I had to listen to this several times before grasping the content. In the world of iPods, where repeat listening is an option,this is not an issue--it is, however, problematic in the ephermal world of radio. The music competes with the narrator and there is a lot of information to process. If this piece were ventillated it could work. If the narrator slowed down, if the music were used to signify transitions in the text, rather than as a continuous soundtrack, this piece would make for an interesting drop-in for Morning Edition or All Things Considered. It would also be great if there were a bunch of these so that Program Directors could roll this out as a series. Otherwise It might be hard to justify airing only one if the day's news doesn't offer context for this singular piece.