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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Rapidly Going Deaf > The Public Radio Thread - I found this thread searching for white people
 
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zakharov
Nov 30, 2002

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Welcome to the Public Radio thread! This thread is meant for discussion of any show that doesn't have its own thread currently. Right now only This American Life and Serial seem to have their own threads, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Why didn't I just title this the NPR Thread? Great question. Let the Corporation for Public Broadcasting explain it to you...

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What is the difference between CPB, PBS & NPR?
CPB

Private corporation created by the federal government.
Does not produce or distribute programs.
Funded by the federal government.

PBS

Private, non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by member stations.
Distributes programming to 348 public television stations across the country.
Funded by CPB and member stations.

NPR

Private, non-profit media enterprise.
Produces and distributes programs.
Funded by member stations.

Essentially, your local station will carry programming from a variety of providers. Some shows are produced by your station, such as the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC here in, uh, NYC. Others are provided by NPR (Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me) or Public Radio International (formerly This American Life). Stations buy programming from different providers to assemble their schedule.

I will include some profiles of shows that I like - please contribute and discuss! I love hearing about local programming and hosts. Pretty much all of these shows are available as a free podcast.



https://www.onthemedia.org

Pretty much what it says on the tin. Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield look at media happenings from the proceeding week. They do a lot of great interviews, and nobody shoots down a complete moron like Bob Garfield. His interview of one of the revenge porn idiots is pro-click: http://www.onthemedia.org/story/251306-is-anybody-down/



http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/

Weekly panel show on news events that's ostensibly a competition among panelists for points, but is pretty much an excuse for them to be funny. Peter Sagal is always great, but the quality can obviously vary with the panelists. Everyone has one they can't stand - mine is Bobcat Goldthwait. Tremendous source of the best of dad humor.



http://www.npr.org/programs/ask-me-another/

Ok so goons tend not to like this one, but I was a contestant on it so I'm including it. Puzzles, word games, and trivia of varying difficulty taped in front of a live audience in Brooklyn. Whether you like or hate this one may depend on how much you like Jonathan Coulton.

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zakharov
Nov 30, 2002

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I miss Car Talk - the reruns just aren't the same.

Fresh Air is also great whenever there's a good guest.

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