For People Starting Public Radio Shows, One

The Entire Culture Was Organized For People Who Are Happy. People Who Are Miserable Need Reassurance That Other People Are Miserable.

It's Hard To Make Something That's Interesting. It's Really, Really Hard. It's Like A Law Of Nature, A Law Of Aerodynamics, That Anything That's Written Or Anything That's Created Wants To Be Mediocre. The Natural State Of All Writing Is Mediocrity... So What It Takes To Make Anything More Than Mediocre Is Such An Act Of Will.

I Think The Thing That I Wish Somebody Would Ask Me Is Just To Ask About The Business Side Of The Radio Show. I Feel Like I Actually Work Very Hard To Make Sure The Business Side Of The Radio Show Runs, And No One Has Any Interest In How A Public Radio Show Is Run. And Rightly So.

Don't Wait Till You're Older, Or In Some Better Job Than You Have Now. Don't Wait For Anything. Don't Wait Till Some Magical...idea Drops Into Your Lap. That's Not Where Ideas Come From. Go Looking For An Idea And It'll Show Up. Begin Now.

Just When Did I Get To The Point When Staying At A Hotel Wasn't Fun?