I still believe in public radio's potential. Because it's the one mass medium that's still crafted almost entirely by true believers.

You know you've reached a new plateau of group mediocrity when even a Canadian is alarmed by your lack of individuality.

You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety.

I didn't come from any kind of academic background, but I lived in a college town and I knew people who weren't without pretense. There was this idea in the town that if something was European it would be good.

Why is America the last best hope of Earth? What if it's Liechtenstein? Or, worse, Canada?

Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.

I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it was mostly people who knew me from public radio. Those people are kind of old.