<![CDATA[Radio On: A Listener's Diary]]>

false <![CDATA[Radio On: A Listener's Diary]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166501352m/12359.jpg 12359 2 There are approximately 502 million radios in America. For this savvy, far-reaching, and well-written diary, celebrated journalist and author Vowell turned hers on and listened—closely, critically, creatively—for an entire year. As a series of impressions and reflections regarding contemporary American culture, and as an extended meditation on both our media and our society, this keenly focused book is as insightful as it is refreshing. Throughout Radio On, "Vowell's touch is about as delicate as Teddy Kennedy's after a pitcher of martinis" (Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times). 14663 15 12 1997 Radio On: A Listener's Diary total:563|5:70|4:174|3:231|2:73|1:15| 563 1900 1073 64 4 1 false false Wed Jan 21 22:13:05 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 05:46:20 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 22:13:05 -0800 2009 Radio On, she writes of the people she hears on the radio, both heroes (Bill Clinton,...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Sep 04 17:08:49 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 17:14:07 -0700 2008
That being said as of Radio On she hadn't quite got it right...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 19:26:26 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 19:53:39 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 14:35:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 14:10:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 20:16:45 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 22:05:36 -0700 2009 Radio On explores the public/private nature of the radio listener's experience, the feeling, say, that a certain song playing on the radio at a certain moment is a direct commentary on one's state of mind. Not surprisingly, the essay's best insights are delivered alongside personal revelatio...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:06:42 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:12:08 -0800 2009
Written over 10 years ago, art grad-student Sarah Vowell listens to the radio every day and records her commentary. 1995 was a period I remember, and I remember listening to talk radio as my mom made lunch in the summers: G. Gordon Liddy, Rush Limbaugh,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 09:31:50 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 09:34:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 05 20:24:57 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 13:22:25 -0800 2008
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