O Dark 30

Friday Podcast 2/24/12

February 24, 2012 10:01 am by: Mike Lee

Photo by Michael Lee.

Happy Friday, friends! It's a bustling time at KUT, what with the spring membership drive going on and all. You're welcome to give us some money if you want to; there's probably a button or link or something on this very page where you can make that happen should you feel compelled. Either way, we've got a handy dandy new podcast for you. We'll bring you a new installment of Live Wire!, which, despite the show's title, was not actually recorded live this week. It's all in-studio stuff, which really means that it should be called Taped Wire! But then nobody actually uses physical tape anymore, and Taped Wire! kind of sounds like a show about electricians, which this is not, so maybe we should just shut up about the title and tell you about the content. It's some good stuff, as our Portland pals talk it up with famous people such as comedian Reggie Watts, musician and author Josh Ritter, radio talk show host Peter Sagal and author Sarah Vowell. Great, if...
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