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zentrum

(9,865 posts)
33. Same here.
Sat Jan 31, 2015, 01:03 PM
Jan 2015

I pretty much turn it off when the news comes on---which is their most important programming. Their mission really.

But I have a guilty conscience because of all those other programs. Besides the ones you mention, there's Moyer's and Company, Le Show, Whad'ya Know, Says Who?, Ted Talks Radio, The Moth Radio Hour, Selected Shorts, LA Theater Works, Bullseye, Snap Judgement, Invisibilia, Reveal, BBC's World Have Your Say, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, To the Best of Our Knowledge.

That's a lot of guilt. But they did cheerlead up to the Iraq war and I can't send money to an outfit that won't do real journalism and on top of it gives cover to the Republican mind set.

So Obama is going after the rhino horn and elephant tusk trade? Sopkoviak Jan 2015 #1
Sure. merrily Jan 2015 #8
Did they get into detail about how the TPP would reduce poaching? My inner cynic is guessing... arcane1 Jan 2015 #2
That's exactly what I was thinking 2naSalit Jan 2015 #4
I realize this is completely unrelated to your OP; but, ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #3
Cue the Twilight Zone misic!!! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #5
That's what I was thinking ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #27
The Universe Hears You And Is Speaking To You... Muahaha! freshwest Jan 2015 #25
And this is only because they think there is more "conservative" money for them a kennedy Jan 2015 #6
Suggestion: If you're going to spend money to listen to the radio, satellite is 99% more world wide wally Jan 2015 #7
Raising big money from big donors, as opposed to ads, keeps them independent. merrily Jan 2015 #9
heh.. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #12
That's really machiavellian. NPR's audience is kinda upscale, kinda green -- what better way ND-Dem Jan 2015 #10
^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #13
They lost me a long time ago w. their Gates-funded education commercials.... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2015 #11
They are much more dangerous than Fox. RW propaganda from a phony "liberal" source is more Faryn Balyncd Jan 2015 #14
This ^ newthinking Jan 2015 #16
Anything RW from any supposedly liberal source is very dangerous. merrily Jan 2015 #19
The thing is they have local zentrum Jan 2015 #15
Not.. sendero Jan 2015 #26
Call 'em up. zentrum Jan 2015 #30
I've long since given up..... sendero Jan 2015 #31
Same here. zentrum Jan 2015 #33
Fresh Air and This American Life are just about all I can stand anymore Orrex Jan 2015 #17
To think I used to give them bvf Jan 2015 #20
I had similar thoughts as I listened Buenaventura Jan 2015 #18
If you have a long commute, I'm going to suggest SheilaT Jan 2015 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jan 2015 #22
I only listen to Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me. sakabatou Jan 2015 #23
and reruns of Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers..... a kennedy Jan 2015 #28
The Corporate RW have taken over at least partial control, or more, of NPR nikto Jan 2015 #24
Former long time listener myself. One good thing they have done is to singlehandedly germinate the corkhead Jan 2015 #29
Great post!!!!! n/t Strelnikov_ Jan 2015 #35
NPR lost me in the '90s somewhere Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #32
Greenwashed corporatism. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #34
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