NPR in 2010 isn’t going to be the same without Carl Kasell. Today was his last day reading the news during Morning Edition. Renee Montagne had a fantastic interview with Carl this morning. I woke up in the middle of it and was a little confused that a) Carl wasn’t using his news voice and [...]
Within the last few months, I’ve adopted a new name. Kerry and I are not Mr. and Mrs. Trisler – not least of all because that still sounds like my parents – but Matthew and Kerry Crawford Trisler. I’ve even made the difficult decision to abandon my old pseudonym, William Wolfe. In fact, if you [...]
I don’t know why people get upset by businesses saying “Happy Holidays.” I mean, New Year’s is only a week later, Chanukah is right in there, as is Kwanzaa and the Solstice. It’s cool. I don’t want to change store decorations that frequently. And “Holiday” derives from “Holy day” which, while it’s a stretch for [...]
Dear Jesse Thorn, Hi, how are you? You don’t know me, but my name is Kerry Crawford Trisler, and I’m the (snarkier) half of the blog radio-sweethearts.com. It’s one of very few public radio fan / critical blogs. We don’t work for NPR or PRI or anything – we sort of see ourselves as the [...]
RadioLab’s Jad Abumrad was commissioned to remake reconstruct a piece of music. According to the Radiolab page on WNYC’s site, “In C,” a 1964 composition by Terry Riley, “quietly changed the world of classical music (and eventually pop music too).” It’s easy to hear that minimalist influence creeping through from Steve Reich to Sufjan Stevens. [...]
This week’s “On the Media” is serious business. It’s all blah blah Earth in peril, blah blah, and I couldn’t be forced to care except that I already do. I live on Earth. And, like many scientists, I value the percieved security of my e-mail communications. Anyway, there are more immediate concerns, like jailed journalists, [...]
A little bit ago ago, I wrote about Jonathan Goldstein’s CBC show “Wiretap.” I mentioned his friend Howard and how he reminds me of a friend I had in high school. I even dug up a “This American Life” episode that served as a great example of the similarities between Howard and my friend. But [...]
Given Lady Gaga’s background in performance art, I wonder if this whole thing is all just a big, crazy, elaborately costumed performance piece. What if the joke is on us, and she’s gotten rich by pretending to be a lace covered, possibly male pop star. If it is all a show, it’s totally brilliant.
It’s little surprise to us that we’re not alone in being unabashed supporters of NPR’s digital stragety – and their startling aptitude with the internet. It’s also no secret that I’m a fan of their mobile strategy. I’ve written about both the Public Radio Player and NPR iPhone apps (both excellent, btw). So what surprises [...]
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It was…the Rebel Yell!
There’s a reason Rebel Yell whiskey is called Rebel Yell. It’s not exactly the drink of discerning people. Take a big sip when you’re not ready, and you’ll let out a rebel yell. Drink too much, and the rebel yells don’t stop. Rebel Yell is named after the battle cry of the Confederate Army, a [...]