I have been exploring the AM dial and lower numbers of the FM (Thanks, Brent and M). I have been entertained by the various talk shows, but I am always drawn back to NPR. It's amazing how much smarter I feel just listening to NPR for 5 minutes in my car. Perhaps smarter is not the correct word, perhaps I feel more exposed to my environment ....more cultured...even if it is sometimes related to the absurd. For instance on my 22 minutes drive home from work tonight I learned three interesting things...
1) There is a book on the best seller list called "The Black Swan". I am not sure of the content, but the author is a professor at the school of uncertainty at U Mass. Huh?!?! Seriously, is someone pulling my leg? Did my not-so-good hearing fail me in that moment?
2) The "grime" is a new music scene springing up in England. It's a combination of rap, techno, and dance hall with an English accent.
3) A man in Nevada (Dr. Hope) has been selling plots of the moon for the past 26 years. He has a couple billion to sell and he has sold $9.3 million dollars worth so far. He plans on building an edifice near the Sea of Tranquility that will house the Galactic Government. Awesome. Any takers?
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I am so glad we are turning you into a convert to talk radio! I can't tell you how many times I have had to sit in my car in the parking lot of my place of employment until a story on NPR is finished. I have even had coworkers give me odd glances. Some of my colleagues now know just to ignore my odd behavior because I am engrossed in an intersting story. I must admit I have even cried in the parking lot because I was so touched by a story. I'm sure this is much better than listening to a laugh track on Bob and Tom or any mainstream morning show.
I've been there too wife...minus the crying part.
There is nothing like AM talk radio! I haven't even listened to FM (unless forced to by work folk) in probably 5 years. Oh, I have occassionally tuned in to FM while looking for a new CD or something like that, but I truly haven't LISTENED to FM. I just can't stand any music that is popular right now, so it is CDs or AM for this guy!
Hey babes. Wouldn't it be fun to be a professor of uncertainty. Probably makes people value the seemingly routine. - Da
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