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Work has been beyond busy and I haven't done much besides listen to NPR.

I never appreciate NPR as a teenager and I have been finding myself counting my nickels and pennies to actually become a pledge giver.

5 Ways You Can Learn To Love Public Radio

1. NPR.com! This site saves me days where my ipod isn't working or I need new music, I can spend a few hours listening to new music on All Songs Considered. I'll listen to the news update during my lunch. I'll read a lot of my news there in the morning.

2. Podcasts/IPod Apps! I feel like a Luddite that it took me so long to start listening to podcasts, but that combined with ipod/android apps allows me to spend a few hours of my Saturday listening to talented teenage musicians and learn about the economy.

3. Twitter! Seriously, I think this entire post was for me an excuse to talk about my total crush on NPR. I would hug NPR and cuddle it. However, I will be honest, I do listen to BBC while in bed. But back on point, NPR produces so much amazing material just in 140 characters.

4. Road Trip! I travel back and forth between Pittsburgh and New Jersey several times a year and it is a rough trip. It is long and really boring. We also usually are traveling at weird times of day so rarely anything is open besides the rest area. This time we downloaded podcasts and the time flew. This American Life is single-handedly changing the face of my car trips.

Summation: I<3NPR