Affectionate, embracing, but never cloying or condescending, this well-crafted documentary is a haunting reminder of how truly local radio has been stitching together the Republic for generations.

Beautifully constructed around an armature of original music by Kurt Wagner and the band Lambchop, "Swap Shop" could be scheduled to compliment discussions of American diversity and the shrinking world of corporate media, or as an understated and powerful snapshot of a particular slice of Americana. It also speaks to the complex relationship with the "small town" so many of us carry around with us.

Long before there was MySpace, there was "Swap Shop." Personally, I'm interested in the '72 El Camino driveshaft.