I haven't listened to it in some years, but IMHO the best of NPR was the pre-recorded programs like Radiolab. Live segments were mostly just yammering, in one

I haven't listened to it in some years, but IMHO the best of NPR was the pre-recorded programs like Radiolab. Live segments were mostly just yammering, in one ear and out the other, nothing said in such segments has persisted in the conscious portion of my brain.