June 2012
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Anonymous asked: I noticed that sometimes in your articles you quote the interviewee say things that aren't on the broadcast. Do you listen to the unedited interviews and if so, how much gets left out?
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unvested asked: Hi Melody, Just a little fan letter from me to you: I am a 23 year old woman, not-yet-college graduate, and huge fan of fresh air before I was ever on Twitter or Tumblr. These are the two social media avenues that I currently follow you/the show on. You do a beautiful job of managing these and you are (in my opinion) THE example of how to curate social media for a fan base and audience. I will be...
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pupsandhats asked: What's the most challenging part of working for fresh air?
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“I’ve got plates thrown at me, I’ve got scallop marks on my face that...”
– Top Chef Masters winner Marcus Samuelsson
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“The narrative of a black chef didn’t exist. Black people have always...”
– Marcus Samuelsson on Fresh Air.
lofty-ideals-deactivated2013010 asked: a better phrase may be "Questions? Comments? Concerns? Compliments?" ;)
purplepurrr asked: What do you like the most about working for NPR?
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playanon asked: What's the drill for your show when a guest cancels last-minute?
Anonymous asked: This doesn't really have to do with your programming, but what would one very eager college student have to do in order to acquire an internship at NPR? More specifically, in the Fresh Air offices?
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Fresh Air Office Hours: Questions? Comments?...
Ask away. I’ll answer throughout the afternoon, as time permits.
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“I knew who Deep Throat was for years and years and years. And by the way, had...”
– Nora Ephron on the identity of Deep Throat
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Tumblr Chopped. Want to Play?
Our guest tomorrow is on the TV show Chopped. As such, I think we should play a game of Tumblr Chopped. Here are the rules.
1. You will be given four words from the person below you in the comments. Your goal: To make a sentence using those four words. (And then write four words of your own for the next person.)
2. Be as creative as you’d like.
3. There are no judges. This is simply a way...
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#pecanpie
heidisaman:
Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women. — Nora Ephron
Nora’s remembrance on Fresh Air today
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“If I’m following a young person down the street and the young person...”
– Nora Ephron in 2006 on WHYY’s RadioTimes [full interview here]
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“I don’t think many passengers realize that when they’re in an...”
– Today: William McGee details how airlines are cutting costs through regional carriers, outsourcing airline maintenance, mishandling baggage and overbooking airplanes.
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“I think it’s like a lot of things about getting older — you have...”
– Nora Ephron on NPR.
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“As college tuition has consistently outpaced the ability of people to pay out of...”
– What’s Driving College Costs Higher?
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Higher College Costs. How are you affected?
About two-thirds of bachelor’s degree recipients borrow money to attend college, and collectively, student debt has topped $1 trillion.
Today’s show is about what’s driving college costs higher.
How has student loan debt has affected your educational decisions or the choices you’ve made after college?
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“They empiricized a sense of higher education quality that revolves around three...”
– Kevin Carey, on US News and World Report college rankings. [full interview here]
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“Professors are recruited and paid on their academic reputations, not whether...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, what’s driving college costs higher.
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Anonymous asked: how often do you chill with Terry Gross?
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“The average college senior in the U.S. now carries $25,000 in student loan debt.”
– Today’s show: the rising cost of college education in the United States.
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alphabetj0nes asked: Any idea when the Alec Baldwin podcast will be available on itunes?
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“There have always been a lot of Americans who are troubled by the clinical...”
– Geoff Nunberg, Taboo Revival: Talking Private Parts in Public Places
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Job: Associate Producer of Digital Media, Fresh... →
Internet friends: I’m leaving Fresh Air at the end of the summer to go to medical school. Here’s the job posting for my gig. -Mel
Update: If you’d like, you can continue to follow me @mkramer or here on Tumblr. If you’re curious about what the job entails, watch this video.
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“I’ve had these difficulties lately with the press. This guy almost hit me...”
– Alec Baldwin, on public scrutiny.
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Anonymous asked: Hi Mel--I come from the print world (book publishing) but I've always thought about working for public radio, but always felt that what I do now might not be applicable to working for public radio. I'm an English lit graduate and only did one (really short) journalism internship. Do you have any tips on how I can be more competitive for internships with NPR/local public radio stations...
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Fresh Air Master Roster (now bookmarkable and...
I ran some API queries on the NPR API site and then made some Google Docs archiving our roster by topic/reviewer. Here’s the result:
Every Author Interview on Fresh Air from 2010-2012
Every Movie Interview on Fresh Air from 2009-2012
Every Science Story on Fresh Air from 2010-2012
Every Music Interview on Fresh Air from 2010-2012
Every Television Interview on Fresh Air from 2009-2012
Every...
Anonymous asked: Do any other NPR shows have tumblr's?
