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Selfdefinition, it now feels in the culture, generally, i think like this is the big leagues because what used to be the big in audience terms at an radio and everybody in itnrco sometimes they succeedntrcor sometimes they fail, but theyco are all trying to make stuffnino that they think is great and they think their audience will think is great without any other imperatives getting in the way. A lot of listeners to the American Life have told me like, theres a wave of shows that when they heard them for the first time they didnt realize radio could do the things that we do. You know, like, im told often like, by people the first time they heard this American Life, like, they didnt think a radio story could be good, could have characters and emotion and you stick around because you want to find out you get caught up in it you know that you would get caught up in it because you wanted to know what was going to happen and could deliver all the feelings that drama does and be funny and em
Life or radiolab or whatever, that is part of their selfdefinition, it now feels in the culture, generally, i think, like this is the big leagues, because what used to be the big leagues have shrunken a lot. So now were kind of on not only in audience terms at an equivalent place, but public radio and everybody in it, sometimes they succeed, sometimes they fail, but they are all trying to make stuff that they think is great and they think their audience will think is great without any other imperatives getting in the way. A lot of listeners to the American Life have told me, like, theres a wave of shows that when they heard them for the first time they didnt realize radio could do the things that we do. You know, like, im told often, like, by people the first time they heard this American Life, like, they didnt think a radio story could be good, could have characters and emotion and you stick around because you want to find out you get caught up in it you know, that you would get caugh
Life or radiolab or whatever, that is part of their selfdefinition, it now feels in the culture, generally, i think, like this is the big leagues, because what used to be the big leagues have shrunken a lot. So now were kind of on not only in audience terms at an equivalent place, but public radio and everybody in it, sometimes they succeed, sometimes they fail, but they are all trying to make stuff that they think is great and they think their audience will think is great without any other imperatives getting in the way. A lot of listeners to the American Life have told me, like, theres a wave of shows that when they heard them for the first time they didnt realize radio could do the things that we do. You know, like, im told often, like, by people the first time they heard this American Life, like, they didnt think a radio story could be good, could have characters and emotion and you stick around because you want to find out you get caught up in it you know, that you would get caugh
[ theme ] stephanie hooray weve been waiting to say this for awhile. Senator Barbara Boxer on the big show today. Woohoo [ applause ] Jacki Schechner heres the difference between you and jim ward. Yes . Stephanie well, you texted me during the show to see how i was doing. You had concerned questions and all of that. Jim said how are you doing . Thats because hes concerned he will get the norovirus. What i would like to know is that senator Barbara Boxer is coming on the show in spite of the lunch you had with her . Stephanie chris and i got through it with no incident. He didnt throw a roll . Stephanie no. Yeah. Jim was like did you go to the doctor . He would have had me sit in rush hour for and i would have to say my cohost is a hypocontree yak so i drove across town so you could tell me i dont have norovirus because all he cares about is him. Ever since that Ectopic Pregnancy went wrong. Here she is, Jacki Schechner my real bff in the current news center. Good news for the president