Once again, it’s been a busy week for the media - Wall Street is breaking down (and no one can figure out what to call the situation), rescue plans are being hashed out, and poor Sarah Palin just can’t seem to answer a question. It’s a good thing that Brooke and Bob are here to […]
My old Boy Scout troop had a bus - a big old school bus painted tan like a Boy Scout uniform, retrofitted to store camping equipment, and with some extra lighting.
I have a very specific memory of Clay, Joseph and I being left on board while our fathers went to talk.
(I can’t imagine that being […]
In the last week or so, I’ve finally started to give PRI’s morning news show, “The Takeaway” a chance. Originally, I thought it was going to be the PRI answer to NPR’s “Bryant Park Project”, but it’s not. While I don’t think I would want it to try to be, it still seems to come […]
Given the events of this weekend, neither Kerry nor I were able to focus long enough to sit down and write our “On the Media” highlights post for this week.
Thankfully, Matt Bloom - an astute NPR listener and one of my best friends - was listening to OTM as soon as the podcast downloaded, and […]
Every day, I listen to at least 3-4 hours of public radio. Some of this is at home, some is in my car, and most of it is via podcast at work. And while I enjoy just about everything I listen to, it’s rare that I put on my headphones and hear a reporter talking […]
So, we were going to do an OTM recap this week. Really, we were. We promise. There’s a lot to talk about - the presidential debates are coming up, the economy is a big mess, and this is potentially the greatest season of “America’s Next Top Model” ever (go Isis!).
However, the big news this week […]
Oh, baby, let’s get French. Yes, I like your capitalism like that. Mmm, yes. I want to hold your crumbling financial institutions in my strong, manly arms, and protect them from harm.
Imagine it, oh, oui oui, when you start to get so insolvent that you can’t do anything but come running back to me. Yes, […]
Last week, I promised our awesome friend Scott that we would round up all of the NPR people who actively use Twitter and post links here. This is how it works: I’m going to start a list of NPR twitter-ers (tweeters? twits?) that will be updated every so often with links to relevant Twitter accounts. […]
So I know this weekend kinda sucked out there in the real world.I know things could probably be better.
But who cares? It’s my birthday! Let’s have some cake. Let’s listen to some records. Let’s open some presents. Let’s have some beer.
And because it’s better than worrying about the news today, let’s have some pizza:
Thank you. […]
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NPR does social media better than New Facebook
I’ve been hearing about NPR’s new social networking feature for a while now, thanks to its progenitor, the talented and affable Andy Carvin.
Today, I realized I couldn’t wait any longer. Given that we know that a large portion of our readership is employed by or married to someone employed by NPR, I feel like I’m […]