Humor is a very subjective thing.

I like Barbara's unsinging voice, storytelling voice, interesting and energetic, without the danger of putting me to sleep. The sound effects (sparse) and music were very appropriate is choice, tone, and level. I'd say the demo would be roughly a baby boomer, but not just a baby boomer. At 57 minutes, this piece is an easy hour to drop in, with even a natural break at 27:00 minutes when the show transitions from Getting Lost to Hidden Waters. If you like this piece, you might ask the producer to provide it as multiple individual pieces, as well. This piece could work as several different pieces.

There is some long songs in the piece, too, something that may affect your placement on your station.

In the short term, this piece give your listener's ears a 1:25 break from yet another formula news piece.

This piece following in the FM rock/hh radio morning-DJ trend of making a fake commercial with a specific viewpoint. It's short, so it will fit anywhere, especially if you are aiming for a younger audience. Play it during an ATC break during drive time. I like making and hearing these types of pieces, and would like to a large slice of public radio dedicated to fun along this vein.

a mindbending rendition of something familiar - at first you know something is wrong, you think it's the machine - you smack it - nothing. Once you figure it out, it's over. If its purpose is to embarrass you about your conditioning, forcing you to listen NOW, rather than from memory, it suceeds.
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The only thing not to like about the program is its title and first minute. Most listeners would immediately ask themselves "Who's Kalish?" and what this program is about? Brooklyn? A guy named Kalish? In truth, the title doesn't serve the program or its subject well at all. The program starts off with the producer describing the program and how it came together. It includes a lot of "I" and "me" references that give the impression that the host is the central presence in this documentary (which isn't the case). However, once the billboard is over and the program's content gets moving along, everything falls into place beautifully and stays that way throughout. The host does offer some occasional personal observations and thoughts, but is very generous and agile with how he weaves in and out of the program.

This would make a great special around the high holy days, Chanukah, or almost anytime. It would be nice if the producer could include a promo or additional support material to help stations promote the program on-air and online.

Several first-person recollections, audio verite pieces, and audio letters make up this hour of programming that is tied together by the theme of friendship and produced from a variety of sources. Each of these segments, in their own unusual way, gets at some real, true, human emotions that we're not often exposed to on the radio. The mix of styles that the show brings together makes for engaging listening and you (or your listeners) are sure to emotionally connect to something in each of these pieces. It's the kind of programming that makes listening to public radio on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon the perfect activity.

Pretty slick. Great PR as aimed at a younger demo. If you are a PD looking to hit a younger democraphic, Pop Vultures might be exactly what you should carry. Very informed and full of cultural reference and information. I feel out of touch because I don't know about half of what they were talking about. I'd listen to this every week if it were on my local public station.

The program's only shortcoming (and it's a significant one) is that it doesn't deal well with its size and length. Productions of this size should treat themselves like what they literally are--programs: they should feature breaks, periodic reintroductions to ideas (and the program itself) as well as regularly IDing voices. This program sounds like it makes the assumption that all its listeners tune in at the beginning and remain engaged throughout. Unfortunately, this type of listener interaction rarely happens. It would be smart to give latecomers a chance to figure out what's going on or provide listeners (and stations) a break once in a while.

The producer should consider re-editing to make it more listener and station friendly, as well as providing a promo or some other support material to help stations promote its airing as an special or stand-alone program. They should also provide a mild language advisory for some mild, yet present, profanity and content.

Very professional sounding piece, great audio, with only the interviewee being heard. Very polished and intimate. I think this would work best with the rest of the pieces as a series, but each could be cherry-picked if, say, Emmylou was in town for a concert. They are very well produced and since there is no reporter's voice, it could sound like your station.