National Public Radio-NPR
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14 Reviews for National Public Radio-NPR
Hello, my name is Nick, and I have an addiction.
I lived sort of a messed up childhood. Every morning, my dad would drop me off at school and we would listed to morning edition. I had my first "Driveway Moment" before the sixth grade. I developed other bad habits too, including a mean addition to 60 minutes. I thought I could stop. I thought I was normal, but I wasn't, I was a news junkie.
Soon, news wasn't enough to satisfy me, I craved harder, wonkier stuff: Car Talk, This American Life, All Things Considered: Weekend Edition, Wait Wait Don't Tell me, Talk of the Nation Science Friday, and...Radio Lab.
My addiction metastasized, I got my friends and loved ones, everyone I knew, into podcasts. People would find their car radio presets to include a public radio station, and in short order, they would be hooked too.
My highs may have been high, by my lows were abyssal. Pledge drives were the worst. They....they just.....I can't do this right now....
**sobbing**
I hear people say, oh I couldn't be addicted to NPR. Wrong!!! NPR doesn't care who you are! I've seen rich, poor, Republican, Democrat, rural, urban, black, and white become addicted. The only way you could hate NPR is to never listen to it. Not even once.
I HATE YOU NPR...**Sob sob sob** but I love you.
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addiction is not a laughing matter. If you think you or someone you know may suffer from addiction, it may feel hopeless, but HELP IS OUT THERE. Please contact a medical professional, clergy, or Diane Rehm.
And now you know.
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I love the podcasts. Specifically, Car Talk, Fresh Air, Talk of the Nation, Wait Wait, and This American Life. I download the podcasts through iTunes, and listen to them at my leisure. Thanks, NPR!
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I partially love NPR because they sign my paycheck, the other part of my love is because they actually have thoughtful, interesting stories and I don't have to get hourly updates on how Lindsey Lohan is doing in rehab or how Paris Hiltons new house is. Don't get my wrong I looooove me some trashy celebretard gossip, but it has NO place in the news. Its kinda nice to get a feel good sensation from your employers mission.
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Only neanderthals, neo-cons, and Paris Hilton wannabes dislike NPR... of course I didn't "get it" until I was probably 25, so I guess if you're under 25, you're forgiven for not totally "getting it." However, dissing it is another story. And NPR has probably done that story.
Seriously, there are so many enlightening, cool, uplifting, heart-rending, amazing, depressing, enraging, and simply funny things on NPR. For the hipper set, try "This American Life" or "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me"...
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NPR is my secret guilty pleasure. I started tuning in around bed time because I noticed that radio voices help me relax. So in the DC area, I get a good dose of All Things Considered, As It Happens, Fresh Air, The Infinite Mind, and Soundprint.
Of those shows, I'm most impressed by the Infinite Mind. Every week, Dr. Goodwin (the host) explores a seemingly esoteric topic in psychology that manages to sustain my attention (all without the benefit of visuals), even in semi-consciousness. It's surprising how much you can learn in the moments before you drift off to sleep.
Lastly, I had the privilege of getting a private tour of NPR headquarters over the summer. I got to see everything from a live broadcast from inside a sound studio, to the news office, to the digital labs. Quite an amazing place.
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A smooth-talking, soothing, soft-jazz radio version of current news and insightful aural pieces to enjoy. When I'm not in a daze in the morning, I'm about the Morning Edition during my commute to work (and All Things Considered on the way back).
I might not have the ability to tune into NPR live, but both NPR.org and iTunes have great streams and podcasts of their highlights. I love the website for their music artists features and their streams of 9:30 club shows. I've fallen in love with the Yeah yeah yeahs and Belle and Sebastian because of them.
I'm such a nerd for subscribing to their Podcasts. Story of the Day is always interesting and insightful and I don't know what I'd do if I don't keep track of Weekend Edition's Sunday Puzzle with Will Shortz.
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Until the radio got stolen out of my car for the 2nd time, NPR was my co-pilot.
I found the stories to be interesting, and engaging, and that it was a MUCH better news outlet for non-(as)biased news than say, a newspaper, magazine or the forsaken TV.
I've even sought out some of the bands I've heard on NPR... the way I was introduced to Pink Martini!!
But I'm a huge dork for talk radio, so I like NPR... I like the stories and the news, without being hit over the head by a "spin zone" or whatever.
Minus one star for occasionally dull programming.
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Dude, only people who hate to hear what's going on in the "real world" dislike NPR. Listening to NPR makes me long to be back in the UK so I can listen to BBC World News and know what the heck is really happening to our planet. Roachie D. is totally on target - NPR is "a MUCH better news outlet for non-biased news than say, a newspaper, magazine or the forsaken TV." Enough said!
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Misappropriations of public funds and trust.
Just a little more obvious that other members of the "dinosaur" media's unabashed bias and political proselytization. How progressive.
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Who doesn't love NPR? Everyone who cares about anything worthy listens to NPR in San Francisco, and I'll be the first to admit that it's a bit of a snobby city when it comes to things full of thought and intellect. That's MY city, and I'm proud of it! The first time I saw the huge NPR sign on the side of its building, I thought it was the coolest thing. But maybe I'm a geek.
Geek or not, you know what else is cool? They offer one-hour public tours every Thursday morning at 11am: http://www.npr.org/abo.... Take an early lunch to visit. See you there!
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A few years back, Scott Simon (Weekend Edition host) regaled listeners of his halcyon days in his microbus singing "the Internationale"--an anthem to the genocide of over 20,000,000 people and the enslavement of many more. That should tell an intelligent and informed listenership all that's needed to be known, inspire a changing of the channel (and demand a return of their tax dollars for funding such).
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Would-be Andrei Vishinskies' favorite radio stations. Let the trials begin!
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why do all the DJs or hosts or whatever they're called sound like they are on mega-doses of Valium. that guy Garson Keeler should be bitch-slapped for being so effing unfunny. boyfriend listens to those car guys on Sunday mornings -- now they are ok. then he leaves the radio on to torment me with that ignoramus Keeler. why am I being punished this way
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In addition to being a great source for news, NPR.org has a rockin' music page where you can listen to streaming versions of live shows from the 930 Club in DC. You can even download some sets from those shows if the artists allow NPR to make them available. Artists featured are great indie acts like The New Pornographers, Belle and Sebastian, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, Kings of Leon, The Decemberists, Wilco, etc. I'd also recommend checking out their free Podcasts too.
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