Radio

Dear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on the return of President Ahmadinejad’s blog will be airing today. Will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 8 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 12 pm Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 4 pm Eastern – WGBH – 89.7…

I’ve been informed that my radio piece on MC Hammer’s DanceJam.com will air on Morning Edition today! It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 5 am to 9 am Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 5 am to 10 am Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 2 am to 9 am Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston –…

Big ups to NPR’s Nate DiMeo for this awesome story explaining ringtones and the tech behind T-Pain, a rapper that I’d never heard of. Apparently he makes up for one in three of this week’s Billboard Top 10 tracks. Listen to the piece here. (No, seriously. This piece works best as a piece of audio.) The money (har) quotes: “It’s his signature vocal sound, maybe more so than his actual voice, that has become one of the defining sounds in…

Dear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on language lessons over Skype will be airing today. Will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 8 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 12 pm Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 4 pm Eastern – WGBH – 89.7 FM –…

While I normally don’t write about what I’m working on until after it’s done, I’m really stoked to be able to have the chance to sit down tomorrow with MC Hammer, on behalf of NPR! I totally bought his album — on TAPE — when I was in fifth grade. So, if there’s anything that you’ve ever wanted to know about him, now’s your chance. Give me some questions in the comments, and I’ll do my best to ask him.…

I got an early-morning email and did this top-of-the-hour spot news piece on Google’s new announcement. Google – November 5 2007

I’ve been informed that my radio piece on Facebook will air on Morning Edition tomorrow! It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 5 am to 9 am Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 5 am to 10 am Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 2 am to 9 am Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 6 am…

I’ve been informed that my radio piece on the German teams at the DARPA Urban Challenge in Victorville, CA will air on The World, today! Will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 3 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 12 pm Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 4 pm…

While Morning Edition starts airing at 3 am on the Left Coast, and will do so for another hour, pretty much anyone else will have to check out my 90-second segment on NPR at the link below. I did a piece about Google’s and Microsoft’s new online health care records. Competition Increases for Online Medical Records [1:30]

Man, I should have pitched this to NPR! But still, it’s def worth a listen. All Things Considered, September 18, 2007 · Taco trucks are a new destination for gourmands. They are celebrated in blogs with maps of where the best trucks park. In Oakland, Calif., many fans embark on late-night taco treks.