Comments on: the Proairetic Code

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:17 +0000

I would like to just publicly state that I can’t really get into Radio Lab. I thought the episode I listened to was way too long and randomly organized! This American Life, however, is just the right length for me (short attention span) and focuses on a narrow theme. Love it!

By: mel

mel — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:52:15 +0000

I love This American Life! The one on “What I learned from television” I listened to 3 times! All the monologues were hilarious! You know it’s funny when you laugh out loud to the radio!

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:15:38 +0000

Eliot »

I think I might be one of the TAL dinosaurs. I started listening at least 6 or 7 years ago, and like you, have since gone back to the archives and probably listened to all of them. You’re right — some are boring, but almost all have at least some hook or interesting aside.

And Eliot, you are responsible for my addition to Radio Lab! Wow, that show is completely fantastic. I love its mixture of lush audio mixing with science exploration. It’s just a really great show. I’ve listened to all their episodes now too. I think my favorite is probably the emergence episode. Really mind-blowing!

My mistake on the Real Audio. That shows how old I am. Back in the day, they used Real for all their archives.

By: Eliot

Eliot — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:28:22 +0000

Glad you’ve gotten hooked on the best weekly thing out there. TAL is completely addicting. I have gone back in the archives and started listening from the beginning. What strikes me most is that Ira Glass has been good at this for a long time. Some of his early show are poignant, beautiful, and entertaining. (A few are boring, but I guess they were able to become more selective over time.)

(I also made it to the live broadcast… really enjoying evening! I can’t wait to see the full episode with the “Ask an Iraqi!”.)

Of course, if you haven’t yet… also find out about Radio Lab from WNYC. It’s like TAL mixed with Malcolm Gladwell. Highly addictive. I listened to all their downloadable episodes within 2 weeks.

P.S. The archived TAL shows are streamed via a custom flash player, not Real Player.

By: James

James — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:46:21 +0000

Whatever God told him to?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:47:37 +0000

What would Jesus buy?

By: James

James — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:25:21 +0000

Rob!

You can not possess me!

I’m a capitalist!

By: Kim Grant

Kim Grant — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:53:55 +0000

NPR listeners should also try to catch the Sunday Puzzle with Will Shortz.

By: Carl V.

Carl V. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:42:11 +0000

I listen to NPR pretty much every weekday and often catch a bit on weekends. By and large they have some pretty great programming on their, This American Life included. So glad you both got to go to that talk, sounds like fun. I don’t always agree with everything, but hey, that’s part of the fun!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:09:03 +0000

James » Just you wait. I’m going to turn you into a liberal yet!