Market Research: Beer Drinkers and National Public Radio

[Bruno_78]

I am interested in finding out if there is any correlation between enjoying fine beer, and listening to National Public Radio.

My Guess is that there is, but I'll let the community decide.

If you do listen, please indicate any particular programs that you enjoy listening to.

Thank you.

[wortchillergoal]

I listen to talk radio though I really miss Bruce Williams since he retired.

My time between my boys, train shows. and hocky leaves me little time for other matters save for posting here.

[Jeff]

I voted for never, I would be hard pressed to find NPR on the dial. I actually know very little about NPR. I will say that most of my negativity stems from bad experiences in a gifted class in high school though. But that's a whole other story that should be told after several beers so I can look like the good guy.:D

[skahtboi]

On the weekends, NPR is all that I listen to. The lineup on the weekends here includes the greatest of all radio shows ever, "This American Life." Also, "All Things Considered Weekend Edition," "Car Talk," "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me,""The Prairie Home Companion," and some great local evening music shows.....real ecclectic stuff!

[skahtboi]

I see that the beer brewing goalie is rapdily closing in on the big 1,000th post!

[hops99]

I rarely have idle time to listen to talk radio, either, but I've found NPR in the past to be hit-or-miss. When they're not pushing an agenda, it's great, informative radio. When they are, it's annoying as hell (i.e. Terri Gross)....

[MeridianFC]

I listen regularly but not exclusively (WAMU & WETA in Washington, DC).

[BrewDog]

Never-
IMO, NPR is as left wing as Rush Limbaugh is right wing. At least Limbaugh admits he's right wing. Those people are so blind that they actually believe they are neutral.

[P-Train]

I love NPR!!

["All Things Considered Weekend Edition," "Car Talk," "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me,""The Prairie Home Companion," and some great local evening music shows.....real ecclectic stuff!!]

Exactly.

And I love to drink beer and listen to NPR.

(Not morning Edt.)
;)

[chazwicke]

Originally posted by MeridianFC
I listen regularly but not exclusively (WAMU & WETA in Washington, DC).

When I used to be on the road I listened to these two stations all of the time. Now hardly ever. I listen to talk radio too but not Limbaugh or Hannity. more like CSPAN I have contributed to both public radio and public tv. I get annoyed at the frequent commercials on most radio stations so I sometimes listen to CDs

[DreamWeaver]

Originally posted by Bruno_78
I am interested in finding out if there is any correlation between enjoying fine beer, and listening to National Public Radio.

Whats the link? Does NPR advertise "fine beer"?

I'll spare my NPR propaganda rant. :o

[Bruno_78]

I got to go to a taping of "wait wait (http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/)" in Chicago a few months back. They were doing a live show (http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/archrndwn/2004/aug/040807.waitwait.html) in the Pritzker Pavillion at the grand opening of Millenium Park (http://www.pbcchicago.com/subhtml/millennium_park.asp) . It was a great show, all based on historical events.

Also enjoy car talk. But I really don't get that Prairie Home Companion thing. Is it really just a guy talking about stuff? or am I missing something?

[Bruno_78]

Originally posted by DreamWeaver
Whats the link? Does NPR advertise "fine beer"?

I'll spare my NPR propaganda rant. :o

Well, I look at it this way. When I get the brewery open, I'm going to advertise. If I'm going to spend the money, I might as well do it in a way that benefits the community.

If a large percentage of fine beer drinkers listen to public radio, then I would love to contribute in the name of the brewery.

I get advertising, I get a tax deduction, support a local organization. Everybody wins.

[DreamWeaver]

Oh. I see. You wanna advertise on radio.

I just wondered what NPR had to do with fine beer ads. They don't take advertising dollars, do they? I thought the Gov't gave them the funds and the public donated then they spread left winged stuff. Things coulda changed since I last listened to NPR.

Oh crap... I just ranted! :o

[Bruno_78]

they don't "advertise", but they sure mention the names of their contributors pretty often.

[hops99]

they don't "advertise", but they sure mention the names of their contributors pretty often.

Yes - you can "sponsor" programs on NPR. They won't allow any "qualitative" information from sponsors, though. In other words:

"Program X tonight has been sponsored by Bruno's" is ok.

'Program X tonight has been sponsored by Bruno's - home of the best beer in South Bend" wouldn't be allowed.

