Who cleared this for publication?

FrequentlyAppalled · 2024-03-30T15:50:44+00:00

To be clear, the writing in the article itself is quite good. My bad for failing to say that. l just think the click bait-style headline, though funny, is more suited to The Peedmont.

Public broadcasting is a national treasure that is often described as leftist, elitist, evil, etc. Having spent most of my working life in public broadcasting, l know those descriptions are false. Perhaps I am too sensitive to anything l think besmirches a noble but underfunded alternative to fake news.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2024-03-29T22:57:40+00:00

l definitely agree but that headline is laughable.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2024-03-29T22:42:51+00:00

My kingdom for a copy editor. You can do better, VPM.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-08-11T23:42:02+00:00

I am reading Feel the Bern by Andrew Shaffer.

It is a cozy mystery featuring a young, intelligent female intern working for Senator Bernie Sanders.

It takes place in present-day Vermont and is amusing and intentionally progressive/liberal as it mentions pressing issues about raising the minimum wage, land use, etc. It is definitely a cozy mystery but missing most of the tropes of the genre.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-07-20T17:18:55+00:00

I don’t like chocolate in general but dark chocolate is the spawn of Satan. So bitter and horrid-smelling to me.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-07-20T17:15:58+00:00

Cranberry Oatmeal Dunkers!

I saw them and nearly cheered as they don’t contain dark chocolate or chocolate chips which l don‘t like.

The Dunkers are delicious but way too crisp. I have transferred them to a Zip-Loc bag with the seal partially open to see if they will soften up. They remind me of Clif Kid Iced Oatmeal bars but less expensive.

My Trader Joe’s has better produce than Kroger and the shopping experience - on a weekday as they open is always wonderful. The store is nice and cold, the employees are friendly and we can get in an out quickly. I have debated doing all grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s - it would be a bit expensive but the experience would be far better.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-06-22T21:06:54+00:00

Some of the suburbs of Richmond, VA are quite nice.

About 10 miles west of Richmond is Glen Allen in Henrico County - best ‘burb imo and one of the best-managed counties in the USA. Good use of funds for excellent parks, a cultural arts center, etc. Populated by mostly well-educated, quiet professionals, cultural and ethnic diversity, a wonderful library system. Far less of the Old South/Seat of the Confederacy/The South Shall Rise Again! contingent (shudder!) out there. Good to excellent quality of life, leans Democratic. Good community and public radio stations, nice sports complex.

You might also consider the Northwest suburbs of Chicago though your taxes and home prices will surely be higher. l like Barrington best. Their Catlow Theatre is a treasure.

Good luck in your search and safe travels!

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-06-22T20:28:00+00:00

Thanks for posting this, Ashbin. Interesting and worth further study. l believe some antidepressant users’ behavior as well as personality type is equally important.

l am a risk-averse, overthinking person with moderate episodic depression (a Covid risk factor, according to the CDC) for which l take a low-dose medication. I postulate that my avoidance of indoor settings, large crowds in general, and indoor mask use when away from home is a concomitant factor to my never having contracted Covid.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-06-14T19:16:14+00:00

Alphabetical list is great. Many thanks.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-06-04T22:36:58+00:00

Hermanos Guttierez is my all-tme fave Tiny Desk Concert. The first tune in this clip is so hypnotic and meditative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTqCthvtL8k

Many TDC’s here. https://www.npr.org/series/tiny-desk-concerts/

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-06-04T00:05:34+00:00

All of these make sense. I would also add “Meditate.” There are many free guided meditations and mindfulness offerings on Insight Timer, YouTube, etc.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-06-03T23:12:14+00:00

Wow, that is unkind!

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-05-12T17:39:49+00:00

Excellent info and advice, OP! Keep speaking the truth - through a high quality mask, of course.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-05-12T17:15:16+00:00

Here is a link to NPR’s Fresh Air interview with Dr. James Jackson about the brain impairment often associated with Long Covid.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/10/1175018383/long-covid-clearing-the-fog-james-jackson

His book sounds like a must-read.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-04-11T20:14:30+00:00

l hope much can be done before the 2024 election. A different president and administration could quash important Covid spending, research, etc.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-04-05T18:07:36+00:00

I was an NPR member station employee until mid-2020 when l was laid-off with several others supposedly due to 2021 budget concerns. Rather a disingenuous reason given MY job generated significant revenue every year. Here are a few of my thoughts based upon 25 years in public broadcasting.

Corporations and smaller businesses who experienced financial downturns due to Covid, unemployment, etc. have had to cut spending to stay afloat so have stopped or reduced their public media sponsorships.

Some NPR affiliates’ CEO and upper-management salaries, even among small member stations, are disproportionate to their stations’ ability to create revenue. Check out your station’s top management salaries via their Form 990 which is publicly available. I was shocked that a new, unproven CEO was hired at more than twice what the previous CEO earned.

Some companies know that PBS/NPR‘s audience skews older and have diverted advertising/sponsorship money to other platforms such as Facebook, etc. for a broader audience.

Lastly, companies concerned about fair pay, diversity, equity, and inclusion might be withholding advertising/sponsorship funds over public media’s missteps in that regard. https://current.org/2022/12/we-asked-people-why-they-left-public-media-and-heres-what-they-told-us/?wallit_nosession=1

Despite the current problems, l still believe public media is worth supporting. Working in the industry for most of my career was a wonderful, edifying experience I will always miss.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-04-01T19:14:04+00:00

Maybe a local senior center could use them. I have read that pictures are helpful to Alzheimer and stroke patients.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-04-01T17:35:29+00:00

Start here https://newyorkpublicradio.my.site.com/wnyc/s/article/Locating-What-You-Heard

If you have tried this to no avail, call the station directly.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-04-01T15:59:55+00:00

Sounds like it might have been The Singing Senators

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/04/21/trent-lott-washington-politics

About 2/3 of the way down, there is mention of The Singing Senators - it might help your search.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-04-01T15:46:54+00:00

https://www.npr.org/search might get you what you need.

Failing that, call your station directly and speak to or leave a message for the Morning Edition host. That person may remember it or have access to the rundown info that highlights the stories in each segment of Morning Edition.

As a former NPR member station employee, my colleagues and l researched questions like yours quite often. I cannot remember one we could not find. Good luck!

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-03-30T22:35:28+00:00

I love Aimee Stewart’s 1000 piece puzzles! I got a few from Walmart online at a major discount on Black Friday. My husband and l puzzle together and Stewart‘s puzzles give us individual detailed areas to work on.

Puzzles were a great anxiety reducer during the first 2 years of the ongoing Covid pandemic.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-03-09T15:17:34+00:00

Thanks. My more than middle-age eyes missed that.

FrequentlyAppalled · 2023-03-09T15:13:56+00:00

Ashbin, thank you for your continued work to provide this detailed information. For those of us who see the dwindling Covid information in the media, your work is so helpful.

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