Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn't fun?

It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.

When you're working in public radio, you don't have any money to advertise.

One reason I do the live shows - and the monthly speeches at public radio stations - is to remind myself that people hear the show, that it has an audience, that it exists in the world. It's so easy to forget that.

But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time.

Radio is more powerful the closer we mimic the way we actually speak to each other. That's why Howard Stern is such a great radio talent. People on his show are actually speaking to each other. You might not like what they're saying, but they're real conversations.