I've always loved Harriet

I was 12 when Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh was published and I was an avid reader. I loved this book right away. Not only was it set in my city, the main character was completely different from anyone else I'd ever read about, or met. Now I have a little more insight into Harriet and Louise, because yesterday morning I heard this story on NPR's Morning Edition. You can listen to just about anything on NPR via podcast, entire shows or just the story you want to hear. You can subscribe to your favorite shows and listen via computer or iPod or other MP3 player. This is true of other radio stations as well, including "the best little radio station on the planet Earth", WMNF.

Radio when you want it

National Public Radio has lots of interesting coverage of timely topics. This week, for example, they have been marking the 10th anniversary of the first weblogs with daily stories; this morning's story is about people whose blogs brought them attention from publishers who noticed not only their popularity but the fact that they have something to say and know how to write. So, from 2.0 to print they go!
The great thing about NPR, and other radio as well, is that you can actually listen whenever you like, and that is 2.0. Do what you like when you like. So you can subscribe to podcasts and download them from iTunes to your iPod and listen when you have time, while you are out for a walk, cleaning the house, etc. Or you can go to the station's website and download just the shows you want to hear to your mp3 player, or you can listen to what you want right on your computer.
On Saturday's edition of All Things Considered I heard a 20 something woman explain why she had dropped out of Facebook. You can hear that story right here.
And just because it is wonderful, listen to this story about a bat in winter.
By the way, our community radio station, WMNF, offers podcasts of their locally produced shows; you can see the list and an explanation of podcasting right here.