any NPR fans out there? i listen to the quicktime stream four hours a day at work. what a great station. whenever i flip to pop-radio, i get extremely annoyed by all the "attention grabbing" sound-bytes and other crap. go NPR! all other radio is obnoxious!
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Yup. I listen to it about half the time in driving in my car. I had completely forgotten there was a QuickTime stream! Time to add that to my favorites list...
<strong>any NPR fans out there? i listen to the quicktime stream four hours a day at work. what a great station. whenever i flip to pop-radio, i get extremely annoyed by all the "attention grabbing" sound-bytes and other crap. go NPR! all other radio is obnoxious!</strong><hr></blockquote>
i feel the same way. i rarely listen to any other radio stations anymore. get so sick of hearing the same old tired noise from the pop oriented broadcasts that pass for entertainment. damn, i must be getting old. could you turn that down please?
Pop-Radio says "I'M ENTERTAINING YOU!!! LOOK AT ME!!! BLIP BLIP BLING BLING!! LOOK HOW FUN AND HIP AND ENTERTAINING I AM!!! BLIP BLIP!!!"
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I know, because I like NPR and I'm old. Don't question me, sonny.
I must actually be 70 or something and I just look young.
Jazz.
Real Jazz. DJs that have hung out with Quincy Jones and stuff. Cool Jazz.
Soca/Dancehall late at night.
Ambient music on sundays.
Perfect for hangovers, chilling, and... yeah.
it's not NPR, though. I'm still too young for NPR.
You get a ton of great channels. Some of them you will never use (for example, I don't listen to Fox News or Religious Rock), but most of them are very good. They even have a channel where people can submit their own songs and get them played (very cool).
NPR is good, but in the age of 'information overload', XM radio is pretty cool. Plenty of news channels, as well as business and technology. You can even get CNET radio if you want to keep up with the latest tech news.
Overall, it makes the drive very enjoyable, and it even comes with a remote control! If you thought coffee distracted some people, imagine what scrolling through over a hundered radio stations with a remote will do.
<strong>I hate NPR. One thing I hate very much about NPR here in Michigan is that they carry BBC world service. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't do sports. Like anyone in Michigan gives a flying **** what the cricket scores were that day. How ****ing irrelevant and stupid can you get?</strong><hr></blockquote>
If you happen to follow cricket it carries a great deal of relevance.
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If you happen to follow cricket it carries a great deal of relevance.</strong><hr></blockquote>
And what percentage of people in Michigan do you think follow cricket in England and South Asia? I'll guess somewhere between zero and none. And this is supposed to radio for the "public". And I'm asked to pay for this? Not a ****ing chance in hell.
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And what percentage of people in Michigan do you think follow cricket in England and South Asia? I'll guess somewhere between zero and none. And this is supposed to radio for the "public". And I'm asked to pay for this? Not a ****ing chance in hell.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Don't pay for it then. I would because I rather enjoy anice game of cricket. The old smack of willow on leather on a Sunday afternoon. Very pleasant indeed.
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And what percentage of people in Michigan do you think follow cricket in England and South Asia? I'll guess somewhere between zero and none. And this is supposed to radio for the "public". And I'm asked to pay for this? Not a ****ing chance in hell.</strong><hr></blockquote>
not that many people are into intelligent commentary and classical music either. NPR does not try to appeal to a majority, you should know that.
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Don't pay for it then. I would because I rather enjoy anice game of cricket. The old smack of willow on leather on a Sunday afternoon. Very pleasant indeed.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm going to guess that you don't live in Michigan.
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I'm going to guess that you don't live in Michigan.</strong><hr></blockquote>
But if I decide to move there it would be nice to be able to watch the cricket.