by Dan Pashman

Listen to The BPP's Pilot #6

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As Alison and Luke discuss in today's Ramble, a California company wants to start making De Loreans again. No word on whether the cars will come fully loaded with flux capacitors, like the one above.

We're getting to the point where we've done so many pilots, we can't keep track of what number this is. (It's number six, so I guess I lied—we can keep track. But it's getting harder.) When you go through the process of creating a show from scratch, your first goal is to make sure that each show is a little bit better than the one before. (Actually that's the goal all the time, but it's an especially big goal when you're starting out.) According to the makeshift chart in our office, if each show continues to be a little better than the last, the BPP will officially become the greatest radio show in history sometime in early 2014, surpassing the current holder of the top spot.

On today's show we break down Rupert Murdoch's company's purchase of Dow Jones, the furor surrounding Alberto Gonzales, and that helicopter coverage of police car chases that local news stations are so in love with. Plus NPR's own Adam Davidson explains how an FCC decision yesterday could determine the future of cellphones for all of us, and the BPP's own Matt Martinez tells us why the passing of Tom Snyder matters, in a little something we call Make Me Care.

A federal judge ruled that legal brothels in Nevada can now advertise, so we asked a top New York ad firm to come up with a campaign. You'll hear their ad pitches. Suffice it to say, you won't hear our buddy Carl Kasell voicing these spots anytime soon. And Virgin America, a new domestic airline from the people who brought you Virgin Atlantic, is set to take off next week, with a fleet of brand new planes with a variety of supercool amenities. We'll talk to someone who's been on one of the planes. For a video tour of Virgin America's fleet, check this out:

Take a listen to the show and, as always, let us know what you think!