Good Radiation (public radio rap)

This song was not produced by NPR. It is for hard-core NPR fans who listen to hip-hop. So you 7 people: enjoy! And thanks to all the other people who put up with it! Seriously, thanks.

Featuring J. Sullivan

"Much less annoying in my ear than 'Baby Monkey,'" says NPR's Linda Holmes. Booyah!

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Good Radiation FAQ

Does this guy actually think he can rap?
No.

Isn't geek rap so 2007? Shouldn't that genre have died when Weird Al released "White and Nerdy"?
Why, yes. But look - if a casual fan wants to write a song about public radio, its hard to find a genre with more potential for densely packed name-dropping. If you want to blame anyone, blame Garageband for allowing Oregonians to create underwhelming beats in the comfort of their own homes.

Didn't Jay-Z declare the death of autotune?
Sorry.

Hey why didn't he include [insert public radio celebrity/meme]?
Do you really want this song to be any longer? Plus, it's hard to find a rhyme for Poggioli. Frijole?

Is Terry Gross small and unstoppable?
As far as I can tell, yes.

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LYRICS:

I'm only gonna say this once so you better take notes
As you listen to the rhythms spinnin' out of my throat
I've got an NPR tat and an NPR tote
If you hate on that .... Just don't.
Ya see when morning edition starts up I listen
Awake, in my kitchen for every transmission
There's no competition -- There's nobody hotter
If hosts were magicians they'd be Dumbledore and Potter
So please, tease 'em, just give me a reason
You bet I'm on edge because its pledge drive season
I'm a demon on the mike so if you battle your beaten
I got a legion of lines and I'm gonna unleash em
Lyric'ly I'm diggin deep like 33 chilean miners
Got the heat like Inskeep or Linda Wertheimer
I'm fine, hot timin', rapid radio rhyming
Calling the shots like my name was Scott Simon
So this song goes out to all my member stations
With frequent f--f-f-frequency modulations
Innovation - each breath is an act of creation
Yeah my air's so fresh I'm the talk of the nation

CHORUS
Give me that good radiation
It's the only station I know
Public Radio
On the air like an eagle flying
On my mind when I'm driving home
Public Radio

You got radio waves? Well I'm a tsunami
Yeah I'm an addiction, You can't quit once you're on me
I'm coffee - wake up -- its weekend edition
Like tom and ray Magliozzi I turn the ignition
Nonfiction or fable I got diction like Sagal
A feast for the ears like The Splendid Table
I'm above average like one of Wobegon's kids
And now I'm gonna kick it like Ira Glass did
Act 1: Sedaris recalls his past
Act2: Mike Birbiglia has a good laugh
Act 3. Introspection from Starlee Kine
Act 4: WE BLOW YOUR MIND
My crew is small but unstoppable like Terry Gross
My tunes are witty and topical like Terry Gross
My rhymes are sharply intelligent like Terry Gross
OK so I'm in love with Terry Gross
And Renee Montagne and Lakshmi Singh
I want Carl Kassels voice on my answering machine
I'm an NPR addict, I've had it with the static
Change the station, lose my patience
Imma do something drastic

Give me that good radiation (not talkin bout x-rays)
It's the only station I know
Public Radio
On the air like an eagle flying (america!)
On my mind when I'm driving home (in my 2003 camry)
Public Radio

All things considered life is pretty awesome
I like my words the way Will Shortz crossed em
I recycle cans -- tryin not to toss 'em
My favorite place in Texas is the city of Austin
Well my (record with the ladies) Is not that great
(Got money in my pocket) Like a buck ninety eight
(On Saturday night) I don't stay out that late
But when I hit the mic, I communicate
The name is CADAMOLE
What's playin in my car Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Even pledge drives can't repel me
Me and NPR are like PB and Jelly
We're like duracel, n we just don't stop
Round the world like Magellen, still on top
Robert, Michelle n Mellissa Block
Yeah, Norris hit the chorus gonna make it pop

Give me that good radiation (good radiation)
It's the only station I know
Public Radio
On the air like an eagle flying
On my mind when I'm driving home (I'd by a prius if I could afford it))

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[paulboal]

Quote from my 4 year old who has most of the song memorized:

I love that woman and that man. I want them to come over to my house so I can give them a card.

[emacyshyn]

I've watched this video so many times, and laugh every time!

Just wondering if you did the NPR portraits? If not, who did?

[triathlon0808]

I found this song on an extra USB drive at work (NPR) and I had to find the video on YouTube. This is great!

[PigeonTech]

He sounds a lot like Hayek in the "Fear the Boom and Bust" video. Hmm...

[ballybing]

HAHAHHAAHAHA oh my god. this is perfect. except that recycling is actually not sustainable. just better than throwing them out. but still this song is more appropriate for me than I should probably admit

[IbKepler]

Its OK, I'm in love with Terry Gross too.

[sweetfacepuppylove5]

luv it!!!!

[Drzoidbergisgreat]

@hedlundsamuel so do i

[ipmarkham]

Wow I had never seen/heard the whole thing just the clip aired on NPR...brilliant brilliant stuff...liked the shout out to the prius especially

[TheCeabiscuit]

An amazing song! I'm totally diggin your rap cadamole! Only a total NPR addict would come up with this :)

[TAMPADOC64]

@hedlundsamuel I'm over 30, I'm no longer a mind numbed liberal.

I guess an easier way to say it is "You become a Republican when you actually have to pay the bills"