I Heart Public Radio

I lis­ten to a lot of Pub­lic Radio, espe­cially at work. Here’s what I choose to lis­ten to on a daily basis. And why.

Fair Game (web­site/iTunes)
Fair Game plays a huge part of the first half of my work day. Not that the show is that long. I look for­ward to Fair Game so much. It’s funny as hell. It’s like the Daily Show for the radio, but dif­fer­ent. The show is def­i­nitely aimed at the younger gen­er­a­tion. And let me tell you, we can’t get enough. Also, Faith Salie is cute as hell. “We like her air­headed gig­gles jux­ta­posed with astute commentary.”

This Amer­i­can Life (web­site/iTunes)
The best part of Mon­days is com­ing to work and lis­ten­ing to This Amer­i­can Life. So beau­ti­ful, so tragic. I’m sure you’ve already lis­tened to or at least heard of This Amer­i­can Life, so I’ll move on.

The Writer’s Almanac (web­site/iTunes)
Your daily dose of Gar­ri­son. Com­bines his­toric fac­toids and poetry, all wrapped together in 5:20.

Radio Lab (web­site/iTunes)
I recently dis­cov­ered Radio Lab (via This Amer­i­can Life). At the begin­ning of the pod­cast the announcer says: “Radio Lab is a lim­ited run series.” So far, online, there are only 5 episodes. This show is great because it has the pro­duc­tion qual­ity of This Amer­i­can Life and is like Myth­Busters. Not really like Myth­Busters, but is based on inter­est­ing exper­i­ments and expe­ri­ences. The show leaves you with the feel­ing that life is beautiful.

KPCC (web­site/iTunes)
When­ever. Ran out of pod­casts? Lis­ten to stream­ing Pasadena Pub­lic Awe­some. And, if you give them money, you get a tote.