Radio Down

Our radio is down for going on a week which is to say really sad! No satellite radio, no NPR, no music, just hours on end of the quiet open road, nothing but silence and our own minds running wild. We've tried fixing it, but of course to no avail and will have to think of MacGuyver ways to get us in-tuned and informed of the world again. We had a daily and weekly schedule of radio listening. Through the week in the early morning to the afternoon it was NPR: Morning Edition, Tell Me More, Radio Times and Fresh Air. As the afternoon kicks in, it's an assortment of music from classic jazz to classic soul and music from the 50's, 60's, and 70's with bits of Bloomberg and occassions of CNN. When we've driven too long, my least favorite time of the day comes, when James needs to stay awake and it's hip-hop/rap hour. What the hell happened to hip-hop?! Saturdays are a real treat, Real Jazz. Wynton Marsalis' In The Swing Seat "takes us on a journey through the world of jazz exploring the genius of artists like John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk. We learn how to identify artists by their playing styles, we learn the connection between jazz and other art forms, and we hear from artists who stop by the studio to play and discuss their music." Sundays is just a mish-mosh of everything with some of npr's Car Talk for kicks every now and again.