I hate to say it, because we tried, but there’s no way to make a recap happen this week. We’re moving. We’ve known for a while, but we weren’t sure about the actual date until we were asked to show up to sign the title for our house. Planet Money people – our indicator for [...]
Two weeks ago, the awesome and talented Laura Conaway was kind enough to let me interview her for the day job. Like a good journalist, I had to check the spelling of her name before I posted the interview (I have a tendancy to spell it Conoway, even though that’s very clearly wrong). So, I [...]
Senator Chuck Grassley and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: A match made in GOP Heaven.
This week’s OTM was all about public relations. And the ShamWow guy. Bob hosted the episode solo, without a single mention of the newspaper industry. Here’s the video: OTM Recap: Memorial Day Weekend from Radio Sweethearts on Vimeo. This recap was recorded by Kerry with help from the dog and viewers like you.
Sometimes, advertising can be a beautiful thing. Remember those classy vintage Volkswagen ads? Or the awesome commercial where thousands of bouncy balls were unleashed in San Fransisco? But other times, marketers totally miss the mark. Take this new chocolate bar made for women. It’s only got 85 calories, and comes in two long, skinny “fingers” [...]
And this time, he’s wrangling a monkey. Particularly, a monkey in a sweatshirt. For real. This week’s “This American Life” is called No Map, and it’s about finding a way out of unprecedented situations. Really, Ira could have just played Squirrel Cop again. Instead, he brought the squirrel cop back for more. I want that [...]
OTM Recap: Out of my brain on the 5:15 from Radio Sweethearts on Vimeo. In this post I mention the story about Wolfram Alpha. Here’s that link. It’s not too often I’ll be doing this, as my current computer is way slower than Kerry’s, and lacks a built-in camera. Have a good week.
1. It’s my favorite time of the year. The flowers are blooming, the AC isn’t on yet, and in Moscow, thousands of Europeans (and a few Middle Easterners) are texting in their votes for the Eurovision song contest. And this year, they’re streaming the whole thing online. NPR had a short story it over the [...]
This morning, Iranian-American freelance journalist Roxanna Saberi was released from prison in Iran. She had been accused of espionage, and there was a lot of international outrage over her arrest. She’s been banned from reporting in Iran for five years. Roxanna, congrats on your freedom. I look forward to hearing more of your work on [...]
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Apparently Bill O’Reilly ran out of ideas. He went fishing though NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me,” looking for clips of Obama advisor David Axelrod making a fool of himself. It’s clear that O’Reilly isn’t a dues-paying member of his local public radio station, even if just for the classical music that I’m pretty sure [...]