Who is this mysterious radio voice?

November 14, 2007 5:42 PM

They have a guy on NPR sometimes who gives these brief (maybe under 15 minutes?) meditations on some topic or another, and he has a fun Slavic accent, and sort of a gruff but friendly voice. Also, I have this impression that he lives in NYC. I wonder what his name is. I always seem to turn NPR on in the middle of his shtik and don't catch his name. Does anyone know who I'm talking about?
posted by evariste to Media & Arts (26 answers total)

Andrei Codrescu?
posted by scody at 5:43 PM on November 14, 2007

I believe you're thinking of Andrei Codrescu.
posted by jedicus at 5:44 PM on November 14, 2007

Andrei Codrescu?
posted by lekvar at 5:44 PM on November 14, 2007

Why that's Andrei Codrescu, of course.
posted by Ironmouth at 5:44 PM on November 14, 2007

Yep. And he lives in New Orleans.
posted by Doohickie at 5:46 PM on November 14, 2007

Not really a Slavic accent; he's Romanian. I thought he'd moved from N.O. after Katrina, but maybe that was just temporary. I met him once and he was very cool.
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 5:50 PM on November 14, 2007

Stephen Hill.
posted by box at 5:58 PM on November 14, 2007

I think we have a photo-phinish on the answer.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 5:59 PM on November 14, 2007

In case anyone was wondering, it's Andrei Codrescu. Sorry, I don't have a link handy.

/kidding, I'm kidding. Sheesh!
posted by ZakDaddy at 6:15 PM on November 14, 2007

He lives in Baton Rouge.
posted by Toekneesan at 6:15 PM on November 14, 2007

Does he talk about Watergate a lot? And is the Slavic accent so light as to be almost imperceptible?

I think it may be Daniel Schorr.
posted by YoungAmerican at 6:25 PM on November 14, 2007

What everyone else has said. Unless they said someone other than Andrei Codrescu.
posted by rtha at 6:34 PM on November 14, 2007

I don't know the answer, but I have a friend, Andrei Codrescu, that often does pieces for NPR. I'll ask him tomorrow.
posted by nedpwolf at 7:19 PM on November 14, 2007

You guys rock.
posted by evariste at 7:27 PM on November 14, 2007

it's andrei codrescu.

(sorry, i just felt compelled to be the nineteenth person or whatever to show off the fact that i know the answer.)

:)

he has a couple of good books out: "the dog with the chip in his neck" is probably his best.
posted by thinkingwoman at 7:33 PM on November 14, 2007

It's Sarah Vowell.
posted by sully75 at 9:07 PM on November 14, 2007

Um...Daniel Schorr is not slavic. He's just really old ...and a true freaking pioneer. It's Andrei. His "meditations" are actually essays he does for NPR.
posted by notjustfoxybrown at 9:24 PM on November 14, 2007

get his tape, "No Tacos For Saddam"

he's one of my heroes
posted by jcruelty at 10:16 PM on November 14, 2007

Diane Rehm?
posted by Caper's Ghost at 7:08 AM on November 15, 2007

Ira Glass!
posted by greekphilosophy at 7:14 AM on November 15, 2007

Oh, you said slavic, not gay. My bad.

*giggle fits*
posted by greekphilosophy at 7:15 AM on November 15, 2007

If you like his radio pieces, try his books. I enjoyed them a great deal.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 8:55 AM on November 15, 2007

Is this the guy that has the story about driving around in the car that is the same model as a NY taxi and giving an old lady a ride when he had his big dogs in the back? Cause that story cracked me up!!
posted by tgelston at 11:06 AM on November 15, 2007

I didn't know Ira Glass was gay!
posted by evariste at 3:16 PM on November 15, 2007

Oh no, Ira Glass isn't gay. He just has that psuedo-gay NPR voice.
posted by greekphilosophy at 5:56 AM on November 16, 2007

I didn't think he was gay. So you're just saying he just has a gay accent. True that.
posted by evariste at 8:13 PM on November 16, 2007