Does anyone listen to "American Routes" on npr?

[Catshrink]

They're playing Johnny Cash now. Elvis Costello will be be the guest later tonight.

[amerikat]

1. NPR gets a fair amount of criticism here on DU. But

I love the variety and have listened to that show. The local radio
consist of classic rock and preachers for the most part. I always though
it was American Roots. Most NPR show you can listen to online also.

Johnny Cash is a true American legend. He had a lot to do with bringing
rock and folk together with what was then country music on his TV show.

[Catshrink]

2. I thought it was "Roots" too

until one night Dolly Parton was on and they discussed the name. Nick Spitzer pronounces it "roots" and Dolly says "routs."

[amerikat]

3. You are correct. It is American Routes.

Just looked it up. http://americanroutes.publicradio.org/

[Gabi Hayes]

7. that's the best part of their offerings. their straight 'news', and many of their

political shows/commentators bite it big

I never listen anymore

audio books for me at night, instead of radio

[Capn Sunshine]

4. I never miss it

It's broadcast locally around 11:30 pm which is when I'm in the car going home from the restaurant. Great show

[Catshrink]

8. Thankfully it's on earlier here!

That's way past my bedtime.

[1gobluedem]

5. Nick Spitzer does a great show

And he's a very cool and interesting guy. I work in public radio and went to a conference in New Orleans eleven months after Katrina. He took a few of us on a personal tour of the city and then out to dinner afterwards; it was incredible, both what we saw (you would have thought the storm was a week before not eleven months) and the stories he told. He came up to Michigan for a special event with my station last year and was great. It's a good show and he's a great guy.

[Catshrink]

6. Thanks for the insight.

You can tell he loves his city by the way he talks about it.

[1gobluedem]

9. We visited the studio too

And went up to the rooftop deck for a beautiful panoramic vista of the city. The tourist areas were brightly lit but the neighborhoods were pitch black. Still didn't have power after all that time. It was chilling.