NPR Alert: Opensource

So, there's a pretty great new show on NPR (up here at least) called Radio Opensource. It's hosted by Christopher Lydon, who's a pretty interesting host, though sometimes he reminds me of the fusty grandfather I never knew. Until now I pictured him as a fatter Wilfred Brimley. The other day there was a interesting little program on Wikipedia, the focus the fact that people believe Wiki is authorless, but indeed does have authors, agendas. But, I was only half-listening/half-folding clothes, so you'll have to trackback to the transcripts yourself, if you really want it know. Christopher Lydon always ellicits phone responses by saying, "Get in on the conversation." Like what the endive said to the butter lettuce, deep in conversation with the croutons, mind if i chive in?

Last night the panel on Opensource had what seemed to be a fun time cornering Grover Norquist with his kooky/cruel series of bad observations (one being that it was largely Louisiana's fault that so much of the city was destroyed by faulty levees--and the human suffering that ensued--since Mississippi didn't fare as badly). Lydon kept him on the line as long as he could though Norquist had awful cell phone reception. Then we all endured a little hissy fit by Grover.
I'd pictured him as a baldy combover, thin, needing sleep, holding an entire luggage set under his tired eyes. But instead, he's very middlin', very Boston Chicken, very Mutual of Omaha. Radio Opensource

You will like it. You like blogs. It's a blog too.

If not, try this: This is just plain silly!