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BrAiN
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Yea... NPR is the only way to go (along with local non-profit channels) when driving around.
When I drove to work back in the day I started off listening to the local morning shows when i got outta college and started the work force.. after about 5 years all the dj's just ANNOYED the shit outta me.
It's like every radio station tries to find the people with the most annoying voices or personality to do the morning shows.
I used to listen to Kirk, Mark, and Lopez here in DC in the mornings. I used to be a pretty devoted listener. I won a contest where I actually picked the name of their comedy cd and got to be on the air with them and Kelly Bell. I COULDN'T fucking SQUEEZE a single word in because they'd ask me a Q and as I started to open my mouth they were all like BLA BLA BLA... By the time I got off the air I felt like an idiot because I literally didn't finish a single sentance.
Radio DJ's just love to hear themselves talk.
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SheikCorp
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I used to roll around every Sunday listening to NPR with my Uncle and my cousins. We'd just cruise around the mountains listening, smoking, and enjoying the scenery.
In my area now I can only get segments of NPR. meh....
But I got plenty of free form, public radio and college stations in the area. Just don't get the talk shows during the day.
I'm not from Minnesota but Minnesota Public Radio www.mpr.org has good tunes to listen to online. Pretty eclectic lot of DJ's.
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tiny_rabid_birds
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Re: NPR [Re: Jadian]
#7853830 - 01/09/08 01:57 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Jadian said: Yeah whenever I'm flipping through stations it's always one of the first ones I check on to see what they're talking about.
same here.
only listen to the radio when i'm in the car though, which isn't all that often.
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Cepheus
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I like listening to BBC radio 4.. they have some interesting shows.. when my battery runs out on my mp3 player, I always listen to radio 4 on my phone
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trent
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Re: NPR [Re: Cepheus]
#7854270 - 01/09/08 03:24 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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jim bohannon ftw.
www.jimbotalk.net
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adrug
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Re: NPR [Re: trent]
#7854785 - 01/09/08 04:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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NPR is definitely great. And just about anywhere you go in this country, there's an NPR station, playing some of your favorite shows, as well as some original content, some of which tends to be really awesome. Like the NPR station over by Iowa City in Iowa has lots of cool jazz, blues, and indie music shows.
NPR > all other radio
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FunGuyFan
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Re: NPR [Re: adrug]
#7855058 - 01/09/08 05:53 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I NPR I don't listen to it as much as I used to because we don't have a very good station here I still like to listen to it on Sundays when I can spend the day around the house
This is one of the best NPR stations I have ever heard Not your typical classical They have a wide variety of music
http://www.wncw.org/
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Diploid
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You all should try listening on weekends, not just weekdays driving to work. They have some great shows.
Weekend Edition Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me (hilarious!) Car Talk
Lots more...
Most PBS stations are available online too, if you don't have a radio handy.
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