Category: Media

  • Democracy Now! (more than ever)

    Any regular NPR listeners who are looking for an alternative to the relentless, uncritical review(s) of the Reagan years this week may want to check out Democracy Now! In the Seattle area, the show is aired from 6-7 am and 5-6 pm on KBCS (91.3 FM); other stations and times can be found on the…

  • “Guilty Pleasures”: NPR on Public Revelation of Media Consumption Habits

    Traffic was bad on the way home Friday, but the upside was that I got to listen to more of NPR’s All Things Considered than usual. Among the many interesting pieces was commentary by Paul Ford on "Be Proud of Guilty Pleasures", in which he confesses his embarrassment of his own media consumption habits (especially…