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I'm Running out the Door...

10:29

November 2, 2007

I am running out the door folks -- we're doing a remote production (away from NPR studios) for Monday's program ... and I have parent-teacher conferences on top of that. But I have to flag our conversations about Don Imus today. You may remember that we've discussed Imus a lot on this program -- he was fired just two weeks before we went on the air. Today, we have the guy from WABC in New York who is putting him BACK on the air, and some smart folks to talk more about what it means.

Plus, another conversation about the limits of free speech in the religious context. Check it out...

Lee Hill can tell you more. Lee, take it away...

Have a good weekend ... We're working hard for you over here.

10:29 - November 2, 2007

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I am a Jewish woman, currently unemployed lawyer, divorced mom, and intellectual wanne-be. I enjoy your show because you do provide a unique voice and you're very sharp! Wanted to let you know we exist out there--those of us who look like the majority, but who cherish diverse perspectives, whether we agree or not. I listen/watch all kinds of non-mainstream shows. But, I despise "shock" radio and shallow, oversexed TV. I don't watch that junk. It really is lowering the bar on acceptable behavior. But, I'm a progressive and support free speech--even if very offensive (ala Voltaire). I believe change is going to be made face-to-face,one person at a time, by those of us who, without agendas, try to look past a person's outside package to see within. One day the "hate" media will get smaller (I hope!), albeit never die. One small note: I detected some disdain when you talked to the guy from WABC. I notice it clams up the interviewee and deprives us listeners of info. Otherwise, thanks for the good show.

Sent by Mara Katz | 3:12 PM ET | 11-02-2007

During the guest appearance by the "Angry B.B." concern was expressed about the audience numbers Don Imus was pulling down. His success came from not just his entertainment value (he skewered the Catholics and Jewish much more than he ever smacked Blacks), but from the great, insightful interviews he had with politicians and newspersons.

And unless I somehow missed it, you didn't bring up Media Matters' role in this episode, nor Imus' interview with Chuck Schumer a few weeks earlier (The Emperor Has No Clothes!)

Sent by True_Liberal | 4:32 PM ET | 11-02-2007

I have no interest in sending fan mail to celebrities--yet I cannot help myself now. Michel Martin possesses the best interviewing skills in all of mass media. Her conversation with Phil Boyce of WABC had me yelling "Pulitzer" at my radio, although I don't think radio programs receive Pulitzer Prizes. Her blazing quickness at spotting a logical flaw--or just plain stupidity--is covered by a honeyed voice that never betrays anger or impatience, even when the words suggest otherwise. Tavis Smiley show on NPR was of high quality, but Michel's interviews need to be put in a time vault to show that there was intelligent life in America despite our inexorable slide towards irrelevance. Thank you for being you and thank NPR for giving you the platform to shape your own show.

Sent by Patricia L. Hunt, Baltimore, Md. | 5:58 PM ET | 11-05-2007

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