Sh*t Public Radio Listeners Say

[chopinlisztbeethoven]

AHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm embarassed to say that I got everyone one of those references.... and i sang along to the theme music.... I need a life.

[jimmhotep]

The pivotal part of this video, for me, was recognizing Dave's rocking chair, and getting excited because of it...as if I've never met you people before.

[BlckMarketFishMonger]

the shower scene oh my god ahahah

[TheNatabrewa]

Good God, this is my boyfriend and I

[MrJamesJamesJr]

How could you guys not like Click and Clack! They are one of my favorite shows on NPR. Them and A Prairie Home Companion. The old school sound effects are magic to my ears :)

[MissMidoria]

Thanks! It's nice to know there are other NPR nerds out there. I see myself in every line!!!

[bornearth]

"dakar!" That's awesome.

[robgilz]

i literally did not understand anything said in this video

[deliabookworm]

I KNOW ALL OF THESE REFERENCES. What is wrong with me??

[rabid9797]

I have driveway moments EVERYDAY. It's like you can see inside my head.

[parlance1]

*ded* at singing the theme songs.

[T3hXinro]

Oh god the Pledge Drives... They never end. They never, ever, ever end.

[klausfuture]

Would I love having friends like this, or would I be like "You're getting on my nerves, me."?

[sarahlynnladuke]

@klausfuture Probably both! :-)

[trilobright]

Oh my god, so sad that I know exactly what all of these mean. Also, I had a professor at Harvard who sounded EXACTLY like Scott Simon (Gary Urton, anthropology). I didn't even realize I had subconsciously absorbed Herman Miller aeron chairs until you mentioned them. Advertizing through osmosis.

Furthermore, is Bob Oakes Canadian? The way he says his last name is just like how someone from Toronto says "about", like "uh-behwt". "Bob Ehwkes".

[deesave]

I only wish you had specified that they were selling ALL colors of the Herman Miller Aeron Chair, including True Black

[ilovemyindia]

@deesave hahahaha....they totally need to put that in. And "my Indian friend said it should be pronounced "Luck-shmee Singh"

[deesave]

@ilovemyindia agreed! she's been on a lot more lately and i've always been surprised that she pronounces it "lack-shmee"

[ilovemyindia]

@deesave My name is Lakshmi, so it used to drive me crazy. I mean, she's in a position to help a sistah out, you know? But then I found out that she's Trinidadian, so I forgave her. :)

[deesave]

@ilovemyindia ahhh i had no idea!

[rabid9797]

@deesave

I died.

[amgx9]

..my mom and my conversations consist of this..

[cpadberg1217]

Da-kaaaaaarr!

[cpadberg1217]

Guilty!  (That was hilarious.)

[XaliroseX]

Are you guys from lexington ky?

[sarahlynnladuke]

@XaliroseX Albany, NY

[XaliroseX]

@sarahlynnladuke oohh a lot of those names are on radio stations here, thanks for replying:)

[g2luvme1998]

@sarahlynnladuke hayy new york!!!!!!!!

[HaltingPhenomenon]

Lake Woebegone!

[moleary1971]

Holy crap that was funny! Thanks!

[LondonNative1986]

Shout out to Kris Boyd of KERA 90.1 in Dallas (North Texas). Think deserves national syndication, it's awesome!

[peachie899]

As soon as I saw Ira Glass in real life it changed my whole vibe of him forever.

[forjusttonight]

I love that beard.

[embraceyourinnerdino]

haha... I hate pledge drives though I understand them. Maybe I'm just listening to the wrong ones.

[vanmaren962]

I didnt get 70% of these, but the last one killed me haha

[mizcutiepie54]

Did you figure out the puzzle yet? I've said that at least 100 times

[swiley1983]

Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson npr dot org /people/7407153/soraya-sarhadd­i-nelson

[somesoma]

Fantastic. What's with Peter Overbie's voice anyway?

[handcuffedgiraffe]

You're a knitter! You're wearing SpillyJane's Beer Mittens!

[sarahlynnladuke]

@handcuffedgiraffe Made for me by my friend Michelle. She's the knitter!

[rangerbreyer749]

funny that i know all the things they mention

[raising1987]

Great stuff.

Pledge drives rule,

Been listening since I was about 8 in NY. I'm almost 40, and I am now a Realtor in Dallas, and I still listen to KERA just abour every day.

NPR makes my weekends.

