Comment by BeetleB

4 months ago

That's nice, but I'm not looking for news - I already get that from better sources than NPR. I'm looking for good, thoughtful, engaging content.

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BeetleB

Much of what I'm describing is in fact non-news content, which I find far more durable information than expiring-on-contact news.

Philosophy, history, issues and ideas, language instruction, narrative, amongst others.

Again, podcasts and streaming expand your universe markedly.

That said, terrestrial radio still has its place, which is depicted well in WNYC's "Divided Dial" series:

dredmorbius 4 months ago

Also, to clarify, my point about non-native sources affording very limited news coverage local to you is salient in that the death of local news services (public, non-profit, or commercial) inevitably leads to opaqueness particularly as to local government, business, and other matters. It's a real loss, and deserves pointing out, however obvious it may be.