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 Terry  
 Gross  
 Is Great 
 

NPR host's interview of Bill Ayers is absolutely textbook

Atlantic Monthly Atlantic Monthly Nov 20, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Terry Gross is one of the best interviewers in the business, and her recent session with Bill Ayers proves why, writes James Fallows in the Atlantic . The host of NPR’s Fresh Air avoids common modern pitfalls: She’s neither attack dog nor lapdog, and doesn’t try to prove how smart she is. It’s what she does while her guest is speaking that elevates her: “She listens , and she thinks .” More »

More about:  interview • Bill Ayers • NPR

 Cellist Runs 
 Church of 
 Beethoven 

Albuquerque arts devotees start secular Church of Beethoven in old gas station

NPR NPR Nov 16, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Congregants gather on Sundays at an old gas station in Albuquerque to greet friends, ponder the divine, and listen to classical music, NPR reports. Espresso-sipping members of the Church of Beethoven also listen to poetry readings and engage in group song, but don't need to have religious beliefs. Cellist Felix Wurman says he founded the church to help people "find spirituality through culture." More »

More about:  music • art • church • classical music • NPR • Albuquerque

Most Americans Lack Basic Political Knowledge: Survey

Less than 42% know Condi runs State; acumen better among highbrow-mag readers

LiveScience LiveScience Oct 16, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Only 18% of Americans can correctly name the current secretary of state, Britain’s prime minister and which party controls the US House, a LiveScience survey finds. Among the survey’s 3,612-person sample, more than half correctly said that the Democrats have a majority in the House, while 42% correctly identified Condoleezza Rice. Less than 30% said Gordon Brown is current UK prime minister. More »

More about:  Gordon Brown • education • news • New Yorker magazine • NPR • The Atlantic • Public Knowledge

Car Talk Bros Get Animated, Dis Gas-Guzzling Heaps

Click and Clack to star in PBS cartoon, pessimistic Nova episode

Newsweek Newsweek Apr 20, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - NPR’s chuckling Car Talk guys Tom and Ray Magliozzi are about to become even more animated—with a new cartoon series of themselves on PBS. But their view on the heaps they've helped drivers patch up for the past 30 years isn't so funny, Newsweek reports. Click and Clack's other new PBS project is a Nova special packed with alarming statistics about cars' devastating impact on the environment. More »

More about:  television • gas • hybrid car • green energy • vehicle emissions • PBS • auto • NPR • mpg

NPR Prez Abruptly Resigns 

Board turned off
by his new-media
expansion plans

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 7, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - National Public Radio chief executive Ken Stern stepped down yesterday amid increasing static from the board about his ambitious plans for the network, reports the Washington Post . Stern oversaw rapid expansion that boosted revenue from $65 million to $200 million since joining NPR in 1999, and made the organization into the world's biggest producer of podcasts. But station managers often felt the push into new media came at the expense of serving local audiences. More »

More about:  radio • broadcasting • new media • NPR • podcasts • radio stations

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