Radio Sweethearts

So, we trust NPR’s editors to make us sound a little smarter than usual, cutting just enough “ums” and “ahs”  to boost our perceived intelligences just barely, but there are still some things we wish we had said when being interviewed by the remarkably friendly Laura Conaway, of the Bryant Park Project.

After the jump, a simple numbered list enumerating our regretfully omitted nuggets of wisdom. Signed with our initials, like our celebrated Twitter account.

1. That we are “an entirely unofficial, entirely volunteer combination public relations/ombudsman office for whatever public radio programs we feel like writing about.” (M)
2. “I write poems, yes” instead of “yeah, I guess I’m a poet or whatever.” (M)
3. Laura asked what my favorite record was. I asked the typical record geek question of “My favorite record for what?”. She said “for anything!” So I said “Um, my favorite record to fall asleep to is the B-side of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Greatest Hits.” I could have talked about my favorite record to read the NYT to (Sufjan Stevens’ “Michigan”) or my favorite record to play at a party (The Hold Steady’s “Boys and Girls in America.) (k)
4. Something a bit more eloquent than the very honest “Yeah, it’s pretty much NPR fanfic.” (k)
5. Something other than “It’s basically a joke that wasn’t terribly funny but had tremendous follow-through” (M)
6. “We plan on eventually selling ads to offset our related expenses, and we’ll donate profits to public radio - we’d like to do our part to end pledge drives forever.” (M)

Alternatively, things we’re glad we weren’t asked:

1. “Where did you learn that sentence fragments are cool?” (M)
2. “Do you think getting more traffic will freak the hell out of you?” (M)
3. “What were you thinking?” (k)
4. “Is it rough working with your special (lady/man) friend?” (M)/(K)

Thanks, BPP, for the interview. We’ll link to it as soon as it’s available. In the meantime, feel free to ask us anything. We’re more eloquent in writing.