One of the top 3 NPR shows ever
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“In no particular order, the best NPR long-form shows are the Ray Suarez-hosted Talk of the Nation, This American Life, and the shows Christopher Lydon has hosted: first The Connection and now Radio Open Source. Lydon’s man of Yale, former NY Times reporter persona can be a bit much at times, but I’m willing to forgive him that because his topics are immensely interesting, his guests are top-notch, and he succeeds far more often than he fails in conducting an interview. He’s also immensely interesting to listen to in part because he doesn’t follow much of a script. He often thinks out loud, which makes the show unpredictable and rewarding. I also admire Lydon’s “stick-to-it-iveness.” He lost the host chair of the very popular and widely aired "The Connection” because of a dispute with what seemed a very inflexible station manager at WBUR Boston. Lydon didn’t give up on radio and the internet, though. Radio Open Source began as a show on the NPR station in Lowell, MA. He did great work there. When the grant funding for that show ran out, Lydon took it onto the internet as a podcast and also partnered with the Watson Institute at Brown University. Now he’s back on WBUR. Congratulations, Chris. I’m sure ROS is going to be picked up by NPR stations all over the country.”Read full review »
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“This is the only thing I listen to every week. The content leaves Fresh Air's middle-of-the-road pop pandering in the dust. Not quite as diverse or comprehensive as Against the Grain (could use some radical politics to balance things out), but neither is it interminable and dry, as that is....”Read full review »
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“This show is the top of the talk show heap. It’s not warmed-over, Beltway conventional wisdom or the usual NPR fare. It’s edgy and provocative. We need this type of honest, straight talk more than ever!”
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United States of America ·
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