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Wherein her racism makes me want to punch an old lady.

I was going to write about something positive. It would make me happy to write about salmon portraits again. A couple readers made some great suggestions for new posts, and we fully plan on taking those tips.
But this is simply too important to ignore. NPR had the great idea to gather black and white residents […]

Merlin Mann: productivity guru, insightful little bastard.

A friend brought this to our attention:

Unlike 34,368 other Twitter users, we don’t follow @hotdogsladies; he seems far less inclined to shake the haters off than the fans, but once in a while, he’ll go on an insight spree.
This is pretty awesome, but we’re still not following.
Besides, it’s inaccurate. Robert Siegel doesn’t host All Things […]

Sidenote

Did anyone else notice and find it a little weird that Mike Pecsca (formerly of BPP fame) did two stories today, one for “Morning Edition” and one for “All Things Considered”? Also, did anyone think it was a crime that Pesca wasn’t given the Water Polo story?
I mean, I know he works at NPR and […]

Radio Round Up, Monday July 7th: Prison, Beer, and Not a Single Song By Johnny Cash

- If you think your living situation is bad, be thankful you’re not one of the guys living in the gym at San Quentin.  I heard a preview of this on the way to work this morning and heard the segment on the way home (somehow, it always works like that, and my commute is […]

Ancient Chinese Secret

In anticipation of the summer Olympics, “All Things Considered” has been doing extensive coverage of China, including the Chengdu Diary, a blog by NPR hosts as they prepare to host from China in May.
They’re doing a lot of preparation for the trip. Ever the journalists, they have books and DVDs about the country. They’ve also […]

Sometimes, They Do The Work For Us

On the way home from work today, I happened to catch the part of “All Things Considered” where they read listener mail.
A few listeners wrote in about the election, but a few more wrote in about Robert Seigel’s interview with Shakira that ended in an adorable, clumsy goodbye.
One of the vigilant listeners noted that Robert […]

Jesus Vs. Transvestite Buskers

An intrepid group of young churchgoers is trying to make holy things happen along I-35.
Take a listen.  
The journey hasn’t been easy - along the way, the group has encountered heckling, gay bars, and transvestite buskers. The group has taken to praying for people, whether invited to or not.
This is an interesting bit of coverage […]