National Public Radio (NPR)

Just about the only thing I listen to on the radio is NPR. I absolutely love my station. They have had streaming radio for when I'm at my desk at work and they work really hard to boost their signal so it's available all over the valley.

My favorite weekday show is Marketplace, which (like A Prairie Home Companion) isn't technically an NPR show but they play it on a lot of NPR stations. It is a funny and intersting take on all the day's business news. It's presented in a way that you can't find anywhere.

I love the two comedy/quiz shows they have, Whad'ya Know (also not exactly NPR) and Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Wait, Wait, depending on what guests they have is the funniest thing on radio or TV all week (love when they have Mo Rocca on!).

I've never donated, I plan on doing it the next pledge drive.

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

Personally, I hold This American Life on a pedastol. I absolutely LOVE Ira Glass. The show can make pretty much ANY story interesting, and I wish there was just more of it on the radio.

I also get a kick out of Car Talk and A Prairie Home Companion.

Yes, This American Life is one of the best. I also like To the Best of Our Knowledge. It presents stories in a style like This American Life, one common theme through the whole show, but throws in more traditional news reporting.

Did you know they made a movie on APHC? It's coming out a little later this year and the early reports are that it is freaking hilarious. It has a great, great cast, too.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420087/

Originally Posted by magi

KJZZ here. Do NPR station goes for full days? Usually where I am is that it start the day with morning edition and end at 7PM with BBC world Service (well, I guess that count as full days...), and after that it is classic jazz. The weekend programing is pretty much the same compare to elsewhere. I also catchs Prarie Home Companion, although after seeing some pictures, the guy isn't at all what I had imagined. O.o;;

http://kuaz.org/kuazprograms.cfm

That's my station's listings. The jazz just runs in the evening here. I think most stations air taped recordings of probably all shows but Talk of the Nation. I've driven from Tucson to Phoenix, and I heard Fresh Aire on my station in the morning and, when I got to Phoenix in the afternoon, they were playing the same episode of Fresh Aire.

Jam it back in, in the dark.