Because it's so self-conscious and serious, public radio would seem easy to parody -- but to do it well is difficult. That's why we were happy when a reader alerted us to Irrational Public Radio (IPR) whose hilariously written and tightly produced spoofs of NPR leave nothing left to consider.
IPR "... informs, challenges, soothes and/or berates, and does so with a pleasing vocal cadence and unmatched enunciation. When you listen to IPR, integrity washes over you like lava, with the pleasing familiarity of a medium-roast coffee and a sensible muffin."
oh I love it. I will have to go check it out.
Almost as good as "Schwetty Balls."
Posted by: sparky | November 02, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Great stuff Bla'm...too funny. As an aside, but still in the vein of public information, it looks like many can discount the Drudge Report but obviously it Can’t Be Ignored Check out the 'hits' list.
Posted by: Duffman | November 03, 2008 at 06:07 AM
Well Michael;
It looks like you missed the major Seattle Talk Radio story of the day. KKOL is no longer a Conservative talk station, no more Dennis Prager or Hugh Hewitt. It has been replaced by 1300 KKOL Business Radio and is featuring the exciting dulcet tones of Ray Lucia and Bloomberg Business news.
Has the time change caught you sleeping on the Job?
Posted by: Mykelbe | November 03, 2008 at 09:20 AM
It's really not possible to pull off a good spoof of NPR for the same reason that attempts to caricature or spoof Steve Irwin (when he was still with us) didn't work. NPR is already so totally over-the-top and completely bizarre it's a caricature of itself. The staff and fans of NPR (who are, in most cases, one and the same) tend to be the only ones to whom these send-ups appeal.
Posted by: Obango | November 03, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Hey Michael - thanks for blogging us! Glad you dig.
We're waiting to hear about a Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant that will help us get out there more, but either way, there'll be more :)
Joe, IPR
Posted by: Joe | November 06, 2008 at 06:53 PM