- If you think your living situation is bad, be thankful you’re not one of the guys living in the gym at San Quentin. I heard a preview of this on the way to work this morning and heard the segment on the way home (somehow, it always works like that, and my commute is only 10 minutes). It’s an interesting piece about prison overcrowding, racial tension, and what happens when the state runs out of tube socks. Laura Sullivan gets on the floor for no man!
- I could have sworn sushi was supposed to be made from fish, but apparently, it can be made with Spam. The picture on NPR.org shows some rice blocks supporting what look like little spam gingerbread dudes wearing seaweed belts. I was entirely too grossed out to read the whole story, but if that’s your thing, eat up.
- At the end of the year, Matthew and I spend a lot of time making our annual top-five records lists. “All Songs Considered” recognizes that some listeners may already have those lists mostly full. Today, the listener picks for record of the year (thus far) are up. I’m pleased to see that one of my favorite bands of 2008, Frightened Rabbit, is making the cut. But Girl Talk? Are you serious?
- Americans like crappy beer, myself included. Sure, craft brews are great, but sometimes, it’s more efficient to just drink some cold, tasty Pabst Blue Ribbon. Finally, someone explains why American beer tastes are so sorry. And I almost hate to admit it, especially after last week’s story about the travels of Napoleon’s bits, but Mike Pesca is growing on me. Like a tumor.
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