ianjq:

more npr pals

Via Fresh Air’s jazz critic Kevin Whitehead: There have been a few groundbreaking harpists in jazz and improvised music, from Dorothy Ashby to Zeena Parkins. Now they’re joined by Edmar Castañeda, who plays both classical harp and the smaller, more portable Colombian folk model.

Everything you say is being shown to a webinar.

About 120 people are about to stare at everything on my computer screen.

Anyone want to tell them anything?

All Sith Considered.

— #NPRStarWars.

How Common Is Your Birthday?

(via @stiles)

A Day at National Public Radio: November 17, 1982

CSPAN just dug up this little gem for us. Carl Kasell makes an appearance at 1:24.

Audio is now up for our show-long Maurice Sendak tribute. I cried. You might want to have tissues handy.

Live your Life. Live your Life. Live your Life.

— Maurice Sendak has died. We’re changing the entire show today to remember him. This quote is from his most recent Fresh Air appearance last year.

Some Music For Your Morning:The Avett Brothers Tiny Desk Concert

(Source: youtube.com)

babesofnpr:

According to our public radio insider, NPR senior producer Jessica Goldstein runs, bikes, founded NPR’s Kale Club, and can mic a radio expedition to Patagonia, Antarctica, the jungles of Thailand, or the Tasmanian Sea. Seen here with hubby Peter Breslow, there’s only one way to salute this NPR power couple: Cheers!

Wait. NPR has a Kale Club?

Fresh Air Offices, 10:01AM

Coworker: I just opened my eyeglasses case and someone else's glasses were in it.

2012 Fresh Air Roster (current through today)

If you’ve ever thought, ‘Hmm, what was on Fresh Air back in February?’ here’s a Google doc I created to help you browse/peruse/find something new. And here’s 2011 and 2010, too.

We Didn’t Start The Pledge Drive…

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People looking for jobs in public TV/radio

If you’re on Twitter, track the hashtags #pubjobs #pubmedia #nprjobs — I keep seeing a ton of positions mentioned with these hashtags — and then you don’t have to wade through all of the job sites yourself.

f—-yeahrachelmaddow:

Rachel Maddow will be on Fresh Air on Tuesday! 

I’m not sure whether this jpeg is supposed to represent Rachel Maddow saying this or the FYRM blog proprietor saying this…