I’ve enjoyed radio in so many different ways, and I love the way that radio is still exciting. It brought me adventure shows like ‘Green Hornet’  and ‘Sergeant Preston’ on an old radio in my bedroom when I was young.  Dad helped me build a crystal set with a beautiful piece of galena.  I would hide away the set to create mysterious sounds for friends. [pic here]

As a teenager, FM radio helped me discover Zen (Alan Watts), Rock-n-Roll, and classical music in my bedroom at night. In my garage I would listen on the AM radio I had built.

Now public broadcasting fills 1-2 hours of my day, mostly through podcasts.  Radio, serves up better news, analysis, and music interviews than I can get anywhere else.  Radio is still the backbone of progressive ideas, IMO. It’s still very much alive.

8/26/14