For some, Saturday mornings usually
are reserved for leisurely walks, grocery shopping, catching up with friends or
just spending time relaxing watching Saturday television programming. However, my Saturday mornings are exclusively
reserved for NPR’s mid morning, early afternoon fabulous weekend
programming. Usually around eleven a.m.,
I tune into “Says You,” “a
game of words and whimsy bluff and bluster." where a panel of
extraordinary brilliant, literary enthusiasts play more complicated and fun
versions of "fill in the blank," which word does not fit and other
variations of language games. Sound intimidating? It's not.
"Says You" is hilarious, smart and witty and easily can expand your
vocabulary in just one hour.
Following "Says You" is
"Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" where each week some of the best and
brightest in the news and entertainment world figure out what's real news and
what's made up. Not only is “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” very entertaining
and far less literary than “Says You,” but it is also very easy to play along
and is a very effective way to get a quick and comprehensive news rundown of
the week.
Finally I tune into my favorite NPR
weekend program, “The Moth,” where ordinary people tell their true stories without
any notes or scripts in front of a live studio audience. Think of it as a poetry slam but instead of
poems, they’re true stories. The stories
that are told range from fall-of your-chair hilarious to heart wrenching
upsetting and touching but nevertheless all of them are extraordinary and captivating.
Although the three hours I spend
listening to NPR’s weekend programming could be spent differently, like what I
really should be doing which is studying for finals. . . However, every
Saturday when 3 o’clock rolls around and I’m driving to work, I feel like a
better, more informed, listener and writer and you will too after you give NPR's Saturday programming a listen.
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