The other day, I mentioned that I’d lost my job – or one of them anyway. I’ve hit the ground running. I can’t honestly say how many places I’ve already sent my resumé. After doing some serious hunting for local jobs today, I decided while I’m at it, I’d throw my resume at some other, [...]
Here’s what my news consumption looks like on a typical day: Every morning, Matthew and I wake up to three different alarms and Morning Edition. It’s usually turned on by whoever wakes up first and stays on until we leave the house. I listen to more Morning Edition in my car on the way to [...]
More bad news from NPR today. Not all of it had to do with a certain Michigan-based industry I currently have little sympathy for – NPR itself is laying off employees and canceling more programs. “News and Notes” and “Day to Day,” as well as a large percentage of NPR West staff, are the main [...]
NPR’s Planet Money has what they call ‘indicators’ – small observations made by everyday people that give insight into how the economy plays out from day to day. I think I may have found one, on the MAKE: Blog. Apparently, there is some correlation between the speed of popular music and the stability of the [...]
Today, like entirely too many days lately has been one of bad news. Companies are cutting holiday parties, people are underemployed, and our greenhouse gas emissions are up. Are y’all sick of this, too? I like facts and realism and all, but damn and I ready for a light at the end of this tunnel. [...]
Last night, after a desperate search for a network station broadcasting the Midnight Madness game between the Memphis Tigers and U-Mass, I turned on AM radio to listen to the game. Why? NPR doesn’t air college basketball games and there was no way I was going to put my pants on and walk up [...]
Dear Brooke and Bob – Hey, y’all. How’s it going? I’m doing alright. I’m sitting in my kitchen, baking some cookies and listening to the most recent episode of your show. Brooke, Bob, I hate to say this, but I feel like we’re growing apart. It’s not that you’re not doing a great job – [...]
One of the great joys of Monday mornings is listening to the new “This American Life” podcast. It tends to go well with my morning work routine. Today, though, I just couldn’t do it. Meaning, I listened to it, but tried not to listen too carefully. This week, TAL brought back Alex Blumberg and Adam [...]
So I know this weekend kinda sucked out there in the real world.I know things could probably be better. But who cares? It’s my birthday! Let’s have some cake. Let’s listen to some records. Let’s open some presents. Let’s have some beer. And because it’s better than worrying about the news today, let’s have some [...]
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