Pane of Glass

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Fundraising Pieces
Length: 01:57

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You’re an public radio fan. You wouldn’t deny it, heck you’re probably proud to be so. You love Terry Gross’s interviews, and Planet Money's lucid explanations of financial policies; Scott Horsely is your man at the White House, and Susan Stamberg finds the most interesting cultural stories. You listen all the time and take it all on board and love it…and then the fund drives come along.

And suddenly this pane of glass goes up between us, you know we’re there, you can sense we’re talking, you just don’t hear us as well. And we’re like…like Dustin Hoffman at the end of The Graduate, we’re pounding on the glass trying to get your attention. And you, you’re Elaine, you’re looking at us trying to recognize us…then you’re staring at us wondering why we’re there…but of course we’re there you’re about to make the biggest mistake of your life, and we couldn’t let you do that. You’re about to perpetuate the status quo. And we know – better even than you do – that that won’t make you happy.

You know which way happiness lies, we’re just here to remind you. You know that you’ve got to follow your heart. So what do you do? Well, you know how the movie ends…

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Piece Description

You’re an public radio fan. You wouldn’t deny it, heck you’re probably proud to be so. You love Terry Gross’s interviews, and Planet Money's lucid explanations of financial policies; Scott Horsely is your man at the White House, and Susan Stamberg finds the most interesting cultural stories. You listen all the time and take it all on board and love it…and then the fund drives come along.

And suddenly this pane of glass goes up between us, you know we’re there, you can sense we’re talking, you just don’t hear us as well. And we’re like…like Dustin Hoffman at the end of The Graduate, we’re pounding on the glass trying to get your attention. And you, you’re Elaine, you’re looking at us trying to recognize us…then you’re staring at us wondering why we’re there…but of course we’re there you’re about to make the biggest mistake of your life, and we couldn’t let you do that. You’re about to perpetuate the status quo. And we know – better even than you do – that that won’t make you happy.

You know which way happiness lies, we’re just here to remind you. You know that you’ve got to follow your heart. So what do you do? Well, you know how the movie ends…