It’s time for Shot In The Dark’s new game, “NPR Bingo”.
The challenge is this: listen to NPR.
The game is this: Every time you hear one of the phrases below, mark off the square.
When you get a five in a row or four corners, you “win”.
B | I | N | G | O |
Story on”Soccer catching on in Minnesota | “Comedian” who isn’t in the least bit funny. | Tribal drumming. | Ironic Farfisa organ music. | “Palestinian artist” |
Reference to Climate Change | A story on “hate” using the SPLC as a source. | Interviewee who proclaims self a “Queer Woman of Color” | Climate Change reference in a story about bookstores | Florid Spanish pronunciations by non-Spanish-speaking anchor. |
Story about a ‘Storyteller”. | Political story using “reporters” from Vox, Buzzfeed, Media Matters or Huffington Post with implied assumption that they do represent “the center”. | FREE SPACE (Or rerun of an “Aspen Ideas Festival” piece for filler. Same thing. | “#MeToo Movement” in a story not related to sexual harassment | More than three stories about the border in an hour. |
“Contextualizing” news story; “Context” = progressive chanting point. | “Queer Woman of Color” reference in story not about sexuality or feminism | Air staffer with pretentious pronunciation of his/her name. | Reference to Climate Change in a story about sports | Upper middle class white Ivy League graduate reviewing a hip-hop record. |
A news piece featuring Larry Sabado (or, locally, Larry Jacobs. | “Cultural Appropriation” | “Toxic Masculinity” | Continuing to refer to the “Occupy Movement” as a sustained, organic thing. | Reference to Climate change in a restaurant review. |
Keep us posted.
BINGO!!
My card was slightly different.
It goes:
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Guess which line won?
Oh! Oh! My bad, I was using the MPR card.
Id rather listen to gangster rap
Second prize is getting to listen to NPR twice.
I believe thats a form a torture the CIA uses at their black sites to get info from terrorists.
I heard on MPR today, yes I tuned in, I still listen to the BBC on public radio, ask me why? I dunno. Anyway MPR acknowledged that they fell short of their membership drive goals.
Is that what happens when you alienate half your audience?