Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Terry Gross accidentally made Tracy Morgan cry, but listening to it again, rather than being the funniest and most touching thing ever, it sounds like Morgan was being bullied. Gross seemed unfazed by his vulnerability, and poked at his frailness with something approaching a dumbstruck disbelief, until it cracked him. Gross expected him to be [...]
 I love it when Bob Garfield kicks someone’s ass. He’s really one of the smarter people in the media today, and when he’s right, and talking with someone who’s clearly in the wrong, it’s an amazing thing. I mean, we’re used to Brooke doing that kind of thing – flipping an opponent over her back [...]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I knew this particular bit of bad news was coming; Scripps has been trying and failing to sell the ailing Rocky Mountain News since December. Scripps has been suffering huge losses at the paper. I say that I saw this coming, but the actual announcement of the closing comes as something of a suckerpunch. The [...]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, Ari Shapiro interviewed David Denby, author of the book “Snark.” Apparently, Denby’s central problem was with the anonymity of online snark. Apparently, Denby thinks that it’s dangerous for people to say mean things to each other without signing their names. Apparently, Denby also changes his definitions of “snark,” “satire,” and “irony” according to whether [...]
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Normally, I get to listen to “On the Media” on my way to work on Sunday mornings. It airs here at 11:00 a.m. Sunday mornings. About 43 hours after the podcast goes up. That didn’t happen this week. I lost my job Saturday. Valentine’s day is a rough day to lose your job. Sunshine, flowers, [...]
Welcome to 2009, brave Time Explorers. You have arrived in a challenging and desolate time for finding your most coveted resource: new episodes of NPR’s “On the Media.” Friday’s episode would have required Brooke and Bob to be present during New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in order to produce a truly new and [...]
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
In a world where time stood still, only one radio show could simultaneously earn my undying respect and make jokes like my dad. The story that jumped out at me most this week was Brooke’s sweet tribute to Don LaFontaine, the movie trailer voice guy. Brooke sounds so completely reverenty and sweet – I wonder [...]
I have to start this week’s recap with a bit of a spoiler, because I don’t want your OTM listening experience to be tainted by the surprise revealed at the end of the episode. According to Brooke, for the length of the T-shirt design contest, Bob is making good on his promise to host the [...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
This morning, an epic battle of wits took place. The battlefield: Morning Edition. You can surmise from this story’s headline both the participants and the victors. The vanquished now lay limp and bleeding on the field while Montagne hoists the lance above her head in victory. The transcript tells the epic tale. From the bard’s [...]
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New York Governor Paterson Makes Rumors Fun Again
New York Governor David Paterson is dealing with rumors that he’s about to be accused of something bad – he’s already admitted ‘marital infidelity’ and cocaine use. The rumors are going crazy, and much like with Britney Spears, we think we know, but we don’t know. It’s gotten to the point that the rumors themselves [...]