Radio Commentaries

I was for a time a commentator at Jacksonville, Florida NPR affiliate WJCT on the weekly radio and comment show In Context, and some of my commentaries are available free on this page.

The full version of In Context, which is a very fine show despite my no longer being on it, can be heard both on the air in Jacksonville at 89.9 FM and over the Web, Saturdays from 7-8 AM, rebroadcast from 3-4 PM.

And I should like to say that it’s a sad thing to believe one’s voice is rich and deep but to find out it is in fact plaintive and piping. May it never happen to you.

On Running: Hazing, Addiction, and Insanity: Why runners are insane and how they got that way. Aired April 29, 2006. (About 6.5 minutes)

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The Emergency Rudeness Clause of the American Constitution: Cultural misunderstanding in the pursuit of food and drink. Aired February 11, 2006. (About 5.25 minutes)

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Rejection Letter from Santa: suggestions from the notorious workshop to improve your chances of getting what you want for Christmas. Aired December 24, 2005. (About 3.5 minutes)

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Free the Klingons: on the Dragon*Con science fiction convention. Aired November 19, 2005. (About 4 minutes)

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Heaven on Earth and Red-Hot Asphalt: on moving from Vermont to Florida, aired November 5, 2005. (About 4 minutes)

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