JttR Radio Reaction
I wanted to take the time to reflect on my experience last night of being a guest with PolitaKid on Wendy Levine's Newstalk show on WILM. Overall, it was a fun and pleasent experience, and one I would not mind repeating in the future (shoot me an e-mail if you need a guest).
Being on the radio, for more than a few seconds, anyway, was something I enjoyed. As my friends and family can attest to, I love to talk about mostly anything, and giving me a microphone and some airtime is either a slightly dangerous idea or a good way to kill airtime. As for my "too many radio stations" comment in response to Wendy Levine asking if there are too many bloggers, it was mostly a joke, but I am not sure she picked up on it. I think I will do better if I am ever on the radio again, as the more you do something, the better it gets (reading that post that I linked above, from my early days, I feel my content and writing have improved greatly).
I have a few complaints or regrets about the show. For one, while I do not mind talking about liberal bias on campus, for me, it has become more of a fact of life than something I feel I can change. You watch for the most extreme cases, and draw attention to it, but "affirmative action" for conservative professors is a bad idea. The other main topic besides our blogs, breath and drug testing in schools is something I hardly ever think about, and it felt like she handed us two topics that were mostly inconsequential. Though I got a few words in on Iran, I wish we could have talked about issues like that and Alito a little more. Also, several friends I talked to had trouble with WILM's internet feed. Nothing we can do about that.
The manager sent me mp3s of the show last night, and I could put them up, but I am not sure if that would violate copyright law or not. If anyone does know conclusively, please e-mail/comment. In listening to them, I am surprised how different my voice sounds from how it does in my head, but this was the first time I heard a recording of me where I wasn't shocked at how bad I sounded.
I think PolitaKid did a great job also, and I think he is certainly one of the premier bloggers on Delaware issues. I would like to remind everyone that though we are young, and conservatives (note I do not automatically use the word Republican), we have firm beliefs, and well-informed, reasoned opinions.
Thanks to all who listened!
Being on the radio, for more than a few seconds, anyway, was something I enjoyed. As my friends and family can attest to, I love to talk about mostly anything, and giving me a microphone and some airtime is either a slightly dangerous idea or a good way to kill airtime. As for my "too many radio stations" comment in response to Wendy Levine asking if there are too many bloggers, it was mostly a joke, but I am not sure she picked up on it. I think I will do better if I am ever on the radio again, as the more you do something, the better it gets (reading that post that I linked above, from my early days, I feel my content and writing have improved greatly).
I have a few complaints or regrets about the show. For one, while I do not mind talking about liberal bias on campus, for me, it has become more of a fact of life than something I feel I can change. You watch for the most extreme cases, and draw attention to it, but "affirmative action" for conservative professors is a bad idea. The other main topic besides our blogs, breath and drug testing in schools is something I hardly ever think about, and it felt like she handed us two topics that were mostly inconsequential. Though I got a few words in on Iran, I wish we could have talked about issues like that and Alito a little more. Also, several friends I talked to had trouble with WILM's internet feed. Nothing we can do about that.
The manager sent me mp3s of the show last night, and I could put them up, but I am not sure if that would violate copyright law or not. If anyone does know conclusively, please e-mail/comment. In listening to them, I am surprised how different my voice sounds from how it does in my head, but this was the first time I heard a recording of me where I wasn't shocked at how bad I sounded.
I think PolitaKid did a great job also, and I think he is certainly one of the premier bloggers on Delaware issues. I would like to remind everyone that though we are young, and conservatives (note I do not automatically use the word Republican), we have firm beliefs, and well-informed, reasoned opinions.
Thanks to all who listened!
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