I've been an avid NPR listener for about 15 years now and the Morning Edition theme song is what I wake up to most weekdays. My husband and I listen to NPR each morning and evening on our 40 minute commute to work. Although we get annoyed with what seems like near constant pledge drives, the drive this morning is what prompted me to make my donation to NPR for Week 6. (Getting entered to win an iPad helped too, although I have no idea what I would do with an iPad).
It is stories like this one about a Female Afghan helicopter pilot that keep me riveted to the radio time and time again. This incredible women brings her 5 year old daughter with her in the cockpit of her helicopter. As the mother of a 5 year old, I can relate to this women. NPR has a way of bringing a stark human reality into it's stories and profiling some of the most interesting and brave people on the planet. I feel as if I get to live vicariously through the lives of people who live in places I may never see in my lifetime and this is a truly a gift.
Besides the world and regional news, music/movie reviews, and political stories, we are kept laughing by the comedy programs. Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me airs on the weekends and plays in the background to our weekend projects at home. My husband downloaded the pod casts of this program when he was deployed in Iraq.
One of my all time favorite articles was The Dog Who Loved to Suck on Toads a story which aired back in 2006 and had us in tears laughing on the way home from work. There is no better way to decompress after a long work day than to laugh so hard your stomach hurts. So thank you NPR!
For more information or to find your local stations, go to www.npr.org.
Remember your sweeties on Valentine's day next Tuesday! :-)
oh I like this one :)
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