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In my area (near Apple HQ in fact), there are quite a few good radio stations, none of them owned by Clear Channel / Infinity / Disney / etc. Not everyone is as fortunate as I am, but nearly everyone has a nearby NPR affiliate at least.

If you are in the Bay Area, you can hear him on KQED right now, on the "Forum" program.

Other slashdotters can listen via a realmedia stream linked from the main KQED page

It seems that these days his thing is to talk about his dogs rather than about his nerds.

If you are in the Bay Area, you can hear him on KQED right now, on the "Forum" program.

Other slashdotters can listen via a realmedia stream linked from the main KQED page

It seems that these days his thing is to talk about his dogs rather than about his nerds.

Check out the archived version here

From the blurb:

Following recent seismic activity in California and the threatened eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. Forum takes a look at scientific advancements in the study of earthquakes and volcanoes.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

• Dr. Donald Turcotte, professor of geology at UC Davis
• Dr. Manuel Nathenson, scientist in charge of the Volcano Hazards Team at US Geological Survey in Menlo Park
• Dr. Roland Burgmann, associate professor at Berkeley Seismological Lab at UC Berkeley Dr. Susan Hough, seismologist at US Geological Survey in Pasadena and author of "Earth Shaking Science: What We Know and Don't Know"

E-Voting

In the November election, nearly a third of California voters will cast their ballot on a touch screen voting machine. And virtually every vote cast in California will be counted electronically, even in those counties using punch card ballots. County officials often praise the machines. But electronic voting activists warn e-voting technology can't be trusted.

Reporters: Cy Musiker

On the off chance that YOU aren't just a troll, you can listen to Lessig discuss this and related issues in this May 6 radio interview: Lawrence Lessig on KQED Forum (Real Audio)

According to the current You Decide feature at KQED.org, some experts claim that the current rating system has had "limited success". That is, even though the ratings may be appropriate for the games, they are rarely, if ever enforced. Of course, others disagree altogether:

"Parents found 13 percent of the games rated 'E' to be clearly objectionable for children 3-7. This year [parents] would have assigned an 'M' to 31 percent of the 'T' games. Our parents think that the ESRB is starting to rate 'on a curve.'"

According to the current You Decide feature at KQED.org, some experts claim that the current rating system has had "limited success". That is, even though the ratings may be appropriate for the games, they are rarely, if ever enforced. Of course, others disagree altogether:

"Parents found 13 percent of the games rated 'E' to be clearly objectionable for children 3-7. This year [parents] would have assigned an 'M' to 31 percent of the 'T' games. Our parents think that the ESRB is starting to rate 'on a curve.'"

"That said, the NewsHour with Jim Leher was recently named the most credible and objective television news show."

But how 'credible and objective' was the person/organization that said that?

That said, the NewsHour with Jim Leher was recently named the most credible and objective television news show.

PBS gets funding from a wide mix, that includes federal, state & local governments, as well as universities, corporate underwriters, and don't forget "viewers like you."