7/02/2007

NPR and Air America

What's the difference between NPR and Air America?  I started listening to NPR a couple days ago...don't remember exactly why, but probably because I was tired of the same 4 songs being played on the music stations, and was tired of the same old stuff on the other talk stations.  I've listened to Air America probably twice as much as NPR, so I think I'm definitely an expert on discussing the differences.

  1. NPR has fewer commercials.
  2. NPR tries to bore its listeners to death, but Air America tries to yell and scream to prove its point
  3. NPR likes British accents, but Air America prefers New York or North Dakota people
  4. NPR pretends to cover the other point of view.  Air America yells at the other point of view.
  5. NPR interviews scientists who agree with its view.  Air America lets unscreened people call in and prove their stupidity on national radio
  6. Air America is honest enough to admit its political leanings, but NPR pretends to be neutral
  7. Air America is bankrupt.  NPR stays afloat from taxpayer money.
  8. NPR is on FM radio.  Air America is AM, so it gets all the crackliness from thunderstorms and driving under overpasses
  9. Air America is entertaining for a few minutes.  NPR can bore you to death for hours.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Well written article.