What happens when you call a radio show like NPR's "Talk of the Nation?" What does the screener ask you? Do you give a summary of your statement? What if they don't like it - do they reject you? What do they say? Do you have to wait a long time? Is it hard to get through? How do they pick who gets on the show?
posted by roaring beast
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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How do I support NPR from outside the US? I listen to a number of NPR podcasts and would like to do my bit. I've tried emailing them but have yet to get a response.
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posted by sien
on Oct 5, 2011 -
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Looking for Radio Humbug: On every major holiday, but most especially Christmas, I'm annoyed that the radio broadcasts I habitually listen to--mostly NPR, BBC world service--are overtaken by special holiday content, which is usually religious and sappy. Can anyone recommend a radio station to listen to on internet stream on these holidays (talk, not music) that will present news, interviews, documentaries and the like? I could do podcasts, but I much prefer live streaming. Necessarily in English. Most any sort of content or geographic focus would be of interest, so long as there's no shouting, minimal or no religion, no political extremism.
posted by Corvid
on Dec 6, 2010 -
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Where can I find a simple list of This American Life episode titles?
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posted by czytm
on Jul 28, 2010 -
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Last year or so, I listened to a radio show on NPR that aired. The basic premise of the show (I think) was very similar to This American Life and was an eclectic mix of interviews of regular old folks, to talking about issues related to living life in general. One of the episodes dealt with two sisters who had run away and they told their story through a series of vignettes about their experiences. Another episode (I think) was an interview of siblings who are gay. The show was only about an hour long each week, but ended up being cancelled due to $$ issues (it's not News & Notes or Day to Day, I've already checked). I'm trying to figure out what the show was!! Any ideas? It was a very grassroots-ey type, low-budget, etc.
Thanks MeFi!
posted by LemonGardot
on Jun 10, 2010 -
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What's the name of this new rock/pop album, I recently heard about (on NPR?) that used autotune creatively?
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posted by Jahaza
on Jan 14, 2010 -
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What music was used in the intro on today's episode of NPR's On Point?
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posted by niles
on Oct 8, 2009 -
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What public radio stations, with an internet stream, broadcast NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered without local programming segments?
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posted by wuntu
on Jul 9, 2009 -
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Anyone remember this segment?: A few years ago I heard a radio essay (probably on NPR) about the process of getting a country song written and recorded. The reporter wasn't a songwriter by trade, but he had written a silly-ish song for the purposes of trying to get it published.
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posted by pipti
on Nov 16, 2008 -
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Help me download/stream (generally
listen to) the best NPR programming.
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posted by jckll
on Oct 14, 2008 -
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About ten days ago I was listening to NPR in my car (KPCC in Pasadena, to be specific) and heard a hysterical piece on Great Britain's success at the Olympics. Help me find it!
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posted by kepano
on Aug 28, 2008 -
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What radio stations do you turn to while the NPR stations' pledge drives go on and on an on? I'm a KUOW listening with KPLU as a backup and this week both are begging. I need suggestions for listening between 6 and 9 am.
posted by susandennis
on Apr 7, 2008 -
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NPR-story-with-little-to-go-on-filter: Several years ago, I heard a radio story involving a tribal election in which one candidate was represented as being for re-investing funds in the tribe, while another was for direct payments to tribe members. An tribe member, interviewed, said he'd vote for the latter, although even he didn't think it was best for the tribe or for him in the long term -- because he wanted the cash.
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posted by amtho
on Mar 18, 2008 -
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What are your recommendations for good radio programs? I need something online to listen to while I clean house.
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posted by jennyjenny
on Jun 24, 2007 -
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This American Life has at least a dozen instrumentals that they use over and over as background music. The Happy Flute Song, the Things Are Kind of Tense Song, and so on. I've really grown to like many of them, but I cannot identify any of them. Can TAL fans identify any of the standard music beds?
posted by waldo
on Oct 15, 2006 -
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I'm searching for a radio program that aired on NPR about nine months ago. Clues are inside.
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posted by mike_bling
on Oct 2, 2006 -
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AudioTheatreFilter: I was an avid listener of SciFi.com's
Seeing Ear Theatre, but the site has been stagnant for years and I've finally decided it's time to move on. So what's out there in online radio/audio drama?
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posted by nelleish
on Jul 15, 2005 -
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RadioFilter: A friend told me she heard a segment on country music's popularity in Ethiopia on WNYC (820 AM, public radio in New York) this morning. Despite searching the websites of every show they aired, I cannot find audio or any mention of the segment. Did anyone else catch this, and if so, can you help me find it?
posted by realcountrymusic
on Jul 13, 2005 -
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A few years ago, I heard a reading on the radio of a writers account of her correspondence with a group of teens that would invade her house while she was away. I believe it was on NPR.
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posted by Yorrick
on Jun 26, 2005 -
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Are there radio feeds that carry television signals, or simulateneous news feeds for television news? I live in the NYC area and don't have access to a TV, but want to hear the Condoleeza Rice testimony this morning... NPR's the only radio station I can find that actually lists its programming news schedule, and the ABC affiliate in New York is conservative talk radio, so I doubt they'll have it. Not just for this specific event, but generally, do news networks carry radio feeds still? Did they ever?
posted by XQUZYPHYR
on Apr 8, 2004 -
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