Some Drive time on NPR
The way ideas spread is pretty simple: Conversation by conversation. One engaged person talks with another engaged person — and out of that daisy chain of human interactions come new ways to navigate our lives.
One of the best and most enduring forums for conversation is public radio. And in the past week, I’ve had the good fortune to talk about the ideas in Drive with several National Public Radio journalists. Here’s a sampler:
1. Morning Edition. A talk with Madeline Brand.
2. Talk of the Nation. Host Neal Conan invited listeners to tell their stories about motivation at work — which brought forth examples of the very good and the very bad.
3. Local programs. Some of the best journalism in this country goes on at the local level. Visiting with hosts like Washington’s Kojo Nnamdi, Philadelphia’s Marty Moss-Coane, Dallas’s Krys Boyd, and the Twin Cities’ Kerri Miller, I learned a lot about both the possibilities and limits of these ideas.
If, er, you’d like to join the conversation, please do — here, on your favorite radio program, or over coffee with your spouse, partner, friend, or colleague. And don’t forget about conversing with yours truly. You know where to find me.
Diann McCabe on January 10, 2010
Great to hear the creativity piece on CBS Sunday Morning today.
George on January 10, 2010
Hi Dan,
I used to listen to NPR, but it had so much negativity that I stopped listening to it. Perhaps I just need to choose my programs more carefully…
Jeffrey Cufaude on January 10, 2010
Congrats on the well-deserved coverage.
We just need to get you as the Not My job guest on Wait Wait so you can go toe-to-toe with Paula Poundstone, then be the answer in a NYT crossword.
Life is then complete, right?
Dave on January 11, 2010
I listen to NPR while I lift weights, because there is nothing more motivating than “All Things Considered.” (seriously)
Brett on January 11, 2010
We’ve got a great local program in St. Louis on KWMU called, appropriately enough, St. Louis on the Air. Any chance you’ll be stopping by with them when you’re in town?
Kathleen Wehle on January 11, 2010
I agree with Ms. McCabe (post #1) great to see you on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday.
Bob Faw on January 26, 2010
Great job, Dan. I saw you at the Harvard Book Store presentation, TED.com and now (heard) on NPR. Keep it up!