[Bruno_78]

But since there is no other brewery in south bend, it would be TRUE!

[b3s]

I never listen to NPR, in fact, I don't even listen to the radio anymore. I used to listen to KYGO (country station) and I used to listen to MP3s over an FM transmitter, but now I do not do these things. I guess now I just listen to the voices in my head.

[P-Train]

And just who is Katherine T. McArther and her husband?

At least I think that's her name...

:D

[threecb]

I put rarely. If I listen to talk, it's usually sports radio or straight up news. There's also a fairly annoying NJ talkradio station that I listen to (at least certain hosts) because it's a good source of local information/politicss. When I do put NPR on, it's usually because I stumble across an eclectic music show.

I listen to a lot of CDs in the car, and was thinking of getting satellite radio for my wife's car for xmas, since her radio has been on the not-so-good side of working lately. Both XM and Sirius have NPR stations, though.

[threecb]

Oh yeah, congrats on a grand, Wort!

[davesarman]

My two fave NPR shows are "Car Talk" (I love Click and Clack, and it drives my wife nuts!) and "The Splendid Table". The latter is a cooking/food show based from right here in Minneapolis hosted by Lynn Rosetto Casper (sp?) Every once and a while they have a segment on beer and food. I've heard Garrett Oliver and Stephen Beaumont on before and when they do have a beer segment, they treat it with the respect it deserves.

[Lamprey]

For the most part, I listen only when I am driving. General news in the am, All Things Considered in the evening and Click and Clack if I'm in the car Saturday morning.

[BluesHarp]

It's not actually NPR, I don't think, but I do listen to some music shows on a Local "listener sponsered community radio".
Their talk shows are definitely way to one side of the fence, however, just about one click away from communist...for example, every company's management is corrupt and does everything possible to screw their workers, while all unions can do no wrong and are the righteous defenders of the working class.

Oh well, at least they play some cool music...:D

[grizzlymike]

i love npr, i listen pretty much everyday.

chef's table, car talk, all things considered, fresh air, etc.

they've got some great programming

[Seymour]

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Also enjoy car talk. But I really don't get that Prairie Home Companion thing. Is it really just a guy talking about stuff? or am I missing something? [/B]

A Prairie Home Companion is the best thing on NPR. Wonderful gentle humor, usually interesting music, funny spoof commercials. I would say it's an old guy thing, but I've been listening to it since I was 27.

I really miss The Thistle and Shamrock. They took it off our local public station.:( .

I've pretty much stopped listening to All Things Considered and Morning edition, simply because the news enrages me so I take it out on other commuters. In the car I generally listen to KTFW out of Fort Worth. "Where Twang Is A Good Thang".

[skahtboi]

Originally posted by Seymour
A Prairie Home Companion is the best thing on NPR. Wonderful gentle humor, usually interesting music, funny spoof commercials. I would say it's an old guy thing, but I've been listening to it since I was 27.

I really miss The Thistle and Shamrock. They took it off our local public station.:( .

I've pretty much stopped listening to All Things Considered and Morning edition, simply because the news enrages me so I take it out on other commuters. In the car I generally listen to KTFW out of Fort Worth. "Where Twang Is A Good Thang".

Hmmm...considering the geography implied in this post, you must be a KERA 90.1 listener when you do listen to NPR.

[Seymour]

Nope. I'm a bit south, and fortunate enough to live near the metroplex, but not IN it. I'm a country boy. KWBU.

[megaschnauzer]

if it wasn't for left wing communist radio, i wouldn't have no radio at all. i actually don't think they are that far left. i think they offer information that i can't get anywhere else and they do it without being negetive or hateful. i listen exclusively because there is no other radio worth listening to in my area. if i lived in a more progressive area i would be checking out the music scene but i would still get my news from npr.

[unkle bik]

I don't listen to NPR, as I find most of it to be doomsday politix.

Although the station I listen to most is owned by the Akron public schools. They pick up a few programs from NPR. One of which is a pretty decent new music program called "World Cafe."

Pilsener Urquell sponsors the program which I think is pretty cool.

If you are inclined, you can listen to them online at:
www.913thesummit.com

[Jake]

I quickly voted never, but I really should of voted 'on rare occasion'. Those car talk guys to me are hilarious. I also like Prairie Home Companion. It been awhile since I last listen, is PHC still on the air?

[Bruno_78]

It is on my local station.