022, composability and the future of Urbit.