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No, not about NPR's week-long fundraising drives. I can understand those as a necessary evil to keep the system working. My complaint is about a recent trend I've noticed in NPR programs: segments on music VIPs are listening to.
Marketplace, Science and other programs have begun including five minute or longer segments where they interview a person of interest about the music they're listening to while they work, commute, think, etc.. Seriously, why would anyone care? I could understand asking people how they create a working or creative environment, but analyzing their choice of composer, performer, the cadence of the lyrics, the melody, etc.? Why?
I have a difficult time believing anyone producing the program actually thinks there's a market demand for this sort of pap. I strongly suspect this is simply an easy way to pad a half-hour program at practically no expense during an era of sharp budget cuts.
Marketplace, Science and other programs have begun including five minute or longer segments where they interview a person of interest about the music they're listening to while they work, commute, think, etc.. Seriously, why would anyone care? I could understand asking people how they create a working or creative environment, but analyzing their choice of composer, performer, the cadence of the lyrics, the melody, etc.? Why?
I have a difficult time believing anyone producing the program actually thinks there's a market demand for this sort of pap. I strongly suspect this is simply an easy way to pad a half-hour program at practically no expense during an era of sharp budget cuts.
