Sometimes I feel that we get so caught up in the daily news cycle and the resulting media criticism that we lose touch with something that we all know-- though we may need to be reminded of it. This fact is that mass-market investigative journalism is alive and well, using the old-fashioned medium of the radio.
I've listened to a number of great reports on the radio in the past couple of days that have surprised me with their breadth, brought me to tears, made me laugh out loud, and above all, made me think. While it may seem so to some readers here, the primaries are not consuming all the media's oxygen, and access to broadband internet means that many of us have access to an incredible range of reports that can make us think about the war, about poverty (both at home and abroad) and about domestic and foreign policy.
This stuff is everywhere-- below the fold, just a few of the radio programs and reports that I would recommend for a wide view of the worlds events. Most are available via podcast as when I get tired of one issue dominating (or seemingly dominating) the airwaves, I find podcasts a great way to have on-demand broadcasting of what I'm (and I'd hazard, all of us are) interested in.
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