I love this piece!

I love the quirky pop-culture phenomenon's that are indicative of our times. Perhaps the best examples in contemporary society is "blogging" and "Staycation", the latter of which is explored in this piece by producer Libby Donovan of Blunt Youth Radio AND former great Youth Editorial Board member for Generation PRX!

The "Staycation" has come on to the scene recently and seemingly out of nowhere, probably in wake of the sluggish economy. The "Staycation" is a nicely packaged marketing campaign tool from local tourist industries who suspect to bite the bullet thanks to high gas prices. And so instead of reaching out to out-of-state folks, we're seeing a concerted effort to target locals.

In the opening scene Libby does a nice job showing us just how big of a phenom the "Staycation" has become by reading an ad from the local publication the Sunday Telegram and then also playing an actual televison commercial. It's hilariously effective.

Libby then explores exactly what a "Staycation" is and how it might be advantageous to teenagers vactioning with their parents by allowing them the opportunity to ditch the 'rents occasionally.