{"id":499,"date":"2018-09-27T05:32:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T09:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=499"},"modified":"2018-09-26T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T16:42:03","slug":"operators-are-standing-by-well-ok-sitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/27\/operators-are-standing-by-well-ok-sitting\/","title":{"rendered":"Operators are standing by. Well, OK, sitting."},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s pledge week at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station.<\/p>\n

Between NPR’s careful and objective news, and shows like ‘Wait wait don’t tell me,’ I feel that public radio is worth a modest financial contribution from me each year, plus helping them out during pledge week.<\/p>\n

It’s an interesting experience, and kinda fun, too. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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It’s pledge week at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. Between NPR’s careful and objective news, and shows like ‘Wait wait don’t tell me,’ I feel that public radio is worth a modest financial contribution from me each year, plus helping them out during pledge week. 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