I wanted to check out podcasts of A Prairie Home Companion on iTunes and download them to have some cool stuff to listen to. I was prepared to pay for them but when I looked them up I saw that The News from Lake Wobegone is free! Free! Can you believe it?
The iTunes store also suggested The Onion News, Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me and This American Life. And they're all free, too! I'm such an NPR dork.
Showing posts with label radio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label radio. Show all posts
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Today ...
I slept until 11:30, made up for sleeping 4 hours in the previous 36.
I finished watching Season 2 of Big Love.
I ran barefoot through a massive thunderstorm, soaking my clothes, my shopping bags and what little hair I have.
I unpacked $30 worth of fresh produce in my kitchen while listening to A Prairie Home Companion.
I discovered the combined poetic tastes of a bottle riesling, a carton of fresh raspberries and a wedge of gouda.
I bought a cast iron stove top grill. I can't wait to cook a thick, medium rare steak on it.
I heard a song I haven't listened to or even thought about in almost 3 years. It brought back a lot of memories.
Today ... Today was a good day.
I finished watching Season 2 of Big Love.
I ran barefoot through a massive thunderstorm, soaking my clothes, my shopping bags and what little hair I have.
I unpacked $30 worth of fresh produce in my kitchen while listening to A Prairie Home Companion.
I discovered the combined poetic tastes of a bottle riesling, a carton of fresh raspberries and a wedge of gouda.
I bought a cast iron stove top grill. I can't wait to cook a thick, medium rare steak on it.
I heard a song I haven't listened to or even thought about in almost 3 years. It brought back a lot of memories.
Today ... Today was a good day.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Invasion of the Radio Snatchers
My Spanish radio station disappeared. It has been replaced by another Spanish station that plays music I do not enjoy. Not only do I not enjoy it, I actively dislike it. The rhythms grate on my nerves like a spoon stuck in the garbage disposal.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
I Was on the Radio Today
I don't know what got into me; I never do stuff like this. I called a morning talk show during my commute to work and they actually put me on the air. It was cool.
The discussion was about high school students using the internet for research papers. One of the hosts heard about a teacher who has banned the internet as a source for all papers in a class for a semester. She thought it was absurd and unreasonable that a teacher would do this "in this day and age." Her co-host thought it was perfectly acceptable because students should know how to use other research methods, too.
Anyone who knows me can probably guess which stance I took. I am firmly in the 'perfectly acceptable to ban internet use for a time' camp. I am of the opinion that knowing how to get around a library and use the card catalog (which is online itself) are valuable skills that everyone should have. The internet is a wonderful tool but it's not the only one available, therefore shouldn't be the only one relied upon.
There were a lot of reasons tossed around in support of both points of view. Someone mentioned the widespread plagiarism since the advent of the internet. Someone else brought up software that searches out pieces of papers and alerts teachers to possible plagiarism. Someone said that not everyone has a computer and someone else said that there are computers in libraries which brought the library back into the discussion. I brought up the fact that there are an ever increasing number of functional illiterates in our society and I think our lack of actual reading and writing has something to do with that. The woman host said flat-out, "I don't believe that." I laughed at her.
Like any discussion with no definite answer, this one traced itself in many circles. But it was fun to listen and discuss. And I was on the freakin' radio. :grin:
The discussion was about high school students using the internet for research papers. One of the hosts heard about a teacher who has banned the internet as a source for all papers in a class for a semester. She thought it was absurd and unreasonable that a teacher would do this "in this day and age." Her co-host thought it was perfectly acceptable because students should know how to use other research methods, too.
Anyone who knows me can probably guess which stance I took. I am firmly in the 'perfectly acceptable to ban internet use for a time' camp. I am of the opinion that knowing how to get around a library and use the card catalog (which is online itself) are valuable skills that everyone should have. The internet is a wonderful tool but it's not the only one available, therefore shouldn't be the only one relied upon.
There were a lot of reasons tossed around in support of both points of view. Someone mentioned the widespread plagiarism since the advent of the internet. Someone else brought up software that searches out pieces of papers and alerts teachers to possible plagiarism. Someone said that not everyone has a computer and someone else said that there are computers in libraries which brought the library back into the discussion. I brought up the fact that there are an ever increasing number of functional illiterates in our society and I think our lack of actual reading and writing has something to do with that. The woman host said flat-out, "I don't believe that." I laughed at her.
Like any discussion with no definite answer, this one traced itself in many circles. But it was fun to listen and discuss. And I was on the freakin' radio. :grin:
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