[AtlaZac]

PRI's The World...tanana ta ta taaaamm... That was missing....

[mattachine]

lol...love this.  I would add, "Diane Rhem was NOT taking any shit in that interview."

[51Hate970]

** shit hipsters say

[talkindurinthemovie]

awwwww over my head cept story corp love story corps

[MorroccoSurrogate]

What is this? Public radio in my area only plays classical and modernist music.

[WeavileTheWhacker]

@MorroccoSurrogate Usually they have National Public Radio in the mornings, in the evening, and on the weekends. Other than that they usually have jazz and classical on.

[taliaburkhart]

I have said all of these things...I always sing the themes in the morning. And I always add vibrato. Excellent work.

[TheMockify]

Awh c'mon, The car talk guys rock.

[FeroshiaCourtora]

how can you be over This American Life

[arikittehkat]

I love the car talk guys. :c

[SmaragdineSage]

i haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate the car talk guys!!!!!!

and driveway moments....hahahah i have those too...ill be listening to some argument and just be whispering, say it, say it, say it!!!!! the man or woman says what i want...and i get out of the car. loool

[zetsu12345678910]

LOL



[Zarkaland]

You missed one: "Hoarsely is such a great name for a radio personality...if he spells it with an 'A'"

[believeit77]

Tears...eyes...trying to breathe between the lines!

[Parmesana]

Carl Castle on my voice mail.hahahhahahha yup, I'm an NPR nerd...

[zbake11]

Alone in the car, saying to yourself, "From NPR News in Washington, I'm..." Great vid!

[level242]

I met Terry Gross at a Borders in Philadelphia back in 1991...she looked like a really cute elf.

[neoneoneo2034]

WORRLLD CAFFEEE!!!!



[clemenza1234]

Diwali Sy Kow-Tow....wow.

[Davesbahamianboo116]

I loved this video. I listen to NPR and I actually say some of these things!

[blackheart909]

Actual tears outta my face lol

[fostahfarce]

David Hopper II is a fox! Ros Wingerter agrees with me.....

[JJaisalyn]

Lol. Can't take this serious, he looks like Zach Galifinakis.

[trixiestreats]

"Well, she has spasmodic dysphonia." Haha.  I was hoping for a Diane Rehm mention.

[JenniferLFisher]

'It's Carl Castle on my voice mail' hahaha classic



[bekleonard]

Love, love, love... especially fab that this was done by staffers at my very own local NPR station. Way to go guys! (and, really, only you guys do a fund drive fun enough to want to listen to : )

[elpaisamaschimba]

My two favorites were...I feel like the last pledge drive just ended & that was a total driveway moment. I just couldn't get out of the car.

[slimcrna]

Wow- I loved this. I wondered what Nina Totenberg looked like just today!

[r2croak]

"On the Media" IS META, guys.

[MrDlm44]

I wish I had friends who listen to npr as I do. Then I could talk this sh*t, too.

[spencer212]

Kinda like a really funny, clever NPR show, only with all the humor and cleverness removed.

[ChateauOfADoubt]

@spencer212 Sweet insult, bro. You're a regular Mike Birbiglia.

[nutmeg42]

Excellent

[BlueIslandGirl]

Absolutely spot on. As Joe would say, "amazing!" Love you guys!

[veloise]

I change the channel when "Wiretap" comes on.

[jhlynes]

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton in .... DAKAR!

[inatangle]

Dakarrrrr!!! For the win.

[dippitydipdado]

I love this!!! although, I was totally expecting you both to lean back on the front steps, take a deep breath and say "This... is Fresh Air!"

[samanthaksa]

I can't believe other people think the same things!

[sinatraswooner]

This was hilarious! We say all the same things, all the time. Excellent work! You guys nailed it!

[bongagua]

KAJON I LOVE YOU WHAT'S THE SITUATION ON THE 101????

[slavicpolymath]

Singing the themesongs — yes. Also “she has spasmodic dysphonia” is the funniest unfunny funny joke.

[ChateauOfADoubt]

psh, who LIKES listening to the pledge drive?

[chinkleDC]

Yes, yes, and yes... except true fans already know how to spell those names. :) "DAKARRRR!!!"

[silvergirl514]

That is maybe a little sad how much that sounds like me...

[jules0220]

Hilarious! Laughed so hard I nearly cried. Thank you!

[nutmeg42]

@jules0220 Actual tears, out of your face