There are few things more grating to my ears (and that simultaneously feel more comfortable flowing from my tongue) than beginning an anecdote with, "I heard this thing on NPR the other day...", but goddamn if RadioLab is not one of the best things I got going right now (besides regular, interpersonal human contact, of course). Equal parts science and psychedelia, RadioLab approaches the "This American Life" concept of a one-theme-per-show/tangential-story thing like Sun-Ra would have, had he become a radio loser instead of a drug addict. Oh, and its by far the most well-produced show on the radio right now--so much so that until just recently, I did not even realize it was science-themed. I thought it was called "RadioLab" because of how they experiment with the format of a radio talk show. Sadly, it comes on randomly on the NPRs we have here in the valley closest to the West Coast, but in this age of podcast, I listen on MY schedule. The "11 Meditations on the Afterlife" episode is not to be missed.
Postscript: I considered following the "I heard this thing on NPR the other day..." part of this blog with this sentence: But I guess its unavoidable when a Facebook poll tells you that 100% of your friends are Democrats. It was at that point that I realized (a) there is a way to start an anecdote that is slightly MORE grating than talking about NPR and (b) what a total effing nerd I am.
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