While listening to “Books That Die,” the last story in the Nov. 27 episode of NPR’s “On The Media,” Kerry laughed, and said it sounded like a Ken Burns documentary. So I turned it into one. Brooke Gladstone’s “The Civil (Book) War” from Radio Sweethearts on Vimeo. I just downloaded the audio, and threw some [...]
NPR, you’re about to cause some problems at the CT Homestead. I read a lot of books. That’s a stupid sentence, but it’s true – there are about 15 books sitting on one of our bookshelves waiting to be read. So NPR, when you post your weekly list of the books you’re reading, I just [...]
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, [...]
Because it’s Memorial Day weekend, Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield decided to both knock off for the weekend (Brooke probably got Bob all addicted to “Grand Theft Auto IV”). Instead of the usual commentary on the current state of the media, they offered up a rebroadcast of “The Book Episode” from last October. The basic [...]
Driving to my parents’ home while listening to “All Things Considered,” I heard a couple stories that I wanted to write about for you guys. I even called Kerry and had her email me the stories I wanted to write about. I have just decided against them. I discovered “B-Side Radio,” another of the alt.NPR [...]
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