Post-Debate Thoughts...And Say 'Hello'

Well, I'm still fried. I may have said that one or ten times before...I don't know...but this week, in addition to hosting the show as per usual, we were preparing for Thursday's Presidential debate. I say "we" because I roped a number of us into the madness -- brainstorming ideas, combing through the questions listeners/bloggers (a.k.a. YOU) were kind enough to send in, fact checking and rechecking -- to ensure that any question we asked was based on independently verifiable information.

So, here is a shout-out to ALL those in and out of the shop who helped get a sistah prepared. I mean that in the most inclusive way possible. My only frustration is that we had so many interesting ideas, we could not possibly get to them all.

Ok, back to Tell Me More: There was so much news this week it was impossible to feel we did justice to it all, so next week we are picking up the threads from a number of the stories that we wanted to cover but didn't, including the death of the immigration bill. We are sure there will be post mortems over the weekend and we want to know: what's next? How do you fix a system that everyone agrees is broken?

Please do send us interesting your ideas, or voices you wish to hear from...

AND, I am still on the hunt for cities and towns to profile where newcomers have changed the community in some way.

Last, I'd like to introduce you to two new members of the Village that is Tell Me More -- our summer interns, Addie Whisenant and Tamika Smith. We are excited because they both had stories on this week that they conceived and executed themselves. By that I mean that they presented ideas for discussions they wanted us to have on-air, contacted the people we agreed to interview and facilitated the conversations. Bravo them! We are proud of them because they are not only "whip smart," but they also have an incredible work ethic and work well together (sniff! -- I'm so proud)

But why don't I let them tell you more about themselves.

Addie, Tamika...introduce yourselves to our blogosphere.

...and I am off.

Michel Martin

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