One can find a lot of things on the left rail of npr.org. There are links to shows, story topics and a list of services, all with cute little icons. Personally, I’m a big fan of the “diversions” tab – it’s were insane stories live in happy isolation from NPR’s more serious content. “Diversions” is [...]
Another Sunday, another episode of OTM. This week’s show opens on kind of a scary note with a story about the Bush administration’s monitoring communications of average Americans (especially, it seems, average Americans who happen to be journalists). We all kind of figured it was going on, but former National Security Analyst Russell Tice confirms it. [...]
This afternoon, I was on the phone with my mother, discussing plans for a wedding reception in Indiana, while letting Henry, our puppy run around downstairs. Kerry and I leave a radio on for Henry when we’re out, and it’s rare that we ever turn it off immediately upon returning home. Being the people we [...]
In April, Matthew and I will be venturing to New York and Boston for our post-marriage world tour. We’ll be in New York from April 22 until April 24th, and in Boston from the 24th – 26th. We’ll be in New York for fun. If you’re in New York because you live there, we’d love [...]
This one’s for the official Radio Sweethearts After School Makin’ Kidz Grumpy Club. It seems there’s a debate out there as to whether schools should be included in the economic stimulus package currently before the Senate. I’m having some serious trouble, I have to admit, following the entire debate – as far as I can [...]
Before the hard-hitting story about how Japan is crazy for their cellphones, and after the stories about the New York Times’ financial woes and Rush Limbaugh’s push to be the face of the Republican Party, this week’s OTM features an investigation into “digital natives,” easily the least offensive name for a generation I’m supposed to [...]
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It’s nice when people you like work well together. You get the best parts of each world. Like when “This American Life” works with “Planet Money” to get in-depth coverage of the current financial crisis that truly reaches for the emotional core of the story. As much as I like the work that happens when [...]